The Route 66 Centennial Forever Stamps: What USPS's 2026 Series Actually Depicts
Eight designs, one site per state, issued in Phoenix on May 5. What the Postal Service documented about the centennial series — and what it never said.
Read more →Route 66
Road trip guides, historic stops, and Americana along the Mother Road.
Williams, Arizona: The Last Town Route 66 Ever Bypassed
Williams held off Interstate 40 in court until October 13, 1984 — the last Route 66 town bypassed. What it won, what it lost, and what to see there now.
Read more →
Hackberry General Store: The Most Photographed Stop Between Seligman and Kingman
The real history of the Hackberry General Store on Route 66 — the silver-mining town it grew out of, the Conoco station it replaced, and what's actually there …
Read more →
Standin' on the Corner in Winslow: Route 66's Most Unlikely Landmark
How a 1972 Eagles song turned a Winslow, Arizona corner into a Route 66 landmark — the park's origin, its 2004 near-destruction, and what's there today.
Read more →
Driving Historic Route 66: Seligman to Kingman, Arizona
The 90-mile stretch of Historic Route 66 from Seligman to Kingman is among the best-preserved sections of the entire highway. Here's how to drive it stop by …
Read more →
Route 66 in Seligman: A Complete Visitor's Guide
Everything you need to know to visit Seligman, Arizona on Route 66 — what to see, where to eat, where to stay, and how to make the most of the Mother Road's …
Read more →
Route 66 Road Trip: Planning the Drive from Chicago to Los Angeles
How to plan a complete Route 66 road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles — realistic timeline, best stops by state, what to skip, and how to handle the sections …
Read more →
Route 66 Ghost Towns in Arizona: What Remains Along the Mother Road
The ghost towns and near-ghost towns of the Arizona Route 66 corridor — Truxton, Hackberry, Peach Springs, and the communities that the Interstate emptied and …
Read more →
Historic Gas Stations on Route 66: The Filling Stations That Defined the Mother Road
A survey of the historic gas stations that shaped the Route 66 experience — the Conoco towers, Texaco deco stations, and independent operations that have …
Read more →