I've always enjoyed articles that feature roads worth driving. New York's Route 20 is such a road and you can read about it in an enchanting New York Times article from which comes this quote: "Route 20 developed with the automobile," said Tania Werbizky, director of grant programs for the Preservation League of New York State. "The road represents the architecture of travel: early gas stations, tourist cabins and burger chains that pre-date McDonald's - so much is virtually unchanged." I can relate to that because, during my time as a born-and-raised Torontonian, we car fans often journeyed through New York State, where I was delighted by the gracious period architecture of its small towns, something our less prosperous Ontario towns lacked. Tracie Rozhon writes about the historic houses and farms and reminds us that "the 290-mile route is lined with antiques shops, bed-and-breakfasts and signposts to nearby gardens, caverns and spectacular waterfalls." Route 20 was displaced by the New York Thruway but driving along the big NYT was so boring we often sacrificed speed to enjoy the charms of a route now less traveled. Photo credit to author Tracie Rozhon for the New York Times.