ROUTE 66 JUNE 16 - 19

$750 pp double occupancy / $945 single occupancy

Get Your Kicks on Route 66”!! Join us for the last 100 miles of Route 66 in Illinois and the St. Louis area. We begin by traveling to Collinsville, IL and stop for a view of the 170-feet tall Brooks Catsup Bottle. Built in 1949, it is the largest water tower in the world. Our trip continues with visits to historic Soulsby Service Station, Litchfield Route 66 Museum, Country Classic Cars (where you can actually buy a Model T), Henry’s Rabbit Ranch (where VW Rabbit’s are buried, a la Cadillac Ranch), Pink Elephant Antiques, National Museum of Transportation, and some great food along the way, including a stop at Ted Drewes frozen yogurt shop-Yum!! 

Day 1:    Travel to Collinsville, IL where we arrive at the world's largest water tower, a 170-feet tall tower built by Brooks Catsup Company in 1949 to supply water to their factory. It now supplies water to the community, where we stop for the night and dinner (included) at the Drury Inn Collinsville, IL. 

Day 2:    After breakfast (included) we travel to Soulsby Service Station, designed and built in 1926 by Henry Soulsby, an Irish immigrant with a unique design for gas stations at the time. We will visit t the Litchfield Route 66 Museum & Welcome Center, built on the original site of the Vic Suhling Gas Station, we learn the history of this portion of the famed highway and also enjoy restored neon signage from the era and the Vic Suhling Gas Station neon sign. Lunch today is at the Ariston Cafe (included) a cafe that is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. After lunch we will visit Country Classic cars, a classic car museum, dealership and restorer of autos. You can purchase classic cars from almost any era from this unique dealership, where their motto is “life is too short to drive something boring”. On to a very interesting display at Henry’s Rabbit Ranch, where Classic VW Rabbits are buried nose first in the ground a la cadillac ranch. There is even a giant fiberglass Jackrabbit and a roadside sign “Hare It Is” out front announcing this attraction. We end our day at Pink Elephant Antique Store to walk back in time at this 30,000 square foot antique shopping mall and enjoy dinner at the cafe prior to returning to our hotel.   

DAY 3:   Breakfast (included) before we board and meet our step-on guide and enjoy a history tour of the Chain of Rocks Bridge, Forest Park, historic Maplewood neighborhood, view the famous Amoco Sign and Crestwood Alignment, and a delicious stop at the Donut Shop for one of their signature sweet treats!. Lunch today is (included) at the St Louis Food Hall before we visit the Museum of Transportation, one of the largest and best collections of transportation vehicles in the world, according to the Smithsonian Institution. We will stop for a snack at Ted Drewes, famous for frozen custard for the past 80 years, and the “Concrete” (created in 1959),  so thick it is served upside down!! Dinner tonight is (included) at the Drury Inn, with some leisure time 

DAY 4:    Breakfast (included) before we board and depart for home.

INCLUDES: Escorted transportation, 3 nights lodging, 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners, luggage service, admission to all listed attractions, and meal gratuities.

Single occupancy   - $945

Double occupancy  - $750 per person

Triple occupancy    - $690 per person

Quad occupancy    - $650 per person