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Thirteen miles can fill an afternoon.

Kansas Route 66 · A place with more to it than a quick stop.

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Why it is worth the stop

Kansas Route 66

Thirteen miles can fill an afternoon. Stop for preserved bridges and local stories; verify safe public access along each alignment.

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A mini storyboard

Your first day, without a rigid schedule.

Choose what sounds like you and check details before you set out.

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Begin with one place

Begin in Galena and follow the short Kansas segment through Baxter Springs.

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Follow your curiosity

Stop for preserved bridges and local stories; verify safe public access along each alignment.

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Check before traveling

Opening hours, tours, admission and access can change. Use the official link for the current details.

Current official guidance ↗Open the starting area in Google Maps ↗

Explore by instinct

Choose a place, see where it lives.

Tap a marker, filter the kind of day, or reveal the land beneath the route.

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Outline: U.S. Census Bureau. Optional shaded relief: USGS The National Map. Pins mark starting areas, not a driving route.

Keep your options open

Try a different chapter next.

Build a small-town lunch into a Flint Hills drive, or try a market stop around Hutchinson before your museum day.

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Fort Larned & the Santa Fe Trail — Fort Larned National Historic Site in Larned, Kansas (a11ca135d3ce4d53abd4612c9602f295)Next idea: Fort Larned & the Santa Fe Trail →Photo: National Trails Office (US National Park Service) · Public domain ↗

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