Tantalus Mountain (Round Top Drive) (Honolulu, Hawaii)

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When street racing was alive and well in Hawaii, this was the place. Long before "drifting" became a trendy fad, inspired by such movies as "Dumb and Dumber," "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", Hawaii street racers perfected their homoerotic craft on these switchbacks.

It is a nice scenic drive during the day, with many scenic lookouts. The city lights look amazing from the main lookout at night. If you hear someone coming up fast behind you at night though, please, call the police.

The winding, hillside road from Tantalus to Round Top in Honolulu, Hawaii, dates back to 1892. Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive were gravel roads when they were completed in 1917, but were paved in 1937. In March 2007, a seven-mile stretch of the road was added to the State Register of Historic Places, and in August 2009 to the National Register of Historic Places, the first such designation for a roadway on Oahu. The more populated lower portions of Tantalus Drive and Round Top Drive were not so designated. This road joins the Hana Highway on Maui on the National Register, and 97 such Historic Roads nationally. Not all of the latter are on the National Register, but some are listed among the Federal Highway Administration's National Scenic Byways or All-American Roads.