Top 10 Must-See Scenic Routes on a Trans-America Road Trip
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Top 10 Must See Scenic Routes on a Trans-America Road Trip
Pack up the car, it’s time to hit some of the most beautiful roads the country has to offer. Welcome to MojoTravels, and today we’ll be counting down our picks for the Top 10 Must See Scenic Routes on a Trans-America Road Trip .
For this list, we’ll be looking at some of the most stunning, unique and picturesque popular drives in America.
#10: The Loneliest Road
Nevada
#9: Old Mine Road
New Jersey
#8: Kancamagus Highway
New Hampshire
#7: Million Dollar Highway
Colorado
#6: The High Road to Taos
New Mexico
#5: Route 66
Illinois to California
#4: Blue Ridge Parkway
Virginia and North Carolina
#3, #2, #1 . . .??
Me, a dane, am planning a massive road trip through all of the us mainland states (48). I will be departing around 2024 or 2025. This video has just fueled my excitement, and made me realise that, America truly is the most beautiful country on earth. There is just so much culture and beauty there. Wish me luck :)
Good luck 😊
Love it. Go get it!
When you reach native lands such as Navajo nation, choctaw, etc there might be little to no signal so be prepared to bring a map in case google/ apple maps don’t work
For me a great but of the fun is the planning. Ok, so far, the plan and the reality tend to be different, but always a great joy. I’ve taken a few road trips in America and I can confirm it’s the great country on Earth. There’s simply no place like it, it’s diversity is astounding, it’s people welcoming, open and honest. (Don’t tell me, there’s places you wouldn’t want to visit, save your typing, I live in England and there’s plenty of places I won’t go). I’m a firm believer that you take it with you. Be uptight, closed minded, mean and jealous, well don’t be surprised if that’s what you find. My experience tells me the people of America are wonderful, and so I proceed from there. I love to see the lower 48 in one trip! What’s your plan? As a Brit, I can only visit for 90 days under the visa wavier program. 90 days isn’t long enough to see America. I’d need 3 times that at least. What a wonderful world it is when we plan such life affirming trips. I hope you do it. Make it happen.
Good Luck. We did Charleston, SC to LA (via Savannah, Macon, Little White House, Selma, Jackson, Shreveport, Mena, Lawton, Amarillo, Palo Duro Canyon, Rte 66, Tucumcari, Albuquerque, Espanola, Pagosa Springs, Cortez, 4 Corners, Monument Valley, Page & Lake Powell, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon (Sth rim), Kingman, Oatman (in Hills on Hwy 10), Rte 66 to Hollywood, Rodeo Drive), then up Hwy 101, PCH 1, & Big Sur to Monterey, Palo Alto to Napa, back to Yosemite NP, East to Las Vegas via Death Valley, up North again via Zion, Bryce, Salt Lake City, Tetons and Yellowstone, out East to Cody, Buffalo, then onto Mt Rushmore & Rapid City, ND. Then Badlands, Wounded Knee, Nth Platte, then fast track via Kansas, Nashville, Ashville and Home.
6 weeks and 9,200 miles roughly. We were not Camping.
Detailed this not to show off, but hopefully wet your appetite. We loved it so much, we are advanced Stages of the next crossing the US via the Great Lakes to Washington, Pacific Coast and back through middle from SanFran.
Most likely in 2022, or 23.
Safe Driving & Bon Voyages.
Wow, very nice pictures, good quality! I like it very much. Have a nice day and greetings from Austria.
6:28 I've never seen Florida drivers in such unison. What a sight to see.
You forgot hwy 395 in california. The mighty wall of the sierra nevada is truly awe inspiring.
US 395 through Owens Valley offers the towering, snow-clad Sierra Nevada Mts to the west and just as high, more rounded, and drier White Mts (in the rain shadow of the Sierra) to the east, just a few miles from base to base and about 20 miles from crest to crest. Both ranges are amazing, and the contrast phenomenal. This should be #1 on the list.
Love that road. Always ended with June lake snowboarding 🏂 for me
Yes!! I took a drive from Tahoe down to Bishop (White Mountain) and was just in awe the entire time. Such a beautiful drive.
Sierra Nevada, Roadrash memories!
a top ten for sure
The whole drive along the Oregon coast is amazing.
