The Christian Science Monitor

Where Route 66 begins: A tale of boom, bust, baseball, and a ‘big house’

The Big House Ballgame in Joliet, Illinois, honored the roots of prison-yard baseball as it celebrated the 100th anniversary ...

‘Freaky’: What Route 66 travelers don’t realize about the Big Texan steak challenge

The large yellow façade of the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, would be hard to miss on its own, but its ...