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