![Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas, left, and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas, left, and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F0BFD6/author-john-weiss-right-gives-suggestions-of-places-to-visit-to-sonny-dudas-left-and-emilia-mattsson-who-are-tourists-from-london-traveling-along-route-66-for-two-weeks-they-are-visiting-the-il-route-66-museum-in-pontiac-illinois-october-12-2011-photo-by-zbigniew-bzdakchicago-tribunemctsipa-usa-2F0BFD6.jpg)
Author John Weiss, right, gives suggestions of places to visit to Sonny Dudas, left, and Emilia Mattsson who are tourists from London traveling along Route 66 for two weeks. They are visiting
![Route 66 to be showcased during Illinois State Museum's 2026 exhibit on highway's 100th anniversary – Chicago Tribune Route 66 to be showcased during Illinois State Museum's 2026 exhibit on highway's 100th anniversary – Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/FKOa6K7CPSXeKZFnCb52leTotpE=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/AOTIAMY6TDP5JPPGVAX244O2UE.jpg)
Route 66 to be showcased during Illinois State Museum's 2026 exhibit on highway's 100th anniversary – Chicago Tribune
![Pontiac rolls out the red carpet for a busload of French tourists visiting Pontiac to learn more about Route 66 at the IL Route 66 Museum, October 12, 2011. (Photo by Zbigniew Pontiac rolls out the red carpet for a busload of French tourists visiting Pontiac to learn more about Route 66 at the IL Route 66 Museum, October 12, 2011. (Photo by Zbigniew](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F0CJ8R/pontiac-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-a-busload-of-french-tourists-visiting-pontiac-to-learn-more-about-route-66-at-the-il-route-66-museum-october-12-2011-photo-by-zbigniew-bzdakchicago-tribunemctsipa-usa-2F0CJ8R.jpg)