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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White Pass Scenic Byway photo

White Pass Scenic Byway

Last Updated Feb 03, 2012

The White Pass Scenic Byway is a recreational paradise in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams. Whether you enjoy wilderness camping, hiking, fishing, snowmobiling, or even hang gliding, there are more outdoor recreational opportunities along the byway than anywhere else in the south Cascades region.

  • Begin: Winlock, WA
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  • End: Naches, WA
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  • 124
  • Miles
  • 30
  • Attractions
Ohio River Scenic Byway photo

Ohio River Scenic Byway

Last Updated Feb 03, 2012

The Ohio River Scenic Byway in southern Indiana is your gateway to adventure. Discover antique shops, artist studios, and farm markets. Paddle a canoe, explore a cave, or camp under the stars. Tour stately mansions, sample artisan wines, and stay at a bed & breakfast. Try your luck at a casino. With 302 miles of scenic roadway t...

  • Begin: New Harmony, IN
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  • End: Lawrenceburg, IN
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  • 302
  • Miles
  • 30
  • Attractions
Outback National Scenic Byway photo

Outback National Scenic Byway

Last Updated Feb 02, 2012

From the edge of Deschutes County through Lake County onto the edge of California, you can experience a vast amount of history, wildlife and scenery that can only be described as "Gods Country." While traveling Oregon's Outback Scenic Byway you will see; the rugged beauty of mountains, lakes, plains, rimrock, vistas, wild life a...

  • Begin: La Pine, OR
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  • End: New Pine Creek, CA
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  • 170
  • Miles
  • 29
  • Attractions
Mountains to Sound Greenway Scenic Byway photo

Mountains to Sound Greenway Scenic Byway

Last Updated Jan 30, 2012

The Mountains to Sound Greenway is an iconic 1.5 million-acre landscape surrounding a National Scenic Byway that conserves a healthy and sustainable relationship between land and people by balancing built and natural environments. A landscape providing places for nature and wildlife, for outdoor recreation and education, for wor...

  • Begin: Seattle, WA
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  • End: Ellensburg, WA
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  • 100
  • Miles
  • 24
  • Attractions
Mohawk Towpath Byway photo

Mohawk Towpath Byway

Last Updated Jan 30, 2012

Visit New York's historic canal system and see the locks and bridges that made canal transport possible for almost two centuries. The Mohawk Towpath Byway links scenic, recreational, and historic resources. Architecture from the 18th and 19th centuries endures, as do the landscape and the perseverance of the canal builders. As y...

  • Begin: Schenectady, NY
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  • End: Schenectady, NY
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  • 26
  • Miles
  • 27
  • Attractions
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Eerie Ozarks photo

Eerie Ozarks

Last Updated Mar 29, 2013

A mysterious light in the night sky; a Bigfoot-like creature; alligators and dinosaurs; tales of old-time outlaws and hanging judges, of gangsters and madams, of haunted hostelries and museums---these things and more are all a part of this road trip. You’ll start in Joplin, MO, with its mysterious S

  • 20
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  • 406
  • Miles
Supernatural Pacific Northwest photo

Supernatural Pacific Northwest

Last Updated Mar 19, 2013

Restless souls in Portland’s hotels, restaurants, and pubs. Phantom wolves in its infamous Shanghai Tunnels. Ghost ships and haunted lighthouses along the Pacific coast. Bigfoot encounters in the Oregon and Washington wilderness. This road trip puts you in touch with Portland’s storied past (above g

  • 23
  • Attractions
  • 328
  • Miles
Tour Hemingway's Michigan photo

Tour Hemingway's Michigan

Last Updated Oct 11, 2012

For over 30 years The Michigan Hemingway Society has promoted interest in Hemingway's literary and personal connections to northern Michigan. At its annual conference and through statewide partnerships and presentations, the MHS has raised awareness and appreciation of these connections.

  • 14
  • Attractions
  • 25
  • Miles
Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway photo

Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway

Last Updated Apr 20, 2012

We invite you to “Discover America - in 110 Miles” on the Ohio & Erie Canalway America’s Byway. The blue and orange byway signs serve as your guideposts for a trip through our present and our past. They’ll take you on a journey over two centuries in the making - and one that continues to dazzle toda

  • 30
  • Attractions
  • 110
  • Miles
Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway photo

Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway

Last Updated Apr 03, 2012

Welcome! Time and again visitors are drawn to America’s great rivers looking for adventure, a sense of the past and the days of leisurely vacations and relaxing drives. Return to a time of simplicity as you experience the beauty of the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway, where the M

  • 24
  • Attractions
  • 33
  • Miles