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Free admission. Open Daily roughly 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Illinois Route 66 Experience at Illinois State Fairgrounds is a self-guided educational exhibit celebrating Route 66 history across more than 90 Illinois communities from Chicago to the Chain of Rocks Bridge in Madison. Visitors explore vintage billboards, a drive-in movie theater replica, and Legends Neon Sign Park featuring authentic glass neon signs crafted at a local Springfield manufacturing facility. The exhibit includes tributes to muffler men that once lined the highway. The experience operates daily from approximately 8am to 8pm and general admission is free. Located at Gate 2 on the corner of Route 66 and Sangamon Avenue in Springfield, the exhibit can also be entered north of the site near the Fire Station off Peoria Road. The project was designed to educate visitors about Route 66 history, revive interest in road trips, and highlight the communities along this iconic highway.
Admission is free. The venue says: “The Experience is open 365 days a year from roughly 8am to 8pm and is FREE of charge”
Hours: Daily roughly 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Prices quoted from illinoisroute66.org. Prices can change — the link above goes to the page they came from.
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One reason to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Mar 27 – Dec 31 · 3:00 pmSeason
A photography exhibition by David J. Schwartz, whose work appears on USPS Route 66 Centennial stamps, documents people, places, and moments along the Mother Road, capturing Route 66 as a living highway shaped by communities.
Check event details and ticket requirements with the venue.
“March 27, 2026 – December 31, 2026 at 3:00 pm”
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