12 of America’s best road trips

The serpentine bend of Historic Columbia River Highway winding up to Rowena Crest overlook outside The Dalles, Ore.

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Sept. 4, 2015 3:10 PM PT

These drives feature spectacular landscapes, roller-coaster-worthy dips and bends, and wildlife spotting, according to Travel and Leisure.

Enjoy views of the Pacific Ocean along California’s Pacific Coast Highway.

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Enjoy vast gardens of bluebonnets across Texas Hill Country in central Texas.

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A beam of light illuminates the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park in Montana.

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Colorado’s San Juan Skyway courses below a mountainside of autumn colored aspen between Telluride and Dolores, Colo.

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