Travel Route 66 by Jim Hinckley is a guide to the history, sights and destinations along the 2,500miles long Main Street of America, from Chicago to Santa Monica. Entertaining and informative, this guide offers details and tips on routes and top attractions. ‘Don’t Miss’, worth ‘Detours’ and ‘Alternative’ stretches of the route text boxes highlight all the interesting and curious places along the route. Each chapter of the book is dedicated to a state, from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. For each, you will find detailed historical and cultural information, and fascinating facts about a great range of well and less known sights, all accompanied by a wealth of colour photographs. This is the perfect companion for anyone passionate about this historic route, highly informative and entertaining. All you need to go with it is a map….