American Driving Vacations

Are you looking for the real America? Take a trip on the Mother Road; the route young men took from the Midwest to Los Angeles in the 1930s in search of better lives. Originally conceived in the 1920s to connect rural Oklahoma with Los Angeles and Chicago, the road was cobbled together using bits and pieces of existing roadways that passed through rural agricultural towns. Many haven’t changed a lot since then, providing a glimpse of authentic life along the route. At the beginning of the journey, you’ll be astounded by the steel and glass canyons of the Miracle Mile in Chicago. As you leave the city behind, you’ll be surrounded by rich farmland in the Midwest before experiencing the red rock desert as you near the Grand Canyon.

Route 66 has tremendous history and is still lined with the artifacts of another era. Writer John Steinbeck observed of the nearly 200,000 Dust Bowl farmers escaping to California, “they come into 66 from the tributary side roads, from the wagon tracks and the rutted country roads. 66 is the mother road, the road of flight.” By the time Route 66 had become America’s Main Street, it was beginning to be replaced by the new Interstate highway system. Thankfully, the Mother Road refused to give way completely. Today you can still see wonderful old trading posts, filling stations, motels, tourist traps, and diners that have all been there for decades. Preservation groups are working diligently to preserve what remains of the authenticity and icons of America’s golden age of road trips. Enjoy this trip, it’s like no other in America.

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