Illinois will release a 13-coin Route 66 set for its 2026 centennial. Only 300 sets will be made, each with a certificate of authenticity.

Route 66 captures American imagination like few other highways, stretching 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica through ...

Route 66, often referred to as the “Mother Road,” is more than just a highway; it’s an enduring symbol of American car ...

The Google Arts & Culture Route 66 project, built in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be ...

Many old towns along Route 66 seem to have been forgotten as we tend to take the freeways, bypassing these slices of ...

National Geographic has named an iconic road in Oklahoma one of the best places in the world to travel in 2026.

The program provides funding for eligible commercial and civic properties along rural stretches of Arizona’s Route 66 ...

A 21-foot-tall chef statue known as a "Muffler Man" has moved from its location in Springfield, Missouri. Originally named "Carl," the statue has been renamed "Big Al" and relocated to the Hi-Way Cafe ...

Tulsa’s Gathering Place is joining the Route 66 centennial celebration in 2026! Festivities will include a Route 66 festival, sneaker decorating contest, a drive-in movie night, a special immersive ...

A bill in Congress aims to help businesses along Route 66. Illinois Rep. Darin LaHood introduced a bill, Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act (H.R.4338) that would designate Route 66 as a ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Tourism Department is deploying a new hot air balloon at this year’s Balloon Fiesta to commemorate the upcoming centennial anniversary of Route 66. Rainbow Ryders ...

Springfield is set to the be host city for the centennial celebration honoring Route 66 and plans are already being made to make the city more appealing to the many visitors expected in April 2026.