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Gray Summit, MO

Located at I-44 Exit 253 right where the 1926, 1932 and 1975 alignments of Route 66 intersect.

Former Trails End Motel
3238 W. Osage St
Look for the tall "Motel" sign that was erected to attract guests after the nearby I-44 bypassed the motel ... read more

Side Trip: Cross the freeway at Hwy 100 (1926 Route 66) and go a short distance to see the cool 1855 Hotel.

1855 Hotel (Wooden Weed & on AirBnB)
2662 Highway 100
You can spend a night in this renovated historic little hotel which is now listed on AirBnB ... read more

Back on 66: Leaving the hotel turn around and head west on 100 to cross I-44 again at Exit 253, then turn right and continue west on 100.

Diamond Inn & Gardenway Motel Signs
W. Osage St.& MO 100
The sign is for Diamonds Restaurant and Gardenway Motel may have been painted over ... read more

Travelodge Six Flags (Diamond Inn)
2875 MO 100, I-44 Exit 253
The former Diamond Inn is now a Travelodge, or at least it was in 2017 when we went by ... read more

Gardenway Motel
2958 Missouri 100, I-44 Exit 253
The co-owner of the Diamonds, built the original Gardenway in 1940 next to the Botanical Garden's Arboretum ... read more

East < GO > West

Stay tuned, there's more to come!