The director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art tells us how a small city in Arkansas became home to a major art museum. Then author Rick Antonson describes how motoring west along the legendary Route 66 can reveal easily overlooked slices of Middle America. Plus, a Dutch tour guide discusses Amsterdam's reliance on bicycles — and what visitors should know before jumping into the bike lane.

• Crystal Bridges Museum executive director Rod Bigelow
• Rick Antonson, author of "Route 66 Still Kicks"  (Skyhorse Publishing)
• Amsterdam-based tour guide Dennis Gerrits

• Rod Bigelow is the executive director of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. A Keith Haring retrospective is among their current special exhibits.
• The Arkansas Tourism website provides an overview of Crystal Bridges.
• The museum has opened a satellite art space in downtown Bentonville, called the Momentary, as a venue for concerts, events, and artist residencies.
• Rick Antonson writes about his cross-country road trip in "Route 66 Still Kicks," which has just been reissued in a Route 66 Centennial edition. He also wrote "Train Beyond the Mountains: Journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer."
• The centennial of the Route 66 motorway being opened is observed on November 11, 2026.
• Earlier interviews with Rick Antonson included "Walking with Ghosts in Papua New Guinea" on Travel with Rick Steves program #594 in February 2020. He describes hiking up Mt. Ararat in eastern Turkey on program #633 in March 2021.
• Dennis Gerrits leads walking tours of Amsterdam, and can include touring segments on bicycles and private canal boats. (His website was formerly known as "Love My City Tours.com".)
• The Holland2Stay website outlines the rules for bicycling in the Netherlands.