| Tennessee, Johnson City to Gatlinburg | | | | River and striking grasslands to Interstate 90, going |
| So dang gorgeous, these 90 miles of rural Tennessee | | | | west. The good stuff isn'tvisible from the interstate, so |
| might inspire you to grab a banjo and strum an | | | | be sure to turn off at Murdo for buffalo burgers, |
| Appalachian love song. | | | | Badlands National Park for dusty canyons and Rapid |
| Take U.S. Route 11E toward Davy Crockett's | | | | Cityfor dead presidents carved into the Black Hills. |
| birthplace (Everyone: "Born on a mountaintop..."). At | | | | California, Monterey to Morro Bay |
| Greenville, where twohomes of Andrew Johnson | | | | Like you needed reminding that state Route 1 along |
| anchor a presidential historic site, veer onto U.S. Route | | | | California's central coast ranks as one of America's -- |
| 321, skirting the majestic Great Smoky | | | | heck, the planet's --best road trips. South of Monterey |
| Mountains National Park. Next day, depending on your | | | | begins 125 miles of windy highway within incredible |
| preference, visit the park or, for mountains of a | | | | scenery, most amazing at Big Sur,where the Santa |
| different kind, nearby Dollywood. | | | | Lucia Range slopes steeply into the Pacific. By the |
| Florida, Overseas Highway | | | | time you hit San Simeon, the Hearst Castle's |
| Only car-crazy America would link a 105-mile long | | | | architecturalwonders will barely register against what |
| chain of islands -- from Key Largo, just south of Miami, | | | | Mother Nature just showed you. |
| west to Key West --with a highway, U.S. Route 1. | | | | Finally, regardless of your road trip, travel pros urge |
| "You're on either a bridge or a causeway, surrounded | | | | folks to plan their routes in advance and to pack a |
| by shimmering water," says Janet Groene,author of | | | | map, not just directionsspat out by a Web site. Don't |
| Great Eastern RV Trips. "It's a lovely, lovely drive." | | | | be one of those that thinks they know it all and can't |
| Two tips: Crowds are smaller during spring and early | | | | get lost. Many a great weekend trip has been ruinedby |
| summer, andcatch the sunset at Key West's Mallory | | | | such poor planning. For the best maps available go to |
| Square Dock. | | | | Gregg Hall has been a consultant for years to many |
| South Dakota, Pierre to Mount Rushmore | | | | different businesses. When planning a road trip he |
| Mythic Mount Rushmore does not disappoint, even | | | | recommends |
| after driving more than 200 miles across jaw-dropping | | | | Gregg Hall has been a consultant for years to many |
| cool scenery. | | | | different businesses. |
| From Pierre, follow U.S. Route 83 across the Missouri | | | | |