I don’t think there should be a set rule or age for road tripping. As long as you are capable of hitting the road, taking in the beauty, and creating memories, road trips are always enticing, exciting, and pulsating. When it comes to hitting the roads and driving up, down, around, and across what better destination comes to your mind than the United States of America. Read on to know the most scenic drives in the USA that are also the best road trips in the country.
Imagine driving along Route 66, relishing the sublime scenery along rocky Massachusetts coastline or in the Appalachian Mountains, or immerse yourself in the breathtaking sunsets on the Pacific Coast Highway – the United States will say goodbye with plenty of memories upon your return.
Here are the best places to go to the USA for the most scenic drives.
Since you are looking for scenic drives (you have already positioned your camera well), get on to the Pacific Coast Highway. It is popularly known as Hwy 1 in California. Then there are Hwy 101 and 1-5 pass dizzying ocean cliffs, beach towns, and many urban cities, including San Francisco, San Diego, and LA. HWY 101 winds through Oregon for rocky tide pools, windswept capes, and Ecola State Park and cross the Columbian River into Washington for Olympic National Park.
You don’t have to hit the beach for the most breathtaking sunsets, sometimes roads let you immerse in the sublime sunsets. The Blue Ridge Parkway, traversing Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and North Carolina, is a 469-mile roadway bringing you super-amazing scenes all through the drive. Not just sunsets, you will get to scan for wildlife. You may like to stop, gaze at the infinite wilderness, and hike into nature.
You might have seen the iconic Route 66 Sign in Chicago. You will be surprised to know that Route 66, having its origin in Chicago, is known as the Mother Road. The 300-mile stretch onward journey takes you through Illinois and offers a time-warped touring experience.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a historic route once started as a buffalo trail. It further became the trading route and then saw the footsteps of European settlers, confederate soldiers, slavers, and fur traders. You get to see many opulent mansions, jade swamps, and riverside saloons.
“They don’t call it the Gold Coast for nothing.”
As you drive with your buddies, the French-style cider house, the West Coast surfing vibe, and the Caribbean-azure water will pop up to welcome you. The 300-mile western shoreline is magnificently dotted with wineries, orchards, dunes, beaches, and inn-filled charming towns. Summer is pleasant. Ernest Hemingway once wrote that the best sky is in “Northern Michigan in the fall.”
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