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The Blues Highway
Once you have acquired your hire car, the next important step to take is deciding which roads to explore. Route
66 is one of the most famous driving routes in the whole world but the United States offers ample alternatives if
you want to think a little bit outside the box. Over the next few pages, we share some of our favourite road trips
and the key attractions you can see along the way. Get your road atlas at the ready, hit the pedal to the metal,
and breeze along without a care in the world.
Blues is a genre that is intrinsically linked with southern
USA, in particular, the famous Mississippi river.
Highway 61, otherwise known as ‘The Blues Highway’,
runs across the river and allows you to follow in the
famous footsteps of legendary blues artists who have
used to the road to travel across the country, such
as Muddy Waters and B.B. King. No matter how far
along you are along the route, you’ll hear the sounds
of gospel and R&B from all around you, blaring from
every car radio and drifting out from every church.
Partially name-checked by Bob Dylan on his album
Highway 61 Revisited
, the relatively small nature of
this route (clocking in at around 243 miles) makes
it less stressful for anyone travelling to the United
States for the first time. It’s extremely rare that you’ll
experience a road trip with a greater sense of cultural
history behind it, so make sure that you’re ready to
take in every little detail as you travel from Memphis to
Vicksburg along the iconic river.
Mississippi river
THE BEST ROAD TRIPS TO RIVAL ROUTE 66
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The Blues Highway
Once you have acquired your hire car, the next important step to take is deciding which roads to explore. Route
66 is one of the most famous driving routes in the whole world but the United States offers ample alternatives if
you want to think a little bit outside the box. Over the next few pages, we share some of our favourite road trips
and the key attractions you can see along the way. Get your road atlas at the ready, hit the pedal to the metal,
and breeze along without a care in the world.
Blues is a genre that is intrinsically linked with southern
USA, in particular, the famous Mississippi river.
Highway 61, otherwise known as ‘The Blues Highway’,
runs across the river and allows you to follow in the
famous footsteps of legendary blues artists who have
used to the road to travel across the country, such
as Muddy Waters and B.B. King. No matter how far
along you are along the route, you’ll hear the sounds
of gospel and R&B from all around you, blaring from
every car radio and drifting out from every church.
Partially name-checked by Bob Dylan on his album
Highway 61 Revisited
, the relatively small nature of
this route (clocking in at around 243 miles) makes
it less stressful for anyone travelling to the United
States for the first time. It’s extremely rare that you’ll
experience a road trip with a greater sense of cultural
history behind it, so make sure that you’re ready to
take in every little detail as you travel from Memphis to
Vicksburg along the iconic river.
Mississippi river
THE BEST ROAD TRIPS TO RIVAL ROUTE 66
