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Top 10 Roads to Drive On!

You must have been brooding over the world’s fastest car SSC Ultimate Aero to the most expensive car Bugatti Veyron quite often. But have you ever given a thought on which road you are going to drive your dream machine on? Now let’s muse over the world’s best paths to zoom in. Some roads can thrill you, fascinate you and sometime make adrenaline flow in your blood. Driving on these roads will give an ecstasy similar to driving a F1 racing car. This article covers the ten best roads to drive on in the world. While some are dangerous, others are stunning, but all of them will give you a drive experience larger than life.

North Yungas Road in Bolivia

The North Yungas Road is also known as El Camino de la Muerte which means “Road of Death” is Spanish. This road runs for 69 km from La Paz to Coroico in the Yungas region of Bolivia. Driving on this road will give you a nerve-tingling experience as it winds through very steep hillsides and atop cliffs. Moreover, most part of the road is not wider than 3.2 meters. The road was built in the 1930s during the Chaco War by Paraguayan prisoners.

Atlantic Road in Norway

This highway has been titled and voted as the Norwegian construction of the century. This 8.3 km road winds along the highway Rv 64 between the cities of Molde and Kristiansund. The road rolls on like tides with crest and trough. Driving on it is an enthralling experience like no other. This road is built on several small islands and skerries and is spanned by eight bridges and several landfills. The road has an open sea view and there are fjords and mountains on the way. This magnificent road is a famous tourist attraction.

Blue Ridge in USA

The Blue Ridge Parkway stretches along the famous Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. It stretches from Waynesboro, Virginia to Cherokee, North Carolina. There is a simple, Spartan feel as you drive; the road is as clean and green as to be a park. This 755 km long road has been constructed for drivers to go on a magical trip with scenic beauty all around.

Columbia George Highway 30 in USA

This highway has been described by many as ‘the ultimate drive’. This highway twists and turns and is full of its incredible views and numerous spectacular waterfalls. The famous Kingdom of Narnia shot is visible from one of the bridges on this road. This road takes you through a journey that will bring the silver screen to life.

Guoliang Tunnel in China

After North Yungas in Bolivia, we bring you the Guoliang Tunnel located high up on the Taihang Mountains in China. The road is like a little cavern on the side of a mountain with holes of various shapes and sizes acting as windows. The road will offer you a thrilling ride and a view like none other in the world as you feel transported to an ancient and mystical land. The Guoliang Tunnel has been built by thirteen villagers to be linked with the outside world in 1972. They dug a tunnel through the rocky cliff of Taihang Mountains. It took them five years to finish the 1,200-metre-long tunnel which is about 5 meters high and 4 meters wide. On May 1, 1977, the tunnel was opened to traffic.

Amalfi Coast Road in Italy

The Amalfi Coast Road is surrounded by exuberant natural beauty of mountainous landscape overlooking clear seas of awe-inspiring blue hues, details of humble village life and stone churches set into the rock. Traveling on the beautiful coast of Amalfi is in contrast to places like Guoliang Tunnel and North Yungas Road as this experience is more romantic and sublime than creepy. It is so much like the German Autobahns.

Three Capes Route in USA

The Three Capes Route located on the coast of Oregon has beautiful coast on one side and lush green forests on the other side. The meandering drive follows a 64.4 km route and encompasses nearly every geologic and natural feature found along the Oregon Coast.

Transfagarasan Road in Romania

The Transfagarasan Road is the highest and most dramatic paved road in Romania. It runs north to South across the tallest sections of the Carpathian Mountains, between the highest peaks in the country, hence it is sometimes called the road leading to the sky. While driving on this road, you can pay a visit at castle of Vlad III the Impaler, the king who inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula character. The road climbs to 2,034 meters altitude. The road was constructed between 1970 and 1974, during the rule of Nicolae Ceausescu as a strategic military route.

Red Rock Scenic Road in USA

This route passes through the Coconino National Forest, Red Rock Country and the Montezuma Castle National Monument. Though the road is only 12 km in length but provides the best view of nature’s beauty around Arizona and is one of the safest roads around.

Seward Highway in Alaska

The Seward Highway displays the natural beauty of south central Alaska between Anchorage and Seward. From jagged peaks and alpine meadows to breathtaking fjords and crystal lakes, you will find a concentrated series of diverse landscapes and experiences. The Seward Highway extends for 204 km.