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2 unusual facts about National Scenic Byway


Emigrant Trail

Travelers may loosely follow various routes of the trail network on modern highways through the use of byway signs across the western states.

Pendleton Heights, Kansas City

The neighborhood boasts Kansas City's first boulevard (Independence Boulevard) plus two others (Maple Boulevard and Prospect Boulevard), three city parks (North Terrace Park, Independence Plaza Park and Maple Park), the original city reservoir, one of only two nationally-listed urban scenic byways and the largest collection of true Victorian homes in the City.


U.S. Route 191

The route between Springerville and Morenci was designated a National Scenic Byway and given the name of Coronado Trail Scenic Byway, as this approximates the path taken by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado between 1540 and 1542.


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