13. Pikes Peak Highway, Colorado
Colorado's most famous mountain offers more than 150 curves as you climb toward 14,000 feet. Massive elevation changes will make you feel like you're driving in the Himalayas, and you will literally drive through multiple weather patterns on your way to the top.
14. Atchafalaya Swamp Freeway, Louisiana
Just because you're driving on an elevated freeway doesn't mean you can't drive over water. For eighteen miles, Interstate 10 traverses through swampy waters and moss covered Cypress trees. It's like driving on a giant pier, until a Southern rain storm comes rolling through.
15. US Route 6, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's own Grand Canyon contains rolling hills and abrupt dead drops that will surprise the driver behind you. You'll wind through secluded state parks and overlook sleepy little towns where the trees crowd your car right up to the shoulder. Until you hit that patch of black ice.
Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States on Wikimedia
16. Highway 17, South Carolina
Driving between Charleston and Georgetown ranks at the top of locals' lists for busiest and "ghostiest". You'll weave in and out of dark, mossy marshes while thick humidity blankets your windshield in fog. While beautiful in the daylight, narrow lanes and swampy ground become eerie after dark.
17. The Loneliest Road, Nevada
US Route 50 was deemed the loneliest because you can go miles without ever seeing another living creature. There's less fear of driving off a cliff and more fear of complete psychological breakdown and running out of gas.
You will look at your gas gauge every five minutes, and every shimmering figure on the horizon will look like a mirage.
18. Independence Pass, Colorado
The mountain pass is so narrow and steep that it's impassable during the winter. You'll climb and descend through portions where there isn't even enough room for two cars to pass anywhere near the summit. It's the highest paved mountain pass across Colorado's Continental Divide, and you will pop your ears more times than you can count.
19. The Taconic State Parkway, New York
Completed almost 100 years ago, this parkway was designed for tinier cars. You'll drive on hairpin curves with entrance ramps that are frighteningly short and roller coaster-esqe hills. Not to mention, the lanes are outrageously narrow and there is little room to correct yourself if you drift too close to another car.
20. Clinton Road, New Jersey
Technically you can drive this road just fine, but many say it's the most haunted road in America. You'll twist along ten miles of twisting trees with zero streetlights and all kinds of rumors about Bigfoot and phantom cars. Trust us, you probably don't believe in these things...but driving alone on Clinton Road will make you think twice.