I used to travel back in the 90s to make a living. I had driven most of the highways all over The United States. I missed those days.
The drive down I70 from Denver Colorado to Glenwood canyon is breathtaking as well.
I have taken that route 3 times & have really enjoyed it.
Pacific coast highway is breathtaking. Visiting Big Sur once was my childhood dream as a small Hungarian kid. Now I live nearby and drive down there once a month. You can't get bored of the view. I recommend visitors the months of August to October. A perfect place to take sunset pictures as well.
Thanks for the advice, this is what I need when planning my next trips to America. I’m planning to drive highway 101. So August to October sounds perfect.
@@steviejd5803 My recommendation is to take 101 South and take a detour by Monterey. There you can get on Highway 1. The first couple of miles don't offer much to see, just shopping malls and sand dunes. Once you pass Monterey the view is awesome all the way down. There's a Chevron gas station on the left before you leave Monterey. Also you need to have your ID with you in Monterey county in order to purchase liquor or smokes. There's also a gas station in Big Sur but I don't think it's open 24 hours a day. Big Sur restaurants are pretty good too, some are only open on weekends though. Limekiln state park in Lucia is a good spot to have a break or spend the night. They have camping spots and fire pits too, also there's a beach access there. You have to make a reservation a couple of weeks prior because it can get very busy late Summer. Always check the road conditions too. There may be some closures due to landslides, wildfires or bridge closures. Farther South near San Luis Obispo you can get back on 101. This detour may take up to 5 hours but it's well worth it. Enjoy your trip. Be safe.
@@laszlokramer5052 Hey, thanks, that’s so kind of you. I will take a look at that route on my maps. I’m sitting here in England dreaming of sunny days and road trips in America. Thanks again for the knowledge, it’s very much appreciated 🇺🇸🏴
@@steviejd5803 You're welcome. Once in California you have to experience Highway 190 East from Olancha all the way to Furnace Creek and Zabriskie Point in Deat Valley. That will blow your mind. It's not just like any road trip it's like a voyage to Mars.
@@laszlokramer5052 Great insider knowledge, I’m so grateful. The only good thing of 2020, is that I managed to save money. So when beautiful America opens her boarders, I’m ready to go. Bring it on.
The HWY 101 aka pacific HWY I drove that road more than 20 times😂and never stopped to camp or anything always just thought it was a normal road. I grew up in Washington and moved to California when I got older. I have family in California and in Washington and we would drive back and forth on this HWY, we took this HWY every time, so not only is it a scenic HWY but it also holds a lot of memories from my childhood. This HWY is always gonna remain #1 cause it brings you through the sunny coast of California the rugged coast of Oregon and the forested land of Washington. Never knew I grew up on such blessed land. The pacific coast is the place to be.
Yes. The pacific coast highway/highway 101 is like my home away from home. My dream is to live on the the coast of Oregon (central or south). So much beauty on the United States Pacific Coast. Bucket list it!
@@1houndgal Added to my growing list, thanks.
Just drove the Pacific Coast Highway from Oregon to LA. Past Big Sur but the entire coast is breathtaking! What an awesome trip!
Did you drive over the Bixby bridge?
The only ones I’ve been on on this list are Route 66 and Pacific Coast Highway, both are incredible.
Blue ridge parkway in north carolina is the most beautiful road I have ever seen ❤
My home
Good job spreading the love across the country. You could pretty much fill this list up with just drives in Colorado, Utah ad Wyoming.
Thanks for the awesome video. Makes me want to take a road trip.
Have done 8 of these listed, 5 of them within the last year alone. Nothing better than a good road trip. One of the images shown for the Million Dollar Hwy was actually a classic shot of Scenic Byway 12 in Utah, which also should have been on this list in its own spot. Did that one last year as well. I think one of the amazing remote routes through Alaska should have made this list as well.
Agreed! Saw that photo and thought the same thing! Loved the drive along UT-12
I want to see them all, but proud of you to see that many already. Wonderful road trip.
I totally agree with Rt. 12! One of the nicest rides.
Beautiful!! Makes me want to go on a road trip now.
Your number one choice, is the road that I can’t get over ! The PCH is an amazing memory that I recommend to everyone, particularly on a motorcycle !
