Sometimes called the Mother Road, Route 66 took its place in American culture with its own song and a 1960s television drama.

The United States Postal Service is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66 with a new collection of commemorative ...

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 ...

Route 66 is the mother of all roads. Scratch that. She’s the Mother Road, as the incomparable John Steinbeck coined it in his 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath. The nation’s most iconic highway, also ...

As Route 66 nears its 100th anniversary, preservation groups are pushing for federal protection and investing in historic sites across Oklahoma and the nation. Route 66 is nearing its 100th ...

Route 66, often referred to as the “Mother Road,” is more than just a highway; it’s an enduring symbol of American car culture and freedom. Spanning over 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, this ...

“Right now we are featuring a lot of the 1920s which includes the Flapper Era, raccoon coats, prohibition and silent movies.” ...

Anna Matuschek, who works in Stuttgart for the German magazine Motor Klassik, rides on Route 66 outside Oatman, Arizona. Catherine Karnow Since I discovered U.S. Route 66 as a teenage hitchhiker, I’ve ...

Tulsa received a $90,000 award through the Oklahoma Route 66 Revitalization Grant Program to build a musical road along a section of Route 66. City officials said the installation will be the first of ...