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A White Pass & Yukon Route Railway train en route to Skagway, Alaska. Justin Foulkes for Lonely Planet

Apr 21, 20268 min read

4 Alaska trip itineraries that are made for spectacular summer adventures

Medieval half-timber houses and Stour river in Canterbury Old Town, Kent, England

Apr 17, 202612 min read

The 10 best day trips from London

A powerful waterfall. People walk on the cliffs above to view it.

Apr 17, 202611 min read

A guide to driving Iceland’s iconic Golden Circle

Newgrange Megalithic Passage Tomb with gray skies above

Apr 16, 20267 min read

4 of the best day trips from Dublin

Scenes from Iceland Ring Road, Northern Iceland

Apr 16, 20266 min read

The 4 best day trips from Reykjavík, Iceland

Oheka Castle, one of the famed Gilded Age mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast, New York, USA.

Apr 15, 202611 min read

The 7 best day trips from New York City

Red-and-white striped arches and columns.

Apr 10, 20266 min read

The 6 best day trips from Seville

Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, PA

Apr 6, 202614 min read

11 best day drips from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A series of switchbacks on a road through a mountain pass are seen from above.

Apr 2, 202611 min read

How to tackle Vietnam’s amazing Ha Giang Loop

Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel seen from Gzira in Valletta, Malta. Eva Pruchova/Shutterstock

Mar 31, 20267 min read

10 top places to visit in Malta

The view from Lookout Mountain.

Mar 30, 20268 min read

8 of the best day trips from Nashville, Tennessee

A driver rounds a corner on the Going To The Sun Road at Glacier National Park, Montana. USA.

Mar 26, 20268 min read

Your guide to the 7 most spectacular Montana road trips

Couple sitting in a camping chair in nature with a view of Island in a beautiful blue sky with an overlanding car with a rooftop tent and an awning. Hokkaido 1, other: Kat Marsh

Mar 25, 20269 min read

10 road trips that will show you the best of Japan

A motorcycle parked near a tree at a viewpoint above a river valley lined with vineyards.

Mar 24, 20266 min read

How to get around in Portugal

A car driving down a road through the desert landscape of Death Valley.

Mar 19, 20269 min read

Why you should drive California's scenic Highway 395

Evening view from the Tunnel View overlook in Yosemite National Park. Seen are the icons of the park: El Capitan, Half Dome and Bridalveil Falls.

Mar 12, 20267 min read

The 7 best US national parks for spring break 2026

Hiking in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. Gorma Kuma/Shutterstock

Mar 10, 20267 min read

8 fantastic day trips from Hong Kong

The Chao Phraya River separates urban Bangkok from Bang Krachao. Bangprikphoto/Shutterstock

Mar 7, 202610 min read

Best day trips from Bangkok

canto-rl4m0rh3 - The old town of Bol on the island of Brač, Croatia. Lev Levin/Shutterstock

Feb 27, 202612 min read

9 of the best day trips from Split

Nom Village outside of Hanoi, Vietnam. Bien Nguyen

Feb 27, 202612 min read

9 of the best day trips from Hanoi

canto-v3600468 - Along the Romantic Road in Schwangau, Germany. Ivanova Tetyana/Shutterstock

Feb 25, 20266 min read

6 top road trips in Germany

The interior of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois. Nagel Photography/Shutterstock

Feb 23, 202610 min read

The 10 best day trips from Chicago

A view from Büyükada, Princes’ Islands, Istanbul. DarkBird/Shutterstock

Feb 20, 202613 min read

The 12 best day trips from Istanbul

Segovia, Spain. fotografiahdez/Shutterstock

Feb 18, 20266 min read

The top 6 day trips from Madrid

Sintra, Portugal - November 17 2023: Tourists crowd the colorful levels and platforms at the National Palace of Pena, a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the mountains of Sintra.

Feb 16, 20269 min read

Best day trips from Lisbon

Aerial view of Guimarães, near Porto in Portugal. Sopotnicki/Shutterstock

Feb 16, 20268 min read

The 7 best day trips from Porto, Portugal

Aerial view of Praia da Franquia in Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal.

Feb 13, 20267 min read

7 epic road trips to take in Portugal

A four-wheel drive vehicle parked up on a gravel road in a flat grey landscape

Feb 12, 20268 min read

How to connect with nature in Namibia

A boat trip in Halong Bay. ScottYellox/Shutterstock

Feb 5, 20267 min read

The best day trips around Halong Bay, Vietnam

Lai Chau province in northern Vietnam. Alex Sheal

Feb 4, 202611 min read

The 10 best things to do in northern Vietnam

A motorbike in Thailand. Shutterstock/mzabarovsky

Jan 28, 20266 min read

How riding a motorbike in Southeast Asia set me free

View of a yellow cable car arriving at the station in Montserrat near Barcelona, Spain.

