Chenoa |
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Chenoa Pharmacy -
209 Green Street, has been in operation continuously since it opened in 1889. |
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Stop and see the Selz Royal Blue Shoes Ghost Sign mural in downtown Chenoa |
Lexington |
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Lexington, Illinois Memory Lane is a great place to visit. It is s one mile stretch of original Route 66 that has been restored back to the 1940s era with vintage billboard and Burma Shave signs. It can be walked year-round. |
Towanda |
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Towanda, Illinois Route 66 Park Restoration Project |
Normal |
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Historic Sprague's Super Service |
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Illinios State University is located in Normal |
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The Normal Theater has been doing business since 1937 |
Bloomington |
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Miller Park and Zoo |
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McLean County Museum of History |
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Vrooman Mansion is a bed & breakfast inn |
Shirley |
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Funks Grove Pure Maple Syrup stretched along Route 66 the small production store maple syrup. Funk descendents have been making maple syrup here since the town was founded in 1824. |
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Picture of the Shirley railroad depot. |
McLean |
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Dixie Truck Stop - still serves travelers along Route 66 and I-55,
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
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Funks Prairie Home & Gem Museum |
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Sugar Grove Nature Center |
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Village of McLean website |
Atlanta |
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Downey Building |
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Bunyon's Statue Giant - located in downtown Atlanta, Illinois |
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Palms Grill Cafe - 112 S.W. Arch Street, had operated since 1934.
Missy's Sweet Shoppe to Open in Historic Palms Grill Café |
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J.H. Hawes Elevator - Picture |
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Route 66 Arcade Museum in Atlanta, Ill |
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The Smiley Face water tower, Atlanta |
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Muffler Man at Atlanta |
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Welcome to Atlanta |
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Picture of an 8 day, hand cranked clock. |
Lincoln |
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World's Largest Covered Wagon - the Railsplitter and its driver, Abe Lincoln |
Springfield |
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Illinois State Police Heritage Foundation and Museum - The museum has pictures, uniforms, equipment and vintage cars dating back to the earliest years of the Illinois State Highway Patrol. |
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Shea's Gas Station Museum - Private museum, owned by the Shea family, a must-see Route 66 landmark. |
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Abraham Lincoln’s Home - Picture |
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Lincoln’s Tomb |
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum |
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Illinois State Capitol building |
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Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop claims to have invented the drive-thru concept. |
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Lincoln Ghost Bridge - part of the 1926 alignment. Concrete piers still remain. |
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The Cozy Dog Drive-In - Here is where that the famous Cozy dog was invented. It consists in a sausage hot dog dipped in batter, fried, and stuck on a wooden stick. |
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