Route 66 helped build the High Desert, transforming isolated towns into connected cities, and linking Victorville and Barstow to Los Angeles and the rest of the country. Dubbed the Mother Road, Route ...

CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rand McNally Publishing, America's leading map company for 170 years and a Founding Sponsor of the Route 66 Centennial, today released The Official Map of the ...

The most iconic highway in the country reaches its centennial this year – and travelers are ready to celebrate with an epic road trip. Also called The Mother Road, Route 66 stretches almost 2,500 ...

In celebration of the Centennial Year of Route 66, more people than ever are hitting the open road to take the ...

Bobby Troup created a class­ic American road anthem in the 1940s with (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66. Nat King Cole, Chuck ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Route 66 and Transportation Museum in Elk City is a favorite stop on the Mother Road in Oklahoma. As we approach the ...

Plus, it sits along the longest preserved stretch of the Mother Road.

TULSA, Okla. — The map for Tulsa's Route 66 Capital cruise, set for May 2026, was revealed on Wednesday. The Cruise Route, which aims to include 3,000 classic cars and become the largest ever on ...

We chat with a retailer in Oklahoma, a treasure-hunt winner in New Mexico, a barber in Arizona and a hoarder of road wisdom on the Santa Monica Pier.

Dust storms like this one on “Black Sunday” near Beaver, Oklahoma, pushed thousands of families onto Route 66, the road Steinbeck later called “the Mother Road.” Route 66 earned its nickname in 1939, ...