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ROVA is a print and digital magazine about traveling the roads of North America: the insightful stories, the spectacular images, and the people who make up this vibrant, growing community.

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GEAR UP!

SIDE ROADS • Welcome to our new regular column, Side Roads, by longtime ROVA contributor and intrepid adventurer Erin McGrady.

FIFTH WHEELS: SETTLE IN AND STAY A WHILE

ROUTE 66: AN ICONIC ROAD CELEBRATES ITS 100TH YEAR • One of the world's most renowned stretches of tarmac—America's famed Route 66—is gearing up for its centennial.

Find Your People

Road Rigs

AUDITIONS AND AIRSTREAMS • Glamor meets groundedness when a Hollywood actress embarks on full-time RV life.

EXCITING ROAD-TRIP DESTINATIONS FOR YOUR CURIOUS KID • Instill a sense of wonder with these essential and under-the-radar travel sites.

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A NEW WANDERER • After my last child left for college, I embarked upon a nomadic solo adventure as a way of discovering the country and myself—where freedom and spontaneity reigned on a journey with an unknown destination.

250 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE: ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INTO THE PAST • The Declaration of Independence turns 250 years old in 2026. Travel the country's open roads to see the places where the story began, and how it carried itself across forests, cities, coastlines, mountains, and deserts. These five regions invite you on a cross-country journey into the living landscape of the American story, with places where history still breathes, and the landscape becomes part of the journey.

ALL FIRED UP • A Photo Essay

DESERT PAUSE: WINTER REFLECTIONS IN JOSHUA TREE • Finding stillness, space, and perspective in the high desert.

CELEBRATE WINTER ON THE TETON SCENIC BYWAY

WHERE THE WEST GETS WEIRD • The supernatural Southwest offers ghosts, aliens, and—sometimes—bats.

THE BEST ROAD TRIPS FROM DETROIT • Base yourself in Detroit for easy access to a number of fantastic destinations.

CAJUN COUNTRY TO CAPITAL CITY • From the moss-draped bayous of Cajun Country to the energetic streets of Baton Rouge.

TRANQUILITY AND ADVENTURE ON NORTHEAST BACKROADS • On a long road trip between southern New Hampshire and Montréal, the backroads offer scenic drives, lovely towns, and plenty of charm and hospitality.

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