Winding over 2,400 miles from Illinois to California and linking disparate parts of the country with a thread of freedom, independence, and the promise of a better life, Route 66 is arguably the ...

Some Oklahoma towns that once thrived along Route 66 are now ghost towns. One town in between Oklahoma City and Tulsa once thrived because of Route 66, but that same road eventually led to its demise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle ...