Route 66 Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
former U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
About Route 66
Route 66 is one of the essential icons of America, for Americans and for people abroad. It represents a multitude of ideas: freedom, migration West, and the loneliness of the American heartland. The highway marked the final taming of theWild Westas it opened in 1926; the last section of the route was paved in 1938. Until the Interstate highways were built in the post-war years, Route 66 was, together with theLincoln Highway, among the few reliable roads across the Rocky Mountains. It soon captured America's imagination. John Steinbeck, in his 1940 novelGrapes of Wrath, chronicled the migration along Route 66 of thousands of farmers leaving the Dust Bowl ofKansasandOklahomaduring the Great Depression, trying to reach a better land inCalifornia. Steinbeck posited the road as an almost hostil
Route 66 Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 6 sections including: