Take the road less traveled on your summer road trip

With the windows down, the radio blaring, a cooler stuffed with snacks, and your best friends in the passenger seat, all of it adds as much as an unforgettable summer road trip. But beyond cruising down the freeways, listening to your favorite songs, and swapping secrets with friends, you’ll have the opportunity to stop and explore a few of the best-hidden hot spots in the United States.

Here’s an inventory of 4 routes price trying this summer:

Tennessee
Head to Chattanooga

If you are in the mood for some southern cool. Check out this chic Bluff View Arts Districtcafes, historic buildings and galleries. Warehouse Row has recently develop into a paradise for lovers of shopping, dining and walking.

Route to follow: It’s about 130 miles (or a two-and-a-half hour drive) southeast of Nashville. You can get off I-24. If you might have a ship, you may make a grand entrance across the Tennessee River.

Good to know: Bluff View Inn has beautifully appointed rooms in three restored turn-of-the-century houses. There is a free bus service to provide help to get around the district.

Arizona
Go to Holbrook

If you fancy time travel and extreme landscapes crammed with extreme kitsch.

Route to follow: Explore Route 66 between Albuquerque and Flagstaff, the longest remaining stretch of historic highway uninterrupted by a significant interstate highway. Historic Site Wigwam Motel is cozy and positioned an hour’s drive from the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert.

Good to know: The sneaky peccaries, found ubiquitously in the desert, are opportunistic and foraging.

Go to Paradise Valley
If you are in the mood for divine leisure at a spa overlooking the desert.

Route to follow: It takes less than half an hour by automotive from downtown Phoenix.

Good to know: Book a cottage in Camelback Mountain Shelter. Seven spectacular mountainside homes, complete with game rooms, secluded pools and guesthouses, can be found for those searching for the ultimate in private experiences. Indulge in a spread of Asian-inspired treatments, take a fitness class amidst the stunning red-rock landscape or savor haute cuisine at Elements Restaurant.

South Carolina
Go to Charleston

If you are in the mood for a culinary bonfire in the most beautiful town in the South. Leave your bags at the historic Planters InnOr John Rutledge House Inn.

Route to follow: After exploring the city, take a one-hour trip to Kiawah Island, stunning nature reserve.

Good to know: Book your tables at Husk, FIGMacintosh and Buttockher & bee.

Florida
Go to St. Augustine

If you are in the mood for a historic, laid-back beach town with an artist colony feel.

Route to follow: Take I-95 to the Jacksonville beaches, then scenic A1A along the coast.

Good to know: Enjoy lunch at the iconic Columbia Restaurant and shop for pottery at Market to Market on historic St. George Street. Casa Monica Hotel is true in the center of the motion, and the tram rides are also price trying.