Route 66

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The historic highway once followed the expansion of the United States, from the shore of Lake Michigan in Chicago into the Midwest, across the Great Plains and through the Southwestern desert to Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean. Although replaced by larger highways I-40 and I-10, more than 80 percent of old Route 66 remains driveable, as a collection of off-the-beaten-path state highways and local roads.

Iconic Americana

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The »Main Street of America« became a highway of dreams for many young travelers. It features in songs about escape, freedom and adventure. The blues song »Route 66« was composed by Bobby Troup and first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946. It has been covered many times since then.

Let’s start our trip …

Fill the tank

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If you ever plan to motor west,
travel my way, take the highway
that's the best.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

It winds from Chicago to L.A.
more than two thousand miles
all the way.

Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Midwest to the plains

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Now you go through Saint Louis, Joplin, Missouri, and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty.

Into the desert

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You see Amarillo, Gallup,
New Mexico, …

Home stretch

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… Flagstaff, Arizona,
don't forget Winona, Kingman,
Barstow, San Bernardino.

And the ocean

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Won’t you get hip to this timely tip
when you make your California trip:
get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Get your kicks on Route sixty-six!