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Are there any sites that offer driving recommendations?

  • Are there any sites that offer driving recommendations? I don't mean driving directions, I mean sites that offer tips and tricks for more pleasant ways to go from point A to point B, or that provide information and tips about specific interstates, freeways, highways, and roads. Tomorrow I'm taking a trip from Philadelphia down to Virginia. Google maps says take I95, but I'm fairly sure that taking I81, though a greater distance, will avoid the potential nightmare that is the beltway on a Friday afternoon. Beyond that, however, I really don't know what's better: do I stay on I81 the whole way and then take I64 East? Or are there state roads/highways that offer a more scenic, pleasant, or stress-free trip? So, I'm wondering if there is a "Chowhounds" for driving...a place where expert/practiced car travelers share their collective wisdom about the best way to get from one place to another. Reports on individual roads would be great too, especially if they're updated regularly enough that information like construction is listed there on a timely basis, or at least more timely than Google (Here in Philly Google Maps routinely tells me to take a street that is not only currently partially roadblocked, but also takes ages to drive on). Piggyback question: I know a lot of people swear by those in-car GPS tools like TomTom. Is it possible to use factors like "low traffic" or "pleasant scenery" when calculating a route? Is getting one of those worth-while?

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    You can start with http://www.roadsideamerica.com/, then http://www.google.com/search?q=driving+routes+off+the+beaten+path.

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Surprisingly, there's still good discussion on newsgroups: http://groups.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/topics is the one with routes and advice for non-commercial travellers; misc.transport.trucking can also be useful. Philly to Virginia? Go down through Delaware (I-95 or I-295 to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_301) then take the Chesapeake Bay Bridge across to Annapolis, follow US 50 / US 301 across the Potomac via the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Nice_Memorial_Bridge, and either join I-95 or carry on US 301, which takes you right down to Richmond. It's relatively pleasant, gives you Annapolis as a nice place to stop, has the classic 'US route' feel. It does get busy as an alternative to I-95, but you'll likely be driving against the flow away from DC. (We took the reverse route some years ago, avoiding much of I-95, the Beltway, Baltimore and some of Delaware's tolls. And I got that route from the newsgroups.)

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http://www.roadtripamerica.com/, especially their http://www.roadtripamerica.com/. Piggyback answer: my GPS (an ancient Garmin StreetPilot III) has an option to avoid interstates. That doesn't guarantee "pleasant scenery," of course, but it significantly increases the chances of it. I'd imagine more recent GPSes have the same option, although I'm not certain.

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holgate

Thanks. On my way back now...I wasn't headed to Richmond, although I'm sure that's a lovely route.

Deathalicious

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