Touring Texas 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 will 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 Silent Generation members were born between 1927 and 1945 and many were shaped in their thoughts and actions by the Great Depression, WWII, and the Cold War. They have worked hard all their lives to be able to live the good life and the trip along old Route 66 may be one they just shouldn’t miss.
1946 - 1964 is the era of the baby Boom generation. Being influenced by the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and the assassinations of President Kennedy, Dr. King and Bobby Kennedy the this generation became more mobile as they searched for stability in their lives and the nation. Route 66 was the way you traveled from Illinois to California and had the opportunity to see the states between.
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.
After spending a little time in the beautiful city of Chicago you will head out on route 66 to St. Louis and the trip to the top of the Arch. Then visit Springfield and see this very pretty littler city with their unique museums and great people. Kansas route 66 takes you through Galena, Riverton and Baxter Springs. Now you are entering Oklahoma and visiting the friendly city of Tulsa. Here the traffic actually comes to a stop to let another car enter the stream of cars, where else will you encounter this type of courtesy?
Leaving Oklahoma for Texas you will get into the city of Amarillo. You will be able to learn about the history of the settlement of the panhandle of Texas. Crossing New Mexico will give you the opportunity to visit such cities as Albuquerque and see some of the fabulous museums in this city. You can learn about the Native American influence in the region including their fabulous artwork on display at the museums. Leaving New Mexico you will enter Arizona and then on to your final destination of California.