U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, has re-introduced the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act, with the intention ...

USA TODAY readers have already made their opinions known on many Ozarks attractions: They named Silver Dollar City as America's top theme park for the third year in a row, last year they named Wonders ...

The US Route 66 Centennial website highlights Official Route 66 Centennial events, projects, preservation success stories and future needs. Look no further if you're seeking the one-stop source for ...

Budville, New Mexico was once a roadside stop along historic Route 66—until tragedy struck. In 1967, the town’s founder and ...

Founded in 1849, this Kansas town in the Ozarks lies on Route 66 near the Historical Rainbow Bridge, with many nostalgic ...

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.

A writer drove from Chicago to L.A. to see what it truly means to belong to a place. Amboy, Calif., in the Mojave Desert, off the old Route 66.Credit...Andrew Moore Supported by By Aatish Taseer ...

It was created to connect us, a fused chain of existing roadways many unpaved that stretched 2,448 miles across eight states and three time zones, starting steps from Lake Michigan in downtown Chicago ...

SPRINGFIELD — A downtown art gallery has unveiled an exhibition of curated work from local artist Bob Waldmire, who is widely known for his work related to Route 66. Waldmire died in 2009 from ...

If you want to discover the real America, you need to explore the roads less traveled. Here US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill ...