Road Trips
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Must-Visit Food Museums Across America
When was the last time you visited a museum with its own collection of Spam? Or perused a gallery dedicated entirely to mustard? During your next road trip, carve out some time for a brief detour to one of these…
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Fun Day Trips for Families in Every State
A great day trip can create a family memory that will last a lifetime, and it can also be cheap. We’ve got the list to fuel your fun, too. These options take you from city to country with destinations ranging…
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How Gas Stations Have Totally Transformed Over the Past Century
Ever wonder what it was like filling up in the good old days? A lot different, that’s for sure. While gas stations have undergone plenty of welcome changes over the years, there are also many services and features road trippers would…
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21 Heart-Stopping Roads to Drive Around the World
For those who prefer an adrenaline-pumping drive, the following 21 roads offer hairpin turns, inclement weather, vertigo-inducing drops, and sometimes downright hazardous conditions.
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Holiday Road Trips Away From the Crowds
The coronavirus certainly put a damper on things last holiday season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have end-of-the-year fun in 2021. There are plenty of destinations across the country that offer socially distanced holiday festivities if you don’t mind…
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25 Epic Off-Road Adventures Across the U.S. and Canada
The landscape of North America is vast and home to a variety of different terrain. While there are extensive highways stretching across the U.S. and Canada, there are plenty of looser, or even unmarked territories, for adventurous drivers to explore.…
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Breathtaking Roads That Are Only Open Part of the Year
Nature has its charms in any season, but the colder ones make many destinations harder to access, particularly in mountainous areas. For that reason, it’s important to take advantage when…
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The History of American Jeans: From Railroad to Runway
Blue jeans have a long history in this country. Invented in the late 1800s, America introduced jeans to the world during World War II, and now people almost everywhere wear…
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How Road Trips Have Changed Over the Past 50 Years
Over the past year, the pandemic led many of us to rediscover the simple joy of the road trip. Though a cherished national pastime, piling into the car for hours…
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20 Spectacular Trails That Used to Be Railroads
Rail trails transform old train corridors into outdoor paths perfect for biking, walking, and social distancing while staying active nationwide.
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49 Best Restaurants for RV Road Trips
RV travel is great until you need to stop for food. As many folks with motor homes, trailers, and other types of recreational vehicles have figured out, not every pit…
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2021 GMC Canyon AT4 is Built to Handle Anything on the Road (or Off of It)
The 2021 GMC Canyon AT4 midsized all-terrain pickup truck looks like it’d be as comfortable conquering the Himalayas as it would the highway. An all-new trimline for 2021 (replacing the…
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2020 Ford F-350 Can Handle Any Road Condition or Cargo Job
The 2020 Ford F-350 is about as big a pickup truck as you can drive without joining the Teamsters. Slightly updated for 2020 after a major redesign in the 2017…
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Roadschooling: Meet the Parents Turning Their RVs Into Classrooms
Back-to-school hassles usually include finding the right brand of pencils or a backpack your kid doesn’t hate. This year, well, things are a little different. The pandemic means some parents…
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The Hands-Down Best Cross-Country Road Trip You Can Take — Ever
Once you’ve sorted out the basics for your cross-country road trip — the best vehicle to take, the best time of year to go, the best items to pack, the…
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Cool Concept Cars We Hope to See on the Road in 2020
Concept vehicles bring out the kid in car lovers everywhere, and while many never make it past the concept stage, some actually wind up on America’s highways — or at…
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20 States With the Worst Roads (and 5 With the Best)
Dodging potholes on your way to work? Getting road rage because your local highway is deteriorating? According to Transportation for America, a nonpartisan watchdog that lobbies for responsible infrastructure spending,…
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50 Movie and TV Locations Worthy of a Road Trip
Movies are often giant advertisements for the locations where they’re shot. The baseball diamond from the 1989 tearjerker “Field of Dreams” sees about 65,000 fans a year, proving true the…
