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Stop 7 of 9 · Route 66 in Illinois

The Hot Dog That Needed a Better Name

Cozy Dog Drive In, Chicago

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You've pulled in at 2935 South Sixth Street in Springfield, the old Route 66 through the state capital, and the low building in front of you is the Cozy Dog Drive In.

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Chicago · 9 stops · 7 h 42 min · 299 mi

  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. 7You're here

    Cozy Dog Drive In

    The Hot Dog That Needed a Better Name
  8. Ariston Cafe8

    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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