Cars
How Futurist Art Inspired the Design of a BMW
The Italian art movement that celebrated modernity still moves us 100 years later
Paris or Bust: The Great New York-to-Paris Auto Race of 1908
Even before there were roads, there were men who wanted to drive fast
The World Will Be Wonderful In The Year 2000!
The secret formula for predicting a fantastical yet credible future
Will High Gas Prices Jolt Electric Cars?
This is the year we should find out if plug-in cars are for real. And it doesn't hurt when gas goes over $4 a gallon
The World’s First “Carphone”
Meet the 1920 radio enthusiast who had the foresight to invent the annoying habit of talking on the phone while in the car
Mobsters Tremble Before the Crime-Fighting, Red Flying Gondola
Science-fiction pioneer Hugo Gernsback predicted that, as long as police officers were stuck on terra firma, criminals always would have the edge
Giant Automatic Highway Builders of the Future
Radebaugh's vision of a road-creating machine may not have been a figment of just his imagination- a Disney-produced television program had a similar idea
1955 Imagines Travel in 1965
The Ford Motor Company envisioned a Batmobile in every garage.
Seven Reasons to Believe Electric Cars Are Getting in Gear
They're not ready for prime time, but electric cars are starting to pick up speed
Today at War, Tomorrow in Stores
Advertisers in the 1940s promised American consumers that they would be rewarded for their wartime sacrifices on the homefront
The Boston Globe of 1900 Imagines the Year 2000
A utopian vision of Boston promises no slums, no traffic jams, no late mail deliveries and, best of all, night baseball games
Park(ing) Day’s Roadside Attraction
The founders of Park(ing) Day discuss the birth of their idea and how it became a global phenomenom
The List: Smithsonian Takes a Road Trip
We've combed through the Smithsonian Institution's collections to find the best vacation artifacts, from before the automobile to the interstate era
A Fine Fix or, All You Need Is Gov?
To start rebuilding our faith in government, we need to go local. And our smart phones will help us
Charging Ahead With a New Electric Car
An entrepreneur hits the road with a new approach for an all-electric car that overcomes its biggest shortcoming
Taking the Great American Roadtrip
In the spirit of Kerouac and Steinbeck, the celebrated travel writer fulfills a childhood fantasy: to drive across his native land
Great Road Trips in American Literature
From Twain to Kerouac to Bryson, writers have found inspiration in hitting the road and traveling the United States
Alice Ramsey's Historic Cross-Country Drive
In 1909, 22-year-old Alice Ramsey made history as the first woman to drive across the United States
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