AMERICA, ONE BEAUTIFUL ROAD AT A TIME

The scenic side
of Pennsylvania.

Named routes to browse, photographs to inspire, and practical notes for the drive.
Stroud Mist Landscape · Public Domain. Ellen Peters · Photo credits
PICK A ROAD. MAKE A MEMORY.

Scenic routes to explore

4 route & road-trip ideas

Pennsylvania · Delaware

Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway

National Scenic Byway

The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway winds through the Brandywine Valley, known for its strategic crossroads of commerce, agriculture, artistic creativity, and political thought. Evidence of the settlement and development patterns can be found throughout the lands that the byway traverses. In addition, many structures that held meaning during the time of the Underground Railroad are located along the byway. The Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway is known for its climate, natural resources, and beauty. Today, visitors can travel the byway, take in the scenery, and learn about a place that is so pivotal in American history.

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New York · Pennsylvania

Great Lakes Seaway Trail

National Scenic Byway

The Great Lakes Seaway Trail byway parallels the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes in New York and Pennsylvania. This adventure includes Niagara Falls; 1000 Islands; 29 lighthouses; War of 1812, farm, and nature sites; welcoming harbors, world-class sportfishing, bridges/ferries to/from Canada, and the Seaway Trail Discovery Center.

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Illinois · Indiana · Maryland · Ohio · Pennsylvania · West Virginia

Historic National Road

All-American Road

The Historic National Road was the nation's first federally funded interstate highway. It opened the nation to the west and became a corridor for the movement of goods and people. Today, visitors experience a physical timeline, including classic inns, tollhouses, diners, and motels that trace 200 years of American history.

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Maryland · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway

National Scenic Byway

The 180-mile corridor of the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia is Where America Happened. It is said that this corridor holds more historic sites than any other in the US.

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Multistate routes appear in each relevant state. Some entries describe a byway, others a selected stretch or a broader road trip; routes can overlap.