Kansas Historic Route 66 Association

08/03/2026

Get your engines ready!

07/10/2026

Cars on the Route in Galena, Kansas represents Kansas on the commemorative set of Forever Stamps for the Centennial of Route 66. The photo with the KanOTex pump is from Cars on the Route. The Kanotex Refining Company began operation in Caney, Kansas, in 1909, and operated until 1953.

The stamps were released on May 5.

Our page devoted to Cars on the Route: http://www.kansastravel.org/4womenontheroute.htm

07/02/2026

When Route 66 was decommissioned, downtown Galena, Kansas, emptied out.

In this excerpt, filmmaker John Paget recalls stopping at an abandoned gas station in 1996 and filming a rusty tow truck sitting out back—years before it became a "movie star."

But when four local women later bought the station and began restoring it, the truck was gone. See the full story of how they found it, and how it helped save Galena, in the new documentary:
ROUTE 66: THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA.

Have you visited Cars on the Route in Galena?

07/01/2026

06/30/2026

06/07/2026

Check out the crowd that started with us at the Santa Monica Pier on June 6th! We can't wait to meet more of you as we make our way east. Route 66 is for everyone!

📷: Jessica Roybal

06/07/2026

Great Start for a great trip!

A 70-car caravan embarked on a journey from Santa Monica to Chicago to celebrate the centennial of the famed 2,448-mile Route 66.