A long American road trip from Chicago to the Pacific in Los Angeles.
More than a line on a map
Stops unlock localized city guides, interesting facts, landmarks, food, Street View links, stamps, certificates, and shareable progress cards.
Read the city story
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Explore must-see places
Open landmarks, view their descriptions, and jump to Maps or Street View when available.
Discover local food
City cards include regional dishes and short explanations of what makes them special.
What opens when you reach a city
Every unlocked stop becomes a small travel guide, not just a checkpoint.
Chicago
USA
Chicago rises beside Lake Michigan with bold architecture, blues history, and classic road-trip energy.
Interesting fact
The first official Route 66 sign once stood in Chicago.
Joliet
USA
Joliet opens Illinois Route 66 with limestone landmarks, bridges, theaters, and roadside history.
Interesting fact
The city's former limestone prison became one of the best-known landmarks on Illinois Route 66.
Springfield, Illinois
USA
Illinois' capital combines Abraham Lincoln history with classic diners and Route 66 landmarks.
Interesting fact
Abraham Lincoln lived here for seventeen years before becoming president.
St. Louis
USA
St. Louis stands on the Mississippi with river history, brick neighborhoods, and a shining arch.
Interesting fact
The Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall and 630 feet wide.
Springfield, Missouri
USA
Springfield mixes Ozarks culture, neon motor courts, and an important chapter in Route 66 history.
Interesting fact
A telegram sent from Springfield in 1926 helped secure the highway's famous number.
Joplin
USA
Joplin adds mining history, public murals, and a brief approach to the Kansas corner of Route 66.
Interesting fact
The city flourished during a major regional lead and zinc mining boom.
Tulsa
USA
Tulsa brings Art Deco streets, music history, murals, and Route 66 character.
Interesting fact
Tulsa is often called the Capital of Route 66.
Oklahoma City
USA
Oklahoma City brings western heritage, memorial spaces, and a long urban stretch of historic Route 66.
Interesting fact
Oklahoma preserves more drivable miles of historic Route 66 than any other state.
Amarillo
USA
Amarillo crosses the Texas Panhandle through cattle country, vintage signs, and oversized roadside art.
Interesting fact
Cadillac Ranch has displayed ten half-buried cars west of the city since 1974.
Tucumcari
USA
Tucumcari preserves one of Route 66's brightest collections of neon motels and roadside murals.
Interesting fact
Many restored signs still glow along Tucumcari Boulevard after dark.
Santa Fe
USA
Santa Fe glows with adobe walls, desert color, art galleries, and high mountain light.
Interesting fact
Santa Fe is the oldest state capital in the United States.
Albuquerque
USA
Albuquerque follows Central Avenue past neon signs, adobe neighborhoods, and the Rio Grande valley.
Interesting fact
Historic Route 66 runs for many miles through the city along Central Avenue.
Gallup
USA
Gallup is a red-rock trading center known for Native arts, railroad history, and Route 66 neon.
Interesting fact
The city has long connected regional Native artists and trading posts with travelers and collectors.
Winslow
USA
Winslow combines Santa Fe Railway heritage, Route 66 nostalgia, and the high-desert landscape.
Interesting fact
The town expanded as an important division point on the Santa Fe Railway.
Flagstaff
USA
Flagstaff carries Route 66 into ponderosa pine forest beneath the San Francisco Peaks.
Interesting fact
In 2001 it became the world's first International Dark Sky City.
Kingman
USA
Kingman is a railway town and gateway to one of Arizona's longest intact stretches of Route 66.
Interesting fact
The historic road continues west from here through mountain passes and small desert communities.
Barstow
USA
Barstow is a Mojave rail junction where Route 66 history meets desert travel.
Interesting fact
The city grew at a strategic crossing of major rail lines and highways.
San Bernardino
USA
San Bernardino brings Route 66 through Cajon Pass into the broad urban basin of Southern California.
Interesting fact
A local museum preserves the site and story of the first McDonald's restaurant.
Los Angeles
USA
Los Angeles spreads from hills to ocean with film history, food trucks, beaches, and sunset boulevards.
Interesting fact
Historic Route 66 ended near Santa Monica Pier.
From a real walk to a virtual journey
WalkQuest reads your step count only after permission and converts movement into progress on the route you selected.
- Connect Health Connect — Enable read-only step access in Settings. Other health information is not needed.
- Walk as usual — Your synchronized steps become route distance. About 1,250 steps equal one virtual kilometre before bonuses.
- Watch the map advance — The walker marker moves between route stops, and the next destination shows how many kilometres remain.
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More than a line on a map
Stops unlock localized city guides, interesting facts, landmarks, food, Street View links, stamps, certificates, and shareable progress cards.
What opens when you reach a city
Every unlocked stop becomes a small travel guide, not just a checkpoint.
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