Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Cherokee

Lonely PlanetSep 10

See some of the USA

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Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSightThe park straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and part of the…
Elsewhere
North Shore Scenic DriveTrailDuluth, United Statesscenic drive along Lake Superior's wild shoreline
Russ Kendall’s SmokehouseRestaurantDuluth, United Statesfamous for its sugar-cured trout
Betty’s PiesRestaurantTwo Harbors, United Statesgrab a slice
Split Rock LighthouseSightTwo Harbors, United Statestour the lighthouse
Palisade HeadSightLutsen, United Statestake in views
Oberg Mountain LoopTrailLutsen, United Stateshike for leaf-peeping
Lutsen MountainsSightLutsen, United Statesgondola for leaf-peeping from above
Blue Ridge ParkwayTrailRockfish Gap, United StatesAmerica’s favorite drive
Shenandoah National ParkSightRockfish Gap, United StatesThe park is long and narrow, with the Shenandoah River and its broad valley to the west, and the rolling hills of the…
Skyline DriveTrailRockfish Gap, United Statesfamed drive in Shenandoah National Park
Mt MitchellSightBurnsville, United Statestallest peak east of the Mississippi
Agate Bay BeachSightGrand Marais, United States
Paradise BeachSightGrand Marais, United States
Horseshoe BaySightGrand Marais, United States
Looking Glass FallsSightBrevard, United States
Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging BridgeSightLinville, United States

Lonely PlanetSep 7

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.

parkway begins adjacent to this park

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Blue Ridge ParkwayTrailfor Appalachian hiking
Great Smoky Mountains National ParkSightparkway begins adjacent to this park
Pisgah National ForestSightparkway traces the mountains through this forest
Elsewhere
Route 66TrailChicago, United Statesdelivers vintage Americana
Pacific Coast HighwayTrailSan Diego, United Statesdelivers one of the US’s most iconic road trips
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
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
Redwood National & State ParksSightSan Diego, United Stateswinds up the coast through these parks
Mt RushmoreSightBadlands National Park, United States
Hwy 1TrailSan Diego, United States
Hwy 101TrailSan Diego, United States
I-5TrailSan Diego, United States

Great Smoky Mountains National Park