You see some strange things as you travel The Mother Road, but Henry’s Rabbit Ranch might just be one of the oddest attractions on Route 66.

Age and experience does beat youth and exuberance discovered Nik Berg on a motorcycle ride to Barcelona.

Larger than life metal sculptures in the middle of the desert? No, you’re not hallucinating as the southern California summer starts wearing you down on the drive through the largest park in the state.

On the run into the scenic town of Franschhoek lies probably the best automotive museum in all of South Africa.

Put on your warmest coat and your studded tyres and join us as we reveal ten of the world’s best winter road trips.

A deep blanket of snow, the smell of pine trees and a bustling workshop full of elves. These are just a few of the things you won’t find in the long-abandoned desert town of Santa Claus, Arizona.

The first official Alpine Pass ever built also happens to be the best for drivers, as Simon Heptinstall can attest.

Nathan Munn recalls blazing a trail from the west to the east coast of Canada with his band in two VW vans.

South Africa’s Coastal Garden Route offers 124 miles of driving pleasure from Mossel Bay to the Storms River, the border between the Western and the Eastern Cape. It’s a drive Elsa Dixon knows like the back of her hand.

Hayley Eichenbaum has documented her travels on Route 66 in an ongoing series of still images. The Mother Road collection celebrates the architecture and landscapes of America’s Main Street.

Tucker Neary and Mark Jackson of electriccyclerider.com set out to see if it was possible to ride the Back Country Discovery Route from Colorado to Wyoming on electric motorcycles.

The W on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi is one hotel where you won’t complain about the traffic noise.

Sudhir “Banzai” Matai goes in search of Vito Corleone as he follows the route of one of the world’s oldest road races.

Before retiring to the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, the mind-blowing 1955 Mille Miglia-winning 300SLR driven by Sir Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson went on a whistle-stop tour of London.

The Museo del Motorismo Siciliano e della Targa Florio is the labour of love of one man, Nuccio Salemi. The affable Sicilian grew up watching his racing heroes from his grandfather’s farm and keeps the spirit of the race alive.

Simon Heptinstall takes on one of Britain’s steepest climbs, which would have even Wordsworth breathless.

Dungarpur Mews at the grand Udai Palace Hotel in Rajasthan is a haven for car enthusiasts, as Paranjay Dutt discovered.

‘Tis the season to go shopping. But what do you buy the road tripper in your life? Let Detour be your guide.

Imagine if all your favourite features were found on one single stretch of road. Twists, turns, climbs and falls, forests, tunnels, bridges and vistas to make you brake to standstill and grab your camera. It’s the smash hits of road trips: an incredible compilation album.

When the ancient druids built the massive stone circle of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain 5,000 years ago they probably didn’t envisage that an eccentric American artist would one day copy it using cars.