Route 66 celebrates 100 years this year and it played a significant role in shaping Oatman, a ghost town turned tourist town.

Arizona has been a destination for thousands of hopeful settlers over the years. At one point, many of them were miners looking to find gold in the mineral-rich Sonoran desert mountains. But, just as ...

Route 66 is turning 100 this year and Oatman, a tiny Arizona town, said Mother Road saved it. Oatman went from gold boom to ghost town, then roared back with burros, gunfights, and Route 66 tourism.