~ 21 of the World's Most Stunning Roads for a Beautiful Drive ~

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16. Going-to-the-Sun-Road, Glacier National Park, Montana



Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed in 1932 and is a spectacular 50-mile, paved two-lane highway that bisects Glacier National Park east and west. It spans the width of the park, crossing the Continental Divide at the 6,646-foot-high Logan Pass. It passes through almost every type of terrain in the park, from large glacial lakes and cedar forests in the lower valleys, to windswept alpine tundra atop the pass. Scenic viewpoints and pullouts line the road. In 1983, Going-To-The-Sun Road was included in the National Register of Historic Places and in 1985 was made a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

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17. Dadès Gorges, High Atlas, Morocco



Carved over the centuries by the Dades River, the Dades Gorge is now a very popular destination for travelers in Morocco. Travelers in off-road vehicles ( together with a guide) can follow a mountain loop (at certain times of the year), following Dades Gorge as far north as Agoudal, then turning south to head for Todra Gorge. It can be accessed from the small town of Boumaine, which lies 116 km northeast of Ouarzazate and 53 km from Tinerhir. A sealed road runs for 63 km through the Gorge as far as Msemrir, but you'll definitely need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to continue along the route after that. The best time to visit the lower valleys is from March to May and the mountains are best from May to July.

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18. U.S. Route 550 ‘The Million Dollar Highway, Colorado



U.S. Route 550 is a spur of U.S. Highway 50 that runs from Bernalillo, New Mexico to Montrose, Colorado in western United States. The section from Silverton to Ouray is frequently called the Million Dollar Highway. The Million Dollar Highway stretches for about 25 miles (40 km) through western Colorado and follows the route of U.S. 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. It is part of the San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway. Between Durango and Silverton the Skyway loosely parallels the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

Though the entire stretch has been called the Million Dollar Highway, it is really the 12 miles (19 km) south of Ouray through the Uncompahgre Gorge to the summit of Red Mountain Pass which gains the highway its name. This stretch through the gorge is challenging and potentially hazardous to drive. It is characterized by steep cliffs, narrow lanes, and a lack of guardrails. The ASCENT of Red Mountain Pass is marked with a number of hairpin curves used to gain elevation, and again, narrow lanes for traffic—many cut directly into the mountainsides. 

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19. Trollstigen, Rauma, Norway



Trollstigen (English: Trolls’ Ladder) is a serpentine mountain road in Rauma, Norway, part of Norwegian National Road 63 connecting Åndalsnes in Rauma and Valldal in Norddal. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its steep incline of 9% and 11 hairpin bends up a steep mountainside. Trollstigen was opened on July 31st, 1936, by King Haakon VII after eight years of construction. During peak tourist season, about 2,500 vehicles journey along the road each day.

The road is narrow with many sharp bends, and although several bends have been widened between 2005 and 2012, vehicles over 12.4 metres long are prohibited from using the road. At the 700-meter plateau, there is a car park and several viewing balconies overlooking the bends and the Stigfossen waterfall. Trollstigen is closed during autumn and winter. A normal opening season stretches from mid-May to October, but can sometimes be shorter or longer due to changes in weather conditions.

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20. The Amalfi Coast, Italy



The Amalfi Coast is widely considered Italy’s most scenic stretch of coastline - a landscape of towering bluffs, pastel-hued villages terraced into hillsides, corniche roads, luxuriant gardens, and expansive vistas over turquoise waters and green-swathed mountains. Deemed by UNESCO “an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape,” the coast was awarded a coveted spot on the World Heritage list in 1997. The Amalfi Coast lies along the southern flanks of the Sorrento Peninsula, a cliff-edged promontory that wanders out from the mainland at the southern end of the Bay of Naples.

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21. Transfăgărășan, Romania



The Transfăgărășan or DN7C is the second-highest paved road in Romania. Built as a strategic military route, the 90 km of twists and turns run north to south across the tallest sections of the Southern Carpathians, between the highest peak in the country, Moldoveanu, and the second highest, Negoiu. The road connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia, and the cities of Sibiu and Pitești.

The road climbs to 2,034 meters in altitude. The most spectacular route is from the north. It is a winding road, dotted with steep hairpin turns, long S-curves, and sharp descents. Former Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, had said about Transfăgărășan that, “this is the best road… in the world” – a title the program’s presenters had previously given to the Stelvio Pass in Italy.