Enjoy up and down, left to right, rolling driving, spectacular scenery, tranquil farms, old riverboat towns, former strip mines, and a wild animal refuge.
Locals 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 . . .
Twisty roads, lots of antique shops, Amish food, Amish furniture, and handmade quilts will hold your attention on this route. It will take you several hours to drive through the biggest Amish settlement in the entire United States, nestled among the rolling hills of this part of Ohio.
The Sakakawea Trail is 115 miles, beginning in Washburn and finishing in Grassy Butte. Majority of the drive is on Route 200A and Route 200. The journey starts just south of the 178-mile-long Lake Sakakawea. Start this momentous drive by taking a brief side trip and drive west from Washburn on Route 17 to Fort Mandan, where the explorers Clark and Lewis wintered. It was during the winter of 1804-1805, while residing at Fort Mandan, that the explorers added Toussaint Charbonneau and his wife to their group as translators. Charbonneau’s wife, a young Shoshone christened Sakakawea, provided priceless assistance as a translator to Clark and Lewis for several years. As you tour this part of the country, you can find many places named after the Shoshone translator, as well as Lake Sakakawea. 
Killdeer to New Town on Route 22 is about 95 miles and takes 2 hours, that is, if you don’t stop. Starting in Killdeer, head north on Route 22 to the Killdeer Battlefield State Historic Site. In 1864 (July 28) , it was at this location that a battle was fought between troops commanded by General Alfred Sully and the Sioux Indians. General Sully’s 2,200 troops, with the help of artillery batteries, destroyed the Sioux Indian village with a reported 6,000 warriors. Sully lost 5 soldiers with Sioux losses totaling between 100-150 Native Americans; there is a symbol on the location. 
Are you hungry for some history and a relaxing brief drive? The Kathryn Road drive from Valley City to Fort Ransom State Park is a short 42-mile trip, which is filled with history of the early settlers to the place. The starting point, Valley City, is fifty miles west of Fargo.