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Route 66

The Mother Road from Chicago to the Pacific: 22 puzzles of neon motels, old petrol stations and desert views.

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22 stops

  1. 1 Begin Historic Route 66, Chicago Begin Historic Route 66, Chicago USA, North America Play →
  2. 2 Route 66 Sign in Joliet, Illinois Route 66 Sign in Joliet, Illinois USA, North America Play →
  3. 3 Chain of Rocks Bridge, Mississippi River Chain of Rocks Bridge, Mississippi River USA, North America Play →
  4. 4 Historic Route 66 near Arcadia, Oklahoma Historic Route 66 near Arcadia, Oklahoma USA, North America Play →
  5. 5 U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas USA, North America Play →
  6. 6 U-Drop Inn at Night U-Drop Inn at Night USA, North America Play →
  7. 7 Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari Blue Swallow Motel, Tucumcari USA, North America Play →
  8. 8 Historic Route 66 Sign, Santa Fe Historic Route 66 Sign, Santa Fe USA, North America Play →
  9. 9 Old Car on Route 66, Petrified Forest Old Car on Route 66, Petrified Forest USA, North America Play →
  10. 10 Striped Hill in the Painted Desert Striped Hill in the Painted Desert USA, North America Play →
  11. 11 Blue Mesa Badlands, Petrified Forest Blue Mesa Badlands, Petrified Forest USA, North America Play →
  12. 12 Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, Arizona Wigwam Motel, Holbrook, Arizona USA, North America Play →
  13. 13 Grand Canyon Overlook Grand Canyon Overlook USA, North America Play →
  14. 14 Seligman, Arizona Seligman, Arizona USA, North America Play →
  15. 15 Hackberry General Store, Arizona Hackberry General Store, Arizona USA, North America Play →
  16. 16 Wild Burros in Oatman, Arizona Wild Burros in Oatman, Arizona USA, North America Play →
  17. 17 Elephant’s Tooth, Oatman Elephant’s Tooth, Oatman USA, North America Play →
  18. 18 Route 66 Shield at Amboy, California Route 66 Shield at Amboy, California USA, North America Play →
  19. 19 Roy’s Motel and Café, Amboy Roy’s Motel and Café, Amboy USA, North America Play →
  20. 20 End of the Trail, Santa Monica End of the Trail, Santa Monica USA, North America Play →
  21. 21 Santa Monica Pier from Above Santa Monica Pier from Above USA, North America Play →
  22. 22 Sunset at Santa Monica Pier Sunset at Santa Monica Pier USA, North America Play →

About this journey

Route 66 opened in 1926 and ran for almost 4,000 kilometres from Chicago to the Pacific, through eight states. Families, truckers and dreamers followed it west, and the towns along the way filled with petrol stations, diners and neon-lit motels. The road was officially retired in 1985, but long stretches of it survive as Historic Route 66.

This journey starts at the “Begin” sign in downtown Chicago and crosses the Mississippi on the Chain of Rocks Bridge. It rolls through the plains of Oklahoma to the Art Deco towers of the U-Drop Inn in Texas, then on to the glowing Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari and old Santa Fe in New Mexico.

In Arizona come the striped hills of the Painted Desert, the teepee rooms of the Wigwam Motel, a detour to the Grand Canyon, the old shops of Seligman and Hackberry, and the wild burros of Oatman in the Black Mountains. The last stretch crosses the Mojave Desert past Roy’s Motel in Amboy and ends at the Pacific, on Santa Monica Pier. Each stop you finish unlocks the next.

Finish each stop to unlock the next. You can play at any size; the next stop opens with the same number of pieces.

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