National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways, 6th Edition

The 300 Best Drives in the U.S.A.

Paperback
$28.00 US
On sale Apr 06, 2027 | 520 Pages | 9781426224928

This fully updated edition of the best-selling guidebook from National Geographic showcases the best scenic routes across the United States of America, with maps for each drive and recommendations for top sights, stops, and overlooks along the way.

The sixth edition of National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways provides more than 300 possibilities for spectacular getaways in your local area and throughout the 50 states.

Including 25 new road trip recommendations and updates throughout, this comprehensive guidebook details expert-curated itinerary recommendations, a four-color map for each drive, and hundreds of beautiful photos throughout to get you excited for your next adventure on the open road. Each drive features directions as well as the practical info you need to make your next drive an experience to remember.

Suggested drives include:
  • Maine’s rocky coastline
  • The Southeast’s mystical swamplands
  • The Southwest’s striking red-rock plateaus
  • The West’s majestic mountains
  • Federally designated Ameirca’s Byways

And more!

Whether you’re looking for a day trip close to home or a weeks-long vacation, you’ll find a host of ideas in this detail-packed book that celebrates America’s regional diversity, rich history, and jaw-dropping splendor. This handy vacation guide is the ideal trip planner and mile-by-mile companion.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world’s leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.

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This fully updated edition of the best-selling guidebook from National Geographic showcases the best scenic routes across the United States of America, with maps for each drive and recommendations for top sights, stops, and overlooks along the way.

The sixth edition of National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways provides more than 300 possibilities for spectacular getaways in your local area and throughout the 50 states.

Including 25 new road trip recommendations and updates throughout, this comprehensive guidebook details expert-curated itinerary recommendations, a four-color map for each drive, and hundreds of beautiful photos throughout to get you excited for your next adventure on the open road. Each drive features directions as well as the practical info you need to make your next drive an experience to remember.

Suggested drives include:
  • Maine’s rocky coastline
  • The Southeast’s mystical swamplands
  • The Southwest’s striking red-rock plateaus
  • The West’s majestic mountains
  • Federally designated Ameirca’s Byways

And more!

Whether you’re looking for a day trip close to home or a weeks-long vacation, you’ll find a host of ideas in this detail-packed book that celebrates America’s regional diversity, rich history, and jaw-dropping splendor. This handy vacation guide is the ideal trip planner and mile-by-mile companion.

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world’s leading nonfiction publishers, proudly supporting the work of scientists, explorers, photographers, and authors, as well as publishing a diverse list of books that celebrate the world and all that is in it. National Geographic Books creates and distributes print and digital works that inspire, entertain, teach, and give readers access to a world of discovery and possibility on a wide range of nonfiction subjects from animals to travel, cartography to history, fun facts to moving stories. A portion of all National Geographic proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.