True Americana along Route 66
Route 66 in Texas offers the Baby Boom generation or the Silent Generation the opportunity to take a trip back in time. Here you’ll enjoy the days of the past as you visit the panhandle of Texas and see what the people of the 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and 60’s saw when they traveled across the country before the Interstate Highway system. Meeting the people along the way will make your trip extra special.
The influences of the years greatly impacted the type of personality the different generations have, such as the Silent Generation, born between 1927 and 1945, were impacted by the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War. In the middle of the route 66 trip you will enter the panhandle of Texas where you will meet some super people.
The Baby Boom generation was born between 1946 and 1964 when the primary influences were the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and the assassinations of the 1960’s of Dr. King and President Kennedy. This generation tends to be achievement-oriented and willing to give up personal time for get ahead. This generation should take the time to travel the roads of the great United Says and enjoy seeing the array of small towns, massive cities and meet the people that make up this great nation.
Leave Illinois on your family vacation and take route 66 to Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and then California. This trip of the heartland will give you a fabulous view of the people and cultures that make this country so great.
You’ll either start your trip in the Chicago area and then end in Los Angeles. It gives you the opportunity to see such places as the Arch in St. Louis, the smaller towns along the way and the middle sized towns such as Springfield and the wonderful people of Missouri. Kansas will take you to Galena, Riverton and Baxter Springs with all the history of these communities and all there’s to see. Tulsa is a great place to halt off and take a tour of this beautiful city. The hospitality will certainly leave a warm place in your heart. Here the people are so nice they actually stop to let a vehicle enter the stream of traffic from a parking lot!
Taking a route 66 tour of Oklahoma you will enter Texas and the panhandle. Here you’ll have the chance to spend some time in Amarillo and learn about the history of Texas settlement. Tucumcari is at the east edge of New Mexico and welcomes you to the beautiful say. Then on to Albuquerque where you can visit the museums and visit with some of the people from the city who have stories of the growth of the city. Take the time to see some of the museums where you can learn about the Native American influence in the area. With just the state of Arizona left before reaching California and the end of the route 66 trail you will have had the chance to see some beautiful country and build a great family vacation.