Stop by these delicious diners on your next road trip for hot dogs, chile, burgers, and other classic American comfort foods - and quirky decor.

The state capital may not get a shout out in the iconic highway’s famous song, but with its growing roster of sites and attractions, Springfield has become a mandatory stop——especially as the Main ...

The historic Paradise Motel on Route 66 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Andrew Evans, National Geographic). The real blessing of taking old Route 66 is the chance to travel slowly.

“Historic Route 66 is the quintessential American experience,” explains Ken Busby, executive director and CEO of Route 66 Alliance, a nonprofit organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma dedicated to the ...

"Sixty-six is the mother road, the road of flight,” wrote John Steinbeck in his 1939 novel Grapes of Wrath. When Route 66 was first established in 1926 as one of the first official US highways ...

Route 66 was the “Mother Road” for folks seeking a better life in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath and by the 1950s it had become an express lane for sunshine-seeking vacationers.

This book not only shows which roads used to be 66, but notes a great many things to see and do along the way. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to do a Route 66 road trip.

Holman and Lightning talk about an epic Route 66 road trip and the Summer Truckin Nationals truck show, in episode 234 of The Truck Show Podcast.

That Route 66 road trip exploits the stereotype of the “Indian” while simultaneously denying Native peoples (and other non-White groups) self-representation and access to the kitschy motels, diners, ...

There have been calls for a Route 66-style road trip route through Tipperary, in an effort to bring tourists to more diverse areas of the county.