Now Showing · The Fall 2025 Loop · 5 Parts
Two weeks. 3,500 miles.
One government shutdown.
Houston to the Great Lakes and back: caves, castles, Corvettes, and every world’s-largest-thing between here and Erie.
Road Trips 6 trips · 3,664 miles driven
The Detours 67 places · 9 states · 2 countries
Guanajuato, MexicoTené Kitchen & Bar – San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
KentuckyJames B. Beam Distilling Co. – Clermont, KY
TennesseeDollywood – Pigeon Forge, TN
TexasNave Museum – Victoria, TX
KentuckyKMAC Contemporary Art Museum
KentuckyLouisville Slugger Museum & Factory – KY
KentuckyMuhammad Ali Center – Louisville, KY
KentuckySpeed Art Museum – Louisville, KY
OhioSquire’s Castle
KentuckyHidden River Cave & American Cave Museum
Stories from the Road
August 2, 2026
Day Trip From Houston: Victoria and Goliad, Texas
Two hours down US-59 there's a town square from 1824, five concrete Easter Island heads, and a fort that flew…
August 1, 2026
Things to Do in Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend: A Pier, a Carrier, and a Two-Story Whataburger
Seven stops we've actually made around Corpus Christi Bay and up the Coastal Bend, from a rebuilt fishing pier to…
August 1, 2026
Ohio Landmarks Worth the Detour: 10 Stops From Cleveland to Cincinnati
Ten Ohio landmarks we've actually visited and photographed, from the most photogenic sign in Cleveland to the finest Art Deco…
We’re John & Vi. We take the road less traveled.
Every trip we document the places worth stopping for: the museums, the caves, the world’s largest whatever-it-is. Follow along and never miss a detour.