Over the weekend the British tabloid The Sun listed the world’s top 10 iconic car journeys, with U.S. roads taking five of the slots:

1. Boston to New York
2. Las Vegas to Grand Canyon;
3. Great Ocean Road, Australia;
4. Miami to Key West, Florida;
5. Amalfi Coast, Italy;
6. Pacific Coast Highway;
7. Monaco to Nice;
8. Route 66;
9. London Embankment;
10. The Rockies, Canada.

And while we’re somewhat miffed at how the Boston to New York route ranked first on this list (we’re guessing they don’t mean driving straight up I-95), it got us to thinking — what are the Washington region’s own iconic drives? We’ve always been suckers for the Rock Creek Parkway, the Whitehurst Freeway, the Bay Bridge, the George Washington Parkway, Ohio Drive, and I-66 as it escapes the suburbs and turns to the rolling hills of the Shenaondoah.

What are your favorite drives?

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