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Springfield exhibit to showcase Route 66's unique attractions
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The History Museum on the Square is opening a new temporary exhibit starting on Wednesday, July 2, in Springfield.
According to a History Museum on the Square press release, the museum is opening an exhibit called Roadside Gems: Rediscovering Route 66's Cultural Attractions from July 2 to September 14.
This is the fourth installment of the five-part Route 66 exhibit series, which is setting up for the national Centennial Celebration in Springfield in 2026, the release says.
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The summer exhibit will include information on where travelers ate, slept and filled up their gas tanks on their drive through the historic highway.
Visitors to the exhibit will learn about the Jewell Theater, the rise of the Ozark Jubilee, the hidden caves, public parks and the early days of the Springfield Cardinals.
'We're thrilled to showcase the cultural heartbeat of Springfield along Route 66,' Sean FitzGibbons, executive director of the History Museum on the Square, said in the release. 'Our previous exhibits explored the essentials of a road trip; places to eat, sleep, and fuel up. But Roadside Gems is about the why. It celebrates the quirky, the majestic and everything in between. These are the stops that turned a road trip into an adventure. When people say the journey is just as important as the destination, these cultural gems are what they mean.'
The Roadside Gems exhibit is included with regular museum admission starting in July. For more information, visit the museum's website.
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