Route 66 celebrates its 100th birthday this year with festivals and exhibitions along the iconic highway from Chicago to Los Angeles.
The Mother Road came to symbolize freedom and reinvention through songs, novels and the millions who traveled it seeking fresh starts.
Essential stops include Tulsa, Oklahoma and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Route 66 is just one of the highways that features in “On The Road,” the Jack Kerouac book that introduced so many people to white-line wanderlust.
