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Classic itineraries in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe and Türkiye. Copy one into your trips, then adjust it to your pace.
- United StatesRoute 66Chicago to Santa Monica on the Mother Road: diners, neon motels, the Ozarks, the Texas plains and the Arizona desert.≈ 2,448 mi · 16 stops · 18 nightsBest months: May, June, September, October
- CaliforniaPacific Coast HighwayHighway 1 from San Francisco to San Diego: Big Sur, cliffs, seals and Southern California beaches.≈ 547 mi · 10 stops · 12 nightsBest months: April, May, June, September, October
- Virginia and North CarolinaSkyline Drive and Blue Ridge ParkwayThe Appalachian crest from Shenandoah to the Great Smoky Mountains: overlooks, mills, bluegrass music and fall colors.≈ 572 mi · 9 stops · 11 nightsBest months: May, June, September, October
- Alberta (Canadian Rockies)Icefields Parkway and the Canadian RockiesCalgary to Jasper via Banff, Lake Louise and the Columbia Icefield: turquoise lakes, glaciers, elk and bears.≈ 261 mi · 7 stops · 9 nightsBest months: June, July, August, September
- Nova Scotia (Cape Breton Island)Cabot TrailThe Cape Breton Highlands loop: cliffs over the Gulf, Acadian Chéticamp, whales and Celtic fiddles.≈ 186 mi · 8 stops · 8 nightsBest months: June, July, August, September, October
- QuebecGaspé Peninsula loopRoute 132 around the peninsula from Québec City: Kamouraska, Reford Gardens, the Chic-Chocs, Forillon, Percé and Chaleur Bay.≈ 1,181 mi · 11 stops · 12 nightsBest months: June, July, August, September
- Quebec (Charlevoix and North Shore)Whale RouteRoute 138 from Québec City to Havre-Saint-Pierre: Charlevoix, the Saguenay Fjord, Tadoussac's whales and the Mingan monoliths.≈ 559 mi · 9 stops · 10 nightsBest months: June, July, August, September
- FloridaOverseas Highway (Florida Keys)Miami to Key West island to island over 42 bridges, including the Seven Mile Bridge: snorkeling, sunsets and Key deer.≈ 165 mi · 6 stops · 9 nightsBest months: December, January, February, March, April
- Mexico (Baja California)Transpeninsular Highway (Baja)Mex 1 from Tecate to Cabo San Lucas: vineyards, giant-cactus deserts, gray whales and Sea of Cortez beaches.≈ 1,056 mi · 12 stops · 19 nightsBest months: November, December, January, February, March, April
- Italy (Campania, Basilicata, Apulia)Amalfi Coast and Southern ItalyNaples to Lecce: Pompeii, Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, the temples of Paestum, cave-town Matera and the trulli of Alberobello.≈ 373 mi · 8 stops · 12 nightsBest months: April, May, June, September, October
- Germany (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg)Romantic RoadWürzburg to Füssen: walled towns (Rothenburg, Dinkelsbühl, Nördlingen), Augsburg and finally Neuschwanstein at the foot of the Alps.≈ 286 mi · 7 stops · 9 nightsBest months: May, June, July, August, September, October
- IrelandWild Atlantic WayIreland's west coast from Kinsale to Malin Head: the Ring of Kerry, Dingle, the Cliffs of Moher, Connemara and Donegal.≈ 1,553 mi · 10 stops · 15 nightsBest months: May, June, July, August, September
- Scotland (Highlands)North Coast 500The loop around northern Scotland from Inverness: Applecross, Torridon, Ullapool, the beaches of Durness and John o' Groats.≈ 516 mi · 11 stops · 11 nightsBest months: May, June, July, August, September
- Türkiye (Lycia)Lycian CoastThe D400 from Fethiye to Antalya: Patara beach, Kalkan, Kaş, the tombs of Myra and the Chimaera flames at Olympos.≈ 199 mi · 7 stops · 10 nightsBest months: April, May, June, September, October
- France (Alps)Route des Grandes AlpesFrom Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean over 16 passes: Iseran, Galibier, Izoard, Vars and Bonette, then down to Menton.≈ 447 mi · 10 stops · 11 nightsBest months: July, August, September
- Wyoming and MontanaGrand Teton, Yellowstone and GlacierJackson to St. Mary: the Tetons, Yellowstone's geysers and bison, Flathead Lake and the Going-to-the-Sun Road.≈ 621 mi · 10 stops · 14 nightsBest months: July, August, September
- Utah and ArizonaGrand Circle of the Southwest parksA loop from Las Vegas: Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Arches, Monument Valley, Horseshoe Bend and the Grand Canyon.≈ 1,243 mi · 9 stops · 13 nightsBest months: April, May, September, October