Route 66 extends nearly 180 miles across the Texas Panhandle. About 20 miles east of the border, the town of Adrian advertises itself as the route’s midpoint, equidistant to Chicago and Los ...

Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Buildings in the town of Jericho, Texas, where Blair and Blanca Schaffer purchased 80 acres of the Route 66 ghost town in 2020 in an effort to save it. (E. Jason ...

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 ...

Santa Fe is the oldest established settlement along Route 66. Many of the buildings in the city are among the oldest in the ...

For a slice of Route 66 history, make a pit stop in this quiet Oklahoma town, where you can still spot an old one-room jail and an abandoned service station.

Albuquerque developers are transforming some of the city’s vacant motels and homes into affordable housing. As Jack Herrera ...

Driving the length of Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles is a memorable experience for many road trip enthusiasts. Crossing eight states—Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico ...

2026 Detroit Auto Show will kick off with iconic Route 66 cross-country drive. Phoebe Wall Howard. Special to the Detroit Free Press. ... You get to see some pretty old buildings and scenes.

Sage Scott. The quirky public art pieces along Route 66 are part time capsule, part creative canvas. From fiberglass giants to a man-made forest, these art installations turn Route 66 into an ...

These days, the best way to know you’re on Route 66 is by paying attention to the quality of the road beneath you. The real 66 is bumpy, unkempt, and rife with weed-filled cracks.

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 ...

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 ...