Museums on Route 66

Experience over 300 of the rarest vehicles ever assembled

Forest preserve museum focusing on fur trade and Native American heritage.

A playful, immersive museum centered on ice cream and childhood nostalgia.

Local museum showcasing town and Route 66 heritage.

Museum of Illinois heritage, natural history, and culture.

Small museum showcasing local railroad history.

Museum preserving Route 66 history and culture.

Museum interpreting the Civil War Battle of Carthage and regional history.

Local museum preserving artifacts and stories from Sapulpa.

Rail depot and museum, currently closed to the public.

Local museum focused on pioneer history.

Museum showcasing firefighter history.

Premier museum of Western art and culture.

Museum showcasing the history of drag racing & hot rod culture.

Military history museum with extensive artifact collection.

Local museum highlighting Yukon’s railroad history.

Local museum housed in a restored 1897 train depot.

Showcases early pioneer life, antiques, and vintage farming equipment.

Museum showcasing the history of Joplin’s neighborhoods, architecture, and community development.

Museum focused on Oklahoma and American history.

Museum along Route 66.

Museum preserving local and Route 66 history.

Regional museum highlighting McLean and Alanreed history.

Railroad history museum with artifacts and exhibits.

Dinosaur museum with fossils, replicas, and exhibits.

Museum celebrating Route 66 history in New Mexico.

Believed to be the oldest house in the U.S., built around 1646.

Museum dedicated to the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Museum preserving the history of motorless flight and gliders.

Center celebrating Pueblo culture through exhibits, art, and food.

Museum showcasing turquoise jewelry, history, and mining.

Interactive museum with exhibits on dinosaurs, space, and the Southwest.

Historic adobe home turned museum showcasing New Mexico heritage.

Interactive museum highlighting Grants’ uranium mining past.

Museum specializing in fossils and geology at the park.

Regional history museum in a former bank.

Small museum inside a former depot showcasing rail history.

Local museum showcasing the history of Needles and Route 66.

Local history museum in Daggett.

Nature and science center highlighting desert ecology.

Regional museum preserving Claremont's local history.

Auto museum dedicated to NHRA and racing history.

Asian art museum housed in a historic Pasadena landmark.

Living history museum with restored Victorian-era structures.

Preserves and showcases the rich history of Santa Monica.

Colorful Route 66-themed mural beside beloved hot dog stand.

Historic lakefront planetarium offering astronomy exhibits and some of Chicago’s best skyline views.

Historic Los Angeles Victorian home museum.