For this updated and expanded fourth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps. The addition of city maps, showing the multiple paths of Route 66 and displaying the exact locations of points of interest, is a major improvement over the already critically acclaimed third edition of the book. The fourth edition also includes hundreds of beautiful new photographs and the addition of dozens of new attractions.
Filled with wonderfully quirky side trips and fun bits of trivia, Route 66 Adventure Handbook is the most authoritative resource for anyone looking to explore the Mother Road. Fasten your seatbelts!
Foreword David Knudson 7
Introduction Michael Wallis 9
Author's Preface 13
What Is Route 66, Anyway? 15
Why Travel Route 66? 19
Get the Most from Your Route 66 Adventure 23
How to Use This Handbook 27
How to Find Route 66 29
Illinois 42
Missouri 100
Kansas 156
Oklahoma 170
Texas 242
New Mexico 272
Arizona 324
California 364
Other Routes of Interest 414
Travelers' Services 422
Bibliography & Recommended Reading 427
Index 429
Anonymous
Posted Sat May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2010
Have reviewed the book and feel that it will be very helpful in planning
our trip. It highlights all the towns along the way (big @ small) which was very informative. Being set up by state and driving order will help us find those offbeat roadside attractions, side trips and other wonders that are unique to Route 66. I like the idea of pointing out each attraction and where they are located. It also gives a little history of Route 66 and each of the towns. The information was concise enough and easy to find; that it will be useful as a travel guide to take along. It evens tells you how to start the trip.
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Posted Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 EDT 2009
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone planning to travel along route 66. We enjoyed reading each chapter as we came upon the towns described in this book. Very well written, we enjoyed photographing the same pictures that were included in the volume. We had a wonderful two week adventure using the suggestions and sites in this book. Highly recommend.
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Overview
Route 66 Adventure Handbook is your personal guide to the vanishing American roadside, with all of its exuberance, splendor, and absurdity.
For this updated and expanded fourth edition, Drew Knowles has included it all: magnificent architecture, natural wonders, Art Deco masterpieces, vintage motels and cafes, unique museums, offbeat attractions, fascinating artifacts and icons, and kitschy tourist traps. The addition of city maps, showing the multiple paths of Route 66 and ...