Known as the Mother Road, Route 66 is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and one local museum is making sure its ...

Hop aboard the Lincoln Service line for a nostalgic ride through Illinois, where historic Route 66 towns and charming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Route 66 mainstay in the Springfield area just got a larger than-life-addition. Say hello to Big Ron. He’s three stories tall, ...

Springfield is set to the be host city for the centennial celebration honoring Route 66 and plans are already being made to make the city more appealing to the many visitors expected in April 2026.

One of Springfield's largest festivals is less than a month away, celebrating the history of The Mother Road. The 12th annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival is Thursday, Aug. 8, through Saturday, Aug ...

A float in the New Year's Day Rose Parade promoting Illinois tourism prominently features some of Springfield's Route 66 landmarks. This is the second year in a row the Illinois Department of Commerce ...

USA TODAY readers have already made their opinions known on many Ozarks attractions: They named Silver Dollar City as America's top theme park for the third year in a row, last year they named Wonders ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A must-stop photo-op is coming for Route 66 fans in Springfield. Springfield city leaders said that artists are designing a major sculpture to honor the Mother Road. It will ...