When traveling, take the scenic route

Following one of America’s “scenic byways” offers boundless flexibility for choosing one’s getaway plan.

They’re the miniature versions, if you will, of the ambitious nationwide “auto tour routes” like those that follow the Oregon Trail or Route 66. Every one of the 50 states has designated scenic byways within its borders, offering trip lengths, themes and features for virtually any vacationer.

Some byways are short enough to drive in a day; others can take a week or more (if one lingers long enough). They’re organized along historic, cultural, natural or geographical lines. Regardless of their length, routes like Kansas’ Flint Hills and Iowa’s Covered Bridges byways help travelers to explore a given state’s most famous or even little-known aspects as quickly or as intimately as they please.

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