The Wagon Wheel Motel is the longest, continuously operated motel along Route 66.  Route 66 Podcast host Anthony talks with Connie Echols, owner of The Wagon Wheel Motel.  Connie purchased the hotel at an age when most people prepare for retirement, and Connie has been busy ever since. Website: The Wagon Wheel Motel Website: Wagon…

Long before Route 66,  travelers would take the Mojave Road 130 miles across the Mojave Desert.  Join Anthony Arno as he talks with Dennis Casebier, founder of the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association, about his early attempts to create a hiking trail to preserve the Mojave Road.  Dennis tells the chilling stories of one…

Meramec Caverns is one of the most famous sights along Route 66 and consists of almost 5 miles of a cavern system outside St. Louis, Missouri. Join host Anthony Arno as he talks with the grandson of the founder of the caverns, Les Turulli. Les talks about how his grandfather came up with the idea…