The Route 66 Festival returns to Amarillo in 2025 with events, nostalgia, and community spirit as the region prepares for Route 66’s 100th birthday in 2026.
Route 66 runs, mostly, from Chicago to California with segments crisscrossing Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Arizona's stretch has some pretty cool stuff.
Route 66, an iconic highway that ran from Chicago to the west coast, partly ran through Texas but another, even cooler, highway also crossed the lone star state.