Rest areas have been a part of the American travel experience for well over a century, with some of the first being stage coach stations, where both passengers and horses could stop to take a break.

Planning a road trip? You might be surprised to learn that rules about sleeping in your car at rest stops vary wildly across ...

This is a roadside rest stop on the Valley of Fire Highway, which runs through a Nevada state park. Ryann Ford has photographed 400 rest stops across 19 states. Many of them are in her new book, "The ...