Learn more about the Centennial & the Route 66 Experience
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Featured Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway Member
Chicago, IL
Two Lane America, based in Chicago, offers a variety of car caravan-style and bus tours with our main product being a 13-day guided Route 66 car caravan from Chicago all the way to Los Angeles. Each trip visits a variety of IL Route 66 attractions as we work our way down the Mother Road. Each trip is limited to approx. 10 cars.
Two Lane America
1050 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
513-827-8273
Events on Illinois Route 66
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2025 Winter Solstice at Cahokia Mounds
Cahokia Mounds 30 Ramey St, Collinsville, IL, United StatesCahokia Mounds celebrates the Winter Solstice 2025 on Sunday, December 21. It marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, as the sun reaches its southernmost point in the sky. From this point forward, daylight hours gradually begin to increase.
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Springfield Area Arts Council Annual First Night Springfield
Downtown Springfield #1 Old State Capitol Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesThe Springfield Area Arts Council (SAAC) celebrates its annual First Night Springfield on New Year's Eve in downtown Springfield. This family-friendly, celebration of the arts features talented local and regional artists & performers across multiple stages at multiple venues. There is a free admission children's stage and activity area from 1 pm-4 pm. All other…
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MICA Event: The Centennial Celebration of Route 66
Horace Mann Companies 1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, IL, United StatesSign up now for Mid-Illinois Communications Association's January program, a presentation by Casey Claypool, Executive Director at the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. She will discuss the 100th anniversary of Route 66, the legendary "Mother Road," and communications efforts related to the yearlong centennial celebration. Join us for this Lunch & Learn event! When: Wednesday,…
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Joliet Slammers Baseball Team Historic Exhibition – Centennial Kick-off Celebration at Old Joliet Prison
Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThe Joliet Area Historical Museum, in coordination with the City of Joliet, announced today that the Joliet Slammers will take the field for a one-of-a-kind Frontier League exhibition game inside the walls of the Old Joliet Prison (1125 Collins St.) on April 30, 2026 as part of the official Route 66 Centennial Kickoff celebration. The…
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2026 Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival
Joliet Area Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United StatesThis two-day festival, May 2nd & 3rd, 2026, is all about family fun on the most famous two-lane highway in America - Route 66. Sponsored by the fifteen communities which make up the 100-mile linear museum from Joliet to Bloomington, the annual festival invites everyone to experience the good life in the slow lane. Each…