Route 66 is the most famous road in America: 2,448 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, through small towns, diners, motels, and the wide landscapes of the Southwest. It is the classic American road trip.
America lets you drive Route 66 online, on a real map, stopping wherever the road pulls you. Each stop opens the local story: the town's history, the radio station, the weather.
Start your tripThe route passes through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. You can drive the whole thing or join it at any point, moving at your own pace.
Along the way you pass the landmarks that made Route 66 famous: the old motels and gas stations, the roadside attractions, the desert towns of Arizona and New Mexico.
The drive changes character completely as it crosses the country: the farmland of the Midwest, the plains of Oklahoma and Texas, the high desert of New Mexico and Arizona, and finally the California coast.
The simulator reflects each region in its radio, articles, and photos, so the trip feels like a real cross-country drive.
If you are planning a real Route 66 trip, the simulator is a useful scouting tool: drive the route, see the towns, and decide where to stop. It is also simply a great road trip in itself.
Yes. The whole route from Chicago to Santa Monica is drivable on the map, and you can join it at any point.
The trip uses a real map of the United States, so the route follows the actual geography of the Mother Road through the eight states it crosses.
Yes. America is free and runs in your browser with no download or account.
Yes. Drive the route online, note the towns and stops that interest you, and use them to plan the real journey.