America’s early automobilists driving across the country would have to camp by the roadside until the Milestone Motel opened in December 1925.

Preparing for a continent-crossing road trip just got a bit easier. Thanks to the calculations of a climate scientist it’s now possible to drive across the USA without getting too hot or too cool.

The Mother Road is to get some much-needed love, a century after it was first built.

The riskiest road trips in the USA have been revealed by the American Automobile Association, and they’re not all the hair-raising hairpin-strewn mountain roads you might imagine.

Thunder Road may not be a real place but Bruce Springsteen lives up to being Born In The USA by filling his songs with these all-American destinations.

Drive the multi-lane highways of Los Angeles or the mean streets of New York and it's hard to imagine an America that’s free from constant traffic. But the open road is out there to enjoy – you just need to know where to find it.

A data scientist has calculated the most efficient way tour the United States.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner has launched a new app that gives a live commentary as you drive.

Palm Springs is a glamorous oasis in the desert and the Parker is the place to stay, finds James Mills. Especially for a roadtrip on the nearby Palms to Pines Scenic Byway.

Makes for a great ironic Instagram shot, doesn't it?

California 33 is a throwback to the 1950s. A time when roads had no guard rails. When the route flowed with the land rather than being blasted through it.

Mrs Orcutt's 4.1-mile driveway was used as an illegal test track by car magazines and drag racers throughout the 1970s and 80s

They stand, noses down, rear wheels upended, tail fins pointing skywards towards Cadillac heaven.