Roadtripping across the country has been a rite of passage for generations. From Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady’s On the Road, to Easy Rider to Thelma and Louise, the journey is the destination, and in Frommer’s MTV US Roadtrips, the old school travel guides and cutting edge authors combine their talents and resources for 10 eclectic rides.

• Maya Kroth pursues the ‘cue from Austin to Charlotte in a Southern BBQ Roadtrip
• Ethan Wolff visits the Desert Southwest, on the trail of the first Americans
• Ashley Marinaccio stays at haunted hotels in search of the unexplained and paranormal, in the Weird Northeast.
• Our other authors go everywhere from Down the Shore, through the Urban Heartland, and on a tour of West Coast Underground Rock Clubs.