Route 66 Museum
Lebanon, Missouri
Route 66 only ran through Lebanon for 32 years, and it's been gone since 1957. An exhibit at this museum admits that the town didn't even want a "Route 66;" it wanted a Route 60, which was considered a more prestigious round number. But Lebanon is glad things worked out as they did.
Lebanon opened a Route 66 museum in its town library. The highlight is a recreated indoor gas station, complete with vintage gas pumps, a rusty guard rail, and a real 1950s car parked under the service awning. There's also a collection of salt and pepper shakers from Route 66 restaurants, and a library of Route 66 books and maps that you can read while sitting in comfy chairs covered in Route 66 upholstery.