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City in Illinois, United States
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Pontiac is a small city of about 12000 people on old Route 66 in Central Illinois.
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Museum and hall of fame in former fire hall; thousands of artefacts and Route 66 memorabilia, including vehicles used by late US 66 travelling artist Bob Waldmire. Travel info.
"Veterans Honouring Veterans." Memorabilia and history of both world wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq (Desert Storm) and Afghanistan in Old City Hall museum staffed by real US military veterans.
Pontiac and Oakland automobile memorabilia, antique and classic cars, dealer artefacts, maps, brochures, original design drawings, service manuals.
A museum about writing on gold leaf. Possibly more interesting is what it used to be, the Walldog Mural Museum. "Walldogs" were early sign painters who created their art on the sides of brick buildings, barns, and other structures in the days before electronic mass media.
Seasonal live amateur theatre.
Recommended by Jamie Jensen in the Road Trip USA route 66 book
Picnic tables, horse trails and corral, playground, restroom, RV dump station, showers.
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Bloomington/Normal · Regional · BMI
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