Route 66 Road Trip: 14 Days Driving the Main Street of America

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Route 66 is the United State’s historic highway that was established in 1926, It is over 2,400 miles, and it goes from Santa Monica, California to Chicago, Illinois. The route was used by many who migrated west during the 1900s and it was popularized in songs, TV series and The Grapes of Wrath. My dad and I went on a full Route 66 road trip over 14 days in June of 2019 and made this video to share what the route looked like during that time period and to encourage others to drive this historic road.

Watch this video to plan your Route 66 trip and to learn about cost and closed spots along the route –

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If you just want to watch the states by themselves, you can click the links below.

California –
Arizona –
New Mexico –
Texas –
Oklahoma –
Kansas –
Missouri –
Illinois –

Also, I mention these videos I made as well in the video.
Petrified Forest –
Santa Fe –

Read about all of the days here

Chapters:

0:00 – Intro
0:39 – California
18:16 – Arizona
37:40 – New Mexico
50:56 – Texas
1:00:23 – Oklahoma
1:20:34 – Kansas
1:23:29 – Missouri
1:42:57 – Illinois
2:00:00 – Outro

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  1. My dad and I had to go to Santa Fe for a family reunion, we just jumped in the car from Chicago and headed out west, he said he knew route 66 from back when he was a younger guy in his 20s so he just guided while I drove lol I thought we was never gonna get out of the great plains, but man it was a hell've trip 😎

  2. Wow! I believe a real person, a real voice is actually talking to us and not a horrific AI digital soulless voicebox. What a joy. I’ve watched virtually all the Route 66 videos I could find since it holds some very strong emotions in my life. All our relatives were in New York and we live in Los Angeles and since I was a small boy, once a year we would take Route 66 to Chicago and then I believe the Lincoln Highway, which is now is I-80 into New York. It is even to this day my most magnificent memories. And now I still go up through as much of Route 66 that’s still around. To make it even more sentimental, my father, my hero, used to write for a TV series called “Route 66“ were two young men traveled the route each week getting involved in people’s lives.

  3. Im a bit late watching this its nearly 2026! Ive always wanted to do route 66, but now i have major health issues so i guess this is the hext best thing. I love the great relatioship you have with pops! Nearly 7 years later & your channel is still going strong i got into your video's when you came over to the UK travelling south to north in May. Ive still to watch the Scottish part of your visit. Thanks guys & safe travels. ❤

  4. In the fall of 2020 I did the Chicago to the halfway point of Rt 66 and stopped in Oct. to return in April 2021 to complete the route. My goal was to do it when I was 66 years old on a 1966 motorcycle. I finally realized my mechanical skills aren't up to par to keep an older bike going if there were mechanical issues. Instead, I rode a small cruiser-style motorcycle with faux leather side bags and a top bag. It sort of had the look. There were so many things that were still closed because of the pandemic and I want to do it again.

    This is the second time I'm watching your RT66 journey. You and Pops are always fun and show the best spots. Thank you.

  5. Watching From Sri Lanka .I’ve always dreamed of traveling along Route 66 someday. Please wish me luck in making this dream come true! And when I finally complete my trip, I’ll definitely leave another comment to share my experience.

  6. I am planning this route from Amarillo to Santa Monica within the next couple years I was wondering how many day did y'all spend to see all the sites in this video to get to Texas? I would like to see as much as possible, but I am bring my wife and four kids and currently the route I made on Porsche roads has me making it in four days. Please let me know thanks.

  7. در طول تاریخ مردم ایران جز محبت و ارائه دادن دانش و منابع کشور خود به دولت آمریکا کار دیگری انجام داده‌اند ؟ چرا وقتی رییس جمهور آمریکا ترامپ قانون منع ورود مردم ایران به آمریکا را تصویب کرد مردم آمریکا از مردم ایران حمایت نکردند ؟ ما مردم ایران گناهمان چیست ما چه گناه و اشتباهی مرتکب شده ایم که در کشوری به اسم ایران متولد شده ایم و این دولت بر آن حکومت میکند چرا سیاست را با مردم درگیر کرده آید مردم گناهی ندارند منه جوان ایرانی که از کودکی رویای آمریکا را داشتم و عاشق آمریکا هستم منی که وقتی این قانون تصویب شد و هموطنان من دیپورت شدند روزها اشک ریختم و ناراحت شدم و دیگر امیدی ندارم مگر اینکه در آینده قانونی جدید تصویب بشود آن هم بعد از مرگ ترامپ خدایا گناه من چیست تنها گناه و جرم من این است که عاشق آمریکا هستم حاضرم جانم را فدای آمریکا کنم انگار زندگی قبلی خود را در آمریکا بوده ام سخت است دلتنگ جایی باشی که حتی آن را از نزدیک ندیده ای سخت است 😢😢😢 god bless America 🇮🇷😭😭😭😭 همیشه آرزو داشتم همسری آمریکایی داشته باشم تا کودکان من با زبان و فرهنگ و خون آمریکایی و نژاد آمریکا بزرگ شوند شاید به آرزوی خود برسم شاید امروز روز تولد من است و وارد سی و سه سالگی شدم کم کم دارم پیر میشوم لعنت بر جغرافیا لعنت بر مرز کشورها لعنت بر سیاست زنده باد انسانیت 🙌

  8. Another thing to visit in the Springfield, MO area: Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, located just southwest of the metro area and about 10 minutes south of Route 66. Good modern visitors center and a nice preserved battlefield covering the history of an early battle in the American Civil War.

  9. In 1951 I was 6 years old and my mom and dad and grandparents were examining a map on the dining room table because we were moving from Iowa to California. We traveled Route 66. I remember the petrified forest, the painted desert, and the Grand Canyon especially. It is fun to see some of the places I must have seen then, in your video. Thanks.

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