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If you are the adventurous type, you will love driving on the following roads. The breathtaking views are definitely worth a detour.
1. Highway 1 (Big Sur, California)
Highway 1 takes you from LA to San Francisco. For about 400 miles, you will enjoy a the most beautiful coastal scenery of California.
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2. The Atlantic Ocean Road (Norway)
This long section of the County Road 64 runs through an archipelago. The road connects the island of Averøy to the mainland and the Romsdalshalvøya peninsula. You will cross 8 bridges on a distance of about 5.1 miles. In calm weather, you can spot whales and seals.
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3. The Tianmen Mountain (Hunan, China)
In order to make it to the top of the Tianmen Mountain, you will need to drive through a 6.8-mile road with 99 bends. The road will take you through the Tianmen cave, a natural hole in the mountain of a height 431 feet. Be very careful because this is the most dangerous road in China.
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4. Seven Mile Bridge (Florida Keys, USA)
Built in 1982, this 6.7-mile long bridge is very impressive. It is 65 ft. high and connects Knight’s Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys.
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5. Chapman’s Peak Drive (Cape Town, South Africa)
This spectacular road, known as Chapman’s Peak Drive, hugs the near-vertical face of the mountain from Hout Bay to Noordhoek. It is 5.6 miles long and has 114 bends.
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6. The Stelvio Pass (Italy)
This mountain pass in northern Italy is the second highest in the Alps at an elevation of 9,045 ft. This is the perfect place to drive in of you are into stunts.
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7. The Guoliang tunnel (China)
This tunnel is carved along the side of a mountain. It took 13 years villagers and 5 years to build this dangerous tunnel.
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8. The Karakorum highway(China/Pakistan border)
It is the highest paved international road of the world at an elevation of 15,397 ft. It is also called the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”
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9. Dadès Gorges (Morroco)
Tourists love this mountain pass. The gorge lies between the Atlas Mountains and the Jbel Saghro of the Anti-Atlas mountain range.
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10. The Transfagarasan highway (Romania)
The Transfagarasan Highway is Romania’s most spectacular and best-known road. It passes over the Fagaras mountains in Transylvania.
SEE ALSO: 10 Places You Must Visit Before It’s Too Late.
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