Route 66 has been called `` the most famous highway in the world , '' and it remains the ultimate road trip . John Steinbeck conceived of ` ` The Day of Wrath '' on a late 1937 weekend drive on the famous highway . ` ` ( Get Your Kicks on ) Route 66 '' was partially written while the author and his wife were driving to Los Angeles . Although the signage is sporadic , Route 66 is properly re - designated ` ` the Will Rogers Highway ''
John Steinbeck conceived of ` ` The Day of Wrath '' on a late 1937 weekend drive on the famous highway . ` ` ( Get Your Kicks on ) Route 66 '' was partially written while the author and his wife were driving to Los Angeles . Although the signage is sporadic , Route 66 is properly re - designated ` ` the Will Rogers Highway ''