Anyone who travels Route 66 through the Missouri Ozarks collects memories of roadside curiosities. The Mother Road has long been defined by bold billboards, quirky tourist stops, trading posts, and …

In the beginning, the placement of signs designating the road as U.S. 66 was the only change noted by travelers. In rural America, the transition from dirt road, state highway, or farm road to modern …

Back in the day, when travelers used U.S. Route 66 as the means to reach their destinations, long days, long distances, and travel costs often made the journey tedious, even for the most dedicated …

We’ve all heard of Route 66, but did you ever stop to think of all the women who worked along the 2,448-mile length of the most famous highway in the world? The welcoming smile from an aproned …

They were called “public enemies”− gangsters whose crimeswere so notorious, so well-publicized across the nation thatthey became celebrities. Andsometimes, public enemies likeBonnie and Clyde …

Anyone who was around US 66 during the last century probably remembers the brightly painted Campbell’s 66 semi-trucks that roared up and down the highway from 1926 when 66 came to be, until the …

Cruising Route 66 in the mid-20th century wasn’t just about reaching your destination − it was about the journey, the stops along the way, and, for kids in the back of the station wagon, the …

For more than a decade, pre-interstate Route 66 motels and auto courts have appeared on annual endangered historic property lists from organizations like the National Trust for Historic Preservation …