This year marks the Centennial of Route 66 and the 250th anniversary of U.S. Independence, providing travel advisors a red-white-and-blue bounty of offerings.

The Southwest is a remarkable portion of the United States. Visitors are treated to not just desert landscapes and rich cultural amenities, but also warm sunny days ideal for exploration. Kingman is a ...

Meandering wild burros, staged Wild West shootouts, and a ribbon of pavement that twists through the Black Mountains with jaw-dropping desert views around every bend. Oatman, Arizona, feels a little ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article is the first of an ...

When Hollywood features Route 66 in the movies, the road and the freedom it delivers are always main characters in the story — from "The Grapes of Wrath" and "Easy Rider" to "Thelma & Louise" and ...

Hollywood once followed these rails west to east. Film stars, musicians, and writers chose this route for its privacy, its ...

From vintage gas stations to chrome-filled diners and glowing neon signs, these five Arizona stops capture the spirit of ...

This is the story of how I got my lazy self up off my cozy couch last spring and have walked over 1,900 miles (and counting) ...

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is getting a new American Airlines flight to a Midwestern vacation destination. When it takes off ...

The coffee’s strong, the portions are generous, and the comfort food is worth every mile at these Arizona diners.

Step into Arizona’s classic steakhouses where ribeye steaks are cooked to perfection and talked about by locals everywhere.

When you board an American long-distance train, you are trading airport routine for entry into a locomotive-driven realm where there is neither TSA nor WiFi.