Forget waiting until 2026 to get your kicks. Here are four alternative (and one quintessential) road trip you should take right now.
From the classic Americana of Route 66 to little-known sojourns in the Mediterranean, here are five great road trips you must take.Forget waiting until 2026 to get your kicks. Attractions along Route 66, perhaps the world’s most beloved historic highway, are already primping in preparation for its forthcoming centenary.
To tap into the small-town, mom-and-pop essence of the Main Street of America, as it’s known, base yourself for a few days in Springfield, Missouri, the birthplace of Route 66. It’s from here that a telegram was sent to Washington DC proposing the name Route 66 . Learn more about the Mother Road at the city’s History Museum on the Square and drool over the gleaming duco of restored vintage automobiles at the Route 66 Car Museum.
Until then, skip the coastal traffic for that more peaceful 127-kilometre Brisbane-Toowoomba jaunt. Rent an EV and stop first in the heritage city of Ipswich to admire the grand Queenslanders . Contemplate just how much transport has changed at the Workshops Rail Museum and enjoy Ipswich Nature Centre’s free zoo experience. Drop in on the cute-as-a-button village of Marburg before arriving in the Garden City.
In nearby Salmon Arm, stroll the sweep of the 134-metre-long wharf, North America’s longest curved timber pier, to go eyeball to eyeball with flying migratory shorebirds and prairie species. From here, point the wheels north to Clearwater, gateway to Wells Gray Provincial Park with 41 named waterfalls .
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