U.S. Route 66 turns 100 years old this year, and communities along the historic highway are preparing for a year of centennial events. The road was established in 1926 and eventually stretched about 2 ...

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 ...

Route 66 (sometimes called “The Mother Road”) was designated in 1926 as part of the first federal highway system and ran about 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. One may think of the iconic sign ...

John and Lisa Merrill of Apple Valley are preparing to lead a caravan of RVers on a “Route 66 Centennial” adventure from ...

Choose Chicago’s Route 66 Neighborhoods by Trolley Tour is a moving immersion into the layered neighborhoods of Chicago. Beginning and ending at the Art Institute, the tour weaves through downtown, ...

The historic route turns 100 years old this year; but while it hogs the headlines, consider these lesser-known alternatives ...

Most Route 66 wayfarers roll into Funks Grove, 142 miles after revving up their Mother Road odyssey of neon nostalgia and kitschy Americana from Chicago to California, and make a beeline for the Sirup ...

Caprock Chronicles explores the history of the iconic Route 66 as it passes through the Texas Panhandle on its journey from ...

Route 66 was established on Nov. 11, 1926. It originally stretched about 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Dubbed “The Mother Road” by author John Steinbeck, Route 66 became a national symbol ...

AMARILLO, Texas — Two other men had come before him that Thursday night in June. Both failed. But 37-year-old Clint Gee of Lawton, Oklahoma, was confident heading into The Big Texan Steak Ranch’s ...

What: The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate Route 66 on that historic highway's centennial with a set of eight stamps. The ...