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Karakoram Highway with mountain in background
The Open Road

The road that's the '8th World Wonder'

By Samantha Shea

The Asy Plateau in Kazakhstan
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The world's largest landlocked country

By Yulia Denisyuk
The Overseas Highway: The US' 'floating' highway (Credit: Johnny Stockshooter/Alamy)
The Open Road

The US' 113-mile 'floating' highway

By Tracey Teo
A road trip across the cradle of civilisation (Credit: Simon Urwin)
The Open Road

A drive into the cradle of civilisation

By Simon Urwin
(Credit: Craig Sauers)
The Open Road

A 1,077km drive that demands respect

By Craig Sauers
The Hamilton Road: A highway to a Kurdish paradise (Credit: Simon Urwin)
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Asia's audacious British-built road

By Simon Urwin
(Credit: JLImages/Alamy)
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A road trip to Norway's best view

By Anthony Ham
The King's Highway: The road that reveals Jordan's history (Credit: Marta Vidal)
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The ancient road that bridged kingdoms

By Marta Vidal
The Atlantic Highway section of Cornwall's A39 runs from Barnstaple, Devon, to Newquay, Cornwall (Credit: Nik Taylor/Getty Images)
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A 70-mile drive through remote England

By Amanda Ruggeri
(Credit: Westend61/Getty Images)
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The world's longest shortcut

By Anthony Ham
(Credit: Reinhard Pantke/Getty Images)
The Open Road

Earth's most beautiful road trip?

By Anthony Ham
The route was constructed by Paraguayan prisoners of war in the 1930s to connect La Paz with the Yungas and the Amazon (Credit: Streetflash/Getty Images)
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The world's most dangerous road

By Shafik Meghji
The rocky ranges in southern France are home to Europe's largest mimosa forest (Credit: Pierre Longnus/Getty)
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A stunning drive in the French Riviera

By Chrissie McClatchie
"We have excellent weather, very little cloud cover and a lack of light pollution…, which makes it perfect to shoot the sky," said Miguel Claro (Credit: Sam Christmas)
The Open Road

The ultimate stargazing road trip

By John Silcox
(Credit: Muhammad Owais Khan)
The Open Road

Alexander the Great's ancient highway

By Simon Urwin
Today, Elkton, Maryland's small brick train station, just off Route 40, is used for storage (Credit: Larry Bleiberg)
Rediscovering America

Where diplomats were denied coffee

By Larry Bleiberg