Stories

  • All Natural: The Arts and Crafts Movement
    Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway - Route 110 - (California)

    To truly experience the essence of the Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway, it's important to discover a truly historic movement which significantly influenced its culture. The Arroyo Seco was the center for the Arts and Crafts movement on the West Coast. The movement started in the United Kingdom...

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  • Amish Country Byway: A New Perspective
    Amish Country Byway - (Ohio)

    The Amish Country Byway will allow you to experience first-hand the culture and life-style of the Amish, but remember that they are people just like you with their own history and their own reasons for living life in a simpler way. Be respectful and considerate of those you meet in order to have...

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  • Appalachian Culture and History on the Blue Ridge Parkway
    Blue Ridge Parkway - (North Carolina, Virginia)

    The diverse history and culture of the southern Appalachian Mountains awaits you along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Split-rail fences, old farmsteads, and historic structures complement views of distant mountains and neighboring valleys. While traveling this road, view the smoke-like haze that gives...

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  • Big Sur: A Journey of American Literature
    Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway - (California)

    For over a hundred years, Big Sur has been a fertile area for artistic advancements, a variety of authors immortalize the place with the written word. Make your journey down Big Sur Coast Highway a pilgrimage of American literature. Stop in at museums and libraries dedicated to writers and...

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  • Culture of Cache Valley
    Logan Canyon Scenic Byway - (Utah)

    From mountain men to mountain climbers, Logan Canyon has fostered a variety of cultures from its earliest days. As cultures have shifted and evolved over the last few centuries in this corner of northern Utah, memories of the past are still in place, which means you can experience a variety of...

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  • Facing the Thunder: Niagara Falls
    Seaway Trail - (New York, Pennsylvania)

    If you haven't already, join the thousands captivated by one of the largest volume waterfalls in the world, the legendary Niagara Falls. Whether you choose to view the raw power of the Niagara as something to worship or as a challenge to conquer, you'll find that both the native tribes of the...

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  • Hey Paul! Tall Tales of the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway
    Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway - (Minnesota)

    The world of American tall tales contains several giants, such as Pecos Bill, Johnny Appleseed, and John Henry. But towering over them all is Paul Bunyan, the incredible lumberjack, and the communities along the Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway celebrate his larger than life legacy.

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  • Hiawatha: Fact vs. Literature in Minnehaha Park
    Grand Rounds Scenic Byway - (Minnesota), Great River Road - (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin)

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow has been described as the first truly American poet. Hiawatha became America's most widely read poem of the 19th Century, spreading the fame of Minnehaha Falls and the uppermost regions of the Mississippi. Despite many misconceptions, both fact and literature...

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  • Hot Dog! Signs Along Historic Illinois 66
    Historic Route 66 - (Arizona, Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma)

    American roadways have nearly always shared a special relationship with billboards. Signs along the roadway not only entice motorists, but also entertain them along their journey. Historic Route 66 in Illinois preserves the road signs of the mid-twentieth century, and with them the culture and...

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  • Listen to the Music of the Country Music Highway
    Country Music Highway - (Kentucky)

    Amidst the farms of Eastern Kentucky, under clear skies watching over thirsty crops, the grassy hills surrounding the Country Music Highway have produced more hit country stars than any other region per capita.

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  • People and Cultures on America's Byways

    The heart of any road is the people and communities that live alongside it. Take the pulse of America's Byways when you drive these roads, rich in cultural heritage.

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  • Taste the Music of the Great River Road
    Great River Road - (Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Wisconsin)

    No matter what kind of music you love, you’ll get your fill on the Great River Road. Traversing seven states, the Mississippi River has tasted every type of lifestyle and every type of music. Travel the Great River Road and get a taste of the music for yourself.

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  • Up a Canal on the Ohio and Erie Canalway
    Ohio & Erie Canalway - (Ohio)

    In the beginning of the 19th Century, the Ohio & Erie Canal opened up a passageway of growth for Ohio. In 1827 the price of wheat rose from ten cents to a dollar a bushel because of the canal. As the need arose, port towns began popping up along the river -- providing a place for supplies,...

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  • Y'all Ready for Some Country?
    Country Music Highway - (Kentucky)

    Ya'll ready for some country? A trip down Kentucky's Country Music Highway in a big ol' truck don't get no countrier. Winding through eastern Kentucky, the Country Music Highway passes through the hometowns of country music legends and other important attractions in country music history.

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  • Yosemite's Pioneers
    Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road - (California)

    As you travel Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, remember the imprint left by great lovers of wilderness to protect this area for your enjoyment. Artists such as Ansel Adams, writers and conservationists like John Muir, and early recreation enthusiasts like Royal Robbins brought fame to the valley, as...

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