Route 66: The Complete Chicago-to-Santa Monica Road Trip
Drive Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica with our complete 14-day road trip through eight…
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Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los Angeles Without Rushing It
Take the long way from San Francisco to Los Angeles, following Highway 1 through Monterey, Big Sur, San Simeon, Santa Barbara and some of California’s most spectacular coastline.
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The Diner Test: How to Tell a Roadside Classic From a Theme-Park Copy
A useful way to read diner history without fetishizing chrome.
The Roadside Attraction Isn’t Dead. It Just Learned New Tricks.
How classic spectacle survives in an era of social media, reviews and GPS.
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WE DROVE IT
Real journeys. Honest reviews. No fluff.
THEN & NOW
Historic places, modern day. Same road, different world.
WORTH THE DETOUR?
Quirky, odd and unforgettable roadside attractions.
THE OLD ROAD
What's left of America's forgotten highways.
ROAD FOOD
Diners, drive-ins, BBQ and the best bites on the road.
STATE LINE
The strange, funny and fascinating things at borders.
Go Deeper
America makes more sense from the road.