WASTELAND FIREBIRD'S BIG LIST OF THE 438 BEST THINGS ON ROUTE 66

A curious guide to Route 66 and the American Dream, updated 2026 Oct 10

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Wasteland Firebird's Big List of the Best Things On Route 66 is like no other Route 66 guide. Each page has a QR code that opens up Google Maps directions to your next destination. If you stop at every address, you'll be on Route 66. No app needed! It's all the best things, personally verified twice a year. Many pages contain descriptions, reviews, recommendations, memories of previous journeys, or musings about the American Dream.

Wasteland Firebird has traveled the Route five times, obsessively adding and subtracting items from this list along the way. None of the businesses in this book paid to appear in it. This book is solely a list of places that are beautiful, old, quirky, luxurious, or delicious. Every place in this book is worth at least a brief stop. Some of the entries are new discoveries that have never before been seen in connection with Route 66, such as "Room Attack" and "Toynbee Tiles."

The previous edition of this book served as the guide for The Great Route 66 Centennial Convergence, held in April 2026. So many people asked for the book that we quickly ran out of our free copies. As soon as the trip was complete, we released this new updated edition for sale.

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  1. Santa Monica Pier
  2. Goodwill Donation Center
  3. Edelweiss Chocolates
  4. Johnie's Coffee Shop
  5. Petersen Automotive Museum
  6. United Theater on Broadway
  7. Clifton's building
  8. Grand Central Market
  9. La Fuente Restaurant
  10. Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain
  11. Azusa Foothill Drive In Theater sign
  12. Magic Lamp Inn Restaurant
  13. Cucamonga Service Station
  14. First Original McDonald's Museum
  15. Santa Fe Trading Company
  16. California Route 66 Museum
  17. Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe
  18. Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch
  19. Route 66 Motel
  20. Original Del Taco Location
  21. Thrift & More
  22. Liberty Sculpture Park
  23. Peggy Sue's 50's Diner
  24. Former Whiting Brothers Gas Station
  25. Guardian Lion West
  26. Road Runner's Retreat
  27. Guardian Lion East
  28. Chakwala Wash
  29. Goffs Schoolhouse
  30. Rio Del Sol Inn
  31. Wagon Wheel Restaurant
  32. El Garces Hotel
  33. Claypool & Co building
  34. Silver Dollar Chuck Wagon
  35. Oatman
  36. Cool Springs Station
  37. Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner
  38. Kingman Railroad Museum
  39. Hackberry General Store
  40. Grand Canyon Caverns
  41. Westside Lilo's Cafe
  42. Delgadillo's Gift Shop
  43. Delgadillo's Snow Cap
  44. Aztec Motel & Creative Space
  45. Crookton Overpass
  46. Ash Fork Route 66 Museum
  47. Arizona 9 Motor Hotel
  48. Williams Visitor Center
  49. Historic Grand Canyon Hotel
  50. Bearizona Wildlife Park
  51. Old Route 66 Parks Store
  52. J Lawrence Walkup Skydome
  53. Weatherford Hotel
  54. Flagstaff Visitor Center
  55. Route 66 Dog Haus
  56. Americana Motor Hotel
  57. Twin Arrows Trading Post Ruins
  58. Two Guns
  59. Meteor City Trading Post
  60. La Posada Hotel
  61. Here It Is Jack Rabbit Trading Post
  62. Geronimo Trading Post
  63. Pow Wow Trading Post
  64. El Rancho Restaurant & Motel
  65. Stewart's Petrified Wood Shop
  66. Petrified Forest National Park
  67. Dotch Windsor's Painted Desert Trading Post
  68. Fort Courage
  69. Yellowhorse Trading Post
  70. John's Used Cars
  71. Historic El Rancho Hotel
  72. Blue Spruce Lodge
  73. Fort Wingate Army Depot
  74. Indian Village Gift Shop
  75. Herman's Garage
  76. Bowlin's Bluewater Outpost
  77. Old Bluewater Motel
  78. Charlie's Service
  79. New Mexico Mining Museum
  80. Santa Maria Mission
  81. Ruins of Whiting Brothers Gas Station
  82. Villa de Cubero Trading Post
  83. Budville Trading Post
  84. St Joseph Church
  85. Route 66 Visitor Center
  86. Route 66 lowrider-style sign
  87. Western View Steak Diner & House
  88. Midway Trading Post
  89. Country Friends Antiques
  90. Sal & Inez's Service Station
  91. Clines Corners Travel Center
  92. Bowlin's Flying C Ranch
  93. Blue Hole
  94. Sun & Sand Restaurant
  95. Old Rio Pecos Ranch Truck Terminal
  96. Cuervo Ghost Town
  97. Richardson Store
  98. Tucumcari Historical Museum
  99. Blue Swallow Motel
  100. Roadrunner Lodge Motel
  101. Del's Restaurant
  102. Cedar Hill Grocery Store
  103. World's Largest Flip Flop
  104. Glenrio TX Ghost Town
  105. Dream Maker Station
  106. Roadrunner Drive-in sign
  107. Milburn-Price Culture Museum
  108. Mama Jo's Pies
  109. 2nd Amendment Cowboy Muffler Man
  110. Handle Bar and Grill
  111. Texas Ivy Antiques
  112. GoldenLight Cafe & Cantina
  113. Lile Art Gallery
  114. Elmo's Drive Inn
  115. Texas Route 66 Visitor Center
  116. Big Texan Steak Ranch
  117. Leaning Tower of Texas
  118. Alanreed
  119. Red River Steakhouse
  120. Restored 1929 Route 66 Gas Station
