Is there anything better than the open road and a good playlist?

Maybe, yes. But a road trip is still a pretty awesome way to see places!

Of course, you can explore any place in the form of a road trip, but we will get more into that on the Countries in Focus pages. Now I’m sure I haven’t included all the fantastic scenic drives out there, but here is a list of the most famous, beautiful or interesting drives in the world sorted according to continent.

Browse through the lists below:

Africa

• Col de Tirourda Mountain Pass, Algeria
• Precipice road to Serra da Leba, Angola
• Chobe Riverfront Trial, Botswana
• Vila do Porto Novo to Ribeira Grande, Cabo Verde
• Bamenda ring road (RN11), Cameroon
• N’Djamena to Lake Chad, Chad
• The ancient Giza road, Egypt
• International Coastal Road (Route 40M), Egypt
• Majestic mountain highway (P1 road), Eritrea
• The Escarpment Road, Ethiopia
• Nairobi to Mombasa highway, Kenya
• The Gates of Paradise Pass, Lesotho
• Sani Pass, Lesotho
• Avenue of Baobabs, Madagascar
• The Classic RN7, Madagascar
• The Mauritius Tea Route
• Coastal Road B9, Mauritius
• Marrakesh to Ouarzazate via the Tizi n’Tichka pass, Morocco
• Coastal road from Tangier to Nador, Morocco
• Namib desert – Luderitz to Swakopmund, Namibia
• The Panorama Route, South Africa
• The Garden Route, South Africa
• Cape wine route 62, South Africa
• West Coast Flower Route, South Africa
• Chapman’s Peak Drive, South Africa
• Swartberg Pass, South Africa
• The Midlands Meander, South Africa
• Northern Circuit Safari, Tanzania
• Kampala Jinja Highway, Uganda
• Masaka to Mbarara to Kasese, Uganda
• Vumba to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
• Trans-Sahara Highway

Antarctica

• The South Pole Traverse

Asia

• The Grand Trunk Road
• Kabul-Jalalabad Highway, Afghanistan
• Road through Tangi Tashkurgan gorge, Afghanistan
• Omar Pass, Azerbaijan
• The Marine Drive, Bangladesh
• Mithamain to Austagram Road, Bangladesh
• Dochula Pass, Bhutan
• Chele La Pass, Bhutan
• Tianmen Winding Mountain Road, China
• The 24 Zigzags, China
• The Panlong Ancient Road, China
• Hangzhou Bay Bridge, China
• Gu Zhao over-water highway, China
• Qinling Mountain Zhongnan Mountain Highway Tunnel, China
• Guoliang (Huixian county) Wall Built-up Highway, China
• Aizhai Winding Mountain Road, China
• The Friendship Highway, China to Nepal
• Wayanad Ghat Road, India
• Jawaharlal Nehru Road, India
• Rameshwaram Pamban Bridge, India
• The Manali-Leh Highway, India
• The East Coast Road (Chennai-Pondicherry highway), India
• Araku-Visakhapatnam Road, India
• Mumbai Pune Expressway, India
• Mumbai to Goa (AH47, NH66), India
• The Shillong-Cherrapunjee Highway (SH5), India
• NH 75 between Bangalore and Ooty, India
• The Loop Road to Yerclaud, India
• Pune to Tamhini Ghat, India
• Shahroud to Gorgan Road, Iran
• Shahrekord to Izeh road, Iran
• Asalem to Khalkhal Road, Iran
• Heyran Pass, Iran
• Siahkal road to Deylaman, Iran
• Hajij to Uraman Takht Road, Iran
• Coastal road from Chabahar to Beris, Iran
• Shiraz to Kazeroon road, Iran
• Chalous Road, Iran
• The Chabahar-Bris coastal road, Iran
• The Sea of Galilee Church Loop, Israel
• Route 90, Israel
• Road 40, Israel
• Road 386 to Jerusalem, Israel
• The Tateyama Kurobe through the Japanese Alps
• Chirihama Nagisa Driveway, Japan
• The Irabu-Ohashi Bridge, Japan
• From Yuda Onsen to Tsunoshima Island over the Tsunoshima bridge, Japan
• The Venus Line in Nagano, Japan
• The Izu Skyline, Japan
• The Chirihama Nagisa Driveway, Japan
• The coastal drive on the Wakayama prefecture, Japan
• The King’s Highway, Jordan
• Wadi Rum offroading, Jordan
• The Chekka-Hamat Plateau. Lebanon
• The Lake Khövsgöl ice road (with a guide), Mongolia
• Kathmandu to Daman, Nepal
• The Siddhartha Highway, Nepal
• Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
• The Khunjerab Pass, Pakistan
• Makran Coastal Highway (N10), Pakistan
• The Gojal Valley road, Pakistan
• Daang Kalikasan route, Philippines
• The Catanduanes Circumferential Road, Philippines
• Patapat Viaduct, Philippines
• The Buntun Bridge, Philippines
• The old ZigZag road (Bituka ng Manok), Philippines
• The Halsema Highway, Philippines
• From Abha to Rijal Alma, Saudi Arabia
• Ocean Drive & Ocean Way, Singapore
• Bayfront Avenue, Singapore
• The Mandai Road, Singapore
• The Lim Chu Kang Road, Singapore
• The Tanah Merah Coast Road, Singapore
• Heonhwa-ro coastal road, South Korea
• Donghae Coastal Road (Route 7), South Korea
• Drive over the Incheon Bridge, South Korea
• The 18 bends drive (Daha Ata Wanguwa), Sri Lanka
• The Road to Little England, Sri Lanka
• The Mae Hong Son Loop (Mae Sa Valley), Thailand
• Coastal drive from Canakkale to Bergama, Turkey
• The northern ocean road (Amasra to Sinop), Turkey
• The southern ocean road (Mersin to Antalya), Turkey
• Sheik Zayed Road (E11) to Madinat Zayed and Liwa Oasis, UAE 
• Road through the Green Mountain Jebel Akhdar, UAE
• Ngang Pass (Heavenly Pass), Vietnam
• Ha Giang Loop, Vietnam
• Ca Pass to Tuy Hoa, Vietnam
• Western Ho Chi Minh Road (QL15), Vietnam
• The ancient Silk Route

Europe

• Albanian Riviera coastal road
• The Leqet e Hotit Mountain Pass, Albania
• The Llogara Pass, Albania
• Arbëri Road, Albania
• Scenic routes CG-1 and CG-2, Andorra
• The Romantic Road, Austria
• The Loop of Schlögen, Austria
• The Grossglockner High Alpine Road, Austria
• The Gerlos Alpine Road, Austria
• Troyan-Karnare Pass (Road 35), Bulgaria
• Sofia ring road, Bulgaria
• The Pelješac Peninsula Road (D414), Croatia
• Autocesta A9, Croatia
• The Marguerite Route, Denmark
• The Oresund Bridge (between Copenhagen and Malmö)
• The longest ice road from Rohuküla to Heltermaa, Estonia
• The kaamasentie road, Finland
• Taikayöntie road (R230, “magical night´s road”), Finland
• Kantatie 62 road, Finland
• Järsöntie road, Finland
• Mountain Road (La Route des Grandes Alpes), France 
• The romantic route through the Champagne region, France
• The Lavendar route (Les Routes de la Lavande), France
• Route Napoléon, France
• Route des Abbayes, France
• The Alsace wine route, France
• The French Riviera route, France
• Via Aurelia
• The Avenue Route (“Deutsche Alleenstraße”), Germany
• The Baden wine road, Germany
• The Castle road, Germany
• The Black Forest High Road, Germany
• The German Alpine Road, Germany
• Romantic Rhine Route of the middle Rhine Valley (“Route der Rheinromantik”), Germany
• The A8 Autobahn, Germany
• The Eastern Attica Loop, Greece
• The Main Meteora Monasteries Loop, Greece
• The Goumenissa-Pella Wine Route, Greece
• Drive around the Mani, Greece
• The Langada Pass, Greece 
• Drive through the Balaton Uplands, Hungary
• The Ranga László Way, Hungary
• The Bükk National Park, Hungary
• The Ring Road, Iceland
• The Golden Circle, Iceland
• The Silver Circle, Iceland
• The Blue Diamond Route, Iceland
• The Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
• The Diamond Circle, Iceland (this is different from the Blue Diamond Route, by the way!)
• The Arctic Coast Way, Iceland
• The Westfjords Way, Iceland
• The Eastfjords, Iceland
• The Ring of Kerry, Ireland
• The Ring of Beara, Ireland
• Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland
• The Loop Head drive, Ireland
• The Wicklow Mountains, Ireland
• The Slea Head drive, Ireland
• The Causeway Coast Drive, Ireland
• The Boyne Valley, Ireland
• The Copper Coast, Ireland
• The Inishowen Scenic Drive (Inishowen 100), Ireland
• Amalfi Coast Road, Italy
• The Great Dolomites Road, Italy
• The Stelvio Pass, Italy
• The ancient Via Priula, Italy
• The Italian Riviera, Italy
• Via Appia, Italy
• The Panemune (Nemunas Valley) Road, Lithuania
• The Four Capitals Route, Lithuania
• The Samogitians Route (Road nr. 196), Lithuania
• Route E272, Lithuania
• The Old Postal Tract (A6 from Kaunas to Daugavpils), Lithuania
• The Amber Road, Lithuania
• Route nationale 25 (N25), Luxembourg
• Exploring the Cottonera, Malta
• Bay of Kotor Panoramic road, Montenegro
• Kotor’s serpentines (Lovćen), Montenegro
• The P14 road (Plužine to Žabljak), Montenegro
• The Piva Canyon road, Montenegro
• Plav to Grebaje Selo (P9, GU02), Montenegro
• The Tara Bridge (Djordjevic Most), Montenegro  
• The Budva Riviera, Montenegro
• Mergellandroute, The Netherlands
