A driver on Highway 82 between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale glances at a row of stone humps in the hillside and takes them for an old rock pile. They’re not rocks. They’re ghost towns. These are the Colorado ghost towns Coloradans drive past without looking. Gilman Thousands of commuters curve past Gilman every week on…
Stuckey’s history puts its 1960s peak at 368 stores in more than 30 states, their teal roofs planted along interstates. Alabama’s interstates have only a handful today. These are the roadside businesses that once defined a drive through Alabama. 1. Filling Stations Filling stations used to be the reason drivers had any excuse to slow…
A Friday night at home can disappear into laundry, dishes, and wondering what to watch. Spend that same night somewhere else, and the weekend suddenly feels longer. You don’t need a packed itinerary to make the trip count. These are the Virginia getaways worth packing for just one night. 1. Luray Luray sits inside the…
Delcambre’s five-day Shrimp Festival ran Aug. 12-16, 2026, right along the bayou canal that gives this Louisiana shrimping town its name. Then shrimpers went back to work. That same shift happens across Louisiana’s bayou country every year around Labor Day, in towns many road trips never reach. These are the Louisiana bayou towns that change…
Twenty Maine lighthouse towers were open to climb on September 12, for the American Lighthouse Foundation’s Open Lighthouse Day. The rest of the state’s towers stayed locked. For a few of them the locked door is permanent, and the closest you’ll ever get is a spot on the shore. These are the Maine lighthouses you…
Table 529 sits on Main Street in WaKeeney, a block off Interstate 70, and it doesn’t keep the hours a typical small-town cafe does. It’s not the only one. These are the Kansas highway diners that only open on certain days. 1. Guy & Mae’s Tavern Guy & Mae’s Tavern sits right off Interstate 35…
West Virginia’s tourism office says the state’s leaf season starts in the high mountains by late September and doesn’t finish reaching the southern lowlands until early November. That’s more than a month of difference. Plan a scenic drive by the calendar instead of the elevation, and you could lose either way, rolling up to a…
A New York day trip to Niagara Falls can end at the Canadian border with the wrong ID in your hand. Travelers who’ve driven every bridge and tunnel in New York State still trip over rules that changed since their last visit. These are the New York travel mistakes even seasoned vacationers still make. Note:…
Connecticut’s covered bridges look peaceful enough to belong on a postcard. Spend a few minutes talking to the Nutmeggers who know them, though, and the quiet New England charm gives way to disagreements that have lasted for years. These are the Connecticut covered bridges Nutmeggers still argue about. 1. West Cornwall Covered Bridge West Cornwall…
Idaho Preferred, the state’s farm-marketing program, has more than 80 stands across Idaho. A handful stay open only a couple months each fall. These are the Idaho farm stands that only open a couple months a year. Tubbs Berry Farm Tubbs Berry Farm in Twin Falls opens its pumpkin patch and farm stand for one…
