Tulsa's Route 66 Capital Cruise in May will be an official Guinness World Record attempt for the largest classic car parade.

Numerous special events, festivals and road trips are planned throughout 2026 in order to celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66, an iconic highway spanning eight states from Illinois to California.

There’s still a charge in the air after the record-setting 2025 HOT ROD Drag Week—an event that delivered the most entries in history and barrier-breaking performances. Now, HOT ROD is proud to ...

Travelers pose in front of the Sandhills Curiosity Shop, a Route 66 attraction in Erick, Oklahoma. Photo Credit: Gilligan's Route 66 Tours Travelers can get their kicks on Route 66 next year as ...

Bob Ford | Special to News-Press NOW A Route 66 mural on the side of a building is shown in Galena, Kansas. Bob Ford | Special to News-Press NOW Route 66 signage is shown at a rest area in southern ...

How Oklahoma is leading the revival of America’s most iconic highway. Plus, a look at how states from Illinois to California are reviving the Mother Road for its 100th anniversary. ByLaura Begley ...

The Arcadia round barn is one of the top attractions along Route 66 in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s stretch of Route 66, often called the “Heart of the Mother Road,” is packed with nostalgic charm, quirky ...

SPRINGFIELD, MO – City leaders are taking steps to build a new feature downtown that commemorates the Mother Road. A special “Birthplace of Route 66 Plaza” is planned on Jefferson Avenue at Park ...

Associated Press Desolation in this part of the Dust Bowl is graphically illustrated by these rippling dunes banked against a fence, farm home, barn and windmill in Guymon, Oklahoma, March 29, 1937.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio — The road to a United States postage stamp is long, winding and mostly invisible to the public. But for Lakewood photographer David J. Schwartz, the journey has been measured in miles ...

TULSA, Okla. — The 20th anniversary of the Williams Route 66 Marathon is drawing one of the largest crowds organizers have ever seen, with around 7,000 runners expected to participate in various races ...

Route 66 is best known for neon signs, roadside motels, and kitschy pie counters, but the road also winds through some of the country’s most striking natural landscapes. State parks and National Park ...