Museums on Route 66

A community museum in Vinita preserving Craig County's history through thousands of photos and local artifacts.

1924 Bristow depot museum with caboose, Frisco rail history & Route 66 heritage.

Experience over 300 of the rarest vehicles ever assembled

Major Route 66 museum interpreting the history and culture of America's Mother Road.

Museum featuring Route 66 and barbed wire history.

Extensive automotive museum showcasing car design and culture.

Interactive Route 66 exhibit at the state fairgrounds.

Local museum featuring mining history, Route 66 exhibits, and sports memorabilia.

Museum highlighting Galena’s mining past with exhibits on local and Route 66 history.

Historical museum covering the Civil War, Route 66, and Baxter’s boomtown era.

Historic depot reflecting railroad and Route 66 era.

Ottawa County history museum with a preserved 1915 home and interactive exhibits.

Collection of restored neon signs from mid-century STL.

Museum showcasing Missouri’s diverse history, including Route 66 and STL heritage exhibits.

One of the largest collections of transportation vehicles in the world.

Immersive museum chronicling the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.

Automotive-themed restaurant adjacent to the Motorheads Museum.

Museum housed in an old rail boxcar with unique displays.

Former restaurant turned Route 66 museum.

Dedicated to giant statues of American roadside culture.

Historic grain elevator museum in Atlanta.

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

Preserves and showcases Illinois' rock music history.

City history museum with interactive Route 66 exhibits.

Museum dedicated to coal mining heritage with exhibits and tools.

World-renowned art museum with an extensive collection including "American Gothic" and more.

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

Local museum showcasing the history of Needles and Route 66.

Preserved desert schoolhouse with Route 66 and mining exhibits.

Museum at the site of the first McDonald's restaurant.

Museum focused on rail history and the Inland Empire.

Fully restored 1915 service station museum on Route 66.

Regional museum preserving Claremont's local history.

Auto museum dedicated to NHRA and racing history.

Racing museum with vintage cars, memorabilia & history of Justice Bros.

Asian art museum housed in a historic Pasadena landmark.

Local history museum in Daggett.

Dedicated to preserving Route 66 history and memorabilia.

Railroad museum featuring locomotives and artifacts.

Nature and science center highlighting desert ecology.

Local museum focused on Mojave Desert history.

Historic inn now closed but still standing along the highway.

Historic rail station blending past and present.

Museum filled with Route 66 memorabilia and exhibits.

Living history museum with restored Victorian-era structures.

Historic Los Angeles Victorian home museum.

Preserves and showcases the rich history of Santa Monica.

World’s largest private gun collection and artifacts.

Museum honoring Oklahoma humorist and cowboy philosopher Will Rogers.

Local museum housed in a restored 1897 train depot.

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

Private museum with classic cars and memorabilia.

Classic car showroom and memorabilia collection.

Local museum preserving artifacts and stories from Sapulpa.

Restored filling station museum honoring Waite Phillips and early travel.

Rail depot and museum, currently closed to the public.

Interactive exhibits and displays.

Local museum focused on pioneer history.

Vintage motorcycle museum.

Museum showcasing firefighter history.