Driving the length of the American west coast is insanely underrated
Just did a 8 day trip from Mexico to Canada, mostly on the 101. Genuinely life changing. You get socal beaches, Big Sur, Olympic National Park, the shockingly beautiful Oregon coasts, rain forests, massive redwood trees, cute beach towns, hidden beaches, miles of cliffside views of the ocean, sand dunes you can climb on and watch the sunset, orcas, humpbacks, San Diego, LA, San Francisco, Seattle. Almost everywhere you go too you can adventure away from the coast and discover some cool shit. And the best part is most stretches aren't crowded with tourists. The most beautiful parts you almost get to yourself.