American Road
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We invite you to join us as we explore America’s back roads! Whether you travel in an RV, on a motorcycle, or in a mini-van, you’ll find road trips, maps, diners, motels, and roadside attractions in every issue to help you plan the journey of a lifetime.
Tourism boards like to play up their natural resources. Waterfalls, rolling hills, deserts, mountains—if it’s there, trust a tourism board to tout it. In a little Tennessee two-step, @TennesseeTourism is leaning on natural resources of a different sort—songwriters.👇
February 14, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Tourism boards like to play up their natural resources. Waterfalls, rolling hills, deserts, mountains—if it’s there, trust a tourism board to tout it. In a little Tennessee two-step, @TennesseeTourism is leaning on natural resources of a different sort—songwriters.👇
If you missed the AMERICAN ROAD Trip Talk last week about Illinois Route 66–listen anytime.👇
Learn about the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
Sponsor Shout out:
@VisitJeffersonParish
@AlertDrops
Learn about the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
Sponsor Shout out:
@VisitJeffersonParish
@AlertDrops
February 13, 2026 at 5:39 AM
If you missed the AMERICAN ROAD Trip Talk last week about Illinois Route 66–listen anytime.👇
Learn about the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
Sponsor Shout out:
@VisitJeffersonParish
@AlertDrops
Learn about the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
Sponsor Shout out:
@VisitJeffersonParish
@AlertDrops
BLUE WHALE WILL KEEP ON SMILING
CATOOSA, Okla.
—With a June 2025 groundbreaking, work began on a leviathan makeover for one of the most beloved attractions on Route 66—the Blue Whale.
(In AMERICAN ROAD👇)
@discoverrogerscounty
@GreenCountryOklahoma
#Bluewhale
#Route66
#roadtrip
CATOOSA, Okla.
—With a June 2025 groundbreaking, work began on a leviathan makeover for one of the most beloved attractions on Route 66—the Blue Whale.
(In AMERICAN ROAD👇)
@discoverrogerscounty
@GreenCountryOklahoma
#Bluewhale
#Route66
#roadtrip
February 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
BLUE WHALE WILL KEEP ON SMILING
CATOOSA, Okla.
—With a June 2025 groundbreaking, work began on a leviathan makeover for one of the most beloved attractions on Route 66—the Blue Whale.
(In AMERICAN ROAD👇)
@discoverrogerscounty
@GreenCountryOklahoma
#Bluewhale
#Route66
#roadtrip
CATOOSA, Okla.
—With a June 2025 groundbreaking, work began on a leviathan makeover for one of the most beloved attractions on Route 66—the Blue Whale.
(In AMERICAN ROAD👇)
@discoverrogerscounty
@GreenCountryOklahoma
#Bluewhale
#Route66
#roadtrip
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Brought to you by Oregon's Mount Hood Territory
Wake up to huckleberry pancakes at the Huckleberry Inn on Mt. Hood.
Location: Huckleberry Inn in Government Camp, Oregon
Brought to you by Oregon's Mount Hood Territory
Wake up to huckleberry pancakes at the Huckleberry Inn on Mt. Hood.
Location: Huckleberry Inn in Government Camp, Oregon
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February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Brought to you by Oregon's Mount Hood Territory
Wake up to huckleberry pancakes at the Huckleberry Inn on Mt. Hood.
Location: Huckleberry Inn in Government Camp, Oregon
Brought to you by Oregon's Mount Hood Territory
Wake up to huckleberry pancakes at the Huckleberry Inn on Mt. Hood.
Location: Huckleberry Inn in Government Camp, Oregon
WHERE ARE WE WEDNESDAY?
Memory Motel
In the 1940s, when this Motor Court opened in Manns Choice, PA, it became one of many charming cottage-style motels operating along the cross-country #LincolnHighway. Today, it is the only one remaining. Hint: It's in the latest issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
Memory Motel
In the 1940s, when this Motor Court opened in Manns Choice, PA, it became one of many charming cottage-style motels operating along the cross-country #LincolnHighway. Today, it is the only one remaining. Hint: It's in the latest issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
WHERE ARE WE WEDNESDAY?
