Route 66 and

Pioneer Country Route 66 and Pioneer Country 8 DAYS ■ September 11, 2021 Itinerary: Sep 11 hometown hospitality evident within great Norman OK. Enjoy a fascinating look into what has Arrive restaurants, museums and an eclectic mix of become THE center for monitoring and forecasting Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel in the heart of shops and attractions. weather across the globe! Then continue to Chicago. Your Route 66 tour begins as you take Drury Inn, Springfield, MO (B, L) Sulphur, heart of the Chickasaw Nation. Here we a short walk, one block from the hotel, to the will tour the Chickasaw Cultural Center which starting point of Route 66 at the corner of Adams Sep 14 offers a world of opportunity to learn and connect & Wabash. Then take your first drive along the Springfield – Pawhuska with Native American culture. Watch performances, historic route as you travel to Del Rhea’s Chicken Depart Missouri this morning with a very short reenactments and demonstrations at one of the Basket on the edge of town for a welcome dinner. pass through Kansas, making a fun stop at the largest tribal cultural centers in the United States. The Chicken Basket, as it is today, opened in the Kan-O-Tex, otherwise known as Cars on the Your Chickasaw experience will continue with a summer of 1946 and the perfect stopping place Route. Then enter the state of and stop at Bedré Chocolate, the only Native American going to or from Chicago. Palmer House Hilton, stop in Claremore for touring of the tribe to create its own brand of fine chocolate. We Chicago, IL (D) Memorial, a tribute to America’s famous humorist. end our day at the National Memorial This afternoon, we will veer away from Route 66 Museum with 35 interactive exhibits. Hampton Inn Sep 12 for our chance to meet the Ree Drummond, the Bricktown, Oklahoma City, (B, L) AAA Travel invites you on an adventure to experience the historic Route 66, also AAA Exclusive Inclusions: Chicago – St. Louis Pioneer Woman, at the Pioneer Woman Mercantile known as the “Mother Road”. We will travel through the heart of the country from Depart this morning for breakfast at a Chicago in Pawhuska, OK. Enjoy a tour of the Lodge where Sep 17 ■ 7-night accommodations landmark, Lou Mitchell’s breakfast counter (serving she films her Food Network Show! Tonight, dinner Oklahoma City Chicago to Oklahoma City stopping at many historical sites and quirky roadside ■ Lincoln Home National Historic Site for nearly 80 years). Then drive south to the first will be at the Mercantile where Ree frequently Today we will visit the Remington Park Racetrack attractions. Visit the Route 66 Museum and the Lincoln Home National Historic iconic Route 66 stop, Pontiac, Illinois at the Route visits (fingers crossed we will get to meet her!). and participate in a fun culinary experience! After dinner we will head to our hotel for the night A local chief will lead the group in a cooking Site as we travel to St. Louis and the Gateway Arch. Upon arrival in Pawhuska, ■ St. Louis Gateway Arch 66 Museum. Then we are off to Springfield, the capital of the state of Illinois. We will pay a visit in Bartlesville. demonstration of a few local favorites. Along with Oklahoma City, we will visit the Pioneer Woman Mercantile and Lodge where ■ Meramec Caverns to the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, where Hilton Garden Inn, Bartlesville, OK (B, D) the wonderful food, a local Bricktown Brewery Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, films her Food Network Show. Explore the he lived in with his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, from Cicerone will serve flights of beers. Visit the ■ Will Rogers Memorial 1844 until 1861 when he became US president. Then Sep 15 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, National Weather Center and Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum. There are on to St Louis, Missouri and The Gateway Arch, Pawhuska - Oklahoma City with more than 28,000 Western and American ■ Pioneer Woman Mercantile and Lodge commemorating the settlement of America's West. Our first stop today will be Arcadia and POPS. Indian art works and artifacts. Join the group so many exciting stops on this route, so reserve your spot today! Journey to the top and revel at the awe- inspiring POPS Restaurant is reminiscent of an old drive-in in the museum’s Dub & Mozelle Richardson ■ Oklahoma City Memorial view from 630 feet up. with all your favorite burgers, hot dogs, fries and Theater for a delicious BBQ buffet dinner and Drury Inn at Union Station, St. Louis, MO (B, D) shakes. With over 600 different kinds of soda, a private screening of The Cowboys, a John Wayne ■ National Weather Center POPS soda guru can guide you to a refreshing classic western from 1972. What a fun evening of $ From 3,019 per person, land, based on double occupancy Sep 13 alternative or an old time favorite. Later, arriving western art, food and entertainment! Hampton Inn ■ Chickasaw Cultural Center & Bedré Chocolate St. Louis – Springfield, MO in Oklahoma City, enjoy a little free time to explore Bricktown, Oklahoma City, OK (B, L, D) Cross the Mississippi river and tour Meramec this picturesque area. After dinner we will take an ■ Entrance fees to attractions, National Parks Caverns which were opened to tourists in the inspiring nighttime stroll through the Oklahoma City Sep 18 For details or reservations, contact: and Monuments 1930’s. In the late 1860’s, Jesse James used Memorial. Hampton Inn Bricktown, Oklahoma City Home them as a natural hideout. Next, stop in Ozark (B, L, D) After breakfast, say goodbye and transfer to the http://AAA.com/TravelAgent ■ Meals: 7-Breakfasts, 4-Lunches, 5-dinners Country at a roadside retreat, the Missouri Hick Oklahoma City Airport for your flights home. BBQ in Cuba. Then it’s on toward the Ozarks and Sep 16 ■ Services of a professional tour director Springfield where Route 66 was “born”. Springfield Oklahoma City offers a unique mix of large-city amenities and Today, we will visit the National Weather Center, in ■ Services of a AAA Tour Manager

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