Museums on Route 66

Collection of historic and restored signs celebrating Springfield, Route 66, and roadside businesses.

Museum attraction within the Motorheads complex, featuring motoring and roadside memorabilia.

Vintage motorcycle collection housed in a historic Route 66 service station.

Exhibits trace Route 66 through the decades, exploring the people, travel, and culture of the Mother Road.

Museum complex featuring Route 66 and transportation exhibits alongside local history collections.

Small museum displaying vintage gas-station equipment and motoring memorabilia in a former service station.

Historic schoolhouse museum interpreting eastern Mojave Desert communities and transportation history.

Museum devoted to giant fiberglass advertising figures and American roadside culture.

Automotive museum displaying vintage, classic, sports, and movie-related vehicles.

Museum and visitor center inside a restored Route 66 restaurant, with local history and family exhibits.

Collection of vintage automobiles, custom cars, and Route 66 memorabilia.

Museum exploring Route 66 through photographs, memorabilia, and historical exhibits.

Route 66 museum featuring roadside memorabilia, Hall of Fame honorees, and Bob Waldmire exhibits.

Museum dedicated to Pontiac and Oakland automobiles, memorabilia, and automotive history.

Local history museum in Bristow's historic depot, with railroad and Route 66 exhibits.

Museum sharing Litchfield's community history and Route 66 heritage at the former Vic Suhling gas station site.

Transportation museum featuring historic locomotives, railcars, automobiles, and other vehicles.

Eclectic private collection of vintage objects and automotive memorabilia along Route 66.

Museum exploring Joplin's community history and the mining and minerals of the Tri-State region.

Museum exploring Galena's mining heritage, community history, and Route 66 connections.

Museum exploring Baxter Springs history, including the Civil War, mining, and Route 66.

Route 66 attraction centered on motorsports and moonshine-running history, with a gift shop.

Museum exploring barbed wire history alongside Route 66 memorabilia.

Regional museum interpreting the people, industries, and cultural history of Mohave County.

Route 66 museum housed in a restored roadside restaurant, featuring local highway memorabilia.

Museum exploring Abraham Lincoln's life, presidency, and legacy.

Major art museum with collections spanning cultures and centuries, including American Gothic.

Museum exploring Joliet's people, industries, and transportation history, including Route 66.

Museum celebrating Illinois musicians and the state's contributions to popular music.

Restored filling station museum displaying early motoring and service-station history.

Automotive museum displaying historic vehicles and motoring memorabilia.

Extensive firearms collection with Western artifacts, historical objects, and local history exhibits.

Museum celebrating Will Rogers through exhibits about his life, humor, performances, and public legacy.

Aviation and space museum featuring aircraft, spacecraft artifacts, and astronaut Thomas Stafford's legacy.

Community museum sharing Oldham County history, local artifacts, and Route 66 heritage.

Small personal collection of Route 66 memorabilia and objects from local life.

Local history museum and visitor information center in Holbrook's historic Navajo County Courthouse.

Local history museum inside Holbrook's historic Navajo County Courthouse.

Museum exploring Ash Fork's Route 66 heritage, railroad history, and community life.

Railroad memorabilia and operating model-train layouts inside Kingman's historic depot.

Museum preserving Route 66 history and roadside memorabilia in Barstow's historic Harvey House.

Independent memorabilia museum at the site of the McDonald brothers' original restaurant.

Museum preserving Santa Monica's history through photographs, artifacts, and changing exhibitions.

Railroad museum featuring historic equipment and exhibits on railroading in the American Southwest.

Eclectic private museum filled with Route 66 memorabilia, classic-car history, antiques and local treasures.

Community museum preserving Vinita and Craig County history through photographs and artifacts.

Museum displaying historic neon signs and contemporary neon artwork.

Museum exploring the people, communities, and history of St. Louis and the surrounding region.

Museum exploring Ottawa County's people and history, paired with the historic Dobson Home.

Museum interpreting the Battle of Carthage and the area's Civil War history.

Automotive museum exploring vehicle design, engineering, motorsports, and popular culture.

Preserved wooden grain elevator interpreting historic grain handling and agricultural life.

Small museum associated with Williamsville's local and railroad history.

Museum exploring French voyageurs, Potawatomi traditions, and the fur trade in 18th-century Illinois Country.

Museum interpreting the coal mining heritage of Godley and nearby communities.

Former roadside toy museum; closed, with its precise identity and location requiring review.

Museum exploring Illinois' natural history, people, art, and cultural heritage.

Railroad history museum housed in Chatham's historic depot.

Route 66 museum inside the county library, with memorabilia and recreated roadside businesses.

Guided museum experience through the restored Schifferdecker and Zelleken homes, exploring Victorian-era Joplin.