Memory Motel
In the 1940s, when this Motor Court opened in Manns Choice, PA, it became one of many charming cottage-style motels operating along the cross-country #LincolnHighway. Today, it is the only one remaining. Hint: It's in the latest issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
Memory Motel
In the 1940s, when this Motor Court opened in Manns Choice, PA, it became one of many charming cottage-style motels operating along the cross-country #LincolnHighway. Today, it is the only one remaining. Hint: It's in the latest issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
Do you love pancakes? If you do, you’ll want to tune in to the latest podcast of AMERICAN ROAD TRIP TALK. Our host, Gary Mantz, uncovers all the details about the annual International Pancake Day Race, in Liberal, Kansas. (This years it takes place Feb. 17, 2026).
@VisitLiberal
@Wildwestcountry
@VisitLiberal
@Wildwestcountry
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Do you love pancakes? If you do, you’ll want to tune in to the latest podcast of AMERICAN ROAD TRIP TALK. Our host, Gary Mantz, uncovers all the details about the annual International Pancake Day Race, in Liberal, Kansas. (This years it takes place Feb. 17, 2026).
@VisitLiberal
@Wildwestcountry
@VisitLiberal
@Wildwestcountry
NATIONAL HERITAGE TREASURES DAY
What national treasures are you planning to visit in 2026? #ScenicByway? #Route66? #LincolnHighway? #NatchezTrace #CascadeLoop #ColoradoByways #Museum #NationalPark
We would love to hear about your plans.
What national treasures are you planning to visit in 2026? #ScenicByway? #Route66? #LincolnHighway? #NatchezTrace #CascadeLoop #ColoradoByways #Museum #NationalPark
We would love to hear about your plans.
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
NATIONAL HERITAGE TREASURES DAY
What national treasures are you planning to visit in 2026? #ScenicByway? #Route66? #LincolnHighway? #NatchezTrace #CascadeLoop #ColoradoByways #Museum #NationalPark
We would love to hear about your plans.
What national treasures are you planning to visit in 2026? #ScenicByway? #Route66? #LincolnHighway? #NatchezTrace #CascadeLoop #ColoradoByways #Museum #NationalPark
We would love to hear about your plans.
If you missed the first AMERICAN ROAD Trip Talk of 2026 about "National Scenic Byways" listen anytime.👇
Learn about the 100th anniversary of the Federal Numbered Highway System, the newly designated #NationalScenicBywayDay,
@NationalScenicBywayFoundation
Photo courtesy @thenatcheztrace
Learn about the 100th anniversary of the Federal Numbered Highway System, the newly designated #NationalScenicBywayDay,
@NationalScenicBywayFoundation
Photo courtesy @thenatcheztrace
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
If you missed the first AMERICAN ROAD Trip Talk of 2026 about "National Scenic Byways" listen anytime.👇
Learn about the 100th anniversary of the Federal Numbered Highway System, the newly designated #NationalScenicBywayDay,
@NationalScenicBywayFoundation
Photo courtesy @thenatcheztrace
Learn about the 100th anniversary of the Federal Numbered Highway System, the newly designated #NationalScenicBywayDay,
@NationalScenicBywayFoundation
Photo courtesy @thenatcheztrace
PHOTO OF THE WEEK—STAY AMONG THE TREES
Brought to you by Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory
Location: Barlow Haus in The Villages of Mt. Hood, Oregon
Stay among the trees in style at unique lodging options in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory. Click to explore! 👇
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Brought to you by Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory
Location: Barlow Haus in The Villages of Mt. Hood, Oregon
Stay among the trees in style at unique lodging options in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory. Click to explore! 👇
vist.ly/4kddn
January 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
PHOTO OF THE WEEK—STAY AMONG THE TREES
Brought to you by Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory
Location: Barlow Haus in The Villages of Mt. Hood, Oregon
Stay among the trees in style at unique lodging options in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory. Click to explore! 👇
vist.ly/4kddn
Brought to you by Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory
Location: Barlow Haus in The Villages of Mt. Hood, Oregon
Stay among the trees in style at unique lodging options in Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory. Click to explore! 👇
vist.ly/4kddn
As we prepare to bid adieu to this year, we'd absolutely love to hear from you! Please share one of your most unforgettable road trip memories from 2025.
