Grain elevators were a common sight along the way.

An oddity.....a phone booth atop the Lincoln courthouse. No explanations were given. And I didn't ask.

In Lincoln, IL Abe Lincoln christened the first town named for him with a cup of watermelon juice on this spot.

We passed through Bloomington, IL, home to McLean Stevenson (of MASH fame) and his kin Adlai. This is also home to the Bunyon Giant, brother of the Gemini Giant.

An abandoned stretch that looks around 'Deadman's Curve' has been turned into a walking tour called A Geographic Journey with displays of all 8 Route 66 states.

A rare highway marker painted on a bridge that predates 66. The route zigzags through many now deserted towns on it's way to St. Louis.

Roadside barn advertising Meramec Caverns in Missouri.

Route 66 ran parallel to the interstate in many places.

In the 1930's Route 66 was so busy that a pedestrain tunnel had to be built so that the children could safely cross the street. The entrance was filled in with concrete in the 1950's but the first 3 steps and railing remain. I thought this was interesting. Not a single car passed while we were there so it was hard to imagine the traffic in years past.

Another restored 1932 station in Odell, IL.

An abandoned stretch of old 66 in Illinois.

One of several road shields along the way.

Remember Ethyl?

Vintage gas pumps and signs just a little further down the road.