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 ...

Discover 10 must-see Route 66 attractions in Oklahoma, from iconic roadside oddities to historic landmarks, as the Mother ...

BRIDGEPORT — The longest bridge along the iconic Route 66 is open again, marking the start of a countdown to the road’s 2026 centennial celebrations expected to draw thousands of visitors from around ...

One of the last remaining original sections of historic Route 66 in Springfield has been purchased by Kum & Go. The curved road on the southeast corner of Glenstone Avenue and Kearney Street was owned ...

In Illinois, all but 20km of the original highway is driveable today. In March, work began uncovering the old path, and in July it opened to the public as a quarter-mile walking trail, part of a slew ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — "It winds from Chicago to LA / More than two thousand miles all the way / Get your kicks on Route 66!" Nearly 70 years ago, Nat King Cole sang his love letter to the historic ...

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 ...

With the ‘Mother Road’ celebrating its 100th birthday next year, Laura French goes back to where it all began and explores the birthplace of America’s most famous highway ...

It won't look like the original concrete highway, built in the 1930s. But a section of original Route 66 roadway at the corner of Glenstone Avenue and Kearney Street will get some recognition by the ...

Arizona State University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. The 2,448 mile-long highway that once wound from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, may soon have a new title ...