@VisitSpringfield
@ILRoute66
@PontiacTourism
@TravelNevada
@VisitEly
@VisitKlamath
#CraterLake
@RunningY
@VisitSpringfield
@ILRoute66
@PontiacTourism
@TravelNevada
@VisitEly
@VisitKlamath
#CraterLake
@RunningY
December 31, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As we prepare to bid adieu to this year, we'd absolutely love to hear from you! Please share one of your most unforgettable road trip memories from 2025.
@VisitSpringfield
@ILRoute66
@PontiacTourism
@TravelNevada
@VisitEly
@VisitKlamath
#CraterLake
@RunningY
@VisitSpringfield
@ILRoute66
@PontiacTourism
@TravelNevada
@VisitEly
@VisitKlamath
#CraterLake
@RunningY
TUNE IN TO AMERICAN ROAD TRIP TALK TODAY AT 4:00 PM EST/1:00 PM PST.
Link in the first comment.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
@TravelNevada
@CascadeLoop
@VisitYazoo
#alertdrops
Link in the first comment.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
@TravelNevada
@CascadeLoop
@VisitYazoo
#alertdrops
December 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
TUNE IN TO AMERICAN ROAD TRIP TALK TODAY AT 4:00 PM EST/1:00 PM PST.
Link in the first comment.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
@TravelNevada
@CascadeLoop
@VisitYazoo
#alertdrops
Link in the first comment.
Thank you to our Sponsors:
@TravelNevada
@CascadeLoop
@VisitYazoo
#alertdrops
2026 Bucket List
Crawfish bread, crawfish pie, crawfish pasta... If you can make it with crawfish, you'll find it at the 51st annual Crawfish Festival in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The event takes place each March. Prepare for a crustacean culinary adventure.
@VisitStBernard
#2026Festivals
Crawfish bread, crawfish pie, crawfish pasta... If you can make it with crawfish, you'll find it at the 51st annual Crawfish Festival in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The event takes place each March. Prepare for a crustacean culinary adventure.
@VisitStBernard
#2026Festivals
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
2026 Bucket List
Crawfish bread, crawfish pie, crawfish pasta... If you can make it with crawfish, you'll find it at the 51st annual Crawfish Festival in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The event takes place each March. Prepare for a crustacean culinary adventure.
@VisitStBernard
#2026Festivals
Crawfish bread, crawfish pie, crawfish pasta... If you can make it with crawfish, you'll find it at the 51st annual Crawfish Festival in Louisiana's St. Bernard Parish. The event takes place each March. Prepare for a crustacean culinary adventure.
@VisitStBernard
#2026Festivals
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Live your own rom-com in the charming streets of Downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. The communities of Mt. Hood Territory set the perfect scene for your small-town vacation story.
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory.
Live your own rom-com in the charming streets of Downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. The communities of Mt. Hood Territory set the perfect scene for your small-town vacation story.
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory.
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Live your own rom-com in the charming streets of Downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. The communities of Mt. Hood Territory set the perfect scene for your small-town vacation story.
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory.
Live your own rom-com in the charming streets of Downtown Lake Oswego, Oregon. The communities of Mt. Hood Territory set the perfect scene for your small-town vacation story.
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory.
LOBLOLLY MODEL TRAIN DISPLAY—holiday event
Each year, the historic depot in Nacogdoches, Texas, transforms into a wonderland filled with intricate Lionel model trains winding through detailed landscapes and small town Nacogdoches scenes. Free.
