Random Best Driving Roads in World (18 items)

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  (#5) Transfagarasan Highway - Romania

  Of all the great roads in the world, very few can match the Col de Turini for switchbacks, hairpin turns, scenery, or pure driving pleasure. The Transfagarasan Highway that connects Walachia and Transylvania was built by a communist dictator as a massive (and massively pointless) public works project. Since it basically goes from nowhere to nowhere, traffic on this road is practically nonexistent, allowing you to get into a seamless rhythm like few other places on Earth.

  It's a bit more well-known now, since Top Gear officially crowned it the Best Driving Road in the World, but even so, this Romanian wonder will impale your heart with sheer driving nirvana.
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  (#4) New Zealand's Southern Alps

  Is it any surprise that Middle Earth makes driving fantasies come true? You might recognize these as the Misty Mountains, but they're actually the Southern Alps. That name is a little deceptive, though. They're not the Alps of Italy. They're bigger than the Alps and the Pyrenees combined, and host some of the most beautiful scenery this side of the Undying Lands.

  New Zealand's roads are also better than most in America, and are planned and banked almost like a race circuit. Check out the 100-mile stretch down Route 6, from Wanaka to Haast Beach. If the cops ask, just tell them you're on a mission to Mordor. 
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  (#11) Chief Joseph Scenic Byway

  This section of Wyoming Route 296 covers about 50 miles around Yellowstone National Park. There are two roads worth looking at: the aforementioned and Beartooth Highway (Route 212) going into Yellowstone. These roads are very popular among bikers, and offer a surprising mix of non-stop hairpins and high-speed sweepers. One of the better aspects of these roads is that, on four wheels at least, they're even fun if you're staying within the posted speed limit. Just don't get distracted by the scenery - Yellowstone's roads don't let up for a moment.
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  (#10) Great Ocean Road, Australia

  Turn California's PCH upside down and sideways, and you've got Australia's 155-mile Great Ocean Road. In fact, you could say that there are only three major differences between the two: length, the fact that it faces Antarctica instead of Australia, and you're more likely to hit a wallaby instead of a hipster wearing a wallaby t-shirt. Otherwise, though, it's an equally beautiful and challenging road.
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  (#8) Death Valley, California to Nevada

  Everyone's seen those pictures of the iconic and arrow-straight "endless road" running through Death Valley, but few are aware of the incredible mountain roads that surround it. The 328-mile road (Route 168) running from Las Vegas to Mammoth Lakes offers pretty much every combination of tight hairpin, high-speed sweeper, and up and down imaginable, and it's just vacant enough to have some fun. Featured in almost as many movies as the PCH, Death Valley Road is a can't miss in America's wild west.
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  (#7) The Lang Whang, the UK's A70

  This road's name is Scottish, and it covers 75 miles between Edinburgh and Ayr, in the misty moors. Apart from being the twisting B-road for which all British roadsters are build, the A70 winds through the emerald and heather expanses of the Scottish highlands amid castles, mountains, and lots and lots of sheep. With an eerie and Druidic charm of its own, the Lang Whang is a must-see for anyone planning a drive through the Auld Country.

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