Destinations & Attractions

Since Route 66 connects so many major metro areas, including those of the American Southwest, it’s easy to make the assumption it must pass through…

The shield. Route 66’s most enduring symbol. If you can summon up an image of a Route 66 sign without Google, the shield is the…

Route 66 is a legendary road that makes one heck of a road trip even if you only follow it part of the way. What’s…

When it comes to legendary roads, few hold the mythos of Route 66, and certainly no other American highway matches it in sheer nostalgia. But…

Route 66 crosses the entire state of Illinois, from the banks of Lake Michigan in the northeast to the border with St. Louis, Missouri in…

There are plenty of cool facts about Route 66, but when you’re getting ready to set out on the Mother Road, it’s more about time…

Route 66 is more than just an old road. It’s a legendary road that has been immortalized in popular culture in everything from classic literature…

There are a lot of old restaurants along Route 66. McDonald’s began along the old route. So, did Steak & Shake. In fact, the entire…

Route 66 is such a fabled road of the past, it often seems like it exists out of the modern world. But the truth is…

Route 66 isn’t the road it once was. It has been eclipsed as a cross-country thruway by a series of interstates, the main one Interstate-40,…

Finding the old Route 66 buried under the roads that took its place can be difficult. Only two of the eight states Route 66 once…

Driving in Las Vegas can be a bumper-to-bumper experience. The Interstate that rolls through the city, the I-15, often backs up at popular exists, and…