After 59 years, the iconic Route 66 enters the realm of history on June 27, 1985, when the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials decertifies the road and votes to remove ...

NEW YORK, May 4, 2026 – Start the engine. Cue the playlist. Booking.com, the Official Travel Partner of the Route 66 Centennial, is offering a road trip experience this spring that puts travelers ...

The Route 66 Biker Rally is the Wildest Rally in the West. 5 Rallies a year held on Private Property in Depew, OK.

The most iconic highway in the country reaches its centennial this year – and travelers are ready to celebrate with an epic road trip. Also called The Mother Road, Route 66 stretches almost 2,500 ...

In this eight-part series, journalist and broadcaster Sean Fletcher connects with his American roots, joined by famous figures who’ll help him pay tribute to the iconic Route 66 in its 100th year.

As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we asked Tribune readers what the famed highway meant to them. Here is some of what they had to say, accompanied by images taken last year by ...

Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...

With the automobile revolution in full swing by the 1920s, the American Association of State Highway Officials proposed a brand-new system of major interstate highways that would connect the United ...

Rolling down Route 66 this summer? Between photo ops, diner food, and getting your proverbial kicks, keep an eye out for a roadside attraction that can be seen along every mile of the historic highway ...

Born in 1926 as one of our country’s first numbered highways, the road has been romanticized with a hit song and, in the early 1960s, a popular TV series. Spanning 2,400 miles between Chicago and Los ...

Eating on Route 66: Burgers and Schwarzenegger shakes in Santa Monica ...