America\u2019s favorite drive for fall leaves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Everyone has their favorite spot to watch the leaves change, but across the country, the most popular route to travel for an eyeful of pure tree gold is the Blue Ridge Parkway, from Virginia to the Carolinas, which has 31.1% of people enticed to make the drive. Intrepid road trippers also want to peep the leaves in other parts of the country on these popular routes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Blue Ridge Parkway (31.1%)<\/li>\n
- Highway 1 to Big Sur, California (20%)<\/li>\n
- Route 100, Vermont (11.8%)<\/li>\n
- Gold Coast, Michigan (11.5%)<\/li>\n
- West Elk Loop Scenic & Historic Byway, Colorado (10.1%)<\/li>\n
- Acadia All American Road, Maine (9.5%)<\/li>\n
- Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana (6.0%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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On a fall road trip, some activities so perfectly blend bucolic scenery, festive thrills, and seasonal treats, that you can\u2019t help but make a pit stop. For 33.4% of Americans, apple picking orchards are the number one reason to brake, followed by these reasons that also leave people in anticipation all year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Apple picking orchards (33.4%)<\/li>\n
- Cider doughnuts (29.4%)<\/li>\n
- Haunted house (24.6%)<\/li>\n
- The perfect pumpkin (12.6%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Not all road trips are created equal, however, and several factors influence what makes for the most attractive stop, depending on age and gender. For women, 35.9% agree that apple picking orchards are far and away the most important reason to detour, and among men, 35.1% will not be missing any opportunity for cider doughnuts. Meanwhile, 33.3% of spunky Gen Z and 30.7% of Millennials say their main reason for stopping on a road trip would be the blood-curdling thrill of a haunted house over anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Loco for cocoa<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
In case you, too, have been wondering just how much pumpkin spice latte is too much, the answer is we still don\u2019t know exactly, but some people have had enough. When asked what fall beverage would be fueling their road trips, 44.3% of Americans said hot chocolate keeps them cozy. But there are still those seasonal spiceheads out there, who can\u2019t stop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Hot chocolate (44.3%)<\/li>\n
- Hot cider (25.6%)<\/li>\n
- Pumpkin spice latte (21.2%)<\/li>\n
- Chai latte (9.0%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Co-pilot of your dreams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Picking company for your road trip is no insignificant choice, especially when you\u2019ve got miles of empty road ahead and deep questions to consider, like Shake Shack or In N Out? If given the option, 31.9% of people are most thrilled by the idea of taking a road trip with Morgan Freeman. Is it because he has the voice of a god? It probably doesn\u2019t hurt. Ellen DeGeneres\u2019 wry wit makes her the next celebrity co-pilot of choice for 28.6% of people, followed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Morgan Freeman (31.9%)<\/li>\n
- Ellen DeGeneres (28.6%)<\/li>\n
- James Corden (17.3%)<\/li>\n
- Meghan Markle (15.3%)<\/li>\n
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (6.9%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
However, it\u2019s important to note that among women, Ellen DeGeneres is the top fall road trip companion, gathering 36.6% of that vote, and if she weren\u2019t available to sport her sweater vests and Converse sneakers while cracking jokes, James Cordon would get the invite. Among men, 42.3% are all in on Morgan Freeman, but would take British royalty Megan Markle as a co-pilot as a back-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 500 feet, turn left<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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