8/27/2023 0 Comments Critically acclaimed road tripperOnly opened in 2015, the North Coast 500 (NC500 for short) is part of an initiative set up by Prince Charles to showcase the craggy grandeur of Scotland’s coast, both east and west, and already it’s won plaudits as one of the world’s best road trips. While you can complete Britain’s latest coast road in a long weekend, you’ll want to linger along some of the most scenic roads in the Northern Hemisphere. NC500, ScotlandĪpproximate route time: Three to seven days. Ronnie’s Sex Shop Route 62 Barrydale, Klein Karoo, South Africa +27 285 721 153 9. Klaasvoogds Game Reserve Kleinfontein, Klaasvoogds West, Robertson +27 Warmwaterberg Spa R62, Barrydale 6750, Warmwaterberg, South Africa +27 It’s now a bizarre sex-themed popular pub hangout for bikers, local farmers and regulars along the road. Initially the sign was “Ronnie’s Shop” but when “Sex” was graffitied as a prank Ronnie decided to leave it up and run with the theme. The Klaasvoogds Game Reserve further along Route 62 is speckled with black wildebeest, leopard tortoise and Burchell’s zebra. Highlights: The hot mineral springs and private Roman baths at the Warmwaterberg Spa are a godsend for shoulder muscles after hours of driving.Īlternatively a two-day hike on the famed Donkey Trail over the Swartberg Mountains will get the blood pumping again before the next stretch of road. Shift driving works best along this long tourist route stretching between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, with stops at dozens of non-boozy attractions splintering off the main path, such as cliffs, fauna, rivers, valleys and plains.Ĭhapman’s Peak Drive is a recommended diversion at the start of your journey, a spectacular nine-kilometer marine drive winding its way around the mountainside between Hout Bay and Noordhoek. Over 65 wineries along the way will have you wishing you were a passenger rather than the driver. And now, as a full-fledged adult with a car and a drivers license, I am making that dream a reality! So I started planning road trips and going wherever I could to see the world’s biggest, weirdest, and silliest roadside attractions (and find the best milkshakes… I guess some tastes change).Approximate route time: Nine-and-a-half hours (nonstop). I was always surrounded by kitsch.Īs a child, I wrote a “bucket list” that included “travel the country to see all the world’s biggest attractions and stopping at every sign pointing to the best pies in America’.” I always dreamed of that true Americana experience. While running errands or shopping my family frequently drive past a local diner with a cow statue on the roof and the now dismantled Spindle (AKA cars on a spike, a popular roadside attraction made famous by the movie Wayne’s World). Not even to mention my close proximity to the famed Route 66. From the dolphins on the water tower to the tiger statues at the train stop to the iconic Cock Robin sign at my favorite ice cream place, everything around me had a wondrous animal theme. I grew up in Brookfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago known for its zoo. My fascination with roadside attractions started early on. I love world’s largest things but I also love retro motels, vintage service stations, truck stops, museums, and really anywhere I can pull off the highway to explore! My favorite part about hitting the road is finding the best roadside attractions in America and marveling in their greatness. I love taking road trips and am always ready and willing to hop in my car and go anywhere for anything.
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