Route 66 is about to turn 100, yet the road that once carried Dust Bowl refugees and postwar vacationers still shapes how the ...

Last September, I crossed a dream trip off my bucket list. While I’d driven many sections of Route 66 over the years, I had never tackled the entire 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in one ...

CARTHAGE, Mo., June 17 (Reuters) - Route 66 hasn't been a real highway for almost three decades. Sign up here. The last section of the fabled U.S. route from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, was ...

Route 66 had had a major impact on American history in the 20th century. Long before the interstate highways were a twinkle in Dwight Eisenhower’s eye, it connected many previously isolated Western ...

There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s no more iconic US highway than Route 66. After all, it officially opened in 1926 as a 2,400-mile ...

Route 66 has always been more than a line on a map, and as it approaches its centennial it is again becoming the country’s ...

(AP) — Since 1926, Route 66 has been more than just a highway – it’s also home to vintage accommodations rich in American history. From pink Cadillac beds to teepees reimagined, these iconic stays ...