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Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66

Puzzle Road Trip: Route 66 is a puzzle book featuring a variety of easy-to-medium puzzles themed after the most famous highway in American history — Route 66. Puzzles include twists on classic favorites like word searches, sudoku, story logic puzzles, mini crosswords, and more. The book flows from the eastern terminus in Chicago, Illinois to the western terminus in Santa Monica, California, with a plethora of details about the historic route and the people, places, and attractions along the way.

Featuring

• Spiral binding* for easier solving as a passenger in a car.
• Full answer keys in case you get stumped.
• Hidden puzzles for the clever and observant.
• Bonus car games to play along your next road trip.

* Paperback edition only.

Details

• Author: David Millar
• ISBN: 978-0-9883274-1-2
• Publication Date: 2026

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Where does Route 66 run?

Route 66 runs from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, passing through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.

Is Route 66 a real highway?

Route 66 was a numbered U.S. highway that was designated in 1926. Over the years, the route was modified, re-routed, tweaked, truncated, bypassed, and eventually decommissioned in the 1980's.

Its legacy made a lot of folks eager to preserve the spirit and story of the highway for future generations. Some states designate the path of Route 66 (or a close equivalent) as a scenic route, byway, or a specific state route, like parts of Oklahoma state route 66. The route is also used as the basis for U.S. Bicycle Route 66, as part of the U.S. Cicycle Route network.

Did Route 66 ever go to San Francisco, CA?

NO! It bother's Dave's OCD to no end that someone opened a Route 66 gift shop in San Francisco.

Can you still drive Route 66?

Parts of the original route can still be driven. Other parts cannot for a variety of reasons, including but not limited to: abandonment, destruction, reuse as a private drive-way, and conversion to bicycle-only and/or walking-only paths. Other parts are still able to be driven, but have been converted to modern highway standards.

How long does it take to drive Route 66?

This is a very subjective question, but most folks agree you should spend at least two weeks to get the best experience. It's impossible to see and do everything, though, so the best advice is to do research on the parts you want to see the most and plan around those.

What are your favorite places along Route 66?

So far Dave has only driven a little over half of Route 66 — mostly the eastern half — mostly covering sections from Chicago, Illinois through Santa Fe, New Mexico. Some of his favorite places along the route include:

• Doc's Just off 66 in Girard, IL
• Route 66 State Park on the site of the former town of Times Beach, MO
• The Blue Whale of Catoosa in Catoosa, OK
• Buck Atom's on 66 in Tulsa, OK (The Land of the Giants!)
• Pop's Soda Ranch in Arcadia, OK
• Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, TX
• Dream Maker Station at the midpoint of Route 66 in Adrian, TX
• Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, NM
• Santa Monica Pier, the unofficial “End of the Road” in Santa Monica, CA