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USA - MISSOURI - ST LOUIS : START FABLED ROUTE 66 AT ST LOUIS  Satisfy your wanderlust along the world’s most fabled highway – Route 66. Enjoy the freedom of the road and explore retro roadside attractions on the St. Louis stretch of “The Mother Road”.Begin your “66” adventure at its St. Louis starting point: The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The mile-long span was the original Route 66 crossing from Illinois into Missouri. Today, it’s the world’s longest pedestrian bridge, open daily so hikers and cyclists can thrill to the panoramic views high above the Mighty Mississippi. During late winter and early spring, it’s also the perfect place to spot American bald eagles.
At the Museum of Westward Expansion beneath the Arch, learn how folks moved by Conestoga wagons instead of mini-vans. View the ribbon of modern roadways stretching out below from the 630-foot-high viewing platform at the top of the Arch. Trip the switch on your taste buds at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. This iconic Route 66 concession stand dishes out delectable chilled treats including signature “concretes” – milkshakes so thick they serve them to you upside down without spilling a delicious drop. Further on down the road, the Museum of Transportation’s collection of more than 300 trains, planes and vintage automobiles will put you into overdrive. At Route 66 State Park, fittingly located off I-44’s Exit 266, a former roadhouse is now a free museum with ephemera and exhibits about the Mother Road’s travel heydays. Within the park are seven miles of hiking, bicycling and horseback riding trails and a picnic area dotted with vintage highway signs. The oldest “66” tourist attraction remains the coolest. It’s always 60 degrees inside Meramec Caverns. Nicknamed “America’s Cave,” the amazing natural phenomenon served as a hideout for Missouri outlaws Jesse and Frank James. The cave’s awesome interior is five stories high. Interstate 44, the modern day replacement for Old Route 66, also offers free, off-ramp points-of-interest. Watch the road signs for exits to Laumeier Sculpture Park where monumental-sized contemporary sculptures blend into a natural environment. At Powder Valley Nature Reserve, family-friendly hiking trails and forest animal exhibits provide a leg-stretch stop. Animal attractions include Lone Elk Park’s drive-thru grazing range where elk and bison roam, the winged creature habitats at the World Bird Sanctuary, The Wild Canid Survival Center – a sanctuary for wolves – and Purina Farms, where city slickers can get up close to domestic farm animals. A ride out Route 66 lets you wander through tall grass prairie and fields brimming with wildflowers at Shaw Nature Reserve. And, you can get your kicks on the thrilling amusement rides at Six Flags St. Louis. Automobile enthusiasts can also take a spin off of “66” to visit other St. Louis area four-wheel attractions. The top names in professional racing zoom at Gateway International Raceway. Annual big racing events include NHRA Drag Racing and Sport Compact Series, NASCAR Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, motorcycle competitions and weekly drag racing. Get behind the wheel at the NASCAR Speedpark at St. Louis Mills outlet mall. Tot Rods, Junior Speedway and Family 500 vehicles allow all ages to cruise along an indoor and three outdoor tracks. The new Grand Prix Speedways offers European-style indoor carting for a real racing experience. From St. Louis, expand your All-American experience by following the “Best of 66” route east to Springfield, Illinois, and its starting point in Chicago. Minutes from downtown St. Louis, you can stop at Cahokia Mounds, a World Heritage Site. Preserved here are the remains of an ancient city built on earthen burial and ceremonial mounds that flourished from 700-1400 A.D. and then mysteriously disappeared. Back on the highway heading northeast, you’ll pass small towns that proudly display historic Route 66 road markers. Old-time sites include the vintage Sky View Drive-In Theatre in Litchfield, Illinois; in Springfield, Bill Shea’s Route 66 Gas Station Museum overflows with 80 years of the famous highway’s memorabilia; the landmark “Gemini Giant,” a hamburger stop’s looming mascot in Wilmington. Springfield also offers visitors a rare glimpse of America’s most famous president, Abraham Lincoln. Visit the amazing new Lincoln Presidential Museum, the Great Emancipator’s home, his law office and his final resting place. At the New Salem Historic Village interpreters reenact young Lincoln’s pioneer days. Taking the road westbound from St. Louis, discover the gorgeous Ozark Mountains. In Springfield, Missouri, a Civil War battlefield beckons, as does the original Bass Pro Outlet. The family entertainment mecca of Branson is off the Mother Road and Lebanon, Missouri, is home to the Route 66 Museum and Research Center, which is dedicated to preserving the history of “America’s Main Street.” Photo courtesy St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
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