Meandering wild burros, wild west shootouts, and abandoned mines leading into the desert hills. This dusty village is on a desolate stretch of America’s favorite highway, and it’s not to be missed!

Immortalised in dozens of blockbuster classics since its opening in 1926, Route 66 symbolises freedom, top-down adventure and ...

Wild burros roam the streets in the Historic Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz. The burros are descended from pack animals turned loose by early prospectors and are now protected under federal law.

One Century, One Road Route 66, ‘The Main Street of America,’ turns 100 By Jonathan Bullington and E. Jason Wambsgans It was created to connect us, a fused chain of existing ...

There is a roughly 8-mile section of Route 66 at the western edge of this state that is considered to be one of the most ...

As the 100th anniversary of Route 66 approaches in 2026, join us as we spotlight the stops and people who live along America’s highway.

When the mines shuttered, the stream of traffic along Route 66 kept Oatman alive. A realignment in 1952 swung Route 66 south through Yucca, and Oatman barely hung on.

WINSLOW, Ariz. — Even after nearly a century, Route 66 still turns a cross-country drive into something unforgettable. America's most famous highway still knows how to deliver a great story and ...

One of the most demanding stretches of the N.O.T. and later Route 66 was a steep section of hairpin turns through the Black Mountains outside Oatman (peak population of 10,000) in Western Arizona.

Maybe it’s trip fatigue setting in, maybe Oatman broke something in us, or maybe it was just that I now know what lurked behind it, but Route 66’s kitschiness has become repulsive to me.

The old Route 66 from Oatman to Topock looks much like this, Despite warnings by some, we decided to brave this 26-mile stretch of 66, which took more than an hour to complete at a first and ...