Summer in the United States means it’s time to hit the road in search of adventure, so we navigated the Atlas Obscura archive to find the best road trips stories, from the very first car journey from coast to coast 120 years ago, to the fastest ever (25 hours and 39 minutes) to one of the worst in history. And then there’s all the unexpected sites you’ll see along the way. Keep an eye out for a 6o-ton buffalo, a gun-toting shrimp, and a plaster squirrel named Pearl. Buckle up!…
