Enjoy sandy beaches and beautiful coastline, quaint beachfront homes, charming villages, butterflies and hawks in a wildlife refuge.

Misquamicut, RI  driving route mapAlthough Rhode Island is the smallest state, its sandy beaches and coastline top the list for beauty. And even though the coastal drive is  brief, you will find it’s long on charm and beautiful sceneries. Start your drive on Route A1A in Misquamicut and trace the coast all the way to Wickford, which is a panoramic 48-mile drive. The drive will  consume additional time because you’ll find yourself stopping most of the times.

At the start of your drive is the state’s most expansive beach, the Misquamicut State Beach. Driving through the small city of Weekapaug will make you imagine you’re in a movie. The town forms a captivating backdrop for Read more . . .

Enjoy a gorgeous drive, wildlife, great fishing, see a 830-foot deep gorge, and 301-foot-high Kinzua Rail Viaduct.

Wellsboro, PA route mapPart of the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, this trip takes about 5 hours.  Depart from the town of Wellsboro and drive west 12 miles to Ansonia. A left turn on Colton Road takes you to Pine Creek Gorge, the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, and to Colton Point State Park. The park offers vistas of the 830-foot deep ravine.

Back on Route Six, follow Pine Creek through the town of Galeton all the way to the Read more . . .

Enjoy driving this winding, incredibly scenic roadway, and discover prairie grasslands, dense forests, mountain vistas, rugged Rocky Mountains, waterfalls, and much wildlife.

Browning, MT route mapSituated within the confines of Glacier National Park is Going-to-the-Sun Highway, one of the most beautiful of all the national parks, and a 50-mile length of zigzagging, incredibly scenic roadway. A very narrow, 2-lane road, Going-to-the-Sun Highway changes scenery, beginning with prairie grasslands in the east to dense mountain vistas and forests  in the west. This is the only road across the park’s one million acres, and much, if not all of it, is closed by late September because of heavy snowfall. Coming and going out of West Glacier, you’ll have to endure the ever-present budget motels,  gift shops,  and the rush of tourists in peak season. Read more . . .

Enjoy spectacular views from the San Bernardino Mountain Range, abandoned gold mining towns, giant sequoias, 8,443-foot Onyx Summit, and perhaps some wildlife.

San Bernardino, CA  route mapThe 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.

Begin on California Route 18 just north of San Bernardino at the entry to San Bernardino National Forest. You’ll cross the San Andreas Fault at the bottom of the mountain range. Though the fault rumbles everyday, it’s unlikely you’ll be aware of the slight tremors. Read more . . .

Enjoy up and down, left to right, rolling driving, spectacular scenery, tranquil farms, old riverboat towns, former strip mines, and a wild animal refuge.

Glouster, OH route mapLocals call the first twenty miles of this journey “the rim of the world.” The journey starts in Glouster, Ohio by taking Route 78 east. The drive is short but can take you several hours to finish. It may be one of the best ever –  up and down, left to right, rolling drives anywhere in the Midwest. You’re in the high hill country of exciting Ohio.

As you head east out of Glouster, the2-lane state highway twists and turns and includes blind, roller coaster-like short juts that keep your speed below the limit and dares your driving skills. The scenic  vistas are spectacular as you drive through the edge of the Wayne National Forest toward the blue Muskingum River in Malta. Try to take enough time from your driving to also glimpse the tranquil and scattered farms throughout this hill section. Read more . . .