This week we share details of our first week touring Route 66 starting in Chicago and working our way toward Missouri. From drive ins to diners to dives to service stations and plenty of neon we recommend you join us here virtually so you can plan your own Route 66 adventure.
We have this week's podcast along with the notes and all the stories that go with this episode along with discounts, deals, helpful tips and more at our home on the web at https://www.stresslesscamping.com/podcast/0381. We really appreciate your likes and shares - thank you for joining us for podcast episode 381.
The StressLess Camping podcast is a weekly RV podcast with information, tips and tricks to help every RVer and camper enjoy some StressLess Camping. Chapters:
00:00 - Getting our Kicks in Illinois on Route 66 - Episode 381
02:32 - Joliet
02:44 - Joliet Prison
04:34 - Castle Car Wash - Al Capone
05:08 - Old Filling Stations
05:59 - Henry's Hot Dogs
07:19 - Home Cut Donuts
08:49 - Sponsor Break
08:59 - The Gemini Giant
10:29 - Polk-A-Dot Drive-In
11:58 - Gardner Illinois Goofy Zoo
12:33 - Tiny diner and jail in Gardner
13:47 - An original section of Route 66
19:04 - Normal Illinois
19:20 - Sprague's Super Service
20:16 - American Giants Museum
22:32 - Sky View drive-in
23:17 - ABC Upfitters help us camp the way we want to camp
25:06 - A day in Springfield, Illinois
25:39 - Big Boy Bob with tattoos in Springfield Illinois
25:53 - Route 66 Experience at Illinois State Fairgrounds
27:44 - Vintage service stations on Route 66
28:16 - Train stations - no matter where they are
29:16 - Lincoln Home National Historic Site
30:37 - Cozy Dog - the invention of the corn dog
31:13 - Big Ron at Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill
31:52 - Whirl-a-Whip in Girard Illinois
32:36 - Driving on original brick Route 66 surface
33:16 - Turkey tracks on Route 66
33:49 - Sponsor Break
34:02 - The last day of driving in Illinois on Route 66
34:20 - Soulsby's Shell Station in Mount Olive Illinois
34:52 - Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston Illinois
37:05 - St Louis-style pizza at IMO's
37:36 - Granite City Muffler Men
38:42 - Old Chain of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River
