As I see it the problem with so many of these sorts of guides is that different people want to see different sorts of things on their road trips. I just watched a top 10 road trips video on youtube a couple of days ago, and out of the places I have been on their list I think they were reasonable choices, though perhaps for different reasons than made their list, as their list should probably have been titled 10 road trip destinations for day hikes, as it featured a number of 7-15 mile hikes often with significant elevation change.