There are all kinds of people, all kinds of passions, all kinds of roads for those people and passions to travel down—especially in Texas, where the multitude and variety of fascinations send roads snaking in all directions. Given that, deciding on the greatest 52 road trips in Houstonia would seem an impossible task. How did we accomplish it? By imposing an arbitrary restriction: every destination had to be reachable on one tank of gas. You’d think that this rule would make our task a little easier, and it did.

A little.

In This Feature:

Video: Road Trips for All, from Fast-Paced to Slow and Simple

How far away can you get on a single tank of gas? Newsfix investigates three road trip destinations near and far.

05/02/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Get Your Nature On! 5 Outdoor Road Trips

Get ready to get sweaty.

04/30/2014 Photography by Peter Holley

Romantic Weekend Getaways

Virginia may be nice, but Texas (and New Orleans!) are for lovers.

04/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

Road Trips for Food Lovers

Foodies, rejoice!

04/30/2014 By Katharine Shilcutt

Have Fun, Save Money: 5 Budget-Friendly Road Trips

Just because you’re on a budget doesn’t mean you should miss out on summer fun.

04/30/2014 By Michael Hardy

5 Girls’ Weekends for You and Your Friends

The women’s movement is alive and well.

04/30/2014 By Catherine Matusow

5 Road Trip Ideas for a Guys’ Weekend

Real men take road trips.

04/30/2014 By Peter Holley

Road Trips Back in Time

History buffs, these are for you.

04/30/2014 By John Lomax

6 Artsy Road Trips

Love art? An embarrassment of cultural riches lies just a tank of gas away.

04/30/2014 By Michael Hardy

For Kids Playing Outdoors, a Heat Advisory

Remember: hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.

06/02/2014 By Catherine Matusow

School’s Out! 6 Kid-Friendly Summer Road Trips

Parental guidance is suggested.

04/30/2014 By John Lomax