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A sign indicating the National Scenic Byway designation for the Creole Nature Trail.

A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often less-traveled roads and promote tourism and economic development. The program is administered by the Federal Highway Administration.

The most scenic of the roads in the program are designated All-American Roads. The designation means they have features that do not exist elsewhere in the United States and are scenic enough to be tourist destinations unto themselves. As of September 2005, there are 99 National Scenic Byways and 27 All-American Roads, located in 44 states (all except Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Texas).^[1]

Skyline Drive

Those marked with asterisks had their designations added, extended, or upgraded in 2005.

• Acadia Byway (Maine)
• Alaska's Marine Highway (Alaska) *
• Beartooth Highway (Montana, Wyoming)
• Blue Ridge Parkway (North Carolina, Virginia) *
• Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway (S.C. Hwy 11) (South Carolina)
• Chinook Scenic Byway (Washington)
• Colonial Parkway (Virginia) *
• Creole Nature Trail (Louisiana)
• George Washington Memorial Parkway (Virginia, District of Columbia) *
• Hells Canyon Scenic Byway (Oregon)
• Highway 12 - A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway (Utah)
• Historic Columbia River Highway (Oregon)
• Historic National Road (Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)
• International Selkirk Loop (Idaho, Washington) *
• Lakes to Locks Passage (New York)
• Las Vegas Strip (Nevada)
• Natchez Trace Parkway (Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee)
• North Shore Scenic Drive (Minnesota)
• Northwest Passage Scenic Byway (Idaho) *
• Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon (Oregon)
• Red Rock Scenic Byway (Arizona) *
• Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway (California)
• Route 1 - San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway (California)
• San Juan Skyway (Colorado)
• Selma to Montgomery March Byway (Alabama)
• Seward Highway (Alaska)
• Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road (Colorado)
• Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (California, Oregon)

• National Auto Trail
• National Scenic Byways Program [1]
• Arkansas Scenic Byways
• California Scenic Highways [2]
• Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways [3]
• Idaho Scenic Byways [4]
• Kansas Scenic Byways [5]
• Nevada Scenic Byways
• Ohio Scenic Byways [6]
• Oklahoma Scenic Byways [7]
• Oregon Scenic Byways [8]
• Utah Scenic Byways [9]
• Washington Scenic Byways [10]

• Official website