Some people are traipsing through lovely landscapes as others explore history from days of North America's earliest tribal peoples to the present. Avid birders use binoculars to spot colorful feathered friends in flight while canoers and kayakers dip paddles into the water. At the end of the day, many of these visitors to Panama City, Florida, belly up to an oyster bar to enjoy freshly shucked bivalves prepared in a variety of ways.

These seemingly disparate activities and attractions have one thing in common: they’re all taking place along designated trails that focus upon a single thing to do, see or eat. Countless trails around the country are available to people with a particular interest; from food to fashion, covered bridges to Kentucky bourbon, they offer something-for-everyone variety. No matter how esoteric someone’s passion, there may be a walking driving, biking, paddling, or other kind of trail somewhere that focuses on it.

One example is Maine´s ¨Sculpture Trail,¨ a driving tour that leads to 34 outdoor sculptures (one of which is shown here) strung out along 273 miles of its coastline

Read more in Tripatini contributor Victor Block´s post From Food to Fashion, Birdwatching to Bourbon, Themed Itineraries in the USA Satisfy Many People´s Interests.

Alan Stubbs