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 ...

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 ...

From live blues performances in St Louis and kayaking on the Lake of the Ozarks, to driving Route 66 through Pulaski County, ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation has awarded funding to help complete a 47-mile trail through McLean County.

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

The Small Tennessee Town That Feels Straight Out of Schitt’s Creek The Mother Road deserves the mother load of all celebrations, which is why we’re honored to be named the Official Publishing Partner ...

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 ...

A fire damaged the nearly 100-year-old White & Platt building in Old Town Barstow on Thursday morning. For decades, the structure housed the popular White & Platt Drugstore, a community hub for ...

The “Hot to Go” singer filmed the video for the hit in Springfield near her southwest Missouri hometown. You can see several sites for yourself.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act. The upcoming Route 66 Centennial might give the bill extra spotlight. SPRINGFIELD — An ...