Highway 1 Through Big Sur (California)

If the PCH is the full album, Big Sur is the hit single. The 90-mile stretch between Carmel and San Simeon is the most photographed road in America for a reason — sheer granite cliffs, ancient redwoods, and the kind of fog that makes everything look like a Terrence Malick film. Bixby Creek Bridge (completed 1932, 714 feet long, 260 feet high) is the money shot. Nepenthe restaurant serves burgers with a view that would cost $500 at a Michelin-star place.