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Original Road Trip

Mules getting ready to best the Grand Canyon.

The 1976 Great American Horse Race Was Won By A Mule Named Lord Fauntleroy

The ultimate underdog story.

Cara Giaimo August 8, 2016

How America Joined Its Two Great Loves, Cars and the Outdoors

Auto camps were all the rage in the 1920s.

Sarah Laskow July 5, 2016

Found: A 1902 Motorcycle That May Be the First to Make It Across the U.S.

George A. Wyman's bike has been missing for decades.

Sarah Laskow April 21, 2016

Retracing the First, Forgotten Motorcycle Ride Across America

George Wyman took 50 days to get from San Francisco to New York in 1903.

Sarah Laskow March 4, 2016

The First Cross-Country Road Trip Took 2 Men and a Pitbull 63 Days

Sarah Laskow January 22, 2016

It was "the largest aggregation of motor vehicles ever started on a trip of such length," the <em>New York Times</em> reported.

The Harrowing Tale of American History's Worst Cross-Country Road Trip

The 1919 journey convinced Eisenhower the government needed to improve the United States' roads.

Sarah Laskow August 13, 2015

A piece of the Old Spanish Trail, Milton, Florida.

Resurrecting the Original Road Trip on America’s Ghost Highway

The goal is to drive the route from St. Augustine, Florida, to San Diego again in 2029.

Sarah Laskow June 18, 2025