I’ve always wanted to drive Route 66, starting from California. Is there a group or club that makes an annual caravan? You can find tours making the Chicago-to-Santa Monica, Calif., trek on historic ...

If you ever plan to travel west in the US, take the highway that’s the best, the so-called Mother Road that winds west from Chicago to the Pacific coastal city of Santa Monica. That’s a 2,500-mile ...

They say driving Route 66, the iconic 2,400-mile road connecting Chicago with Santa Monica, sneaks us into a bygone America, an era of neon signs and mom-and-pop diners. This waits for us, just off ...

Anna Matuschek, who works in Stuttgart for the German magazine Motor Klassik, rides on Route 66 outside Oatman, Arizona. Catherine Karnow Since I discovered U.S. Route 66 as a teenage hitchhiker, I’ve ...

Route 66 With Nissan, Day Six: From Flagstaff, AZ to Needles, CA For us, a perfect day on Route 66 includes stop... Route 66 With Nissan, Day Five: From Albuquerque, NM to Flagstaff, AZ Our fifth day ...

Since its creation in 1926, Route 66 has been a symbol of American freedom that offered adventurous types much more than a way to get from point A to point B. During its heyday, Route 66 breathed life ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this article stated that the highway ended in San Diego. This is incorrect. The highway ends in Santa Monica, California. Tucumcari, New Mexico – Muhammad Malik ...

SELIGMAN, Arizona — They came suddenly and in numbers, cars and trucks weighed down with their owners’ worldly possessions. Angel Delgadillo was a boy when those hundreds of thousands of Dust Bowl ...

As the 100th anniversary of Route 66 approaches in 2026, join Pulitzer Prize winners Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans as they spotlight the stops and people who live along America’s highway.