Route 66 is about to turn 100, yet the road that once carried Dust Bowl refugees and postwar vacationers still shapes how the world imagines an American road trip. From neon-lit motels to quiet ...
This is a big year for Oklahoma as we celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66. Tulsa and Springfield, Missouri, have vied ...
Symbolising freedom, adventure and the pursuit of the American Dream, Route 66 has been immortalised in literary classics and blockbuster movies since its inception in 1926. Spanning over 2,400 miles ...
This is the story of how I got my lazy self up off my cozy couch last spring and have walked over 1,900 miles (and counting) ...
Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles. Roughly 1,372 of those miles cut through Native American Tribes’ land. According to the American Indian Alaska Native ...
A neon-lit Route 66 stop in Illinois filled with statues, milkshakes, fries, and old-school charm: easy to love, hard to forget, and worth slowing down for.
As the 100th anniversary of Route 66 approaches in 2026, join Pulitzer Prize winners Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans as they spotlight the stops and people who live along America’s highway.
David Schwartz's lifelong dream of traveling Route 66 has culminated in his photographs being featured on a new series of ...
U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Despite being decertified in 1985, the "Mother Road" remains alive and well in popular culture, and it ...