Indiana - The National Road - Indiana

Description: Traveling along our nation's first highway, the landscape is little changed since the heyday of the route in the 1940's. Historic villages with traditional Main Streets give way to productive fields and tranquil pastures. From the Federal-style "Pike Towns" and Victorian streetcar neighborhoods, to drive-ins and stainless steel diners where thick slabs of pie and black coffee are still served on white china, you can follow the westward migration of the nation.

Time to Allow: 3 hours at posted speed, 6 hours as a leisure driver with one or two stops, 9 hours following an int

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Reproduced with permission from the National Scenic Byways Online: www.byways.org

"The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes highways that are outstanding examples of our nation's beauty, history, culture, and recreational experience by designating them as All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways. The roads being featured were designated by the Secretary of Transportation from nominations submitted by the states and federal land management agencies. These designations provide a compass for people from all over the world to explore America's treasured open roads."