The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

Otherworldly -- that's one way to describe the Mojave Desert and its barren beauty. This unforgiving region is partly located ...

Last September, I crossed a dream trip off my bucket list. While I'd driven many sections of Route 66 over the years, I had never tackled the entire 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in one ...

With its 100th birthday on the horizon, Route 66 will soon be in the spotlight again. Now, a new book chronicling the history ...

Waldmire was also recognized as a gentle soul with a hippie spirit, living a nomadic lifestyle in his iconic 1972 VW Microbus ...

At the entrance, 85-year-old Rose Geralds is waiting for me. A guide at the museum, she’s wearing a Route 66 shirt emblazoned with vintage cars and road maps.

The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival is set for Aug. 8-9 this year and features a car show, a parade, live music, food, and exhibits by authors, collectors and artists.

That is, until Bob Waldmire came to town.. Waldmire’s family opened the Springfield, Illinois, institution Cozy Dog, which is located on Route 66 and claims to have invented the corn dog.Born in ...