• Heuvelrugroute, The Netherlands
• The Friesland six castles route, The Netherlands
• The Zeeland Delta Route, The Netherlands
• Veluwe National Park Route, The Netherlands
• Mavrovo National Park, North Macedonia
• The Varanger Arctic Ocean road, Norway
• The Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway
• Aurlandsfjellet (the Snow Road), Norway
• Trollstigen (The Trolls Road R63), Norway
• Lofoten Scenic Route (E10), Norway
• The 100 Bends Road, Poland
• The Great Bieszczady Loop, Poland
• The Jura Castles Panoramic Road, Poland
• Eagles Nests Route, Poland
• The Holy Cross Mountains Panoramic Road, Poland
• The Algarve coast, Portugal
• The Duoro Valley, Portugal
• Transfagarasan road ( DN 7C, the road to the sky), Romania
• The TransAlpina (DN 67C), Romania
• TransBucegi (Route DJ 713), Romania
• The Golden Ring, Russia
• The Chuysky Trakt, Russia
• The Trans-Siberian Highway, Russia
• The Jerma River Canyon balcony road, Serbia
• The Danube River Route, Serbia
• The Royal Heritage Route, Serbia
• The Zlatibor Mountain Loop, Serbia
• Donovaly mountain pass, Slovakia
• Solčava Panoramic Road, Slovenia
• Vršič pass, Slovenia
• The Costa del Sol (N340), Spain
• El Chorro, Spain
• The Montserrat mountain road (BP-1121), Spain
• The Basque country circuit, Spain
• The Costa da Morte, Spain
• Valle de Jerte, Spain
• Blå Vägen (the Blue Road), Sweden
• Höga Kusten (the High Coast of Sweden, E4), Sweden
• Utvandrarnas Väg (the Emigrants Path), Sweden
• Norrskensvägen (the Northern Lights Road), Sweden
• The Wilderness Road, Sweden
• Lake Malaren Circuit, Sweden
• Highway 97 Luleå to Jokkmokk, Sweden
• Great St Bernard Pass, Italy to Switzerland
• San Bernardino Pass, Switzerland
• The Swiss High Alpine Pass Route, Switzerland
• Julier Pass, Switzerland
• The Appenzell rural route, Switzerland
• Gotthard Pass, Switzerland
• Cheddar Gorge through the Mendip Hills, England, UK
• Snake Pass, England, UK
• The Cotswolds, England, UK
• A39 coastal route, England, UK
• The A3055 Military Road, England, UK
• The Ribblehead Viaduct, England, UK
• The Atlantic Highway (A39) England, UK
• The Causeway Coastal Route, Northern Ireland, UK
• North Coast 500, Scotland, UK
• East Neuk, Scotland, UK
• The Black Mountain Pass (A4069), Wales, UK
• The Coastal Way, Wales, UK
• The Via Baltica (E67)
• The Adriatic Highway
• The Brotherhood and Unity Highway
• The Ice Sheet Road, Greenland (which is actually a Danish territory)

North America

• Pan-American Highway (running all the way accross North and South America)

Canada

• Trans-Canada Highway
• Icefields Parkway, Alberta
• Dinosaur Trail, Alberta
• Sea to Sky Highway, British Columbia
• Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
• Yoho Valley Road, British Columbia
• Lake Audy Road, Manitoba
• The Fundy Coastal Drive, New Brunswick
• Viking Trail, Newfoundland
• Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia
• Highway 60 Corridor, Ontario
• St. Lawrence Route (Route du Fleuve), Quebec
• Whale route, Quebec
• Kings Road (Chemin du Roy), Quebec
• Ecotour Scenic Drive, Saskatchewan
• Pacific Rim Highway, Vancouver
• Alaska Highway, Yukon

