Mountains and alpine lakes line Beartooth Highway from Montana’s Red Lodge to Yellowstone National Park. Visit the Top of the World Store DRIVE TIME Whether you take the high road, the low road, a highway or a scenic byway, there are some epic driving trips to enjoy across the U.S. VISIT FLORIDA STEVE GREENWOOD ALL-AMERICAN ROAD TRIPS A road trip offers a memorable way to see the U.S. and explore communities beyond the highways. SCENIC BYWAY 12, UTAH This “A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway” is a 123-mile-long road that can be driven in three hours. It passes through two arches in Red Canyon, skirts state parks like Escalante Petrified Forest and Kodachrome Basin, and Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks, Dixie National Forest and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, climbing to a 9,000-foot scenic overlook. OVERSEAS HIGHWAY, FLORIDA Leapfrogging keys between Key Largo and Key West, the southernmost stretch of U.S. Highway 1 crosses 42 bridges including the Seven Mile Bridge. The 113-mile Florida Keys road follows the path of Henry Flagler’s short-lived Over-Sea Railroad from Miami to Key West, built in 1912 – 37 of the original bridges were replaced 70 years later. PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, CALIFORNIA While just short two stretches of California’s coast-hugging Route 1 are officially AllAmerican Roads, the Pacific Coast Highway stretches more than 650 miles from just south of Los Angeles to northern California’s Mendocino County and is one of America’s most iconic drives. The designated sections are its shining jewels, from San Luis Obispo past quaint fishing town Morro Bay and hilltop Hearst Castle, and the towering cliffs and redwood forests of Big Sur. BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA Enjoy mountain and valley vistas, pastoral scenes and hiking trails as this route twists for over 450 miles along Blue Ridge Mountains crests connecting the Great Smokey Mountains National Park and Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park. Allow four days for the drive to take in mountain communities, scenic overlooks, waterfalls, and seasonal, colourful foliage . ROUTE 66, ILLINOIS TO CALIFORNIA November 2026 marks the centenary of Historic Route 66, known as "America’s 12 visitusa.org.uk
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