Amy Bizzarri is a freelance travel writer with a focus on family adventures and outdoor fun. She has a keen interest in Chicago history and is the author of 111 Places in Chicago That You Must Not Miss and Discovering Vintage Chicago. Route 66 holds a special place in her heart and you just might find her on the road, hiking the Petrified Forest, climbing the Amboy Crater, or diving into the Blue Hole of Santa Rosa.

With The Best Hits on Route 66, Bizzarri has compiled the Mother of All Guides to the Mother Road. Like a well-packed trunk, this handy book is stuffed to the lid with interesting backstories and fascinating facts about the most legendary landmarks, iconic eateries, must-stop museums and oddball photo-ops motorists will encounter along their journey. As essential to the Route 66 experience as neon, chrome and kitsch. — Richard Ratay, author of Don't Make Me Pull Over! An Informal History of the Family Road Trip