Take in breathtaking views of the Colorado Mountains, the Great Unconformity, and a seven-mile wooden trough bolted to the canyon wall.
The Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic Byway is a 5-hour or longer drive from Whitewater to Placerville by means of Route 141 and 145. Side trips can add many miles to what is one of the most breathtaking travels anywhere in the Colorado Mountains. This 133-mile drive intersects the Uncompahgre Plateau through the Unaweep Canyon. Start the trip on Route 141 in the town of Whitewater. Enter the Unaweep Canyon and make a very short stop at the Grand Valley Overlook. The view here is spectacular. Next, take a left and follow Divide Road which climbs 2 miles to a cattle guard, where you can view the Great Unconformity, a unique line between Precambrian granite and Triassic sandstone that represents a 2.2 billion-year gap in geological history. Read more . . .
The Rim of World Picturesque Byway aptly describes the drive along Southern California’s highest mountain range, the San Bernardinos, with their spectacular sight of the surrounding mountains as well as the Los Angeles Basin. Along the way, you’ll pass several resort communities and wilderness areas, and you may even catch a little “gold fever” as you search the remains of an abandoned 1860s mining town.
The California Route One south drive from Monterey to Morro Bay is a 123-mile, 6-hour trip along the Pacific coastline. Before heading south out of Monterey on Route 1, visit the Custom House, Casa Soberanes, Monterey State Historic Park, Royal Presidio Chapel, Larkin House, Fisherman’s Wharf, and Cannery Row, home of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Several miles south of Monterey, make a stop in Carmel-by-the-Sea to visit the Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Rio Carmelo, founded in 1770; the Tor House, home of poet Robinson Jeffers; and Carmel River State Beach. 
Mother Nature spent some extra moments in Northern Arizona when she created the wondrous sights between Winslow and Chambers. They can be seen along I-40, with a twist of nostalgia tossed in for good measure as Historic Route 66 weaves its way along this colorful 75-mile stretch of high desert nation. Exit 311 from I-40 delivers you to the colorful palette of the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert. You’ll be amazed at the endless stream of nature’s colors and gigantic chunks of prehistoric wood now rock-hard with the passing of the ages. Visitors can only take pictures, as the National Park Service prohibits pocketing pieces of the petrified rock. The roads through the Petrified Forest National Park are pristine blacktop with broad sweeping curves from one overlook site to another. 
Trying to see Alaska by motor vehicle definitely has its limitations. When looking at a map of the state, only a relatively small portion is accessible by road. Nevertheless, the panorama of Alaska can still be experienced from the highways, and Route 1 is considered as one of the best. Driving into Alaska, Tok is the first major crossroads and where you pick up Route1, better known as the Tok Cut-Off. As a freeway, Route 1 is as well maintained as can be for one that experiences such extremes of temperature. The pavement is just about glassy but the underlying ground bucks the road into a mild roller coaster effect. If you’ve driven up the Alaska Highway to get here, it’ll be the smoothest road you’ve seen in days. As Route1 rolls through the magnificent forests of Alaska, the first thing you begin to notice is how big everything is.