Iceland’s ring road, officially known as Route 1, is a 820-mile scenic paradise for road-trippers looking to explore the ...

Farther along the famous Route 1, also known as the Ring Road, the throngs dwindle even at popular locations, especially later in the evening and in the smaller villages along the coast.

Iceland’s most famous highway is Route 1, a circular road that takes in the whole island starting in Reykjavik. Driving this route is an adventure at all times of year, ...

In summer, the roughly 830-mile route offers drivers midnight sun, along with plenty of traffic. ... But none of that prepared me to do 30 m.p.h. on a narrow, icy highway in northern Iceland.