Jan 22, 20266 min read

The top 5 car-free day trips from Barcelona

Cortina d'Ampezzo. Camilla Ferrari for Lonely Planet

Jan 12, 202616 min read

The 12 best day trips from Venice

Driving Honister Pass in the Lake District, England. blue sky in my pocket/Getty Images

Jan 9, 202615 min read

5 of the best driving itineraries for the perfect trip to England

Jan 5, 202610 min read

10 dream trips to take in North America

Photographs by Carlotta Cardana.

Jan 5, 20263 min read

A Central Asian road trip from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan

People standing on the bow of a boat during an early morning cruise in Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.

Jan 5, 202612 min read

10 dream trips to take in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific

Jan 5, 202610 min read

10 dream trips to take in Europe in 2026

ORANJESTAD, ARUBA - JULY 25, 2017: Lloyd G. Smith Boulevard on a summer day. This main thoroughfare in the city has recently become an important shopping area., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-11-20T11:59:10.000Z, User: clairenaylor, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Online editorial, client: Aruba day drive, other: Claire Naylor

Dec 9, 20254 min read

Beyond Arikok National Park: how to explore Aruba by car

The Spreewald region near Berlin. Ina Meer Sommer/Shutterstock

Dec 8, 20257 min read

5 of the best day trips from Berlin

Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece Fallingwater is just over an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh. Shutterstock

Dec 3, 202512 min read

The 14 best day trips from Pittsburgh

From Tashkent to the Fergana Valley, and all the way to the Aral Sea, experience the Silk Roads with these epic road trips in Uzbekistan © Ozbalci / Getty Images

Nov 28, 202511 min read

The best road trips along the Silk Road in Uzbekistan

Lake Tahoe. Jennifer l Stermer/Shutterstock

Nov 27, 20257 min read

The best road trips near Lake Tahoe

A sunset view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina. anthony heflin/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 202514 min read

How to drive the entire Blue Ridge Parkway in five days

A line of cars drives along green grass and a mountain road

Nov 26, 202510 min read

Plan a road trip on Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road

Yosemite National Park in California in the summer. Konoplytska/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 202512 min read

Plan the ultimate road trip between three iconic California national parks

Denali (the mountain) in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
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Nov 26, 20257 min read

The 10 best US national parks for RV campers

A camper van on a dusty trail along a sheer yellow and red rock face.

Nov 26, 20258 min read

I took my camper van across 48 US states. These are my 10 favorites

Panorama view of recreational vehicle driving on famous Highway 1 along the beautiful Central Coast of California, Big Sur, USA, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-11-11T18:39:06.000Z, User: meg3348277, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing-WIP, client: Lonely Planet 'Journey - Pacific Coast Highway 1', other: Megan Cassidy

Nov 26, 20257 min read

10 of the best road trips to take in the USA

Bison near the Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. BlazingBighornStudios/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 20256 min read

5 of the best road trips in Yellowstone National Park

An RV drives on a two-lane blacktop road around a curve with reddish rock formations behind it; the sky is blue, and there are green bushes to the side of the road.

Nov 26, 202517 min read

Thinking of living in an RV? Here's what you need to know

Route 66 is the quintessential American road trip. WildSnap/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 202516 min read

Plan your Route 66 itinerary with this guide

The road to Cadillac Mountain, in Acadia National Park, Maine

Nov 26, 202511 min read

The ultimate road trip through Acadia National Park

Driving through Acadia National Park, Maine. Allard1/Getty Images

Nov 26, 202518 min read

6 of the best road and rail trips on the US's East Coast

Link up Utah's "Mighty 5" national parks with this epic driving route, including Zion National Park. Allison Herreid/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 202512 min read

An epic road trip through Utah's "Mighty 5" national parks

Driving through Vermont in fall. Chun Chen/500px/Getty Images

Nov 26, 202510 min read

8 of North America's greatest road trips to take in the fall

A car touring Zion National Park, Utah

Nov 26, 20257 min read

The 10 best scenic drives in US national parks

Death Valley depicts California's desert landscapes. Visit Great Palm Springs

Nov 26, 20259 min read

A 1072-mile road trip through Southern California's deserts

Explore Vancouver's islands on a kayaking trip. EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 20258 min read

The best day trips from Vancouver

The scenic highways of the Southwestern USA were made for road trips. Nick Fox/Shutterstock

Nov 26, 202515 min read

How to see the best of the Southwest: 4 incredible USA itineraries

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