These abandoned and nearly-abandoned ghost towns along Route 66 connect the dots between Illinois and California, and each ...

From California to Illinois, enthusiasts will hit the historic highway in 2026 for yearlong events that honor America’s most ...

The Drive Home VII crew awoke in The Land Of Lincoln with all the cars running well, storming to the end of Route 66 at Navy ...

This tiny Illinois suburb between Chicago and Naperville is a worthwhile stop along historic Route 66 for its comfort food ...

U.S. Highway 66 was established in 1926, which makes the upcoming New Year its 100th anniversary. Despite being decertified ...

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 ...

“Get Your Kicks on Route 66” was a 1946 song by Bobby Troup and my trip last week along what John Steinbeck called the “Mother Road” surpassed expectations. Much of the 1926, east-west, 2,448-mile ...

Strong Towns Blono is celebrating the centennial of Route 66 with a mural project created by local artists, which will create ...

World-renown Route 66 starts in downtown Chicago. But you’ll want to motor west to Springfield, roughly 200 miles from the Windy City, to find the best of the Mother Road. “The big cities don’t have ...

A century of history lies in the asphalt of Route 66. People are gathering their belongings and filling up their tanks to see ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - The Illinois State Museum is launching an online database of 100 oral histories about Route 66. The Route 66 Oral History Project database includes video-recorded interviews ...