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Featured Article:  Scenic Drive in California: Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway

The Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway serves as an eye-pleasing urban gateway to an area rich in history art architecture and multiethnic culture. Learn about this route including its significance in the Arts and Crafts movement. See more »

13 National Parks Near Las Vegas

13 National Parks Near Las Vegas

In the minds of many people the words "Las Vegas" and "natural beauty" don't usually go together. Yet within only a few short hours visitors to Las Vegas can reach some of the most beautiful national parks in the country making it a prime "home base"

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Alaska Scenic Drive: Glenn Highway

Alaska Scenic Drive: Glenn Highway

Alaska’s Glenn Highway provides passage to a land of native cultures and rugged landscapes as it winds its way from Anchorage toward mountains rivers and tundra. Discover more about this awesome drive.

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Alaska Scenic Drive: Marine Highway

Alaska Scenic Drive: Marine Highway

Alaska's Marine Highway is like no other scenic highway in America. Riding ferryboats rather than cars, sightseers encounter magnificent views of fjords, glaciers, mountains, islands, waterfalls, and whales -- all from the water. Learn more.

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Alaska Scenic Drive: Seward Highway

Alaska Scenic Drive: Seward Highway

Linking Seward to Anchorage, Alaska's Seward Highway offers vistas of snowcapped mountains, shimmering fjords, alpine valleys, ice blue glaciers, and glimpses of wildlife, waterfalls, or wildflowers around every turn. Learn about this beautiful sceni

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Alaska Scenic Drives

Alaska Scenic Drives

Alaska scenic drives showcase the state's pristine frontier. Learn about Alaska scenic drives along Marine Highway, Glenn Highway, and Seward Highway.

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Arizona Scenic Drive: Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway

Arizona Scenic Drive: Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway

Crossing over a gorgeous high plateau the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway forms a scenic passage to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon nature’s unsurpassed scenic wonder. Learn more about this amazing drive.

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California Scenic Drives

California Scenic Drives

California scenic drives guarantee eye-catching landscapes, opportunities for outdoor recreation, and breathtaking views. Check out photos, highlights, and detailed maps of five such magnificent drives.

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California Scenic Drives: Arroyo Seco Parkway

California Scenic Drives: Arroyo Seco Parkway

California's Arroyo Seco Parkway runs from Los Angeles to Pasadena. Learn what there is to do on this scenic drive, and see maps of it.

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Colorado Scenic Drive: Gold Belt Scenic Byway

Colorado Scenic Drive: Gold Belt Scenic Byway

Following historic railroad and stagecoach routes through the Rockies, Colorado's Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway leads to mining towns, world-class fossil sites, and memorable views of Pikes Peak. Learn about this scenic route.

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Colorado Scenic Drive: Grand Mesa Scenic Byway

Colorado Scenic Drive: Grand Mesa Scenic Byway

The Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway looks out over lakes, valleys, mountains, and forests from 11,000 feet above sea level. Lingering at scenic overlooks is the top pastime. Learn more about this incredible route.

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Colorado Scenic Drive: Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway

Colorado Scenic Drive: Santa Fe Trail Scenic Byway

Paralleling a historic corridor to the West modern-day travelers on Colorado’s Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway retrace the routes of pioneers Native Americans traders ranchers and miners. Learn more about this incredible journey.

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Colorado Scenic Drive: Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway

Colorado Scenic Drive: Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway

The Continental Divide and the country’s highest-elevation community both lie along the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway which cruises the mountaintops amid startling closeups of 14000-foot peaks. Discover more about this awe-inspiring scenic byway.

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Colorado Scenic Drive: Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road

Colorado Scenic Drive: Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road

The highest continuous paved road in the United States the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road offers stirring vistas at every overlook as it climbs through Rocky Mountain National Park. Learn more about this incredible drive.

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Colorado Scenic Drives

Colorado Scenic Drives

Colorado scenic drives include mountains that provide stunning vistas access to largely untouched wilderness areas and clear starry nights. Check out photos highlights and detailed maps of seven of the most exploring drives in the state.

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Hawaii Scenic Drive: Kamehameha Highway

Hawaii Scenic Drive: Kamehameha Highway

Ambling along Oahu's tropical and rustic North Shore, the sun-drenched Kamehameha Highway provides a taste of the Hawaii that once was, as well as easy access to some of the world's top surfing beaches. Learn more about some of the highlights of this

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Nevada Scenic Drives

Nevada Scenic Drives

Nevada scenic drives offer mountain ranges, stretches of desert, the Las Vegas strip. Check out photos, highlights, and detailed maps for three of the best Nevada scenic drives.

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Nevada Scenic Drives: Lake Tahoe-Eastshore Drive

Nevada Scenic Drives: Lake Tahoe-Eastshore Drive

The eastern shore of America's highest alpine lake is the centerpiece of Nevada's Lake Tahoe-Eastshore Drive. This roadway offers an abundance of four-season recreation, from swimming in crystalline waters to skiing snowcapped peaks. Learn more.

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Nevada Scenic Drives: The Las Vegas Strip

Nevada Scenic Drives: The Las Vegas Strip

Nevada's Las Vegas Strip -- the most glittering, neon-lit drive in America -- explodes with visual delights as it leads past exotic and lavish casino resorts. Learn about all the must-see spots along this drive.

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New Mexico Scenic Drive: Billy the Kid Trail

New Mexico Scenic Drive: Billy the Kid Trail

Infused with the romance of the Wild West, this route through Billy the Kid country rides the trails of outlaws, sheriffs, and cowboys. Learn more about the Billy the Kid Trail.

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New Mexico Scenic Drive: Historic Route 66

New Mexico Scenic Drive: Historic Route 66

You and Kokopelli can get your kicks on this historic excursion through Albuquerque and its environs. Explore New Mexico’s history learn why the Route 66 was nicknamed “Hannett’s Joke” and find out about all the gorgeous spots you won’t want to miss

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