Category: Road Trips

The United States has more great drives than any one vacation can hold. Some are famous highways crossing half the country, others are short byways you can finish before lunch. This guide to scenic road trips in the USA sorts the classics route by route, so you can match a drive to your season, your…

California packs more variety into one state than most countries: a rugged Pacific coastline, the granite walls of Yosemite, old-growth redwoods, alpine passes and two deserts. A California road trip can focus on one of these landscapes or string several together in a loop, and San Francisco makes a natural starting point for most of…

If you have already driven the Pacific Coast Highway or Route 66, Europe offers something different: shorter distances, narrower roads and a new country, language or mountain range every few hours. The best road trip routes in Europe pack a lot of variety into a small space, which suits travelers who want scenery and culture…

The best road trip ideas start with three questions: where you can reach easily, what the season allows, and who is riding with you. A mountain pass that is glorious in July may be buried under snow in November, and a 12-hour driving day that thrills a solo traveler can wreck a trip with two…