A writer drove from Chicago to L.A. to see what it truly means to belong to a place.

Derelict gas stations ... deteriorating filling stations and shuttered mom-and-pop stores. He introduced a bill to preserve the highway. Authorized in 1999, the Route 66 Corridor Preservation ...

Get your kicks on Route 66.” Those lyrics from the 1946 song cemented the importance of U.S. Route 66, one of the original ...