  121. U-Drop Inn Cafe
  122. Sandhill Curiosity Shop
  123. Scary pedestrian underpass
  124. Western Motel
  125. Timber Creek Bridge
  126. National Route 66 & Transportation Museum
  127. United Supermarkets
  128. Cotton Boll Motel sign
  129. Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
  130. Major Tom Astronaut
  131. Lucille's Historic Highway Gas Station
  132. Hinton Junctions Courts and Cafe
  133. Bridgeport Bridge
  134. Indian Trading Post
  135. Yukon Mill Grain Co
  136. Lake Overholser Bridge
  137. 1889 Territorial School
  138. Arcadia Round Barn
  139. Chicken Shack
  140. John's Place Museum
  141. Threatt Filling Station
  142. Seaba Station
  143. Westfall Phillips 66 Station
  144. McJerry's Route 66 Gallery
  145. Route 66 Interpretive Center
  146. Farmers Bank Building
  147. Skyliner Motel
  148. Hicks Filling Station
  149. Bristow Train Depot Museum
  150. Chrysler Plymouth Sign
  151. J's Country Kitchen
  152. Rock Creek Bridge
  153. Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum
  154. Gasoline Alley Classics
  155. Route 66 Historical Village
  156. Route 66 Neon Sign Park
  157. Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza
  158. Meadow Gold Mack
  159. Buck's Vintage
  160. Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66
  161. Campbell Hotel
  162. Coney I-Lander
  163. Tally's Good Food Cafe
  164. Desert Hills Motel
  165. Blue Whale of Catoosa
  166. JM Davis Arms Historical Museum
  167. Ed Galloway's Totem Pole Park
  168. Pryor Creek Bridge
  169. Hi-Way Cafe Western Motel
  170. Crosstar Flag and Tag Museum
  171. Route 66 Sidewalk Hwy
  172. Coleman Theater
  173. Waylan's Ku-Ku
  174. Dallas' Dairyette
  175. Route 66 Visitors Center
  176. Baxter Springs Heritage Center & Museum
  177. Old Riverton Store
  178. Galena Mining & Historical Museum
  179. Gearhead Curios
  180. Cars on the Route Kan-O-Tex Service Station
  181. Wilder's Steakhouse
  182. Royale Cinema Lounge
  183. Campbell 66 Express
  184. Gary's Gay Parita Sinclair
  185. Route 66 KOA Holiday
  186. Rockwood Motor Court
  187. Route 66 Car Museum
  188. College Street Cafe
  189. Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven
  190. Glenstone Court Motel
  191. Andy's Frozen Custard
  192. Joe's Route 66 Diner
  193. Rt 66 Old Cabins Historic Site
  194. 1920s Ford dealership
  195. Redmon's Candy Factory
  196. Boswell Park Rt 66 Murals
  197. Smokin' Jones BBQ Wrink's Market
  198. Munger Moss Motel
  199. Route 66 Gasconade Bridge
  200. Old Stagecoach Stop
  201. Route 66 Neon Sign Park
  202. Uranus Fudge Factory
  203. Devil's Elbow Bridge
  204. Totem Pole Antiques sign
  205. Phelps County Historical Society
  206. St James SLSF Railroad Depot
  207. Fanning Outpost Rocking Chair
  208. Weir on 66 Rich's Famous Burgers
  209. Wagon Wheel Motel
  210. Missouri Hick Barbeque
  211. Old Bourbon Hotel
  212. Shamrock Court Motel
  213. Meramec Caverns
  214. Creative Chainsaw Carvings
  215. International Shoe Company Building
  216. Gardenway Motel sign
  217. Hoffman's Drive-In
  218. Red Cedar Inn Museum and Visitor Center
  219. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard
  220. Auto Seat Covers sign
  221. Crown Candy Kitchen
  222. It's Electric Neon Sign Park
  223. Fireman Muffler Man
  224. Conductor Muffler Man
  225. Mr. Twist Ice Cream
  226. O'Brien Tire & Auto Care
  227. West End Service Station
  228. Route 66 Creamery
  229. Pink Elephant Antique Mall
  230. Soulsby Service Station
  231. Doc's Just Off 66
  232. Illinois Brick Road
  233. Chatham Railroad Museum
  234. Route 66 Motorheads Bar and Grill
  235. Lauterbach Muffler Man
  236. Mel-O-Cream Donuts
  237. Shea's Filling Station
  238. Illinois State Fair Route 66 Experience
  239. Outkast Tattoo Studio
  240. Pioneer's Rest Motel
  241. Museum of Route 66
  242. Hot Dog Muffler Man
  243. American Giants Museum
  244. Country-Aire Restaurant
  245. Arcadia America's Playable Arcade Museum
  246. Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup Farm
  247. Carl's Ice Cream Factory
  248. Sprague's Super Service Station
  249. Lexington Route 66 Memory Lane
  250. Route 66 of Chenoa Roadside Attraction Tourist Info
  251. Pontiac Oakland Auto Museum
  252. Route 66 Association of Illinois
  253. Old Log Cabin restaurant
  254. Standard Oil Gas Station
  255. Ambler's Texaco Gas Station
  256. Dwight Coin Laundry
  257. Gothic Church Dwight Townhall
  258. Shop on Route 66
  259. Polk-A-Dot Drive In
  260. Blues Brothers Copmobile
  261. Rialto Square Theatre
  262. First Dairy Queen
  263. Old Joliet Prison
  264. White Fence Farm Restaurant
  265. Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
  266. Berwyn's Toy & Trains
  267. Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge
  268. Henry's Drive-In
  269. Steak 'n Egger
  270. Berghoff Restaurant
  271. Central Camera Company
  272. Chicago Route 66 Start of the Trail Sign
  273. Art Institute of Chicago
  274. Cloud Gate mirrored bean sculpture