Culture, history and Route 66 family fun in Springfield, Illinois
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hi I’m Jodi and today I’m going to take you on a journey down route 66 Chicago
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to Springfield we’re also gonna take a look at the historic downtown
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Springfield this wonderful ambience and authentic houses shops known as the
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Mother Road and the main street of america route 66 has been the theme for
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many songs poems TV shows and movies
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September is a great time to plan a visit when Springfield host the
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International Mother Road route 66 festival is a three-day event usually
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the last weekend of September with live entertainment
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great food and some of the best looking classic cars and hot rods around now
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though Chicago to Springfield is only a small part of route 66 there’s plenty of
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things to see and do in route their most places to grab a bite to eat including
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the cose da drive in which claims to be the first place in the west to 710 you
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can try Joe Rogers chili parlor
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where you can have your chili just the way you like it mild or super hot bring
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food is the capital of Illinois and historical Haven home to Abraham Lincoln
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1837 1861 every way you will find tributes that renowned president at the
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum you can enjoy theatrical performances
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involving historical guys as Civil War Reenactment not to mention artifacts
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including the Gettysburg Address history will come alive at the museum relives
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aids life story from humble beginnings to the white house with at the Lincoln
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had in law offices where he worked the lincoln Tomb overage cemetery where he’s
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buried and several other famous sites this truly is a really fun place for the
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entire family they get you can’t sorry 66 and visit Springfield very sane