Partake in the history of Daniel Boone, muskie fishing, breathtaking ridge view, Red River Gorge, and a natural bridge.
For a fascinating start to this trip, begin in Morehead with a stopover to the Kentucky Folk Art Center. Here, you can learn about the past culture of Daniel Boone and Eastern Kentucky. From there, take U.S. 60 west to Route 801, which runs along Cave Run Lake, an 8,400-acre blue lake bordered by forests that extend all the way to the water. This is a good spot to do some outstanding muskie fishing and to enjoy some great boating. Nearby Zilpo Road, the state’s only National Forest Scenic Byway, leads you to the Zilpo Recreation Area with its overlooks of the forests, lake, and entrance to the Sheltowee Trace Trail. Read more . . .
Leave Lexington to the south on Route 68 and drive to Harrodsburg over some of the best rolling roads lined with field-stone fences in the heart of the Bluegrass portion of Kentucky. Short trips on side streets can put the best of roller coasters to shame. There’s a wealth of American history to take in during the 115-mile drive, as well as the Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill. The village is located halfway between Harrodsburg and Lexington, the first permanent settlement in Kentucky. Continue your drive south for 10 miles and you will reach Danville, one of Kentucky’s historic communities. Coming from Danville, head west on Route 150 to the heart of the Civil War action in Perrysville. 
The Georgia coastline is interlaced with shrimping villages, swamps, salt marshes, and tidal estuaries, all linked by a maze of bridges and causeways leading to the state’s “golden isles.” This string of barrier islands features posh resorts and coastal salt marshes. The tour begins in Jekyll Island, a former winter playground for the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, and Morgans. Tag along the Jekyll Island Causeway (Route 520) to U.S. 17, and head north to Brunswick. Founded in 1771, Brunswick is one of Georgia’s largest oystering and shrimping ports. Its Old Town is lined with renovated historic homes. To the east and north, you will locate the Marshes of Glynn, one of the most biologically diverse environments anywhere. 
This is indeed a picturesque byway that rings through the Chattahoochee National Forest, heading up to the highest peak in Georgia. The drive departs from the village of Helen, a former sawmill town that’s been reinvented as a Bavarian village with German-style shops, inns, and restaurants. From Helen, head north on Rte. 17/75 which hugs the shores of the Chattahoochee River at the southern end of the forest.
This 3.5-hour, 103-mile drive never drifts far from the famous blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico and its string of white sandy beaches. The long drive showcases rows of live oaks and the sporadic tourist strip. Since this drive begins in Pensacola, home to a historical naval air station, stop by the Pensacola Historical Museum for an in-depth look at the town’s colorful history. You’re in for a taste of the real South, at Seville Square (between S. Alcaniz and E. Government), one of Pensacola’s three historic districts.