Nearby proof
Verified stamps use a stop radius, QR fallback, or staff code so rewards favor travelers who actually visit.
Digital Mother Road passport
Stamp it only when you are there.
The online-geocache layer: pick a Route 66 stop, request GPS proof on purpose, attach a trip photo, choose who can see it, and build a digital Mother Road passport.
Photo support
A picture makes the stamp worth sharing, but photo metadata alone is not enough for high-value rewards because metadata can be changed or stripped.
Business fallback
QR codes and staff codes help motels, museums, diners, and shops verify visitors when GPS is weak or a reward needs redemption proof.
Your passport
Local stamp book.
Verified stamps should hide exact coordinates from public pages and let every roadie decide how each visit is shared.
Passport stop inventory
Current, past, lost, restored, and source-backed.
This is the route-wide seed for the complete 66 Roadies destination graph. Each stop carries category, status, source trail, business eligibility, and proof radius so it can appear in the passport and map without faking a final “complete” claim.
Next pass: import every NPS/state/local guide listing, add demolished/lost places, then mark each pin candidate, source-seeded, map-reviewed, field-reviewed, passport-ready, or reward-ready.
Challenge ideas
Make Route 66 feel collectible.
Each challenge can become a sponsored lane, a printable certificate, a photo contest, or a business reward campaign.
100
Centennial Run
Verified stamps across the 2026 anniversary route.
NEON
Neon Nights
Classic motel signs, restored neon, diners, and nighttime photography.
MOT
Motel Legends
Historic motor courts, preserved rooms, signs, and lodging stories.
GIANT
Roadside Giants
Whales, statues, murals, oddballs, and giant Americana stops.