@VisitNacogdoches
#modeltrain
Each year, the historic depot in Nacogdoches, Texas, transforms into a wonderland filled with intricate Lionel model trains winding through detailed landscapes and small town Nacogdoches scenes. Free.
@VisitNacogdoches
#modeltrain
December 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
LOBLOLLY MODEL TRAIN DISPLAY—holiday event
Each year, the historic depot in Nacogdoches, Texas, transforms into a wonderland filled with intricate Lionel model trains winding through detailed landscapes and small town Nacogdoches scenes. Free.
@VisitNacogdoches
#modeltrain
Each year, the historic depot in Nacogdoches, Texas, transforms into a wonderland filled with intricate Lionel model trains winding through detailed landscapes and small town Nacogdoches scenes. Free.
@VisitNacogdoches
#modeltrain
Rock City Gardens is a magic mountain— an Appalachian institution that lifts all comers into the clouds to see seven states before leading them downward again into a glowing crack in the earth that is Fairyland Caverns. 👇
Photo #SeeRockCity
@TennesseeVacation
#ExploreGeorgia
Photo #SeeRockCity
@TennesseeVacation
#ExploreGeorgia
December 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Rock City Gardens is a magic mountain— an Appalachian institution that lifts all comers into the clouds to see seven states before leading them downward again into a glowing crack in the earth that is Fairyland Caverns. 👇
Photo #SeeRockCity
@TennesseeVacation
#ExploreGeorgia
Photo #SeeRockCity
@TennesseeVacation
#ExploreGeorgia
MICKEY MEETS WILL ROGERS
CLAREMORE, Okla.—The Will Rogers Memorial Museum has added a new piece that’s sure to rope in a crowd: an original, handdrawn animation cel featuring Will Rogers lassoing a smiling #MickeyMouse...
More in the current issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
@VisitClaremore
#WillRogers
CLAREMORE, Okla.—The Will Rogers Memorial Museum has added a new piece that’s sure to rope in a crowd: an original, handdrawn animation cel featuring Will Rogers lassoing a smiling #MickeyMouse...
More in the current issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
@VisitClaremore
#WillRogers
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MICKEY MEETS WILL ROGERS
CLAREMORE, Okla.—The Will Rogers Memorial Museum has added a new piece that’s sure to rope in a crowd: an original, handdrawn animation cel featuring Will Rogers lassoing a smiling #MickeyMouse...
More in the current issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
@VisitClaremore
#WillRogers
CLAREMORE, Okla.—The Will Rogers Memorial Museum has added a new piece that’s sure to rope in a crowd: an original, handdrawn animation cel featuring Will Rogers lassoing a smiling #MickeyMouse...
More in the current issue of AMERICAN ROAD. 👇
@VisitClaremore
#WillRogers
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory
Wake up to winter wonderland views in lodging throughout Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.
Location: The Warming Hut in Welches, Oregon
Check out the video in the link 👇
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory
Wake up to winter wonderland views in lodging throughout Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.
Location: The Warming Hut in Welches, Oregon
Check out the video in the link 👇
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory
Wake up to winter wonderland views in lodging throughout Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.
Location: The Warming Hut in Welches, Oregon
Check out the video in the link 👇
Brought to you by @Mt.HoodTerritory
Wake up to winter wonderland views in lodging throughout Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory.
Location: The Warming Hut in Welches, Oregon
Check out the video in the link 👇
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.—Descanso Gardens has long been celebrated for what it grows and where it grows it. Nestled northwest of Altadena in the foot-hills of the San Gabriel Mountains, it is a leafy Eden on the edge of an urban metropolis, the apple of many a Los Angeleno’s eye. 👇
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif.—Descanso Gardens has long been celebrated for what it grows and where it grows it. Nestled northwest of Altadena in the foot-hills of the San Gabriel Mountains, it is a leafy Eden on the edge of an urban metropolis, the apple of many a Los Angeleno’s eye. 👇
2026 Bucket List
Set your navigation to take US Highway 15 to the charming town of Sumter, South Carolina—home to the Iris Festival celebrated in May. This event is a tradition dating back to 1940, born when the first Japanese irises bloomed in a local pond.
