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In Pontiac, a new museum is opening to tell 170 years of automotive history. It has more than 70 vehicles and interactive exhibits. ... 66, a docent at the museum, has been a car guy since he was ...
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
The Pontiac City Hall and Fire Station is a historic building located at 110 W. Howard St. in Pontiac, Illinois, which served as both Pontiac's city hall and fire station. The building was constructed in 1900 to replace an 1883 building which also served as both a city hall and a fire station.
One notable stop heading southwest is the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, which is filled with interesting memorabilia, including a photo op with the world’s largest Route ...
Artist Bob Waldmire's van at the Pontiac Route 66 Museum. Route 66 in Illinois is also famous for some very quirky jumbo-size attractions, such as the former Bunyon's Paul Bunyan statue, a 19-foot (5.8 m) "Muffler Man" giant originally from a Berwyn hot dog shack that now stands in the quaint downstate community of Atlanta; the similar Gemini ...
A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 ... Road from 1955 to 1982 and later converted into a Route 66 museum.
Downtown Pontiac has a collection of more than 20 murals that depict events, people and places from the history of the town. Included in these murals is a large Route 66 shield that is a popular photo opportunity for tourists from many countries.
The “California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow National Scenic Byway” received the 2022 Hospitality Award from the National Scenic Byway Foundation.