1) The Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia to North Carolina – Part of the National Park Service, this road runs 469 miles through the Appalachian Mountains. 26 tunnels and numerous hairpin turns along the very crest of the Blue Ridge connect the Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smokey Mountains. Magnificent vistas are the benefit of the lucky travelers who choose this drive.  

 
2) US Highway 1, Florida Keys – Spanning 113 miles and connecting Key largo to Key West, this road incorporates 42 bridges, including the famous seven-mile bridge at Marathon. With the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, this is a unique ride with a 360 degree water visibility over much of the distance.  

 
3) Route 66, USA – This iconic route is representative of the American Dream of moving west to escape poverty in the 1930’s. It runs across two-thirds of the US, although segments of it have been replaced by interstate highway. The 400-mile section through Oklahoma still gives travelers the retro Americana that was once the life blood of the route. 

 
4) Hana Highway, Hawaii – At only 52 miles in length, this coastal road has 54 bridges, most of them single lane. With over 600 curves, many of them extreme switchbacks, the speed limit is only 15 mph in many places. You may be surprised that it will take about three hours to travel these few miles, but the reward of colorfully blooming rainforests and waterfalls spilling down the hills will make you forget any schedule. 

 
5) Pacific Coast Highway, California – This 655 mile stretch of road runs along the spectacular Pacific Coast from the beaches of Malibu to the cliffs of Big Sur to the ancient redwoods in the north. This drive has an astounding variety of scenery and breathtaking panoramas along the way.