Discover the Route 66
Route 66 (Route 66) - with 3,939 km - is a legendary road, which runs from Chicago (in the state of Illinois) in the north, crosses a good part of the
United States heads west to Santa Monica, California. Officially, the end of
Route 66 is in Los Angeles, also in California.
The construction of Route 66 - considered the most famous road in the world - dates from 1926.
The American Dream
This road symbolizes the adventurous spirit
of the young people of the 50s and 60s who left with their powerful motorbikes to enjoy the beautiful beaches of the Pacific and to enjoy the atmosphere
liberal who has always reigned in
California .
Who hasn't dreamed of taking this road? Incidentally, also known as the Mother Road ...
On the road with Jack Kerouac
Route 66 appears in many films (including Baghdad Cafe), some of which depict its landscapes and features. It was at
its margins that emerged the first motels in the world, as well as the first MacDonald's hamburger. Enough commented in the books
of the famous beatnick writer Jack Kerouac, author of the book
On the road.
States traversed by Route 66
US Route 66 - as it is called by its official name - runs through the American states of Chicago, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona and ends on the Pacific Ocean beaches in California.
Main attractions of Route 66
Route 66 nowadays crosses small settlements that were deserted by their inhabitants after the decline of trafficking by
road. It also crosses
- Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo (Texas)
- the Mojave Desert
- the Painted Desert
- the Springfield cids, considered the beginning of the road
- the Grand Canyon, near Flagstaff (Arizona), one of the postcards of the United States
- Las Vegas, in the Mojave Desert (Nevada)
- Los Ângeles, official landmark at the end of the road
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