Instead I’ve had to content myself with trips closer to home, tracing Route 66 through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and, more recently, Illinois. As much as 85% of Route 66 is still drivable ...

“People will be coming in here to the store they want to grab a souvenir ... Route 66 turns 100 in 2026, it stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica, California, passing through Missouri, Kansas ...

“We wanted to celebrate Kansas being on Route 66 and the color and excitement of the historic route,” Dawn said. The mural is being painted on a 20-foot-tall monument that has a 10-foot-by-10 ...