Olive, Illinois, along Route 66. (BILL RETTEW/MEDIANEWS GROUP ... One nice fellah offered to let me follow him to the gas station and thankfully I did. Everyone in the Midwest is oh-so nice.

A popular activity among motor vehicle enthusiasts is to follow Old Route ... Route 66. Opened in 1926 by Joe and Victor ...

From fiberglass giants to a man-made forest, art installations turn Route 66 into an unforgettable, open-air gallery ...

The annual Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival ... Giveaway on both days will be at the Historic 1932 Standard Oil Gas Station on Rt. 66. Another stop is the historic subway.

Amboy, Calif., in the Mojave Desert, off the old Route 66.Credit...Andrew Moore Supported by By Aatish Taseer Photographs by ...