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Auburn, New York
Finger Lakes Drive-In
Opened in 1947, this is the oldest continuously-operating drive-in theater in New York.
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6 Groundbreaking Women You Didn’t Learn About in History Class
Meet the painter, the pilot, the author, and other "firsts" who paved the way.
Cleveland, Ohio
Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
roadside attractions
Podcast: Civic Musical Road
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
Johnny Cash’s “One Piece at a Time” Cadillac
A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.
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Stahlstown, Pennsylvania
Laurel Hill Tunnel Racecar Testing
A piece of crumbling highway infrastructure was repurposed as a high-tech facility for testing racecars.
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Taxi Drivers in Xalapa Are on the Job in One of the Most Dangerous Cars Ever Made
The notorious Nissan Tsuru has long been the city's de facto taxi. Now, change is coming for the vehicles, and for the people who drive them.
automotive history
Is This the End of the Cannonball Run?
No rules, no pit stops, and definitely no speed limits.
San Antonio, Texas
Grave of Sandra West and Her Ferrari
In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.
Flemingsberg, Sweden
Kungens Kurva Shoppingcenter (King's Bend Mall)
An entire shopping mall and industrial terrain named for the time the king of Sweden's car went into a ditch.
Birmingham, Alabama
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
This 880-acre facility is home to a massive collection of vintage motorcycles and cars, as well as a 2.38-mile race course.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
Jungle Park Speedway
The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
Nashville, Tennessee
Lane Motor Museum
Located inside a former bread factory, this museum explores a century of transportation history through innovations that were extraordinary or failures—sometimes both.
London, England
The Bremer Car
Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.
West Orange, New Jersey
Glenmont
Thomas Edison's home and final resting place also boasts an impressive garage, where some of the earliest electric cars are on display.
Enumclaw, Washington
Thunder Dome Car Museum
A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.
Karlstad, Sweden
Orrholmsgaraget (The Orrholm Garage)
This underground car park moonlights as a permanent art exhibition.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
Banff Wildlife Crossings
Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.
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