Greetings From Missouri
About Route 66 Through Missouri
Westbound on Route 66:
St Louis – Gateway to the West
Coral Court Motel – Vanished From St. Louis
Haunted Lemp Mansion – St. Louis
Ghosts of the Bethlehem Cemetery
Historic Playgrounds on the Meramec River
Pacific – Gateway to the Ozarks
Gray Summit – Meandering Into the Ozarks
Villa Ridge – Home of Diamonds
St. Clair – A Way Stop on Route 66
Stanton & Meramec Caverns – A Favorite Route 66 Stop
Sullivan – A Lead Mining Maven
Onwards To Cuba – Vineyard Country
Rosati – Little Italy in Central Missouri
St. James – Forest City of the Ozarks
Rolla – The Middle of Everywhere
Arlington Road – True Vintage Route 66
Jerome – Tribute to the Trail of Tears
Pulaski County – Heart of the Ozarks
Lebanon – Trails Through the Ozarks
Beyond Lebanon – Ozark Hills & Farms
Springfield – Queen City of the Ozarks
Wilson Creek & the Bloody Hill Ghosts
Off the Path – Branson – From Hillbillies to State of the Art
Ghost Town Stretch in Southwest Missouri
Halltown – Where Yesterday Meets Today
Paris Springs Junction – Revival on the Mother Road
Avilla – Capitol 66 Ghost Town
Off the Path – Red Oak II – A Stroll Through the Past
Carthage – America’s Maple Leaf City
The “Show Me State” of Missouri not only has some of the most scenic views of the Mother Road, but it also has dozens of vintage icons along the old highway, many of which can still be visited today.
From the Mississippi River in St. Louis, through the bluffs and rolling hills of central Missouri, to the plateau region beginning at Springfield and ending at the Kansas border, Missouri’s 300-odd-mile-journey provides many picturesque scenes along old Route 66.
Enjoy your journey through the picturesque “Show Me State.”
St. Louis Courthouse framed by the St. Louis Arch by Kathy Alexander.
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Large sign in Gray Summit, Missouri that advertised the Diamonds Restaurant and the Gardenway Motel by Kathy Alexander.
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Old Rosati Store in Rosati, Missouri by Kathy Alexander.
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Coloring History by Legends of America. Available at Legends’ General Store.
See our many views of Route 66 in Missouri via the photo gallery HERE.
Also See:
Missouri Route 66 Photo Gallery
©Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated May 2023.
