We are proud to be located on the only brick Route 66 alignment in Illinois. If you're traveling the Mother Road, stop in, sign our guest book & tell us about your trip.
Souvenirs & Info
Route 66 souvenirs. Pictured is a sampling of what we carry. Or order on line. We have a selection of hooded sweatshirts.
We carry Route 66 soda (or pop or soda pop or so-dee) in Root Beer, Black Cherry, Orange & Lime
In Springfield, take Capitol Avenue west to 2nd Street. Continue South on 2nd Street until South Grand Avenue. (south is part of the street name - NOT a direction) Turn west onto South Grand. Continue until MacArthur Blvd. Turn South, continue until Wabash Ave, where you'll go West. When you reach Chatham Rd, turn South. This is old Route 4 (before the Mall). As you travel south, you'll crossover I-72. Continue until you reach Woodside Rd. Turn west. At "new" Route 4 (stop light), turn south.
Travel through Chatham. From the south edge of Chatham, staying on Route 4, go 4 miles. Turn West onto Snell Rd. Follow the brick road (it's red, not yellow) as it curves South into Curran Rd. Turn south back onto Route 4
Follow Route 4 south to Thayer. Watch for the Historic Route 66 signs guiding you through Thayer and back onto Route 4 south. Continue through Virden, Girard, Nilwood (look for the turkey tracks), Carlinville, Gillespie, Benld, Sawyerville and Staunton.
Find a detailed map of Staunton for the various alignments there.
Continue South on Route 4 to Edwardsville. You'll need a detailed map to follow this alignment on into Hamel.
If you want to jump back to the I-55 alignment, you can take Route 104 east in Auburn; Farmversville Rd east in Girard, Route 108 east in Carlinville, Route 16 east in Gillespie or Route 138 east in Benld.
"Pancreas". If you happen to miss the Cozy Dog Drive In, we have a couple of their souvenirs for purchase.