Route 66

From Chicago to Santa Monica — 2,448 miles of American history, culture, and open road photographed state by state

Explore by State

Where the journey begins — Chicago to the Missouri border

Gateway to the West — across the Show-Me State

Thirteen miles — the shortest state on the Mother Road

The heart of the Mother Road — deep Oklahoma history

The Texas Panhandle — wide open sky and Cadillac Ranch

Adobe and sky — the Land of Enchantment

Painted Desert to Seligman — the quintessential stretch

The final stretch — from the Mojave to the Pacific