Get Trip Advice

For friendly, expert advice from experienced road trippers in every part of the continent, join the Great American RoadTrip Forum. Free registration is required to post questions and join the discussions, but you are welcome to browse all the conversations and articles without registering.

Meet Your Guides

RTA's trip planning advisors hail from around the globe. As a group, they've covered millions of miles road tripping around North America. They're online daily, generously sharing their knowledge, expertise, and discoveries.

Make Your Own Maps

Create free custom maps with RTA's Map Wizard. Enter your start and end points, then find great roadtrip attractions along your route. No registration is required to make as many maps as you want.

Seasoned and experienced roadtrippers have contributed attractions which can be added to anyone’s maps. These attractions are further divided into categories, each with their own colored flag for easy viewing. These special locations include: Museums, Parks & Recreation, Natural Wonder, Historic Sites, Events, Shopping, Dining, Lodging, Civil War Campgrounds, Sports Venues, and Fishing Parking areas. Map users, registered or not, have the option of using the Map Avoidance Tools. Using the Map Avoidance checkboxes, one can modify routes to exclude limited-access roads, ferries and toll roads. There is no limitation to the number of times avoidance options are used on the maps. Free registration is required to save, share, and print maps. Registration also lets you make more detailed maps with RTA's Advanced Maps.