Springfield will host the National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration April 30-May 2, 2026, marking the 100th anniversary of the historic highway.

Coined the “Mother Road” by John Steinbeck in his 1939 “The Grapes of Wrath” novel, the U.S. Route 66 has been a beloved part ...

The Route 66 centennial celebration will kick off April 30 in Springfield with a live broadcast of the TODAY show and concert hosted by John Goodman.

As Route 66 nears its 100th anniversary, preservation groups are pushing for federal protection and investing in historic sites across Oklahoma and the nation. Route 66 is nearing its 100th ...

Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles. Roughly 1,372 of those miles cut through Native American Tribes’ land. According to the American Indian Alaska Native ...

Where there's a Will, there's a way — to adventures along Route 66. Individuals and families are encouraged to take cultural icon and Oklahoma native Will Rogers with them, in a sense, as they travel ...

TUCUMCARI, NM — In 2026, Route 66 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the road. Called “America’s Mother Road,” it runs from Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles. While ...

Descendants have restored the Threatt Filling Station, the first and only Black-owned service station on Route 66, ...

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 ...

Every Sunday evening in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, shiny, candy-painted lowriders cruise, hop and bounce down Central Avenue as bystanders cheer on the spectacle of artistry and craftsmanship.

Tulsa received a $90,000 award through the Oklahoma Route 66 Revitalization Grant Program to build a musical road along a section of Route 66. City officials said the installation will be the first of ...