Route 66 is a tribute to America’s past—a way to show our kids the people and places that make up this country. The drive is made of long stretches of prairie, dry scrubland, and towering Ponderosa ...

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 ...

Route 66 turns 100: Discover Oklahoma’s history, landmarks, and Mother Road magic. Celebrate the centennial of Route 66 in Oklahoma, the state with more surviving miles of the Mother Road than any ...

America’s most famous road doesn’t officially exist. Look for Route 66 on a modern highway map and you’ll find a ghost — decommissioned in 1985, its shield signs taken down, its number reassigned to ...

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 ...

The US’s most famous road celebrates its centenary. The 2,400-mile highway crosses eight states and three time zones from Chicago to LA The Mother Road, as the author John Steinbeck called it, has ...

Stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, Route 66 isn’t just a road, it’s a moving museum of American culture. Commissioned in 1926, the “Main Street of America” ...

Route 66 helped build the High Desert, transforming isolated towns into connected cities, and linking Victorville and Barstow to Los Angeles and the rest of the country. Dubbed the Mother Road, Route ...