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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.
x1855 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


NOTE:
Leaving the hotel turn around and head west on 100 to cross I-40 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

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x About Us We started traveling Historic U.S. Route 66 as a destination in 2009. It's like a 2,400 mile long drive back in time from Chicago to Santa Monica! more
xDid You Know: Many parts of the old 4 lane Route 66 were reverted to a 2 lane road after 66 was realigned to the interstate. In many places the abandoned lanes are still there.