Tribune reporter Jonathan Bullington and photojournalist E. Jason Wambsgans set out next week to travel the length of Route 66 ahead of the highway’s centennial next year.

While the Mother Road runs through eight states, Springfield has some special connections to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route.

But when they stopped off at Route 66's famous diner Peggy Sue's ... These people could have been following us. I think honestly it happens quite often at Peggy Sue's. 'I know for a fact that ...

It’s the best road trip you’ve never heard of, and it’s the modern successor to Route 66. Welcome to I-75, a 2875km slice of the USA where the transition from one end to the other couldn’t ...

For a slice of Route 66 history, make a pit stop in this quiet Oklahoma town, where you can still spot an old one-room jail ...

For Jim Ross and his wife Shellee Graham, just about every single journey on Route 66, for the past 30 years, has included an ...

Much like Radiator Springs in Pixar’s Cars, once-thriving villages along the N-VI have faded, bypassed by faster roads. The route spans three autonomous communities—Madrid, Castilla y León, and ...

Months before, I had typed out a few fevered paragraphs to my editor about wanting to do a classic all-American road trip, following the outline of Route 66 ... of the United States on the ...

PennDOT is planning to add signs, road markings and a high-friction road surface to improve safety for motorists exiting ...

Whether you’re a dedicated Route 66 enthusiast checking another stop off your bucket list, a curious traveler exploring the ...

The unassuming white building with its mint-green metal roof doesn’t scream for attention as you drive by—which might explain ...