Very cool informative road trip info in the USA.. I will follow this route at my next road trip thanks for sharing
2 scenic routes that definitely should be on the list:
The Independence Pass in Colorado
The Beartooth Highway in Wyoming and Montana
AWESOME VIDEOS...THANK YOU!! EXCITED ABOUT ADDING THESE TO MY TO DO LIST!! Take Care and be Safe!!
The problem is that this country is so huge and beautiful that the list should have been much longer than Top 10. Many other great mentions in the comments but I’ll just add one - Lake Superior North Shore Drive (Hwy. 61) in Minnesota. It runs from Duluth, MN to the Canadian border. Gorgeous views of the lake and rugged shore, many excellent state parks full of waterfalls, trails, and beaches, a charming lighthouse, great places to eat, ships, wildlife…it’s beautiful.
Beautiful ♥️..I love nature.. Amazing Views- landscape 💕
I traveled the Million Dollar Highway in early October 2016. The scenery was awesome, it had snowed a little overnight capping the mountains around Durango and Ouray, CO.
Last year in August, me and a few people went up half way through the PCH! It's breath taking!
Could not agree more about the Beartooth Pass
I've been on the high road between Santa Fe and Taos. An absolutely gorgeous place. I-15 through the virgin river gorge in Arizona is beautiful too.
I also recommend the Iron Mountain Road in the Black hills of South Dakota, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, and 17 Mile Drive in Monterey California.
The Going to the Sun Road is absolutely a must.
Can't argue with PCH it deserves top billing. They were superb all of them
Ridden and moto-camped the Blue Ridge Parkway multiple times. Well worth the time to travel it...
There's another scenic drive worth taking on the east coast. Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. The cool thing about Skyline Drive is the southern terminus of Skyline Drive is the northern terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Start at the north end of Skyline Drive in Front Royal, VA and make it a trip all the way down to the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway at Cherokee, NC (or do the whole trip going north ...)
If you do them both together your road trip is anchored by Shenandoah National Park in the north and Great Smokey Mountains National Park (the most visited national park in the U.S.) in the south. The combined distance is 574 miles.
*Nothing I love more than a road trip. Thanks for the fun video. I hope to visit and film these places on my own. New subscriber!*
There are so many beautiful drives but missing the drive from Yosemite over Tioga pass cannot be forgiven.
US50 Nevada America's loneliest road is a knockout. Stunning vistas as far as the eyes can see.
We drove one of the most incredible roads from Wyoming to Montana and also Utah, was lovely!!
Really amazing video! Thanks for sharing.
Nice pictures and some good suggestions 👍💐
I-84/Columbia river gorge offers mesmerizing views of a gorge carved by ice age floods ..
Being from Scotland, I've been lucky enough to have driven 8 of those routes over the last 20 or so years, also route 100 ( i think) in Vermont is amazing, fantastic memories 🏴🇺🇸🏴🇺🇸
Scotland is beautiful too!
Scotland got a separate flag ? Isn’t it a part of UK ? Doesn’t it fall under union jack 🇬🇧?
@@arkarya8768 Scotland is part of the UK, but the saltire is the flag of Scotland 🇬🇧🏴
I am taking a 1994 cutlass supreme convertible and driving from Michigan to Nevada. I can’t wait
I just went to Shannandoah Nat’l Park yesterday and witnessed the Blue Ridge Mountains Firsthand!! Was a surreal experience!!
Was life old there? Older than the trees?
US 395 through Owens Valley offers the towering, snow-clad Sierra Nevada Mts to the west and just as high, more rounded, and drier White Mts (in the rain shadow of the Sierra) to the east, just a few miles from base to base and about 20 miles from crest to crest. Both ranges are amazing, and the contrast phenomenal. This should be #1 on the list.
I absolutely love that drive. Very underrated and one of the most dramatic mountains drives in the country, especially when coming from Death Valley. Great suggestion!
as a californian, who has done this drive couple of times, i absolutely agree!
Yeeeeaaahhhh, PCH is beautiful!!!
Thanks for the awesome views, cool memories and new ideas for roads I didn't know about. Driven the Kanc, Blue Ridge Parkway, Rt 66 and of course PCH (North to South is best). Need to check out the others.
Loved your scenic routes, great video!!!
Driving in Hawaii is awesome too. Just did Oahu and Kauai.
