Fill up your tank with gas station history and filling station folklore—past and present. It’s all here, from America’s first visible register pumps to the mega-mart stores of today.

It’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner to go as we head out on a culinary road trip to sample the food at America’s best—and worst—roadside restaurants, drive-ins, diners, and cafes.

As night falls and the neon “Vacancy” signs flicker to life, load up your bags in the trunk as we hit the road in search of America’s most memorable hotels, cheap motels, and tourist courts.

Let’s take a detour from the ordinary and ride the fringe—as we gaze in wonder at the amazing amusements, diversions, and oddities found along the coast-to-coast sideshow.