The Premier Guide To All the off-the-radar stops along America’s Mother Road

The Best Hits on Route 66 also includes specialized itineraries with themes that make it easier than ever to plan a road trip to remember. 

Discover Route 66 by State

Illinois

Starting and decommissioning point of Route 66. The state of the “Muffler Men”.

Missouri

Originally Route 14 from St. Louis to Joplin and Route 1F from Joplin to Kansas.

Kansas

The shortest stretch with about 13 miles of the popular old route.

Oklahoma

Centrally located along the route and holding the country’s longest section of Route 66

Texas

The halfway point. From the Oklahoma line to the New Mexico line is a mere 178 miles.

New Mexico

Land of extremes and contrasts. A territory of savory specialties and craft.

Arizona

Land of volcanoes, meteor craters, petrified forests and cool pine forests.

California

The end of trail. From the Colorado River, all the way to the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica.