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Milford Road
Not to be confused with the famous Milford Track trekking route, the Milford Road State Highway 94 passes through the Southern Alps ofNew Zealand's South Island.
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Karakoram Highway
The "highest paved international road in the world" connects Pakistan with Xinjiang, China.
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Snowdonia, Wales
Mountainous northern Wales is traversed by many of these ancient, narrow, stone-walled roads. I've experienced the challenge of navigating them at night. With oncoming traffic. Car renters beware.
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Pacific Coast Highway, California
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Great Ocean Road
This coastal road in Victoria, Australia, runs for 241km, between Torquay and Warrnambool. The car-less might consider the Great Ocean Walk as an alternative.
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The road to Machu Picchu
Most mountain pass roads in Peru qualify as "spectacular," but the road from Cuzco to Machu Picchu is particularly beautiful.
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Liwa desert highway
Roads through the desert oasis of Liwa, Abu Dhabi, stretch long.
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Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
The roads of western Ireland are narrow, flanked by green, and sometimes charmed.
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Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana
The only route through Glacier National Park was featured in the opening scenes of "The Shining.
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Ice road, Northwest Territories
Winter means greater accessibility in northern Canada. This frozen road runs up the Northwest Territories.
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Seven Mile Bridge
U.S. Highway 1 runs for miles over the water, connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland. It includes this long span of bridge.
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Mývatn, Iceland
Mývatn is a volcanically active region in northern Iceland. This road will take you there.
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Chapman's Peak road
Another great coastal road, this one just 15 miles south of Cape Town, South Africa .
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Gotthard Pass, Alps
Traveling north from Italy into Switzerland, you'll come to Gotthard Pass, which you can cross on either the new, straightforward road, or the old roller coaster above. My money's on the latter.
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High Atlas pass
I recently drove over the 2260m Tichka Pass in Morocco on my way to Zagora to ride a camel. The pass was cooler. No offense, camel.
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Cabot Trail
Wrapping around northern Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, the Cabot Trail is mountainous and windy with near-constant ocean views. I recommend biking it.
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Millau Bridge
Southern France's Millau Bridge is the tallest in the world -- taller, actually, than the Eiffel Tower.
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Chalus Road, Iran
Tehran is connected to the northern city of Chalus via this road through the Alborz Mountains. Check this site for more images
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Interstate 70, Glenwood Springs, CO
The Colorado River, of Grand Canyon fame, carved this canyon billions of years ago. The U.S. government built the 12-mile, $490 million interstate route through it, which was only completed in 1992.
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