The Mother Road. America’s Highway. The Main Street of America. The Will Rogers Highway. Route 66 goes by many names, but no matter how travelers refer to it, there’s one constant everyone can agree ...

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 ...

TULSA, Okla — Route 66, the highway that merged the nation together and put Oklahoma on the map, is being celebrated right in the heart of Tulsa, Expo Square. I spoke with Wade Bray, event curator, ...

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 ...

There's nothing quite as fun or freeing as a road trip — and the best American road trips are taken down historic Route 66. The road goes by many names, including "The Mother Road," "Will Rogers ...

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 ...

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 ...

The giant 21-foot-tall chef towered over East St. Louis Street for five years. Now, just ahead of the Route 66 centennial, ...

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 ...