Road Trips & Coffee

Let's Go For a Drive

I started Road Trips & Coffee to share my favorite method of travel - the road trip. I share my 12+ years of travel experience with travelogues, tips, and gear reviews to help you enjoy the next road trip adventure.

Road Trips

Explore my road trip adventures, read about the amazing places I've visited, and learn some tips to build your own road trip.

Destinations

Read stories about the cities, towns, national parks, and national forests I've visited on my road trips and weekend getaways.

Travel Resources

Read reviews of the travel gear I use every day, download packing lists for different adventures, and learn about the essential road trip gear I always pack.

Photography

Browse through galleries of my favorite photos captures in places I've visited and learn how to license my photography for publication.

Recent Blog Articles

South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 10 – Santee Cooper Country

South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 9 – Pee Dee Country

South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 8 – Georgetown

South Carolina Revolutionary War Road Trip: Part 7 – Charleston

How to See the Cumberland Falls Moonbow in Kentucky | Updated for 2025

20 Best Coffee Shops in Charleston, SC in 2025 | A Coffee Lover’s Guide

11 Florida National Park Units You Must Visit | Things to Do + Interactive Map

Best Times to Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | A Monthly Breakdown

Solar Eclipse Timer App Review + Step-by-Step Guide to Using the App

Solar Eclipse Glasses, Binoculars, and Camera Filters for Safely Viewing a Total Solar Eclipse

The Best Power Banks for Travel

20 Truly Unique Travel Gifts for Every Occasion

17 Favorite Travel Photos of Bowling Green, KY

20 Favorite Travel Photos of St. Augustine, Florida

28 Spectacular Photos That Will Convince You to Vacation in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama

30+ Favorite Travel Photos of Washington, D.C.

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Best Times to Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | A Monthly Breakdown

Coffee Lover’s Guide to Coffee Shops in Wilmington, NC in 2024 + Where to Park Downtown

Travel Guide to Craft Breweries in Wilmington, NC + Tours and Retailers

How to Visit Looking Glass Falls in North Carolina + Accessibility and Parking

22 National Park Units in Virginia You Need to Visit | Things to Do + Interactive Map

15 National Park Sites Exploring Women’s Impacts on History

Review of the Bolling Wilson Hotel in Wytheville, Virginia

Visiting the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum in Wytheville, VA

Travel Guide to the 22 Presidential Libraries and Museums You Can Visit

14 Free Things to Do in Savannah, GA

Hiking to Anna Ruby Falls in Helen, GA – Everything You Need to Know

Exploring Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park | Interactive Map + Things to Do

Best Times to Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | A Monthly Breakdown

11 Waterfalls in Gatlinburg, Tennessee | Interactive Map and Hiking Details

Travel Guide to the Bristol Motor Speedway in Lights in Tennessee

Guide to Seeing the CSX Santa Train in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee