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A ROAD TRIP IS AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE: GET REVVED UP – AND ADD THESE JOURNEYS TO YOUR LIST
Don't miss out on some of the best road trip destinations in North America. For travelers, the open road can hold the most thrilling experiences. Here are the best road trip suggestions from Fernweh Travel’s road trip advisors for you to go on and road test in North America!
THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY – ASHEVILLE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE
This road is significant as it leads you into the heart of the countryside and invites you to discover some very interesting things. The Southern section of this region holds a special place in many visitors' hearts and traveling through it provides wonderful scenery and beautiful surroundings worthy of admiration. Must see spots along the way: Mast General Store in Valle Crucis - an amazing best kept secret in America. Grandfather Mountain nature preserve with its swinging footbridge from which you’ll enjoy some stunning views from up to as well as from below. Chimney Rock near Asheville entices you to an energetic climb then rewards you with some of the Parkway’s best views.
NEW ENGLAND – BOSTON TO BAR HARBOR
Despite that saying from down-east Maine, it turns out ‘you can get there from here’! This Massachusetts-to-Maine classic is dotted with small town main streets and roadside lobster and clam shacks. Zip up I-95 to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, then switch to U.S. 1 for the slower, scenic route. Pull over for a nature walk among cottontails and piping plovers in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. Nearby Kennebunk is the village of boutiques, galleries, and ice cream shops you came to New England hoping to find while Portland's microbrew and artisan coffee scenes make for a great overnight or two.
FOUR CORNERS AND MONUMENT VALLEY – FLAGSTAFF TO TELLURIDE
Sure, the photo op might feel kitschy: you with a goofy grin right at the point on the map where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah intersect. But as a traveler you know, the journey is the actual attraction to this region of America. Beginning in Winslow and going as far north as Monument Valley, visitors can get a feel for what it's like to drive through Navajo country utilizing one of the main highways in the United States - Highway 191. While in Arizona, tourists can take in the Petrified Forest National Park and then experience almost psychedelic-like views when they see the Painted Desert.
THE CANADIAN ROCKIES – VANCOUVER TO BANFF
Whoever came up with the idea of phone-operated self-driving cars might very well have done it while visiting Canada, where it’s almost impossible to stay focused on the road. Instead of following a more direct route like the Trans Canada Highway, head north to British Columbia along the Sea to Sky Highway. It is sure to heighten all of your senses at every turn! You just might spot a grizzly bear in Kamloops or maybe go wine tasting (another great case for self-driving!). In winter, Revelstoke attracts extreme skiers but summer and fall are all about hiking, mountain biking and visiting their vintage railway museum. At Glacier National Park, Canada’s second oldest park of its kind, you can picnic beneath avalanche chutes (in summer and early fall only) and hike on exposed ridgelines or through the world’s only inland cedar rainforest. You will know you're nearing Banff when you spot the turquoise glacier-fed waters of Lake Louise.
THE LOW COUNTRY – SAVANNAH TO CHARLESTON
History, gardens, white-sand adventure and barbecue – there’s much to discover among the palmetto and Spanish-moss-lined roads linking these Southern sister cities. If you start out in the Georgia town, said to be the oldest in the state, you’ll sense the past emerge at Old Sheldon Church Ruins. The 1745 chapel burnt down during Revolutionary times then again by Sherman’s troops on their March to the Sea. While traveling along U.S. 17 out of Savannah, be sure to stop by Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge where you can explore salt creeks and tidal marshes by kayak. Near Beaufort is Hunting Island – have a climb up the 1875 lighthouse for breathtaking views. Trees have big personalities here, none more so than South Carolina’s Angel Oak which is reputedly North America's tallest (about 60 ft tall) - not a bad way to take in all the beauty of this place!
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Source: The Best Road Trips in the U.S. and Canada | Virtuoso
