Admittedly, I am not the world’s best admirer of road trips. I love to explore, travel, and go on spontaneous adventures…but spending long amounts of time in the car, has never been my passion. Which is funny because every day this week, my family and I are spending time in a car, venturing out and about in Tuscany, exploring off the beaten path locations.
So I was thrilled to find out about a new Toyota effort in partnership with the National Audobon Society to get people out of their house, exploring places near and far, by encouraging “Americans to Exit the Highway and pledge to spend more time taking scenic roads and exploring nature.”
Exit the Highway has its own website featuring nearly 100 nature destinations in more than 60 cities. Each destination was selected to be an inspiration for a day outdoors or as a spontaneous stop on your next road trip.
If the joy of spending time exploring and outdoors is not enough, Toyota is also rewarding nature seekers with a chance to win a brand new Toyota Prius v for pledging to spend more time in nature and sharing pictures of nature highlights along the way on ExitTheHighway.com!
So? What are you waiting for? Instead of just taking exit that looks like it has the best bathrooms or food places on your next road trip, check out one of these destinations. You might be surprised at what you will find!

















