The American road trip is symbolic of adventure and discovery. Sometimes driving without direction is part of the fun, but we bet even Jack Kerouac occasionally looked at a map. That's where Rand ...

If you’re planning a great American road trip but want to leave your coats at home, a climatologist in Alaska has mapped a year-long excursion where temperatures almost always average 70 degrees.

From sea to shining sea and through amber waves of grain, America the Beautiful has lush scenery and colorful culture just waiting to be explored. And there has never been a better time to see, do, ...

To experience the ultimate road trip across America is a dream. Well, it has been, and it’s even life-changing. If anyone is thinking about taking a road trip around the USA, I’d immediately say go ...

Drive southeast from Denver on Route 50 and the roadside soon morphs into oceanic spans of grass, with little to break the scenery except cows and the occasional barn. Three and a half hours later, ...

Long before cheap flights and smartphone maps, Americans turned to cars for adventure and escape. This story revisists our colelctive love affair with the open road, from dusty early-20th century ...

This man is huge. Standing confidently on the side of the road, legs slightly spread and sporting space-age, metallic silver boots, he’s over 30ft tall, his shoulders almost level with the tip of the ...

The road trip is a quintessential summer vacation experience. At the same time, nearly three-quarters of Americans say their plans have been affected by record-high gas prices, with most opting to ...