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How Route 66 Invented the American Road Trip

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 01/07/2026

Route 66 wasn't just a highway — it was how America invented its identity. The wild history of the Mother Road, from Cyrus Avery's telegram to the birth of the family road trip.

History
How Route 66 Invented the American Road Trip

Route 66 Was Decommissioned in 1985 — So Why Does the Whole World Still Drive It?

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 01/07/2026

America's most famous highway isn't officially a highway at all. How Kerouac, a Corvette TV show, and international tourists turned a dead road into a global pilgrimage.

History
Route 66 Was Decommissioned in 1985 — So Why Does the Whole World Still Drive It?

7 Wild Route 66 Fun Facts: Buried Cadillacs, Concrete Teepees & the World's Largest Ketchup Bottle

by: Sorta Sophisticated with Pete and AmandaPublished on: 01/07/2026

Ten Cadillacs buried in a Texas field, motels shaped like teepees, and a song written by a wife with better ideas. The strangest true stories from Route 66.

Fun Facts
7 Wild Route 66 Fun Facts: Buried Cadillacs, Concrete Teepees & the World's Largest Ketchup Bottle