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id: "2176"
name: Death Valley Scenic Byway
distance: "81.5"
duration: Two hours to drive or four hours to enjoy the entire byway
description: A gateway to over 3.3 million acres of spectacular scenery, expansive vistas, rare desert wildlife, and historical and cultural sites; this byway travels through sculpted hills and shifting sand dunes and even dips below sea level. Death Valley features the lowest point and the hottest place in North America.
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attractions:
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm
    name: Death Valley National Park
  - url: https://www.deathvalley.com
    name: DeathValley.com
  - url: https://www.desertusa.com/dv/du_dvpmain.html
    name: DesertUSA
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - California State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CA
ll:
  - -117.61032899999992
  - 36.37293999999997
bounds:
  - - -117.61032899999992
    - 36.33523900000006
  - - -116.68514299999993
    - 36.640011000000015
books: "978-1426219054"

---

A gateway to over 3.3 million acres of spectacular scenery, expansive vistas, rare desert wildlife, and historical and cultural sites; this byway travels through sculpted hills and shifting sand dunes and even dips below sea level. Death Valley features the lowest point and the hottest place in North America.