Car Trips

VENICE, Italy - There's never been a road trip quite like this in cinematic history.

NEW YORK - Spring is the time when many travelers plan their biggest vacations of the year: Leisurely road trips, family getaways with kids out of school, and travel abroad over the peak summer season.

LOS ANGELES - The Sundance Film Festival will take to the road with films featuring Ben Affleck, Kristen Stewart, Kevin Kline and other stars screening around the country.

GOLDEN, Colo. - Eric Peterson says California "just might be the greatest state for road trips." And he's written a new book to prove his point: "Ramble California: A Wanderer's Guide to the Offbeat, Overlooked, and Outrageous." The book includes sections on Los Angeles and Southern California, on San Francisco and Northern California, on Central California's coastal areas and valley, on the High Sierra, and on places in the California desert like Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley and Palm Springs.