Luckily, America has its fair share of striking peaks and rugged mountain ranges to choose from ... as well as factors like scenery, ambiance, adrenaline-filled excursions and accessibility ...

As our Rocky Mountaineer train winds through the spectacular scenery, I fall into chatting ... she gestures towards the mighty Rocky Mountains that surround us and replies: "Just look around.

One of America's best road trips hugs Maine's coast, where mountain scenery on the horizon draws closer and disappears, ...