Photo tour: The open road

If traveling is more about the journey than it is the destination, wouldn’t it make sense to travel along amazing open roads?

Across the globe, you’ll find scenic highways, incredible bridges and undisturbed mountain roads where you can make the most of your journey — no matter what your destination is.

Check out some of the top open roads in the world.

America’s Route 66 (Image: firoxx)

America’s Route 66 (Image: firoxx)

Bixby Bridge on Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur, California (Image: Navomatic used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Bixby Bridge on Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur, California (Image: Navomatic used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina (Image: greenart740 used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina (Image: greenart740 used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia (Image: BobMical)

Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia (Image: BobMical)

Atlantic Road, Norway (Image: xdmag used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Atlantic Road, Norway (Image: xdmag used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

San Francisco’s Lombard Street, one of the most crooked in the world (Image: florianplag)

San Francisco’s Lombard Street, one of the most crooked in the world (Image: florianplag)

Bolivia’s Yungas Road, also known as Death Road (Image: efe jota)

Bolivia’s Yungas Road, also known as Death Road (Image: efe jota)

Cherohala Skyway, Tennessee (Image: DzmitryParul)

Cherohala Skyway, Tennessee (Image: DzmitryParul)

Denali Highway, Alaska (Image: Alaskan Dude)

Denali Highway, Alaska (Image: Alaskan Dude)

Great Ocean Drive, Australia (Image: trippinlarry used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Great Ocean Drive, Australia (Image: trippinlarry used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Cuzco, Peru (Image: Lee Edwin Coursey)

Cuzco, Peru (Image: Lee Edwin Coursey)

Highway 3, Alaska (Image: cogdogblog used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Highway 3, Alaska (Image: cogdogblog used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

 

(Main image: firoxx)

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