Here's what you need to know about the Mother Road.

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 ...

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 most talked‑about drive. A century after the highway number first appeared on ...

Reporter Lisa Monahan takes us to the heart of Yukon, Okla. to take in the sights and sounds of Rock the Route. YUKON, Okla. - Welcome to the road trip of a lifetime, where we hit the Mother Road to ...

The Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield, Ill., is located a few blocks north of U.S. Route 66. It’s just one of many attractions and historic landmarks near the historic highway. Photograph ...

Cruising U.S. Route 66 in California If you’ve been driving the 2,448 miles from Chicago west to Santa Monica on the best ...

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

Virtual flamenco dancers overlaying the cityscape, murals both tall and small and narrated place-based poetry are all a part of the city’s “art-fueled” road trip through Albuquerque’s stretch of Route ...

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

Steinbeck’s description of Dust Bowl migration depicts Route 66 as the symbol of survival for thousands of Oklahoma families.

WASHINGTON (Amazing America) — It’s one of America’s most iconic songs that doesn’t just invite us, but commands us to get out and explore one of the world's most historic highways, Route 66. But do ...