As the 100th anniversary of Route 66 approaches in 2026, join Pulitzer Prize winners Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans as they spotlight the stops and people who live along America’s highway.

Anna Matuschek, who works in Stuttgart for the German magazine Motor Klassik, rides on Route 66 outside Oatman, Arizona. Catherine Karnow Since I discovered U.S. Route 66 as a teenage hitchhiker, I’ve ...

SELIGMAN, AZ (AZFamily) — Take a drive along the Mother Road and you will come across the small town of Seligman, nestled between Kingman and Williams. Colorful, quirky gift shops line the historic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

As Route 66 turns 100, a growing charger network is making the Mother Road drivable by EV. But does the classic American road trip still feel the same without petrol? On a rainy Chicago morning, my ...

Chicago and Santa Monica might be Route 66's iconic endpoints, but Springfield is where the legendary name was born. There's little in this unassuming corner in downtown Springfield, Missouri, to ...