Road Trip

Stalagmites to stalactites: The National Park Service is spotlighting some of the country’s great caverns.

The oh-so-helpful service is back, giving people a lift up to the national park for twenty bucks round-trip.

Summer vacations are just down the road. Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura wants to make sure your car is ready to go. Here’s how a penny and a car wash will help.

The snow has been fully cleared from Tioga Road, the highest of the range’s passes.

NBC Bay Area Consumer Investigator Chris Chmura shares some simple tips to maximize safety on a road trip.

With gas prices rising, proper vehicle maintenance is key to make sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck per tank of gas. We got helpful tips from a Dallas-area mechanic on how to do just that. Stop flooring it going up to a red light!

Winter arrived before Halloween 2021 at two of the Golden State’s favorite frost-fun, ski-strong spots.

The fanciful figures are adding autumn-cute quaintness to several wine country communities this October; can you find them all?

The orchard-packed destination celebrates its most famous fruit over several pastry-licious weeks.

The festival honoring the famous furry icon will return to the Northern California town in early September.

If you’re looking for relief in the form of a frozen dessert or cold drink, we’ve got you covered. There are several days coming up where you can snag a tasty treat to cool you down, for the low price of $0.00.

The road to Devils Postpile National Monument, a Sierra Nevada must-see, reopened on June 17, but wait: The shuttle will return in early July.

Pack a jacket on your summer road trip if you plan to visit this subterranean wonderland.

A report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there were more traffic deaths in 2020 than any other year since 2007, as the pandemic changed the way we drive – and made many roads more dangerous.

Congress passed a law to make interstate road trips easier, mandating one universal transponder for paying tolls. So why are E-Z Pass, SunPass, TxTag and all the others making life so difficult?

E-Z Pass, SunPass, TxTag … our country’s more than 130 different tolling agencies across 34 states can’t agree on what technology drivers should use to pay tolls — even after Congress passed a law mandating one universal transponder. So why are interstate road trips still such a headache?

Pondering a warm-weather exploration? The coastal wonderland has top-notch ideas for making the most of your “MENDOMOMENTS.”

The Mono County destination is again welcoming visitors, but do read up on all you need to know before you go.

If you’ve visited your local In-N-Out Burger in the past few months, chances are that you may have ran into Sam Vonderheide and his two children, a central California family who are on an expedition to visit every location of the beloved burger joint in just a year.