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      Des Moines to the Amana Colonies along the Iowa River Valley Scenic Byway 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 01-11-2012 11:00 AM
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      126 miles, 4 hours.

      The first section of this trip – a 40 mile drive along U.S. Highway 65 / Iowa Highway 330 – may not be the most inspiring you’ll ever drive but once this is under your belt you’re into lovely rural Iowa. The 70 mile section heading east from Montour, the Iowa River Valley Scenic Byway, ...
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      Kansas City, Missouri to Colby, Kansas: An Interstate 70 Adventure 

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      Published on 09-16-2011 12:02 AM
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      486 miles - About 10 hours

      Kansas is a state of unexpected road trip discoveries.There are examples of folk art in just about every small town and the very first National Natural Landmark in the country is only about twenty-five miles from Interstate 70. Bluegrass pickin' and fields and fields ...
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      Hot Springs, Arkansas to McAlester, Oklahoma: On the Talimena Scenic Highway 

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      Published on 04-29-2011 08:03 PM
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      209 miles - about 6 hours

      A drive through the mountains of western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma can provide some breathtaking sights and a variety of roadside attractions. Along this route you can bathe away your aches and pains, take in the beauty of one of the nation's first designated Scenic Highways, see a 'Castle In The Clouds', ...
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      Dickinson to Williston, North Dakota: In Search of Dinosaurs & Badlands Bison 

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      Published on 10-12-2010 12:04 AM
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      228 miles - 8 to 10 hours

      This quiet and often remote-feeling drive passes through some of North Dakota's loveliest and most dramatic scenery, taking in the history and nightlife of busy little Medora, the beauty and wildlife of North Dakota's Badlands in the form of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and ending up close to the ...
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      Hannibal, Missouri to St. Louis on the Great River Road 

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      Published on 09-09-2010 01:05 AM
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      150 miles - about 4 hours

      Starting from Hannibal, a town that captures the American literary imagination, this route is the stuff of legends. From the front seat of your car, you'll see the merging of the mighty Mississippi, the historic Illinois, and majestic Missouri Rivers. You'll be zooming down a perfect stretch of ...
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      Oklahoma City to Boise City, Oklahoma: The Land of the One Finger Waves 

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      Published on 08-04-2010 12:17 AM
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      334 miles - About 9 hours

      If you relish driving through soft rolling hills of grasslands with an occasional herd of cows, an elevator here and there, scattered oil wells and small towns, you're going to love this route. During the homesteading days the land of the Oklahoma panhandle went ...
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      Mandan to Dickinson, North Dakota on Old Red/Old Ten Scenic Byway 

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      Published on 07-26-2010 12:25 AM
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      108 miles - about 5 hours

      This picturesque drive - designated a state byway as recently as July 2009 - follows the route of Old Highway 10 through some of North Dakota's loveliest rural countryside. Taking in open prairie, rolling hills, a series of charming small town communities and some of the world's largest roadside attractions, Old Red/Old Ten manages to ...
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