Road Trips
Over the years our editors drove thousands of miles on America's byways seeking out the Best of the Road®. Those notable attractions, shops and places to eat offering something special: friendly smiles, award winning pies, breathtaking views, etc. This is our collection of Rand McNally's best road trips that must be traveled at least once in a lifetime.
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Illinois Fine Wines
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
At a dinner party, your host breaks out a bottle of fine wine. Quite the connoisseur, your curiosity is piqued. You request a peek at the label, which reads, "Alto Vineyards, Alto, Illinois." Confused? That's okay. After a day touring the small vineyards tucked into Illinois' Shawnee National Forest, you'll come to understand ho...
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Head for the Hill Country
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Round up those notions that Texas is only cowboys, cactus, and flat-as-a-pancake terrain. In the land of the longhorns, the lush Hill Country rises as high as a Texan’s state pride and winds through towns replete with art, adventure, honky-tonk, and tons of Texas treasures. Despite those “Don’t mess with Texas” signs along this ...
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Gothic Savannah
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Savannah, Georgia, has experienced phenomenal popularity ever since the 1994 publication of John Berendt's best-selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The Gothic Savannah weekend tour will give you a chance to survey Savannah's history and get a glimpse of what makes this city so distinctive. The tour centers on S...
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Florida's Forgotten Coast
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
The so-called "Forgotten Coast" of Florida is a gorgeous stretch of beaches and towns along the Gulf of Mexico and Apalachicola Bay, home to birds, turtles, and other wildlife, along with quiet, out-of-the-way peninsulas and nature areas. Your Gulf Coast vacation in this northwest stretch of the state starts in historic Apalachi...
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Family Fun and Fine Fiddling
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Traveling from Springfield, Missouri, south to Branson, there’s plenty of family fun, Ozark Mountains history, fantastic food, and, of course, fine music---on the fiddle and other instruments. In 1865 Wild Bill Hickok put a single shot through the heart of Dave Tutt. Ponder that moment by standing where they both stood in Spring...
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