To celebrate National Road Trip Day, we analyzed the best road trips across the US and Canada to find out the most popular routes.
Sometimes there’s nothing better than jumping in your car and going for a drive just to take the edge of, but deciding your route can be the tricky part.
To celebrate National Road Trip Day on May 24th, online casino Betway analyzed the best road trips across the US and Canada to find out the most popular routes.
Using Instagram, the number of hashtags for each road trip route, it can be revealed that the world-renowned Route 66 tops the ranking.
Covering a total of 3,940km across six states, Route 66 is the perfect 3-week trip to explore the country with #route66 having 2,211,835 posts on Instagram.
If a trip along the coast is more your style, then Florida Keys may be the perfect trip for those wanting to experience the southernmost part of the US.
Spanning 120 miles, Florida Keys was a narrow second in the rankings with its picturesque scenes along the way, totalling 2,164,767 hashtags across the social media platform.
Rounding up the top 3 is the highest Canadian road trip in the rankings, The Canadian Rockies.
The mountain range spans across British Columbia and Alberta including peaks such as Mount Robson and Mount Columbia which resulted in 1,292,755 posts.
With many national parks to choose from along the way, the trip of a lifetime gives you the chance to see diverse wildlife and even stop off at a ski resort.
Top 10 Instagrammable Road Trips in North America
|
Rank |
Road trip |
Country |
Instagram # |
|
1 |
Route 66 |
USA |
2,211,835 |
|
2 |
Florida Keys |
USA |
2,164,767 |
|
3 |
Canadian Rockies |
Canada |
1,292,755 |
|
4 |
Blue Ridge Parkway |
USA |
703,308 |
|
5 |
Acadia National Park Loop |
USA |
609,572 |
|
6 |
Pacific Coast Highway |
USA |
435,730 |
|
7 |
Icefields Parkway |
Canada |
150,212 |
|
8 |
The Cabot Trail |
Canada |
117,710 |
|
9 |
Sea to Sky Highway |
Canada |
46,170 |
|
10 |
The Great American Road Trip |
USA |
39,889 |
The US has two more road trips routes in the top 5 in the shape of ‘Blue Ridge Parkway’ (703,308) and ‘Acadia National Park Loop’ (609,572).
The Pacific Coast Highway (435,730) came in sixth before three Canadian road trips in the shape of Icefields Parkway (150,212), The Cabot Trail (117,710) and Sea to Sky Highway (46,170). The Great American Road Trip route made up the top 10.
