This course is a seminar to explore the historical and current phenomenon of journeys across the United States through the examination of case studies that range from 19th century elite visitors such as Alexis de Toqueville to 20th century road trippers such as John Steinbeck. The class will investigate various methods for capturing these experiences, from scholarly texts and journals, to sketch books and photography as a way to explore methods of data collection, interpretation, and memory. As a discussion-based course, students will regularly consider questions of social status as it relates to the historical record. Serious attention will be given to categories of privilege as they related to travel in the United States over time, with particular attention paid to age, gender, and racial restrictions, whether formal or informal. Students will use a variety of source material to undertake a research paper on a topic related to US road travel, and will present this to the class at the culmination of the semester.