FUNNY FACTS
If you are driving through the State of Alaska, it is strictly illegal to tie this specific type of pet to the roof of your car.
What is a dog.
This state contains both the absolute eastern beginning of Route 66 and the city where it famously logs its most miles (over 300).
What is Illinois
This mountain, located in North Carolina, is the highest peak in the entire Appalachian mountain range and the highest point in the eastern United States.
What is Mount Mitchell
This iconic seasoning blend, packaged in a yellow and blue time, was invented by a German refuge in Maryland in 1939 and is synonymous with Chesapeake Bay crab feasts.
What is Old Bay seasoning
Extending over 400 miles, this California mountain range contains Mount Whitney and was named by Spanish explorer Pedro Fages.
Located in Catoosa, Oklahoma, this giant roadside structure was built by Hugh Davis as a surprise anniversary gift for his wife Zelta.
What is the Blue Whale of Catoosa
Of the 8 states the highway crosses, this state contains the shortest stretch of original Route 66 mileage.
What is Kansas (at just 13 miles)
This state is tied with Missouri for bordering the most other U.S. States, touching a total of eight.
What is Tennessee
This Rhode Island coastal town features a historic cliff walk alongside grand Gilded Age mansions like The Breakers.
What is Newport
Built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition, this iconic structure was originally painted "Orbital Olive" and "Astronaut White".
What is the Space Needle
Don't get caught changing clothes inside your vehicle without curtains in this Western state, where an old law specifically bans using your car as a dressing room unless the windows are covered.
What is California
This 2006 animated Pixar film heavily references Route 66 decline through the fictional bypassed town of Radiator Springs.
What is CARS
Clocking in at 34 stories and 460 feet, this Southern state boasts the tallest state capitol building in the nation.
What is Louisiana
Named for an island off the coast of Italy where a famous battle took place, this deepwater New Jersey port city was the site of the 1804 Burr-Hamilton duel.
What is Wheehawken
Often called the "Fruit and Salad Bowl of the World," this sprawling California valley produces a massive share of America's vegetables, grapes and nuts.
What is the Central Valley
Originally created in 1954 to be eaten in the car without making a mess, this staple fast food order was patented by a food science professor named Robert C. Baker. Hint: not by Colonel Sanders
What are chicken nuggets
Route 66 was officially removed from the U.S. Highway System in this specific decade.
What is the 80's (1985)
Attracting over 1.7 million guests annually, George Vanderbilts massive 250 room-estate in Asheville, NC hold the title of America's most-visited home.
What is the Biltmore Estates
Known for their distinct, preservation -focused architecture, the historic seaside communities of Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard are famous for dozens of these brightly painted, ornate 19th-century cottages.
What are Gingerbread cottages
Found in the high-altitude zones of the White Mountains in easter California, this specific type of pine tree includes "Methuselah," one of the world's oldest living organisms.
What is the Bristlecone Pine
A 2023 Survey revealed that this classic, non-electronic counting game involving a specific vintage German car is still the #1 cause of minor backseat bruising on family road trips.
Slug Bug (Punch Buggy) - the car is the Volkswagon Beetle
John Steinbeck famously gave Route 66 this enduring literary moniker in his 1939 novel The Grapes of Wrath.
What is the 'Mother Road'
This Mississippi city, famed for its rich blues history, was devastated by a massive F5 tornado in 1936, which stands as one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
What is Tupelo
Every June, this ultra-wealthy Connecticut enclave hosts a world-renowned Concours d'Elegance, showcasing hundreds of millions of dollars in vintage European and American classic cars.
What is Greenwich
Known to the indigenous Chinook people as Skookum, this elusive hominid is said to stalk the dense forests of the Cascade Mountains.
What is Bigfoot (Sasquatch)