The open road captivates the American psyche like few other things. Legends of loaners striking out for greener pastures fill countless pages. From Jack Kerouac to Alexis de Tocqueville, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, road trips are a quintessential bit of Americana. We look forward to the day we can once again travel the wide open spaces. As life transitions to a new normal in many parts of the country, we got to thinking about great long-distance road trips. For the foreseeable future, our new travel mode will involve spacing things out. What better way to do that than on the open road? In the spirit of the Great American Road Trip, these are our picks for the best multi-day driving tours in the 48 contiguous states.