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.
Get your kicks on a Route 66 road trip—a classic 2,448-mile drive from Chicago to Santa Monica, packed with American history Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a ...
A Route 66 shield marks the storied highway in Needles, California. Bob Riha, Jr. / Getty Images A road trip today can feel like an industrial affair: You travel 80 miles per hour on six-lane highways ...
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 ...
Somewhere along California’s Inland Empire, we saw it: layers of American history, compressed and twisted into a kind of alchemy we would come to recognize throughout our Route 66 trip. Mountains rose ...