Stories, tips, and guides from the road — everything we learn while mapping the trips.
Some of the tallest living things on Earth grow along this stretch of Highway 101, close enough to the road…
A Grand Canyon road trip isn’t simply a matter of driving to the nearest viewpoint. The South Rim and North…
A road trip with a baby or toddler can sound exciting when you picture the destination, but the reality often…
An Oregon Coast Road Trip doesn’t have to mean driving all 363 miles of Highway 101 from Astoria to Brookings.…
A Tennessee road trip isn’t necessarily a Memphis-to-Nashville-to-Smokies loop. The best route depends on whether you’re coming for music and…
The best time for a desert road trip depends on what you plan to do once you get there, and…
Taking a dog on a road trip isn’t just packing a few extra items into the car. It changes the…
A great road trip for couples isn’t necessarily the most romantic-looking route. It’s one where both people agree on the…
There are two ways to drive the Columbia River Gorge east from Portland, and they’re not the same road trip.…
Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States, climbing to 12,183 feet as it crosses…
A solo road trip isn’t a shared road trip with one fewer passenger. It has to be planned differently, because…
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444-mile drive through Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee that follows a travel corridor used for…
Peak color doesn’t arrive everywhere at once. It generally moves from north to south and from high to low elevation…
A well-planned road trip packing list can make the difference between a smooth, enjoyable journey and a trip filled with…
A generic “best weekend road trips in America” list is nearly useless without knowing where you’re starting — a great…
California is too large and varied for one generic road trip — the coast, Sierra Nevada, desert, wine country, and…
Seven days is tight but workable for a Utah Mighty 5 Road Trip— Zion, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and…
There’s no universal safe mileage number for a road trip day. For planning purposes, 300–500 miles works well on highway-heavy…
