A look at how states from Oklahoma to Illinois to California are reviving America's most iconic highway for its 100th anniversary.
When Route 66 was established in 1926, it did not include Detroit. But for an upcoming trek along the road, the Detroit Auto ...
Route 66 turns 100 years old in 2026 presenting the country an opportunity to authentically rewrite the narrative of the Mother Road, so-named by John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel, “The Grapes of Wrath ...
Sue Bridges swears she’s never said so many “Thank you”s in such a short period of time. From devastation, she adds, “nothing but good has come out of it.” On Jan. 22, Bridges awoke at 2 a.m. to a ...
BARSTOW, Calif. — The “Mother Road” today is old, wrinkled, slow and missing a lot of vital parts. Officially, it’s dead, supplanted by the more-efficient, less-interesting interstates long ago. But ...
The route: Part of the fun of this Route 66 road trip is choosing your route to Barstow. There are three starting points and three historic route alignments through L.A. We chose one that goes across ...
Get your kicks on America's original road trip—this 2,448-mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica is a trip down memory lane of our nation's history. Our editors and experts handpick every product ...
A fundraiser to help the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville cover repairs from a January break-in brought out hundreds Saturday. A month after a burglar inflicted thousands of dollars in damage ...
Affectionately called "The Mother Road," Route 66 is known for quirky roadside attractions and unique mom-and-pop motels, constructed between the late 1920s and late 1950s and often clad in neon.
If you feel that Hollywood, one of Los Angeles' most popular yet also most disappointing neighborhoods, is an underwhelming tourist trap, it's time for a change of scene. Leave cookie-cutter remakes ...