While most Americans today can’t fathom the thought of hitchhiking, people used to dress up during the Great Depression and World War II to stick out their thumbs on the side of the road. In his book ...

When's the last time you saw someone on the side of the road, thumb hoisted in the air, waiting for a ride from a stranger? The practice of hitchhiking has significantly declined since its heyday in ...

If you’re a fearless hitchhiker, listen up: Hitchbot is dead. After successfully navigating the roads in Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, the roaming robot was vandalized beyond repair this week ...

Writer Phil Reisman looks back on a notable summer spent hitchhiking around the United States — and the adventures he had along the way. Westchester recommendations are objective, unbiased, and ...

In Douglas Adams’ hilarious “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” fictitious characters thumb a ride through space to meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed president of the galaxy; Marvin, a depressed ...