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By Road

NEW!

“Get Going Canada” is an excellent, interactive website of 15 of the most spectacular drives in Canada. Detailed itineraries and other travel information are included on the site.

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The Open Road ... the sense of freedom, the space, the discoveries that are just up ahead...

Our love affair with the automobile is also a love affair with travel. And whether it's on a shiny motorcycle (Remember Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?), in Greased Lightning with the top down, or in our personal RV-home-away-from-home, the lure of the open road is one of the most enticing of siren's songs.

Here are some recommended road show resources.


Rental Car Guide

Mapquest (Getting there is half the fun.)

Traffic (This site will help you avoid the crowds.)

Gas Price Watch (A consumer advocacy site)

Road Weather (This site helps you work with the weather.)

Road Trip USA (Plan a road trip of one of eleven great American routes.)

Smart Traveler (More useful road information.)

Harleys.com (Say Aloha on a Harley dream machine.)

Route66.com (Nostalgia on the open road.)

Earthwatch.com (A very interactive weather site.)

National Geographic Maps (Geography, maps, and driving go together like peanut butter and jam.)

Florida Department of Safety and Motor Vehicles (Safety first!)

Drive I-95 (Your definitive guide to one of the most resource-rich routes in the U.S.)