You left out the best road of all "Beartooth Pass Montana"
I've done both Beartooth and the million dollar highway. The San Juans are still more scenic, I would go so far as to say the San Juans in Colorado might be the most scenic mountain range in the US.
I was surprised they left off the Beartooth Pkwy. It would definitely make my top 10, probably top 3.
Outstanding Road Journeys.. ! Surprisingly all Fantastic Road Journeys are in America USA.. ! 👍
Ooh! Another Mojo channel! I knew there was a reason why that girl sounded familiar! 😃😂
Love your selection of Hwys especially your #1 PCH is in our backyard. In 2019 I plan on taking some of these hwys and visiting as many of the top National Parks as I can. Thanks.
wow really nice natural scenery which is an inspiration👍❤
Going to the sun is gorgeous but so much traffic in season
100 in Vermont, the best leaf peeping route in the country!
Fall in Vermont sooo beautiful subhan allah
I live in Washington so I've been up and down the coast. Also drove #10. That is one empty road for about 300 miles from Reno to Utah. It's quite beautiful in it's own way. Spent the night in Ely. Enjoyed ourselves.
My honey is taking me along the PCH highway... Can't wait for that trip, I've always wanted to do that drive, being from Cali I've seen alot of the lower parts, but not norcal... It looks stunning, actually all those drives are... Great video!!
Been to 7 out of ten. Olympic peninsula drive in westen wa. is exquisite, but the weather is frequently bad. US 212 from Cooke City to Red Lodge Montana is very challenging, yet more stark and visually awarding than 'going to the sun'. Take your time(you will have to), and prepare yourself for northbound downward descent. This makes it all worthwhile.
The most beautiful drive in Universe is route 12 in Utah between Escalante and Boulder.
I'm surprised the Trail Ridge Rd in Rockies NP was not mention.
Trail Ridge is awesome
Trail ridge is pretty nice, I would put it in the top 5 for Colorado, but having driven both Trail Ridge and the million dollar highway, the million dollar highway is on a completely different level to anything else in Colorado, well the San Juans in general are.
I drove the loneliest road in America back in 2017 in a 2006 Ford Mustang Gt convertible. Totally worth doing if you're headed out to California.
Sounds great. Did you drive the whole road? In one go or with stops?
I too did this in 2015 in a Camaro convertible. One of the most memorable drives ever. A must is a stop at Middlegate, fuel and great food in the middle of nowhere then back on the gas at speeds that I won’t post here. Great memories which I will repeat someday. Only problem is I live in England so it’s not on my doorstep sadly.
Getting ready to head out in June and hope to travel a few on our around the country trip. Have done a few of them already.
I'm shocked but very happy the Del Water Gap was on the list.
Brilliant!
What a beautyful voice....
The Mohawk Trail in northern western Massachusetts. An awesome ride, and one of the first!
About a year ago for my 16th birthday my dad and I rode our bikes down from north Humboldt down to fort bragg (highway 101/1) and if you really want the most incredible breathtaking trip of you life hop on your bike...you wont regret it
I would include the Hana HWY. Maui. The most beautiful road I've ever experienced, even more beautiful than PCH that I drove as well.
Can't wait for the PCH drive!! My honey is taking me on this drive soonish... After all the virus chaos that is....
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I didn’t go down California coast but I did Washington and Oregon and let me tell you, the Oregon coast is beautiful.
Driving from tucson to sedona to flagstaff is real pertty
Also Hwy 89 from Wickenburg to Prescott. Don't drive it at night.
Awesome. Soon to start doing each one of them.
We've been planning a US West Coast road trip for a while now and can't do it yet due to the coronavirus. We really want to soon. Thanks for keeping to inspire us! Subscribed :)
Me too. I had 3 fully planned trips to America in 2020, never made one. How frustrating. I cannot wait to get moving again this year, I hope.
@@steviejd5803 we look forward to following your adventures!
What a wonderful it this. Spectacular video with very good shots. My congratulations.
Excellent presentation and choices!
Excellent !!! I have experience of halfway 😎👍😇 looking to see next opportunity 😇 Thank you 🙏
PCH was very, very cool to drive. Spent 13 hours driving it... right through Big Sur, too.
Highway 12 from Kooskia, Idaho to Lolo, Montana, along the Clearwater and Lochsa Rivers. Highway 93 from the Canadian border to Lost Trail Pass in Montana. The edge was f Glacier Park, the Flathead Valley, Flathead Lake, the Mission Mountains, the Missoula Valley and the Bitterroot Valley.
