We visited Shea's on 1st May but found it closed. We later learned the Bill, now 91, had been admitted to a nursing home in the last couple of weeks. We would like to wish him well and we know that in his absence Route 66 is missing one of its great characters.

We debated whether or not to pay the $3 admission fee but found that it was well worth it. A little quirky but very interesting. We learned quite a bit about Route 66. Apparently, this gas station is on the internationally travel circuit so gets lots of visitors yearly.

A fun little tour on artifacts you may have seen driving on Route 66 during its' heyday. I highly recommend this place if you are interested in vintage signs from gas stations. A great way to kill an hour, more if you like to engage in pleasant conversation.

Waste of time. Just visit your local junkyard, save the time. This was not worth the stop, waiting for Fred Sanford to come around the corner....

This was more of a 1950's Sanford and Son. Cost was $3 per person to basically look at some junk. If you like old signs however, you would maybe like stopping here. No need to allow much time...

Took my folks on a visit and Route 66 tour. This place is jam packed (don't go if you're claustrophobic) with memorabilia, and the owner tells very cool stories!

A trip to Springfield IL is not complete without tasting a piece of history from the classic days of the famous Route 66. Owner Bill O'Shea is 90 years old and has been collecting items dating back to when Route 66 first opened in the 1920's. Hundreds of items are on show here with Bill in charge of the tour... More

We visited the Shea's Gas Station on Sep 8th. We were welcomed by his son, who gave us a guided tour of the Gas Station. There are a lot of memorabilia that they collected during the almost 60 years that they had the gas station. There were not much people when we visited the gas Station and we had the... More