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Chicago - Joliet - Springfield - St Louis

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August 3rd 2009
After a sumptous breakfast we hit the road. First stop in Joliet to see the Joliet Jewel = Rialto Theater (1926). We passed the Gemini Giant in Wilmington and had a banana milkshake at the Polk a Dot vintage Rte 66 Drive In. In Springfield we visited Abraham Lincoln's tomb, we passed St Louis and entered Missouri to sleep over at the Diamond Travelodge near St. Clair. ... read more

North America » United States » Illinois » Springfield

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more