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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Presidential Virginia
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Virginia is notable for many things, not least of which is the fact that it was the home of eight of the United States' 42 presidents. Four of the first five presidents alone (count out John Adams, who was Quincy, Massachusetts-born) were from Virginia. The Presidential Virginia tour provides a guide to exploring the worlds of t...
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Ozarks of Arkansas and Missouri
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Head into Ozark Territory, the word "Ozark" meaning "toward Arkansas," the direction in which you will be heading on this tour. Start in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the Fort Smith National Historic Site. Fort Smith served as a fort from 1817 to 1824 and from 1838 to 1871, and as a federal court from 1872 to 1896. While at this nati...
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Outer Banks and Southern Shores
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Mystery envelopes so much of North Carolina's coastal history that it's hard to tell where fact ends and legend begins. Here you'll find cannon balls recently pulled from Blackbeard's sunken ship. Hear speculations of what might have become of Roanoke Island's vanished colony. Walk sandy beaches with wild horses whose ship-wr...
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Oldest City St. Augustine Day Tour
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
St. Augustine, Florida, is the longest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States. The explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles landed in the region on September 8, 1565 to set up a permanent settlement for Spain. He named the site of his landing "San Augustin" in honor of the famed saint whose feast day ...
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Old Town Petersburg
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
No, it's not St. Petersburg. That's in Florida, on a big blue bay and with a wide, sandy beach. This is Petersburg, Virginia, on the Appomattox River, a little south of Richmond. It's not the sun you soak up here, but history and romance. The city, an important center for both commerce and transportation for over 300 years, suff...
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