(NEXSTAR) – An event planned for the 100th birthday of Route 66 could be a defining moment for a new generation. Or at least that’s what John Binns is hoping. “I’m imagining it like Woodstock. People ...

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 ...

SELIGMAN, Arizona — They came suddenly and in numbers, cars and trucks weighed down with their owners’ worldly possessions. Angel Delgadillo was a boy when those hundreds of thousands of Dust Bowl ...

Route 66 staat in ons geheugen gegrift als de ultieme weg naar vrijheid en avontuur. De werkelijkheid langs de Mother Road is echter een pijnlijk schouwspel van verval en verwaarlozing. Sinds de komst ...

Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles. Roughly 1,372 of those miles cut through Native American Tribes’ land. According to the American Indian Alaska Native ...

How Oklahoma is leading the revival of America’s most iconic highway. Plus, a look at how states from Illinois to California are reviving the Mother Road for its 100th anniversary. ByLaura Begley ...

ROUTE 66 TURNS 100 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR, AND KOAT IS YOUR PLACE TO STAY UP TO DATE ON THE YEAR LONG CELEBRATION. TONIGHT WE SHOW YOU THE FIRST EVENT HITTING THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND, AND WHEN YOU CAN SEE ...

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 ...

Willie Lambert, author of the Route 66 Unpolished Guide, has spent decades exploring the lesser-known aspects of Route 66, uncovering hidden gems and pieces of history along the iconic road.

HISTORY IN ALAMOGORDO FROM 11 TO 2, AND IS OPEN FOR ALL AGES. ROUTE 66 IS KNOWN FOR ITS SCENIC VIEWS FROM NEW MEXICO’S RED CLIFFS AND ADOBE VILLAGES TO THE SANTA MONICA PIER IN CALIFORNIA. NOW THOSE ...

If you’ve been driving the 2,448 miles from Chicago west to Santa Monica on the best long road trip in America, Route 66 in California will seem like the home stretch. Along the way you’ve been ...