Yes, I know it’s Veteran’s Day. But today is also the birthday of Route 66, the most famous road in the world. (Give me a break. Does the Autobahn have its own song?) Route 66 was officially established November 11, 1926. Though it was removed from the United States highway system June 27, 1985, you can still drive much of it. Riding the “Mother Road” has been on my bucket list since high school. I imagine tooling from Chicago to L.A. in a Mustang or a Cadillac convertible, with my favorite traveling music blaring from the speakers. I’d visit the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the memorial where the Alfred P. Murrah building stood in Oklahoma City. I’d see the meteor crater near Flagstaff and the Miracle Mile shops at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Of course I’d finish the trip with a stop at Disneyland. Who wouldn't?
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