USA Road Trips

Southern Utah has five national parks, all within a few hours of each other, and the roads between them are some of the most beautiful in the country. That’s why a Utah road trip is on so many bucket lists. This route starts near Las Vegas and ends in Moab, with a bonus at the

A road trip through the American South is one of the best ways to see the country. In two weeks, you can hear jazz in New Orleans, blues in Memphis and country in Nashville, then finish under the oaks in Savannah and Charleston. The food alone is worth the drive. This route runs roughly 1,600

The Pacific Northwest packs more variety into a week than almost anywhere in the US. In one loop through Washington and Oregon, you’ll drive through a temperate rainforest, walk a wild beach covered in driftwood, look into the crater of a volcano and eat your way through two of the country’s best food cities. This

Arizona is built for a road trip. In one loop you get red rock country, the Grand Canyon, the buttes of Monument Valley, slot canyons and a desert full of giant cacti. The roads are good, the distances are manageable and the scenery changes almost every hour. This route starts and ends in Phoenix and

Highway 1 along the California coast is the road trip most Americans have on their list, and it’s earned its reputation. The road clings to cliffs above the Pacific, passes through redwoods and little beach towns, and every bend seems to reveal a view better than the last. This route runs south from San Francisco

America is built for this. Long distances, cheap fuel by most of the world’s standards, and roads that were often laid out specifically so people would drive them for fun. These seven are the ones worth rearranging a year for. For each: the distance, how many days it actually takes rather than how fast you