Gorgeous..thanks for sharing.A new friend here stay connected
Virtual 360° trips of these would be nice...
You guys are awesome! Keep up the amazing travel videos!!
Nice tips, thanks guys :)
Beartooth (hwy212) Mt/Wy,. Hwy 12 & 95 Ut., Id 12.-Lolo pass should have been listed.
ya im surprised the beartooth highway wasnt listed
So many beautiful places! Can't wait to explore more of Canada.
Been on everyone of these roadtrips. All offered amazing sites. Just drove the going to the sun road this summer. Amazing. I would probably take the High Road to Taos off the list and give Scenic Byway 12 in Utah some props. It is the equal to all of the roads on this list. The US has some beautiful locations if you are willing to get in the car and go see them.
This is great.
OMG JERSEY MADE THE LIST AHHHHHH
not all of NEW Jersey is what you see in The Sopranos. Western NJ along the Delaware River is very beautiful and scenic
amazing!!!!
I have done many road trips throughout my life, got hooked at a very young age. I have driven each of these roads. They are all beautiful in their own unique way. Going To The Sun Road will always be my favorite, High Road To Taos would not make my top 10, Trail Ridge Road or Cascade Highway would.
Very nice❤
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Nice Choices...!👍👣
Done 5 of these and visited 43 States.
Not bad for an Englishman !
Impressive. I'm Canadian and I've done 6 (I think). Saw all my own country first though.
So beautiful.
Good stuff. Again.
absolutely highway 1!!!!
Looks marvellous
grew up in bangor, PA. Been hiking indian head/Mt minsi 1:20 my whole life
Never really thought of it as a top 10 destination in the entire USA.. pretty cool.
I keep seeing "you forgot...highway" comments, as expected. This vast country is so diverse and beautiful, there is no way to have a 'top-ten' most beautiful video. A top 100 wouldn't even be fair! Just here in Oregon, I could easily name 10 awe-inspiring drives at the top of my head. One being the scenic Columbia River Gorge Hwy. I look forward to my departure/move to North Carolina, nice and easy in a big motorhome. I know much of the trip is plain compared to these, but it's gonna be awesome especially the end result.
Sounds awesome, have you started out yet? Or perhaps waiting for Spring. Good luck.
@@steviejd5803 Oh, thanks! I've actually been able to pay cash for some land with house in Kentucky, instead. Got here end of October. Kentucky is a hidden and underappreciated gem for people on a tight budget! I'd no idea it is this green and lovely. Similar to its neighbor, West Virginia, but with less extreme poverty. Very rural and country-like (privacy and freedom), but within an hour or few of tons of good sized cities (Louisville, Lexington, Nashville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, St. Louis, Chicago, etc.) and tons of small to medium towns closer. Bowling Green is where my favorite car is built 😉.
@@jeladsnikpoh1289 Hey I’m so please d to hear you made the move. It sounds fabulous. I have really missed American this past year. It sounds like I’ll have to add Kentucky to my list. Thanks for your reply and best wishes from England 🏴🇺🇸
@@steviejd5803 Thanks again! Awesome to hear you're from England! Honestly, there's too much to see in many of the other 50 states to make a special trip to Kentucky. It's a peaceful foresty and pasture-filled state (probably more like rural parts of UK than any other state), but not too much excitement. We do have the largest cave in the world (Mammoth Cave state park), and the world famous Kentucky Horse Derby, and the proud American Corvette sports-car built here- but otherwise it's just easy going, mildly boring, and comparably inexpensive. Exactly what I wanted, and 2200 miles from where I came!
@@jeladsnikpoh1289 perfect. Well done you for making it happen. I’m on my journey too, paying off this house, than more travelling. I’m tempted to sell up, big profit, downsizing and getting out in this world. Ps I love the Corvette too. Back in 2019 I had great fun in a Mustang GT and later the Dodge Challenger, never had the pleasure of driving a Corvette. Fingers crossed.
Certainly Agree.
Interstate 10 through New Mexico is beautiful but also very lonely, when they say fill next exit no more gas for miles, they truly mean it.
I5，from seattle to Portland，across Columbia River，has beatiful scean