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PHOTOGRAPH BY MATTHEW MICAH WRIGHT, GETTY IMAGES
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By Jennifer Barger
Highway-side historic markers, undiscovered rural diners, and views of nature whizzing by make traveling by car seem adventurous and nearly mythical. (“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars,” wrote Jack Kerouac in On the Road.)
In fact, last summer, an estimated 100 million Americans took road trips. But 2022—with gas prices soaring and climate changes roaring—might be the summer of the no-car trip, aka choosing a destination where automobiles aren’t allowed, forcing travelers to unplug and explore on two feet or two wheels.
“Traveling without a vehicle, says Paul Melhus, co-founder of Tours By Locals, “allows people to slow down and soak in a destination at walking speed.” We cover nine of these no-honk havens, including a secluded Caribbean island once frequented by pirates, a sanctuary on Lake Huron, and an ancient Moroccan city where walking is the only way to explore the markets and madrassas. (Pictured above, Hội An, Vietnam, where driving is limited.)
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