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Bluesmobile on a Stick
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no it’s the bluesmobile, complete with giant speaker tied to the roof, sitting at a zany angle, on top of a 25...
Grant Guy
Sep 41 min read
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Welcome to Joliet Mural
We love city welcome murals - larger than life postcards celebrating a town or cities highlights within the letters of its name….. and...
Grant Guy
Aug 291 min read
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Gigantar-The Big Guitar
The big guitar sits on top of the Illinois Rock’n’Roll Museum, in Joliet, on Route 66. (in fact, the body of the guitar is in the shape...
Grant Guy
Aug 291 min read
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Blues Brothers Mural
Not too far from the Old Joliet Prison, former home of incarcerated Joliet Jake of Blues Brothers fame, you’ll find a giant mural...
Grant Guy
Jun 301 min read
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Abandoned Old Joliet Prison
We weren't there to pick up Joliet Jake, nor were we on a mission from God, but still, we were most excited to see the Old Joliet Prison...
Grant Guy
Jun 302 min read
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Dell Rhea Chicken Basket
Glorious neon sign, glorious vintage dining room, glorious chicken. Â The Dell Rhea Chicken Basket is an OG Route 66 roadside stop,...
Grant Guy
Jun 21 min read
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Berwyn Muffler Man
Yes, he is holding a giant chicken wing …. yes, he is also holding a bottle of hot sauce … yes, he’s smoking a cigar…. yes, he has a...
Grant Guy
Jun 11 min read
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Henry's Hot Dogs
Stop the car!! - giant neon hot dog alert!! Â Hot dog king Bill Henry took the plunge from mobile hot dog wagon to drive-in restaurant in...
Grant Guy
May 211 min read
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The Berghoff
Come for the neon sign … stay for the giant pretzel.  The Berghoff German restaurant is an incredible 125+ years old, opening in Chicago...
Grant Guy
May 201 min read
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Route 66 Start Sign
Let’s start at the very beginning, it’s a very good place to start.  If you’re going to wind from Chicago to LA, getting your kicks on...
Grant Guy
May 201 min read
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Shaw's Oyster Bar
Shaw's Oyster Bar, and it’s more high falutin’ adjacent crab house, is a Chicago Institution. It’s been around since the early 1980’s,...
Grant Guy
May 201 min read
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The Copper Room
The Copper Room, circa 1957 is located a little off the beaten track adjacent to the Yucca Valley private airport. With its circular bar...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Castle Park
There is something about the home made feel of a vintage Mini Golf course that we just can’t get enough of - and Castle Park has FOUR of...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Sphere Las Vegas
So many of our favorite roadside attractions hail from an era long gone. What a treat to find a brand-new giant-sized light up ball of...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Las Vegas Showgirl Museum
Strictly by appointment only, Grant Philipo’s Las Vegas Showgirl Museum is a must see.  Housed in a dusty mansion in the back blocks of...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Dave's Flower Box
Adorable retro sign alert!  Dave’s Flower Box serves up 1970’s adorable on a bed of brightly colored crazy daisies. The roadside sign,...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Giant Baseball Caps
When it comes to the city of Anaheim, everything seems to have a sprinkling of pixie dust floating from the city's most famous resident,...
Grant Guy
May 191 min read
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Angel's Flight Railway
One of the most adorable and quirky things in all of LA is the bright orange 118-year-old funicular that takes passengers on a short ride...
Grant Guy
Apr 131 min read
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El Cholo-L.A. s First Mexican Restaurant
It’s hard to believe there was a time when you couldn’t get a taco in Los Angeles. Well, that time was any time before 1923, because 1923...
Grant Guy
Apr 121 min read
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La Mariana Sailing Club
The La Mariana Sailing Club is one of our favourite places, and best kept secrets, so don’t tell the others!  It is tucked away, by the...
Grant Guy
Apr 122 min read
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