A five-day Washington D.C. itinerary covering Capitol Hill, the National Mall, Georgetown, Dupont Circle, and the restaurants and jazz clubs most visitors never find.

Route 66 is just the beginning. America has roads that most people have never heard of that are as beautiful as anything in the world. Here are six classic American road trips that I've taken myself and would send anyone on.

The US serves up road trip gold—from coastal highways that hug dramatic cliffs to mountain passes that reveal jaw-dropping vistas around every hairpin turn.