PLACES TO STAY

Wagon Wheel Motel • 901 East Washington Street, Cuba, 1-573-885-3411; $50-$100 per night

Zeno's Motel and Steakhouse (soon to be renamed Studio Inn) • 1621 Martin Springs Drive, Rolla, 1-573-364-1301, zenos.biz; $50-$60 per night

Munger Moss Motel • 1336 East Route 66, Lebanon, 1-417-532-3111, mungermoss.com; $40-$65 per night

Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven • 203 South Glenstone Avenue, Springfield, 1-800-304-0021, bwrailhaven.com; $69-$99 per night

Grand Avenue Bed & Breakfast • 1615 Grand Avenue, Carthage, 1-417-358-7265, grand-avenue.com, $74-$109 per night

PLACES TO EAT

Ted Drewe's Frozen Custard • 6726 Chippewa Street, St. Louis, 314-481-2652, teddrewes.com

Main Street Bakery Cafe • 615 East Main Street, Cuba, 1-573-885-0063 (breakfast and lunch)

Randy's Roadkill BBQ & Grill • 12670 State Route E, Rolla, 1-573-368-3705 (open Friday through Monday)

Elbow Inn • 21050 Teardrop Road, Devils Elbow, 1-573-336-5375

Springfield Brewing Co. • 305 South Market Avenue, Springfield, 1-417-832-8277 (lunch and dinner)

Gailey's Café • 220 East Walnut Street, 1-417-866-5500 (breakfast and lunch)

Columbia Traders • 420 South Main Street, Joplin, 1-417-623-4411

PLACES TO VISIT

Museum of Transportation • transportmuseumassociation.org

Route 66 State Park • mostateparks.com/route66.htm

Meramec Caverns • americascave.com

World's Largest Rocker • Fanning Outpost General Store, 5957 Highway ZZ, fanning66outpost.com

Totem Pole Trading Post • 1413 Martin Springs Drive, Rolla

Fort Leonard Wood U.S. Army Engineer Musuem • 1-573- 596-0780, www.wood.army.mil/MUSEUM

Route 66 Museum • Inside the public library, 915 South Jefferson Avenue, Lebanon, 1-417-588-7922

Red Oak II • County Loop 122 (near Carthage), 1-417-237-0808, redoakiimissouri.com

66 Drive-In Theatre • 17231 Old 66 Boulevard, Carthage, 1-417-359-5959, 66drivein.com

Joplin Museum Complex • Schifferdecker Park, 1-417-623-1180, joplinmuseum.org

More information • theroadwanderer.net/66Missouri/route66MO.htm; historic66.com; missouri66.org; visitmo.com