Road Trips

Web Sites

• AAA - American Automobile Association
  The premier organization for road trips.
• AAA Fuel Cost Calculator
  Find out how much you'll spend on gasoline for your specific car on a trip from one US city to another.
• AA Roads
  This site, created by road enthusiasts Andy Field and Alex Nitzman, is a tribute to the road, a pictorial journey along many of the highway corridors across the United States. It includes an Interstate Guide and a Roadtrips section.
  • AA Roadtrips
• Blue Ridge Parkway
  The famous scenic drive that runs along the Appalachian mountains from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.
• Frommers.com: Road Trips
  Browse through their featured roadtrips by region.
• National Register of Historic Places Online Travel Itineraries
  The National Register offers print itineraries consisting of self-guided tours to historic places listed in the National Register. Some of these itineraries have been put online as well. And you can also "propose" an itinerary!
• National Scenic Byways Online
  This site is sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration and is managed by the National Scenic Byways Online project at Utah State University. It provides travelers with current, detailed information about All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways, as well as many state and federally-designated byways.
• National Trust: Travel & Sites
  The National Trust for Historic Preservation has information on visiting historic sites in the U.S. Each year they select a Dozen Distinctive Destinations, an annual list of unique and lovingly preserved communities, perfect destinations for a road trip.
• RoadFood.com
  Anyone on a road trip has to eat the local food! No chain restaurants! Roadfood.com was conceived in 2000 as a website devoted to finding the most memorable local eateries along the highways and back roads of America. The site brings together the web design expertise of Stephen Rushmore, Jr. and the roadfood reviews of Jane and Michael Stern.
• Washington Post: Travel: Road Trips
  Various road trips reported on in the Washington Post Travel section.

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Pittsburgh Region

• French and Indian War Historic Trails
  Take a drive along three Western Pennsylvania historic trails that were important in the French and Indian War: Forbes Trail, Washington Trail, and Braddock Trail.
• Frommers.com: Hidden Laurel Highlands
  This roadtrip article covers Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, and Ohiopyle's white water rafting. Includes lodging and restaurant information.

• Frommers.com: Pennsylvania's Lincoln Highway, the Western Section
  "Leaving Pittsburgh and heading east on US 30, the most interesting destinations are Greensburg, Ligonier, Laughlintown, Jennerstown, and Bedford, before you reach the notorious truckstop (halfway point on US 30 in the state) of Breezewood, famous only for its convenience stops and all-round vulgarity."
• Handmade Along the Highway
  Old world artisans and unique lodging (B&Bs) along the historic Lincoln Highway (Route 30) and National Road (Route 40).
• Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor
  Lincoln Highway was the nation's first coast-to-coast highway, running from New York to San Francisco. In Pennsylvania, the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor extends just east of Pittsburgh to beyond Gettysburg and runs through Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, and Adams counties. Visit this Pennsylvania Heritage Regions website before you start your trip from Ligonier east. For information on the highway in other states see Lincoln Highway Association.
• National Road Heritage Corridor
  Commissioned by the U. S. Congress in 1811, the National Road (Route 40) was the nation's first interstate highway. The National Road State Heritage Park is a corridor celebrating and commemorating the history and heritage of the 90-mile stretch of US Route 40 which traverses the southwest corner of Pennsylvania. This section includes Fort Necessity, General Braddock's Grave, and numerous museums, and historic landmarks.

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Pennsylvania

• Fall in Pennsylvania
  The state has put together 29 driving tours from around Pennsylvania so that you can enjoy the fall foliage.
• Frommers.com
  • Erie, Pennsylvania: Western Anchor of Scenic Route 6
    By Robert Haru Fisher, July 10, 2006
  • PA's Route 6: Driving Through "God's Country"
    A July 18, 2006, article by Robert Haru Fisher
  • On the Road to Hershey, With a Kiss
    Visiting Chocolate Town USA and Harrisburg. By Robert Haru Fisher, July 14, 2002.
  • Pennsylvania's Lincoln Highway, Eastern Section
    Take a roadtrip through York and Gettysburg. This article contains information about attractions, lodging and restaurants. By Robert Haru Fisher, July 30, 2001.
  • Frommers.com: In the Heartland: An Ohio Road Trip by RV, Part I
    Part II
    These two articles cover most of Ohio, beginning in the south with Dayton, Columbus and Zanesville and then through the Ohio Amish Country to Cleveland.
• Northwest Pennsylvania Driving Tours
  Choose from a list of attractions: Agriculture, Art & Wildlife, Forests, History & Nature, Lake Erie, Lakes, Oil Country, Sustainability, Wildlife & Birding, and Winter Fun.
• Purple Heart Highway (State Route 45)
  The Purple Heart Highway (State Route 45) runs through several central Pennsylvania counties. Beginning in the west, in Water Street, Huntingdon County, it runs through Centre County right below State College, across Union County to Lewisburg where it crosses the Susquehanna River into Northumberland County above Sunbury, before ending at PA Route 642 just west of Danville in Montour County. The corridor dates back to when the Iroquois walked throughout the Karondinah Path and frontiersmen traveled Penn's Creek Path. It was a vital stagecoach route and in modern times became State Route 45.
• Scenic Route 6
  If the weather is beautiful on a weekend, think about taking off for northern Pennsylvania and explore Scenic Route 6. This historic route traces its roots back to Native American trails leading to the Seneca Nation. By 1937 it ran from Massachusetts to California and at 400 miles, it is Pennsylvania's longest highway. The website is from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Visit PA: Road Trips
  Select from a variety of roadtrips throughout the state.