Chicago – Route 66

Note: This webpage is for Chicago’s Route 66 places. Please also see the Top 10 Places in Chicago.

East to west:

Buckingham Fountain
Buckingham Fountain

Grant Park – Buckingham Fountain

Franco's at the Fountain
Franco’s at the Fountain, Grant Park, Chicago

Grant Park – Franco’s at the Fountain

Abraham Lincoln statue, Grant Park, Chicago
Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State, Grant Park, Chicago – Sculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Grant Park – Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State (sculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens – part of the Land of Lincoln)

Grant Park, Chicago
Grant Park, Chicago

Fireflies in Grant Park

Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago
Taste of Chicago, Grant Park, Chicago

Taste of Chicago, Grant Park – Chicago-style foods:

      • Deep-Dish Pizza
      • Portillo’s Chicago-Style Hot Dog
      • Al’s Italian Beef Sandwich
      • Lemon Italian Ice
      • Do-Rite Donut’s Buttermilk Old Fashioned Donut
      • Chicago-Style Cheese and Caramel Popcorn
Art Institute of Chicago
The Lions of Michigan Avenue at the Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Historic Route 66 Begin Sign
Historic Route 66 Begin Sign

Historic Route 66 Begin Sign

Chicago "L"
Chicago “L”

Chicago “L” from the street below

Berghoff Restaurant
Berghoff Restaurant, Chicago

Berghoff Restaurant

Berghoff Restaurant
Berghoff Restaurant
Berghoff Restaurant pie
Berghoff Restaurant blueberry-lemon pie

Berghoff Restaurant – inside

W Chicago – City Center W Hotel (former Midland Hotel)

Chicago River bridge

Union Station (Beaux-Arts)

Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant

Hotel Chicago (former Rosemoor Hotel)

Ogden Avenue

Former Mercury Oil gas station

Castle Car Wash

Willowbrook: Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket