The lure of Route 66 isn’t extinct here in Holbrook, Arizona, where you can still spy giant concrete dinosaurs, kitschy truck stops, and teepee-shaped motel rooms that were constructed during the road’s heyday. Route 66 was established in the 1920s and within the next few decades, as millions of Americans acquired their first automobiles, it became a destination unto itself, even inspiring a hit song, ‘(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,’ by Bobby Troup. In 1985 the highway was decommissioned--it had been replaced by the new Interstate Highway System. But for the adventurous road-tripper, there’s still plenty of the old highway to explore.
In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
Today in History
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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It’s Draw a Bird Day
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Autumn in Piedmont
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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Christmas Eve
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World Theater Day
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Góða ólavsøku, from the Faroes!
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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World Space Week begins
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Cousins Day
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A unique perspective from Italy’s ‘golden sands’
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Fall comes to Pando
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Overlooking the Douro
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All eyes on moths
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A day to celebrate teachers
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Groundhog Day
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National Umbrella Day
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Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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We stand with Ukraine
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World Maritime Day
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Anniversary of the British Museum
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The migrating monarchs of Michoacán
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World Theater Day
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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It s a good day to be green
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Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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San Francisco’s City Hall illuminated by the iconic colors of Pride