It's the 40th anniversary of the classic movie that saw Pee-wee visit the Alamo looking for his stolen accessory-covered, bright red and white Schwinn bike as part of a big cross-country adventure. No...

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When most people talk about the beginning of Route 66 in Chicago, they think about downtown. There's a sign with the Route 66 shield that says "End" under it. There's a cute little marker around the corner from that. The City of Chicago recently decided they were going to move the end of 66 to the Navy Pier, so you might go with that choice, even if it's not historically accurate.

After we left Cuyahoga National Park, we were ready to visit some family in Wheeling, West Virginia. I had no idea what to expect, but after charging up south of Cleveland (and struggling with some of the non-pull-thru stalls at a Flying J), we quickly figured out that we were in Appalachia. The freeways started getting a lot curvier and going up and down a lot more hills.

For many people, a turnpike is just a normal fact of life. You get on, you pay (either then or later, or way later with late fees), and it otherwise runs just like any other freeway. But, for me it wa...