@santeecoopercountrysouthcarolina
Set your navigation to take US Highway 15 to the charming town of Sumter, South Carolina—home to the Iris Festival celebrated in May. This event is a tradition dating back to 1940, born when the first Japanese irises bloomed in a local pond.
@santeecoopercountrysouthcarolina
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
2026 Bucket List
Set your navigation to take US Highway 15 to the charming town of Sumter, South Carolina—home to the Iris Festival celebrated in May. This event is a tradition dating back to 1940, born when the first Japanese irises bloomed in a local pond.
@santeecoopercountrysouthcarolina
Set your navigation to take US Highway 15 to the charming town of Sumter, South Carolina—home to the Iris Festival celebrated in May. This event is a tradition dating back to 1940, born when the first Japanese irises bloomed in a local pond.
@santeecoopercountrysouthcarolina
Is anyone else fantasizing about future road trips? We've been reminiscing about driving the Cascade Loop Scenic Byway (Washington).
#DotheLoop #BucketListDrive @CascadeLoopScenicHighway
*mountain and tulip photos credits go to Cascade Loop Scenic Byway
#DotheLoop #BucketListDrive @CascadeLoopScenicHighway
*mountain and tulip photos credits go to Cascade Loop Scenic Byway
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Is anyone else fantasizing about future road trips? We've been reminiscing about driving the Cascade Loop Scenic Byway (Washington).
#DotheLoop #BucketListDrive @CascadeLoopScenicHighway
*mountain and tulip photos credits go to Cascade Loop Scenic Byway
#DotheLoop #BucketListDrive @CascadeLoopScenicHighway
*mountain and tulip photos credits go to Cascade Loop Scenic Byway
Today is the perfect time to tune into American Road’s Trip Talk and our Fall Foliage & Festivities playlist. Celebrate the season with stories, stops, and scenic drives as fall comes to a close. 🍂
🎧 Spotify playlist link is in the comments! 👇
🎧 Spotify playlist link is in the comments! 👇
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today is the perfect time to tune into American Road’s Trip Talk and our Fall Foliage & Festivities playlist. Celebrate the season with stories, stops, and scenic drives as fall comes to a close. 🍂
🎧 Spotify playlist link is in the comments! 👇
🎧 Spotify playlist link is in the comments! 👇
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂 We look forward to continuing the American Road journey with you. 🦃 #HappyThanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂 We look forward to continuing the American Road journey with you. 🦃 #HappyThanksgiving
Fuel your wanderlust and share the adventure! Buy a 1-year print subscription to AMERICAN ROAD Magazine and get a 1-year gift subscription 50% off.
Readers love it: "Your magazine is just filled with all kinds of crazy stuff that road trips are made of!" —Cindy N, York, PA
Offer ends Nov. 30. 👇
Readers love it: "Your magazine is just filled with all kinds of crazy stuff that road trips are made of!" —Cindy N, York, PA
Offer ends Nov. 30. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fuel your wanderlust and share the adventure! Buy a 1-year print subscription to AMERICAN ROAD Magazine and get a 1-year gift subscription 50% off.
Readers love it: "Your magazine is just filled with all kinds of crazy stuff that road trips are made of!" —Cindy N, York, PA
Offer ends Nov. 30. 👇
Readers love it: "Your magazine is just filled with all kinds of crazy stuff that road trips are made of!" —Cindy N, York, PA
Offer ends Nov. 30. 👇
WEEKEND TRAVEL TRIVIA
Where can you go to see the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay (a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare)? 👇
Where can you go to see the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay (a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare)? 👇
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
WEEKEND TRAVEL TRIVIA
Where can you go to see the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay (a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare)? 👇
Where can you go to see the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Enola Gay (a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare)? 👇