Scenic Drives guides
Blue Ridge Parkway
MountainsScenic DrivesAmerica's longest linear park — 469 miles of Appalachian ridgelines from Shenandoah to the Smokies. Overlooks, waterfalls, mile-marker stops, and some of the best fall color in the eastern US.
Pacific Coast Highway
Scenic DrivesWest CoastHighway 1 — the 656-mile California coast drive from Dana Point to Leggett. Cliffs over the Pacific, sea stacks, artichoke fields, redwoods, and the best sunsets in the country.
Great Smoky Mountains
MountainsScenic DrivesThe most-visited national park in the US — mist-wrapped ridges, old-growth forest, black bears, and over 800 miles of trails spanning TN and NC.
Hudson Valley
MountainsScenic DrivesHistoric river towns, grand estates, farm-to-table restaurants, and one of the best fall-foliage drives in the country, stretching north from NYC along the Hudson.
Oregon Coast
BeachesScenic DrivesHighway 101 from Astoria to Brookings — lighthouses, tide pools, haystack rocks, and fishing villages.
Route 66 (Arizona & New Mexico)
Scenic DrivesThe most iconic stretch of the Mother Road — neon motels, Route 66 diners, and roadside Americana across AZ and NM.
Sedona & Red Rock Country
MountainsScenic DrivesVermilion sandstone buttes rising out of high desert in northern Arizona. Hiking, vortex sites, stargazing under some of the darkest skies in the lower 48, and a spa-resort town as the basecamp.