Route 66, nearly 2,500 miles long, is America’s premier highway. Stretching from Chicago to California, this iconic route ...

Another one is also on Route 66, in Rialto, California. The Wigwam Motel served as an inspiration for the Cozy Cone Motel in “Cars.” It's true that a corner in Winslow, Arizona inspired the ...

In 1985, U.S. 66 was officially decertified. All signs were taken down and it was removed from maps ... November 1987, Arizona designated a stretch of the old highway from east of Seligman to the ...

Beyond the vintage diners and roadside kitsch, Route 66 passes stunning natural attractions from Missouri caves to Arizona ...

In 1985, however, Route 66 literally fell off the map when it was decommissioned ... Finish your trip at Old Trails Bridge. Linking Arizona to California, it carried Route 66 traffic across ...

Meandering wild burros, wild west shootouts, and abandoned mines leading into the desert hills. This dusty village is on a desolate stretch of America’s favorite highway, and it’s not to be missed!

Arizona has some of the best-preserved stretches of Route 66 and still has more than 250 miles that are drivable, including the longest unbroken stretch from west of Ash Fork to the California ...

Among these is Truxton, the site of natural springs in northwestern Arizona that Beale named ... servicemen and families followed Route 66 to California on the promise of better lives in ...

Take Williams, Arizona ... all Route 66 towns, had to figure out how to reinvent themselves or leverage what they already had. The ones that didn’t? They’re no longer on the map.

The “California Historic Route 66 Needles ... including representatives from two other Route 66 states, Arizona and Illinois, to commemorate the milestone anniversary. “Our 18 partners are ...

All signs were taken down and it was removed from maps ... 1987, Arizona designated a stretch of the old highway from east of Seligman to the California state line as Historic Route 66.