Stories
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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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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, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 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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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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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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