Route 66, which writer John Steinbeck called “the mother road” in his 1939 classic novel “The Grapes of Wrath,” stretches 2,400 miles from Chicago, south through Missouri and across the ...

Wild burros wander on Route 66 near Oatman, Arizona, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The burros are believed to be descended from ones that served as pack animals from gold miners. (E.

The 2025 HOT ROD Power Tour saw record turnout on Day 2 at Route 66 Dragway in Joliet, with 399 tech cards filled and 646 drag passes. The event featured a scenic 188-mile cruise from Indianapolis ...

Our guide, Mike McMains, opened the trolly tour with a surprising truth: Route 66 didn’t originally begin in downtown Chicago. It started in Cicero, along the old SBI 4.

A Route 66 sign, perched on a pole at the famed Santa Monica pier, advertises the spot as the “end of the trail.” But for these road trippers, it’s just the beginning.

Will explores Route 66, visits odd spots, and joins a donut-eating bike race. Host Will Clinger drives the Illinois leg of historic ROUTE 66 to find: the birthplace of the COZY DOG in Springfield ...

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 ...

Continuing the focus on Route 66 history, another 30 minutes on the road takes one to Lebanon where there is the Route 66 Museum at the Lebanon-Laclede County Public Library at 915 S. Jefferson Ave.