Plan

It’s Time to Be 20 Again

Historic Route 20 is your adventure across America’s Longest Highway

We welcome you to this adventure on Historic Route 20. We know you will have the experience of a lifetime, we just can’t tell you what that may be.

Use our tools, maps and guides to assist in your planning. Members can receive addition information and personalized itineraries.

Two Week Itinerary
20 Day Itinerary
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We offer detailed information for members here

General Information

  • Four weeks would be the “perfect” time frame for the trip.
  • Time should be considered to explore Boston and the Newport Coast.
  • It is implied that every downtown be visited.
  • Most of 20 goes around Chicago and not downtown. Plan accordingly if you wish to see downtown.
  • We highly recommend reviewing our maps section below to view and take the Historic Alignments.
  • In Iowa, Route 20 has been realigned to a four lane highway across the state. Please refer to the historic maps for Iowa to enjoy the trip.
  • Two weeks in the minimum time we recommend for taking this amazing journey. The mileage between days gets longer the further west you travel due to great distances between towns and man-made attractions.
  • Natural beauty is at every turn.
  • The itineraries places you in a location at the end of the day where attractions are numerous and can be seen well past traditional closing times.
  • We advise you to reach your end destination by 6PM to relax.
  • Visit the local tourism office or chamber of commerce and let them know you are traveling cross country. They will love to hear from you.
  • Eat locally when possible, the best question to ask is, “What is your most popular item”. You will get some great food!

Have an amazing trip!

Google Maps

We have highlighted the Historic Route alignments on Google Maps for each state. You can view them on this page, or download them to your mobile device if you have Google Maps installed for navigation. This format does not allow for turn by turn directions.

Massachusetts

New York

Pennsylvania

Ohio

Indiana

Illinois

Iowa

Nebraska

Wyoming

Montana

Idaho

Oregon