The Mother of All Road Trips: Route 66
Unplug from the modern everyday on a nostalgic, kitschy, friendlier-than-a-front-porch run down the Midwest stretch of Route 66.
On the road in Missouri
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, St. Louis, Missouri: For the full experience, flip your cup upside down for a couple of seconds. Ted's famed custard, thicker than even St. Louis' summer air, won't fall out. teddrewes.com
Route 66 State Park, Eureka, Missouri: Stop in for one of the all-time oddest state park stories. Soil pollution caused the government to incinerate the entire Times Beach housing development in the 1980s, leaving a park full of quiet trails. Learn the story via exhibits in what was once Steiny's swingin' roadhouse. mostateparks.com/route66.htm
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