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13/05/2020

Good news.

The closed Gasconade River Bridge near Hazelgreen, Missouri, was facing a spring deadline to find a new owner for the historic span or the Missouri Department of Transportation would advertise for bids to tear it down. That deadline is off the table, according to Joe Sonderman of the Route 66 Associ...

12/05/2020

09/02/2020

This is a tough one. Thinking of all those affected by the virus in China and across the globe. Hoping this gets contained soon. 🙁

Some tour operators, travel insurance brokers and even airline employees say they are facing growing numbers of customers who want to avoid the region.

07/11/2019

An important and often overlooked piece to the history of travel in this country. Traveling the open road could actually be dangerous if you weren't white in years past. Not one of America's finer moments in time.

Nine editions of the traveler's guide for blacks in an era of harsher segregation yield a list of 91 businesses in Detroit and Michigan

09/09/2019

Whoa.

An apparent arsonist early Sunday set fire to one of the classic cars that make up the landmark Cadillac Ranch on Amarillo’s west side. KAMR-TV in Amarillo reported the first fire call came in at 2:12 a.m. The fire was extinguished, and no arrests have been made. The administrator at the Cadillac ...

01/09/2019

Good to know!

The landmark Bottle Tree Ranch along Route 66 near Oro Grande, California, reopened Saturday after being closed following the death of its creator, Elmer Long, in July. Delvin Harbour, a longtime Route 66 enthusiast in California, posted this on Facebook on Saturday: Long, 72, died June 22 after a b...

28/03/2019

This would be a beautiful time to drive through here!

If you’re able to do so, it probably would be a good idea to travel Route 66 in western Arizona and the desert of Southern California now. The Kingman Visitor Center in Kingman, Arizona, this week posted on Facebook, including the above image, spectacular photos of wildflowers along Oatman Road (a...

05/03/2019

The loneliest road in America. We’re game!

14/02/2019

Another Muffler Man going up! If you're in Tulsa, OK on May 11, head over and check him out!

Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios on Route 66 in Tulsa will hold a celebration for the addition of its new Muffler Man fiberglass statue starting at 10 a.m. May 11 with music, food and area celebrities. Joel Baker, known for the American Giants documentary series on YouTube, and his team will install the ...

22/01/2019

Here’s your chance!!

Have you ever dreamt of traveling the country in a hotdog shaped vehicle? Here's your chance to make that dream a reality.

20/01/2019

Missouri State University Libraries and Ozarks Alive talked to people who in the trucking industry during Route 66's heyday have put the interviews online.

08/01/2019

Quite a low point in "modern" America when something like this was necessary for the safety of black travelers. Tourism has matured in America but we bet that people of color may still not be completely comfortable. Those of us in the tourism industry must not shy away from reporting acts of racism, discrimination, or prejudice. And we must hold ourselves to the highest standards when guiding tourists along America's roadways in order to protect their rights and ensure their safety.

For nearly 30 years, a guide called the "Negro Motorist Green Book" provided African Americans with advice on safe places to eat and sleep when they traveled through the Jim Crow-era United States

15/10/2018

Definitely good news.

The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership a few days ago issued its third-quarter report. Among the interesting nuggets is the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preserve Route 66 road trip generated more than 1,000 news stories and drew a potential…