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Great Road Trips: Hidden Gems

Discover the richness and diversity of America's landscapes in these ten off-the-beaten-path road trips.

Nevada
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Nevada Commission on Tourism

Nevada: Loneliest Road in America
The historic Ghost Train at Ely's Nevada Northern Railway Museum tours the rugged high desert.

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Idaho and Montana: Salmon-Bitterroot Country
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Chris Ramsdell/Idaho Travel Council

Idaho and Montana: Salmon-Bitterroot Country
Stanley Lake at the base of Mt. McGown in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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Loess Hills Scenic Byway
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Iowa Tourism Office

Iowa: Loess Hills Scenic Byway
The Loess Hills are punctuated with wetlands that teem with waterfowl.

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Missouri Rhineland
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Greater Saint Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau

Missouri Rhineland
Historic downtown St. Charles retains its Germanic-inspired architecture.

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Mississippi
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Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism

Mississippi: Natchez Trace Parkway
Windsor Ruins, at Port Gibson, are stark and skeletal testimony to what was once the grandest antebellum home in Mississippi.

Take this drive: Natchez Trace Parkway

Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
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Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism

Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee: Lookout Mountain Parkway
Visitors of all ages will enjoy the views of the canyon's clefts from the picnic area in Cloudland Canyon State Park.

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North Georgia Highroads
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Georgia Department of Industry, Trade & Tourism

North Georgia Highroads
Pink lady's slippers dot the forest floor in Chattahoochee National Forest.

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James River Plantation
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Virgina Tourism Corporation

Virginia: James River Plantations
A perfectly proportioned Georgian Colonial mansion is the masterwork of Shirley Plantation, Charles City, Virginia.

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North Cascades Loop
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Courtesy of Washington State Tourism

Washington: North Cascades Loop
Rafting on Skykomish River near Index on the Stevens Pass Highway.

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Pennsylvania and Delaware: Brandywine Valley
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Delaware Tourism Office

Pennsylvania and Delaware: Brandywine Valley
The stately and formal grounds of the Nemours Mansion north of Wilmington.

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