There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s no more iconic US highway than Route 66. After all, it officially opened in 1926 as a 2,400-mile ...

Route 66 is filled with once-thriving towns that are now almost completely abandoned, but there's one ghost town on the New Mexico–Texas border that combines the bygone era of travel on the famous ...

AMBOY, Calif. — Water is the key to the future of Roy’s Motel & Cafe, the lone survivor in a Route 66 town that, at its peak, boasted 200 residents, three gas stations, three motels, two cafes, a post ...

The Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, TX. Old Route 66 crosses eight states, three time zones, and more than 2,400 miles as it winds its way from Santa Monica to Chicago. You’ll find ...

Meandering wild burros, wild west shootouts, and abandoned mines leading into the desert hills. This dusty village is on a ...

Albuquerque’s main road is the longest continuous stretch—at 18 miles—of Route 66 in any city. This year, the New Mexico city ...

The four-day National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration will take place April 30 through May 3 in Springfield, Missouri ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — This probably isn’t the Route 66 that most people imagine. Here, there are no restored 1950s diners or art deco gas stations-turned-gift shops. Here, homeless encampments occupy an ...

For 2,448 miles, Route 66 takes road-trippers through skyscrapers and canyons, petrified forests and gateway arches. But of all those miles, there's one in particular that both exemplifies the ...