Stories of Route 66 showcased at Illinois State Museum

 

 

Steven Richie talks about eating on Route 66.

Greg Laun talks about hitchhiking on Route 66.

David Johnson talks about staying safe on Route 66.

All three are part of the dozens of people who share their memories of Route 66 via touchscreen TVs in the new “Miles of Memories: Stories of Route 66” exhibit at the Illinois State Museum, 502 S. Spring St., in Springfield, Illinois.

The “Miles of Memories” exhibit dovetails with the museum’s online “Route 66 Oral History Collection.”

"Miles of Memories” will be displayed through April 4, 2027. Admission is free, and the museum is open daily.

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