A US road trip is one of the great travel experiences: weeks on the highway, national parks, small towns, and the changing landscape of an entire country. America lets you take that trip online, from your browser, without packing a bag.
You drive on a real map of the United States. When you stop, the simulator tells you what is around you: the history of the town, the local radio station, the news, and the weather. It is a road trip simulator for exploring America at your own pace.
Start your tripThese short examples use roads already saved in America. A marks the start and B the finish; the outlines show the route geometry. Open an example to drive it on the real app map, pause the journey, or explore the application windows.
About 23.3 km of saved simulator road.
A: 37.815756, -119.507506
B: 37.848916, -119.673269
About 79.4 km of saved simulator road.
A: 37.198771, -109.878999
B: 36.706828, -110.253196
About 24.3 km of saved simulator road.
A: 29.919448, -90.190182
B: 29.928746, -89.991444
Choose Play here to load the interactive simulator. Your saved trip stays separate.
These are sample road segments near the linked places, rather than complete sightseeing itineraries. For a new journey, start your own trip.
The examples above are road segments near Yosemite, Monument Valley and New Orleans, taken from routes already saved in America. Their outlines and coordinates show exactly which segment the demo will use.
Open a route on its own or play it here. The demo keeps your regular trip separate, so you can return to it after exploring an example.
The national parks are the highlights of any American road trip. In the simulator you can steer toward the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, the Badlands, and dozens of other parks and monuments, each with its own history and context.
Plan a western parks loop, or take the long way through the desert and mountains.
Pause or resume the drive and use the Applications menu to open features such as radio and encyclopedia. These examples are for virtual exploration; check road access, opening hours and other travel details separately before planning a real trip.
The interface is a playful desktop operating system with draggable windows: map, radio, encyclopedia, camera roll, journal, and more.
Use it for virtual exploration and to find places that interest you. The simulator does not verify road closures, opening hours or lodging for a real journey.
Try the saved road examples near Yosemite, Monument Valley and New Orleans on this page. You can also start a new trip from a place page; the simulator generates a route from that location.
No. America is free, runs in your browser, and requires no download or account.
Yes. Progress is saved in your browser, so you can continue the trip whenever you like.