There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s no more iconic US highway than Route 66. After all, it officially opened in 1926 as a 2,400-mile ...

A new Mother Road mural has been placed next to the Route 66 Visitors Center in Webb City, featuring local landmarks and the ...

ST. ROBERT, Mo. – A new roadside attraction is set to open next month and light up the skies of the Missouri Ozarks. Route 66 Neon Park, the first park dedicated to vintage neon lights in Missouri, is ...

Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926, and passes through many areas of St. Louis on its 2,400-mile path from Chicago ...

As part of the upcoming Route 66 Centennial, a hot air balloon paying homage to the Mother Road will be unveiled at this year ...

As it winds from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean, Route 66 crosses rivers, canyons and mountains that beg drivers to stop and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Springfield Missouri has been selected as the host city for the national kickoff of America's Route 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026. The city was ...

Route 66 is home to some brilliant barbecue spots including James Beard Award winners, world champion pitmasters, and other ...

A telegram sent from Springfield, Missouri, in April of 1926 is what first proposed the now historic name of Route 66.

A panoramic view of Route 66 Neon Park on the night it opened in May. In 2013 St. Louisan Jim Thole was speaking at a National Park Service conference in Los Angeles. The meeting theme was “The Road ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Springfield will be showcased in episode nine of PBS’s “Samantha Brown’s Places to Love,” premiering later this month. On Sunday, March 23, the episode will focus on Route 66. Host ...

Illinois' Congressman Darin LaHood and Sen. Tammy Duckworth have reintroduced a bill to have Route 66 designated as a ...