Start your trip with a frozen treat from Ted Drewes Frozen Custard located at 6729 Chippewa in St. Louis. The frozen custard and Christmas tree stand has been in operation on Route 66 since 1941.
Spend some time at the Route 66 State Park in Eureka. There's a visitor's center with Route 66 memorabilia on display, hiking trails and picnic areas for you to enjoy.
Linger in Stanton to enjoy boating or panning for gold in the Meramec River. Tour the largest commercial cave in Missouri, the Meramec Caverns, and then get some rest at the Meramec Caverns Motel.
Drive along the edge of the beautiful Missouri Ozark Mountains through many virtual ghost towns. Have your camera ready to take pictures of the lush scenery.
Park under the stars at the 66 Drive-In Movie Theatre in Carthage and see a show. Restored and reopened in 1998, this drive-in movie theatre makes a perfect old-fashioned family activity.
Stroll along the historic streets of Webb City. Enjoy the Victorian homes and churches built during a time of wealth and prosperity in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
End your Missouri road trip in Joplin. Drive by Dale's Ole 66 Barbershop on Utica Street and Euclid Avenue. Once an old gas station from the late 1920's to the late 1950's, it was converted to a barber shop in 1962.
