White Fence Farm on Historic Route 66 in Romeoville Illinois

Built by Stuyvesant "Jack" Peabody on a 12 acre plot of a larger 450-acre farm (Lemont horse farm in the early 1920s). It struck gold when Route 4 was aligned by it

Not far from the big city it offered Chicagoans a countryside setting for dining. Peabody died in 1946 it was leased out and eventually bought by the Hasterts (1954) and Robert and Doris' son, Robert Jr. still owns the place. The company has branches in different towns, and the menu still offers "The World's Greatest Fried Chicken" and the restaurant can sit 1,000 guests.

There is a Route 66 wayside exhibit on the premises telling its story. Don't miss the giant chicken at the main entrance and the old neon sign is still there, and more colorful than in the past.