Lonely PlanetSep 7
10 of the Best Road Trips in the USA
Road-tripping across the US is one of the most iconically American things you can do. Here are 10 of the best ways to do it.
winds up the coast through these parks
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- Pacific Coast HighwayTraildelivers one of the US’s most iconic road trips
- Redwood National & State ParksSightwinds up the coast through these parks
- Hwy 1Trail
- Hwy 101Trail
- I-5Trail
- Elsewhere
- Route 66TrailChicago, United Statesdelivers vintage Americana
- Blue Ridge ParkwayTrailCherokee, United Statesfor Appalachian hiking
- Coastal New EnglandTrailNew York City, United Statesfor Atlantic shores
- Badlands–Black Hills loopTrailBadlands National Park, United Stateshead to South Dakota
- Richardson HighwayTrailFairbanks, United Statesdelivers glaciers
- Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSightCherokee, United Statesparkway begins adjacent to this park
- Pisgah National ForestSightCherokee, United Statesparkway traces the mountains through this forest
- Shenandoah National ParkSightWaynesboro, United Statesparkway ends at the southern entrance
- Journey Route 66PlaceChicago, United Statesbook to begin planning this trip
- Natchez Trace ParkwayTrailPasquo, United Statesoriginally carved by buffalo
- Crazy Horse MemorialSightBadlands National Park, United Stateshome to this memorial
- Wind Cave National ParkSightBadlands National Park, United Stateshome to this national park
- Mt RushmoreSightBadlands National Park, United States