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The MIghty Missippi from the Great River Road in Illinois. Railroad tracks visible with green trees and an island in the middle of the river.

8 Essential Road Trip Questions to Ask Before Your Next Adventure

Don’t leave until you’ve answered these essential questions before your next road trip. PLUS the sale continues!

Where to Stay on a Road Trip: How to find Hotels

Planning a road trip, but not sure where you’re going to sleep? This guide helps you find out where to stay on a road trip and get the best deals.

SKyline Road in Colorado, a narrow road with a dropoff to the right and rocks to the left.

Best Road Trip Organization Hacks and Tools: How to Organize your Road Trip

Planning a road trip is exciting, but how do you keep it all together? These road trip organization tools will help.

Logging truck on highway with mountains in background. This is in western Montana

Best Tips on How to Budget a Road Trip: Simple Steps to Create Your Budget

One of the most important things to do before hittin’ the road is to plan your road trip budget. Here’s how.

Entrance to Gold Camp Road in Colorado Springs, Colorado

16 Best Road Trip Apps to Plan Your Adventures

An inveterate road tripper shares the best road trip apps to help you plan your road trip, save money, book hotels, find things to do, and more.

41 Best Road Trip Planning Tools and Apps

Is a road trip in your future? These road trip planning tools will help you choose destinations, find a place to stay, get there, and so much more.

Driving the Scenic Great River Road In Illinois

The Great River Road in Illinois is 550 miles of history and scenic overlooks, of small towns and metropolitan cities. Plan your trip with this itinerary.

Road winding along the coast in the mountains You can use this ultimate road trip planner to find places like this.

Ultimate Road Trip Planner: Tips, Tools, and Inspiration for your next Adventure

Experience the freedom of the open road with this Ultimate Road Trip Planner. Find out what to do before you go, your road trip essentials, the best road trip apps, and more.

Wayside exhibit and billboard at the Dwight Illinois Visitor Center on Route 66

Attractions and Things to do on Route 66 in Illinois

Start where the Mother Road begins and explore Route 66 in Illinois.

Road leading into Zion National Park, one of the trips that led to this road trip planner

Printable Road Trip Planner for your best vacation

Here’s your ultimate printable road trip planner, with 35+ worksheets, including planning pages, checklists, and packing lists for your perfect journey.

A beautiful view from an overlook along the Pacific Coast

33 Beautiful Road Trips in the USA: Best Scenic Drives in America

Discover the most beautiful road trips in the USA. From coastal drives to mountain passes, our guide will take you on an unforgettable journey.

2022 Travel Year in Review: a Topsy-Turvy Route to Find Balance

Traveling 93 days through twenty states is an unusual way to find balance, but when you’re a travel writer, it works.