The "Mother Road" has inspired books, songs and a television series. It stretched from Lake Michigan to the Pacific, dotted with mom-and-pop businesses. Route 66 was rendered obsolete by the interstate highway system, but travelers are re-discovering its charm as it winds through cities and towns, past generations-old landmarks. Oklahoma has some 400 miles that can still be driven—more than any other state. In the Grand Lake area, it runs through Quapaw, Commerce, Miami, Narcissa, Afton, Vinita, White Oak and Chelsea. Two rare sections of original nine foot wide, curbed pavement still exist between Miami and Afton. Several groups are involved in preserving and promoting historic Route 66 in Oklahoma.