Discover the Illinois town between St. Louis and Springfield on Route 66, where you can see retro buildings and experience ...

Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926, and passes through many areas of St. Louis on its 2,400-mile path from Chicago ...

TULSA, Okla. — The AAA Route 66 Road Fest countdown began on April 16 — meaning it is just 66 days until this year's extravaganza. "I've been doing events for over 30 years," said Wade Bray, the ...

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 ...

Also known as the Mother Road, Route 66 runs from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, passing through eight states and countless towns. When it first opened to traffic in 1926, the scenic ...

If you could go back in time to travel Route 66 at any point in history, when would you make the trip? The question was pitched to Jim Ross and Shellee Graham, who are more qualified than most to ...

This man is huge. Standing confidently on the side of the road, legs slightly spread and sporting space-age, metallic silver boots, he’s over 30ft tall, his shoulders almost level with the tip of the ...

Last September, I crossed a dream trip off my bucket list. While I’d driven many sections of Route 66 over the years, I had never tackled the entire 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in one ...

NMDOT received the Asphalt Pavement Alliance’s 2025 Perpetual Pavement Award, “recognizing exceptional long-term performance ...

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 ...