Road Trips
A Road Trip is an Unforgettable Experience
We have listed five of the best road trip destinations in North America. Road trips can offer the most thrilling experience for travelers. Here are the best road trip suggestions from Fernweh Luxury Travel’s Road Trip Expert:
The Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, North Carolina to Charlottesville, South Carolina
This road is significant as it leads you into the heart of the countryside and invites you to adventure through the Carolinas. This section of the United States holds a special place in visitors' hearts the drive-through provides beautiful scenery. Must-see spots along the way: Mast General Store in Valle Crucis - a best-kept secret in America. Grandfather Mountain Nature Preserve - with its swinging foot-bridge offers stunning views. Chimney Rock - near Asheville, entices visitors to an energetic climb and rewards them with Parkway’s best views.
New England to Boston Bar Harbour
This Massachusetts-to-Maine classic is dotted with small-town main streets and roadside lobster and clam shacks. Zip up I-95 to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, then switch to U.S. 1 for the slower, scenic route. Visitors enjoy pulling over for a nature walk among cottontails and piping plovers in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge. Nearby Kennebunk is the village of boutiques, galleries, and ice cream shops visitors come to New England hoping to find. Portland's microbrew and artisan coffee scenes make for a great night or two.
Four Corners and Monument Valley – Flagstaff to Telluride
A photo op would be nice, right at the point on the map where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah intersect. But as a traveler you know, the journey is the actual attraction to this region of America. Beginning in Winslow and going as far north as Monument Valley, visitors can get a feel for what it's like to drive through Navajo country utilizing one of the main highways in the United States - Highway 191. While in Arizona, tourists can take in the Petrified Forest National Park and experience almost psychedelic-like views when they see the Painted Desert.
The Canadian Rockies – Vancouver to Banff
Whoever came up with the idea of phone-operated self-driving cars might have done it while visiting Canada, where it is almost impossible to stay focused on the road. Instead of following a more direct route like the Trans Canada Highway, head north to British Columbia along the Sea to Sky Highway. It is sure to heighten all of your senses at every turn! You might spot a grizzly bear in Kamloops or stop for a wine tasting (another case for self-driving!). In winter, Revelstoke attracts extreme skiers, and summer and fall are all about hiking, mountain biking, and visiting their vintage railway museum. At Glacier National Park, Canada’s second oldest park, you can picnic beneath avalanche chutes (in summer and early fall only) and hike on exposed ridgelines or through the World's only inland cedar rainforest. You will know you are nearing Banff when you spot the turquoise glacier-fed waters of Lake Louise.
The Low Country – Savannah to Charleston
History, gardens, white-sandy adventures, and barbecue – there’s much to discover among the palmetto and Spanish-moss-lined roads linking these Southern sister cities. If you start out in Savannah, Georgia, said to be the oldest town in the state, you’ll pass the Old Sheldon Church Ruins. The 1745 chapel was burnt down during Revolutionary times and then again, by Sherman’s troops on their March to the Sea. While traveling along U.S. 17 out of Savannah, be sure to stop by Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge where you can explore salt creeks and tidal marshes by kayak. Near Beaufort is Hunting Island – have a climb up the 1875 lighthouse for breathtaking views. Trees have big personalities here, none more so than South Carolina’s Angel Oak which is reputedly North America's tallest (about 60 ft tall) - not a bad way to take in all the beauty of this place!