Welcome to Take a Backroad Travel: Your Shortcut to the Scenic Route
- Take A Backroad Travel
- Jul 4, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 10, 2025
Welcome to the official blog for Take a Backroad Travel—a podcast series, travel blog, and exploration resource dedicated to uncovering the hidden gems of the United States.
If you’ve ever taken a wrong turn and found your favorite memory, you’re in the right place.
Welcome to Take a Backroad Travel, a brand-new travel blog and podcast series created for the curious road-tripper, the off-the-beaten-path explorer, and anyone who believes the best destinations are the ones you don’t always see on a billboard.
Whether you're craving charming small towns, quirky roadside attractions, or themed adventures across the country, this is your sign to slow down, reroute, and discover the hidden side of travel.
My name is James, and I’m a content creator and teacher who loves to travel and discover new experiences. Over the years, I’ve explored big cities, iconic landmarks, and major tourist attractions. As much as I enjoy the grandeur of popular tourist spots, I have a soft spot in my heart for the unexpected finds—the small towns, local shops, and unique roadside stops that make a road trip unforgettable.
That's why the Take a Backroad Travel podcast features two weekly series, each with a distinct vibe — but both guaranteed to stir up a desire to explore.
🗺 Road Map Mondays
New episodes every Monday
Think of this series as your ultimate idea board for epic, themed road trips. Each Monday, Take a Backroad Travel flips the GPS on traditional travel ideas and steers you toward unexpected adventures, themed trips, and wild expeditions. From presidential pit stops and haunted highways to stadium-hopping sports quests, train-track nostalgia, and foodie-fueled detours — Road Map Mondays is your go-to for niche travel dreams, quirky itineraries, and one-of-a-kind journeys across the U.S.
🚜 County Lines and Backroad Finds
New episodes every Thursday
Each Thursday, we zoom in on one region of a U.S. state and take you on a county-by-county tour of hidden gems, local events, and can’t-miss experiences. From small-town diners to backroad festivals and local legends, County Lines and Backroad Finds celebrates the people, places, and personality-packed pockets of America that often fly under the radar.
That’s the heart of Take a Backroad Travel: shining a light on the places that often get overlooked and curating memorable experiences to last a lifetime.
I've been known to spend hours upon hours, day after day laboring over my own travel itineraries, because, let's face it - planning trips is half the fun! Okay, at least that's my opinion. It's going to be a long journey filled with zany travel ideas, exciting road trip destinations, deep dives, and fresh content twice a week. Over the years, I hope to cover every region of every state in the U.S.A. and educate the world on the breadth and depth of experiences our country has to offer.
Through this unique travel destinations USA blog, I’ll be sharing my travel content, podcast episodes, free itineraries, travel suggestions, and behind-the-scenes updates as I explore. The Take a Backroad Travel podcast is now LIVE as of Thursday, July 10th! I'll be sharing another post on where you can listen in!
I have big goals for this project, and I’m excited to eventually feature every unique region of every state—along with plenty of extra travel content I have in the works. If you have any ideas for unique road trips you'd like to see come to life, connect with me on social media!
Take a Backroad Travel Social Media channels:
Twitter: @Backroad_USA
Don’t let the hidden gems go unexplored.
- James, Take a Backroad Travel
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