This is a big year for Oklahoma as we celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66. Tulsa and Springfield, Missouri, have vied ...
This is the story of how I got my lazy self up off my cozy couch last spring and have walked over 1,900 miles (and counting) ...
Route 66 is about to turn 100, yet the road that once carried Dust Bowl refugees and postwar vacationers still shapes how the world imagines an American road trip. From neon-lit motels to quiet ...
Symbolising freedom, adventure and the pursuit of the American Dream, Route 66 has been immortalised in literary classics and blockbuster movies since its inception in 1926. Spanning over 2,400 miles ...
I imagine Route 66 as a road that doesn’t rush you, even when the world does. In my mind, it’s long stretches of open ...
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 ...
Say Winslow, Arizona, and music fans automatically cue up The Eagles’ first mega-hit, “Take it Easy,” which was written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frye. Hordes come to stand on that famous corner at ...
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 ...
U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Despite being decertified in 1985, the "Mother Road" remains alive and well in popular culture, and it ...