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Ariston CafePhoto: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stop 8 of 9 · Route 66 in Illinois

The Cafe That Chased the Highway

Ariston Cafe, Chicago

3 min story9-stop drive

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The story

You're in Litchfield, pulled up along Old Route 66, in front of the Ariston Cafe.

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  1. Lou Mitchell's1

    Lou Mitchell's

    The Diner That Was Here First
    Photo: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. Old Joliet Prison2

    Old Joliet Prison

    The Prisoners Who Built Their Own Walls
    Photo: Joseph Gage from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Gemini Giant3

    Gemini Giant

    The Astronaut Who Got Bought Back
    Photo: David Quigley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Ambler's Texaco Gas Station4

    Ambler's Texaco Gas Station

    Sixty-Six Years at the Pumps
    Photo: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Odell Standard Oil Station5

    Odell Standard Oil Station

    The Add-On That Saved Odell's Station
    Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY 3.0 us, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Funks Grove6

    Funks Grove

    The Grove the Prairie Fires Missed
    Photo: Crystl, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. 7

    Cozy Dog Drive In

    The Hot Dog That Needed a Better Name
  8. Ariston Cafe8You're here

    Ariston Cafe

    The Cafe That Chased the Highway
    Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Chain of Rocks Bridge9

    Chain of Rocks Bridge

    The Bridge That Changed Its Mind Midstream
    Photo: David Hinkson, http://www.trailnet.org/ (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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