Ah, the family road trip. What could be more exciting than packing everything in the trusty family sedan or station wagon and heading out to see the grand expanses of the United States? For many travelers in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, the one drive that provided all the scenery and sights of America was the Mother Road itself—Route 66.
Spanning the country from Chicago to Los Angeles, Route 66 was a lively journey through eight states that took travelers from the cornfields of Illinois to the rolling waves of the Pacific Ocean. Kids found it hard to contain their excitement as they crossed