Great Road Trips: Eastern States
From the coast of Maine to the Great Smoky Mountains to Florida's Key West, Eastern states offer a variety of scenic landscapes to relish.
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Maine Coast
Saltbox houses cascade down to the water's edge at the harbor at Blue Hill Peninsula.
Take this drive: Maine Coast
© NYS Dept. of Economic Dev.-images by Darren McGee
New York: The Adirondacks
The 16,000-acre Wilmington Flume Preserve on Rte. 86 is part of Adirondack Park.
Take this drive: Adirondack Adventure
Massachusetts
A floral cascade blankets the streamside trail at Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls.
Take this drive: Mohawk Trail
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New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Delaware River Loop
Tortured layers of uplifted rock mark Kittatinny Ridge on the Delaware River.
Take this drive: Delaware River Loop
Tennessee Tourism/State Photo Services
East Tennessee Border Tour
A blue haze over the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will soon reflect the fiery reds and golds of autumn.
Take this drive: Tennessee Border Tour
Courtesy of NC Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development
North Carolina: Outer Banks Highway
The Ocracoke Ferry pulls out of harbor on its way back to Hatteras or the mainland.
Take this drive: Outer Banks Highway
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Florida's Overseas Highway
Spanning land and sea, Seven Mile Bridge on Rte. 1 winds its way from mainland Florida to Key West.
Take this drive: Florida's Overseas Highway
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Virginia: Skyline Drive
Skyland Lodge in Shenandoah National Park captures sunset views of autumn's colors in the nearby forest.
Take this drive: Skyline Drive
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Virginia and North Carolina: The Blue Ridge Parkway
The Linn Cove Viaduct winds past the slopes of Grandfather Mountain.
Take this drive: Blue Ridge Parkway
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Kentucky: Bluegrass to Pennyroyal
Get a look behind the scenes at the exciting pounding hooves of racehorses at Keeneland Race Course, near Lexington.
Take this drive: Bluegrass to Pennroyal