United States of America

• Historical Route 66
• Blue Ridge Parkway
• Great River Road
• The Woodpecker Trail
• Cherohala Skyway
• Highway 101
• The Coastal Connection Scenic Byway, Alabama
• The Richardson Highway, Alaska
• Antelope Canyon, Arizona
• Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1), California
• 17-Mile Drive (also on Highway 1), California
• Silverado Trail, California
• Million Dollar Highway, Colorado
• Trail Ridge Road, Colorado
• Overseas Highway (U.S. Route 1), Florida
• Hana highway, Hawaii
• Hells Canyon Road, Idaho
• Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois
• Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, Kentucky
• Park Loop Road, Maine
• The historical National Road, Maryland
• Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive, Michigan
• Route M22, Michigan
• North Shore Drive (US 61), Minnesota
• Beartooth highway, Montana
• Going-to-the-Sun road, Montana
• Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire
• Palisades Scenic Byway, New Jersey
• Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, New Mexico
• Whiteface Veterans’ Memorial Highway, New York
• Ocean Drive, Rhode Island
• Highway 143, Tennessee
• Bluebonnet Trail, Texas
• Lonesome Highway, Texas
• Highway 12, Utah
• National Park Circuit, Utah
• Monument Valley (US Route 163), Utah
• Skyline Drive, Virginia
• Olympic Peninsula Loop, Washington
• Highland Scenic Highway, West Virginia
• North Cascades Scenic Byway, Washington

• The Jalisco Coastline, Mexico
• Ruta Escénica Isla Cozumel, Mexico
• The Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
• The Oaxaca Coast, Mexico
• Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
• The Valley of the Sugar Mills, Cuba
• Drive through the Escambray Mountains, Cuba
• The two causeways (pedraplens) to Cayo Coco and Cayos de Villa Clara, Cuba
• Circuito Sur Highway, Cuba
• Driving through the Sierra Madre mountains, Guatemala
• The Volcano route, Guatemala
• Sierra de Los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala
• The Azuero loop, Guatemala
• The Monkey Trail, Costa Rica
• The Orosí Valley, Costa Rica 
• The Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica
• The Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
• La Ruta Panorámica, Dominican Republic
• Barahona-Enriquillo Coastal Highway, Dominican Republic
• Boulevard del Atlántico, Dominican Republic
• Hummingbird Highway, Belize
• Thomas Vincent (TV) Ramos Highway, Belize
• The Old Northern Highway, Belize
• The Queen’s Highway on Eleuthera, Bahamas
• La Ruta Panoramica, Puerto Rico (yes, this is a different one)
• PR 102 Joyuda, Puerto Rico
• The Chinchorro Route, Puerto Rico
• Highway 54 To The Guadalupes, Guadalupe

South America

• Pan-American Highway
• Ruta 40, Argentina
• The Cuesta del Obispo (“Bishop’s Slope”) route, Argentina
• The Camino de la Historia (“Historical Route”), Argentina
• The Seven Lakes Route, Argentina
• Ruta de las Lagunas (Southwest Circuit), Bolivia
• Ruta 6 (and Ruta 9), Bolivia
• The Estrada Real (the Royal Road), Brazil
• The Pantanal, Brazil (specifically the Transpantaneira Highway)
• Espírito Santo Mountains, Brazil
• The Transamazônica, Brazil
• The Estrada Da Graciosa, Brazil
• Rio do Rastro, Brazil
• Circuito Caravaggio, Brazil
• The Rio-Santos Road, Brazil
• The Bahian Coast, Brazil
• Rota das Emoções (the “Route of Emotions”), Brazil 
• Drive through the Southern Andes, Colombia
• The Carretera Austral, Chile
• La Ruta de las Estrellas (the route of the stars), Chile
• Ruta de las Misiones (Route of the Missions), Chile 
• The great highlands route, Chile
• The Budileufü Heritage Route, Chile
• Darwin Road, Falkland Islands
• Trans-Chaco Highway (PY09), Paraguay
• The Laguna Parón Scenic Drive, Peru
• La Raya Pass, Peru
• Golden Coast Drive, Uruguay
• Through the Valle del Lunarejo, Uruguay
• Ruta Panoramica Carlos Paes Villaro, Uruguay
• Trans-Andean Highway (Carretera Trasandina), Venezuela
• Páramo La Negra, Venezuela

Oceania

• Great Ocean Road, Australia
• Great Alpine Road, Australia
• Snowy Mountain Drive, Australia
• The Savannah Way, Australia
• Gibb River Road, Australia
• West Coast Wilderness Way, Australia
• Red Centre Way, Australia
• 75 Mile Highway, Australia
• Great Barrier Reef Drive, Australia
• The Grand Pacific Drive, Australia
• The Nullarbor Plain, Australia
• State highway 94, New Zealand
• Crown Range Road, New Zealand
• The Milford Road, New Zealand
• Mount Cook Road, New Zealand
• The Great Coast Road, New Zealand
• Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand
• Haast Pass, New Zealand
• Skipper’s Canyon Road, New Zealand
• The Lost (or forgotten) World Highway, New Zealand
• Drive the Catlins, New Zealand
• Lindis Pass, New Zealand
• The Queen Charlotte scenic drive, New Zealand
• Surf Highway 45, New Zealand
• La Mafa Pass, Samoa
• Fagaloa Bay Scenic Drive, Samoa
• The Lookout Tour, Tonga
• The Vanuatu ring road, Vanuatu