Pacific Coast Paradise Route Named No. 1 Highway Journey within the U.S. West Coast

Whether or not you are touring solo or with a household, street journeys are among the finest methods to see the US. And when you can take one of many extra well-known thoroughfares—pondering of you, Route 66—why not take a street much less traveled the subsequent time you place your pedal to the steel?

In November 2024, journey curation firm Journeyscape launched its checklist of the most effective “hidden gem” street journey routes in the US. For its evaluation, the corporate sourced information from rental automobile firm Hertz to find out the variety of stops, days, and distance it takes to finish every journey. It then referred to Tripadvisor information to search out out extra issues like what number of eating places, landmarks, and inns can be found close by. Then, it gave every street journey route a rating out of 10.

After crunching the numbers, it named the Pacific Coast Paradise route—a 1,428-mile stretch from Seattle to Santa Barbara, California—the most effective street journey to tackle the West Coast. It got here within the second-best within the nation, general.

“… The Pacific Coast Paradise route is slightly below 1,500 miles from Seattle to Santa Barbara. Alongside the way in which, you will note unbelievable surroundings, from excessive mountains to beautiful seashores and every part in between,” Journeyscape mentioned in a press launch obtained by Journey + Leisure. “As well as, there are a lot of vibrant cities, cities, neighborhoods, and out of doors areas alongside the route, together with the beautiful Waterfront Park in Portland and Cascade-Siskiyou Nationwide Monument in Southwestern Oregon and Northwestern California.”

The most effective issues about driving alongside Pacific Coast Paradise is that greater than half of the inns alongside the way in which are rated as four-star institutions or above, as are 55 % of the eating places—so, it is solely attainable to have a five-star street journey.

As for the No. 1 hidden gem street journey within the U.S., the Curler Coaster Tour, a 3,000-mile route involving stops at 13 totally different theme parks throughout the Midwest and Southeast, topped Journeyscape’s checklist. However for those who’d choose a extra soulful, sonic journey, take into account embarking on the third finest street journey route on the checklist, Sounds of the South, which explores the blues, nation, and rock and roll roots of the American South.