The exhilarating road trip

US is where explorers behind the wheel should take their time travelling through rolling countryside and along sparkling coastlines, allowing plenty of opportunities to take classic routes, such as Route 66

The US, is a country of road trips and great open spaces; where four million miles of highways lead past red-rock deserts, below towering mountain peaks, and across wheat fields that roll off towards the horizon.

It is where explorers behind the wheel should take their time travelling through rolling countryside and along sparkling coastlines, allowing plenty of opportunities to take both classic routes, such as Route 66, the Pacific Coast Highway and Natchez Trace Parkway and; as well as roads less travelled, including the Historic National Road across the Midwest, Hawaii’s Hana Highway and numerous options around the Great Lakes; passing both man-made and natural icons along the way.

From plains to mountains and from deserts to oceans; this is where road-trippers can truly enjoy the journey and experience extraordinary vistas, charming towns and hidden gems.

Route 66 makes for an epic journey with the most striking section being that which dissects the South West. Route 66 touches all five states of the region, dashing briefly through Kansas and into Oklahoma – before hitting its stride as it crosses the desert spaces of Texas (passing through Amarillo).

It delivers further dusty vistas as it slices across New Mexico (via the city of Albuquerque), and continues the theme across the torso of Arizona (via the lively pitstop of Flagstaff).

Visitors on New Mexico’s portion of Route 66 expecting displays of classic Americana will not be disappointed. The 18 miles through Albuquerque’s Central Avenue features flashing neon signs and 50's diners, whilst in Gallup Route 66 still acts as the main street through town and features the state’s largest concentration of trading posts and galleries selling Native American wears.

Visitors can admire classic cars at the Route 66 Auto Museum in New Mexico, stop by Grand Canyon National Park and experience the Colorado River on their journey through Arizona, or simply enjoy quirky roadside attractions, such as Cadillac Ranch in Texas.

Arizona is home to the longest original stretch of Route 66, which is just one of 25 scenic byways in the state. Visitors driving Route 66 in Arizona can experience beautiful Black Mountain scenery, the culture of the old west in historic gold mining towns, and museums and sites of interest, such as La Posada Hotel - a National Historic Landmark.

As well as museums, such as the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, the state’s portion of Route 66 is home to many quirky roadside attractions. Visitors can expect to see a big blue whale wearing a baseball cap in Catoosa, a drive-in restaurant shaped like a cuckoo clock (Waylan’s Ku-Ku Burger) in Miami and a collection of over 12,000 soda bottles at POPS in Arcadia.

Kansas is home to the smallest section of Route 66 – just 13.2 miles. Nevertheless, this modest stretch is home to unique sights such as Route 66’s last remaining Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, a gas station (4 Women on the Route) whose tow truck was the inspiration behind a character in Pixar movie, ‘Cars’, and Nelson’s Old Riverton Store, a famed deli that has been serving sandwiches for over 75 years.

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