Travelers cruising Route 66 through Green Country will soon have a chance to take home a real piece of the Mother Road.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is backing grants, storytelling projects and federal legislation to protect the Mother Road, including several efforts in Oklahoma.

Few travel experiences feel as deeply American as a road trip, and no road carries the weight of legend quite like Route 66.

Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo is one of the iconic landmarks along Route 66 in Texas. Route 66, the “Mother Road” that connected Chicago to Los Angeles, and runs through the Texas Panhandle, could soon ...

A run-down diner in Winslow, Ariz., recalls Route 66’s better days. (Chronicle photographs by Lawrence Biemiller) You could say it was Louie the Lumberjack who introduced me to R. Sean Evans, the ...

Larry Mantle discusses the history and landmarks of Southern California's Route 66 with the Chairman of the L.A. Conservancy, Alan Leib, and the President of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation, Jim ...

Google has launched an interactive digital hub preserving Route 66 history using AI, showcasing 33 roadside attractions including Santa Monica's endpoint.

A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 landmarks. This is the second year in a row the Illinois Department of Commerce ...

Travelers on Route 66 spend $132 million a year on hotels, restaurants, museums, gift shops, gasoline and oil and car rentals, with even small communities drawing thousands of visitors annually, a ...