8 Weirdest-Looking Roads Around The World (PHOTOS)

Here at Huffington Post Travel we're big believers in taking in the open road. From most scenic drives in the United States to the craziest wilderness drives around, HuffPost Travel has got you covered.

But what about the oddest looking roads? From the twisty, curvy pattern of San Francisco's Lombard Street to the road that carries planes over a highway in Germany, here are the 8 craziest roads in the world.

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Lombard Street, San Francisco

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[rhymney]

01:52 AM on 02/07/2011

A number of these so called odd roads are on steep slopes and so have to zig zag. If they went straight down the mountain all the cars and trucks would burn out their brakes going down and good luck going up particularly after a little snow. My point is that it isn't odd to snake a road on a steep slope.

[traveling1]

02:22 PM on 02/06/2011

I don't have a good picture of it, but the road from Aguas Calientes To Machu Picchu is similar to that last one in Mexico, back and forth across the mountain. Tight turns for the buses taking you to the ruins. Glad I wasn't driving... plus I could enjoy the views.

[escribacat]

12:48 AM on 02/04/2011

What was weird about Baldwin Street in New Zealand? It looked normal to me.

[1849]

10:04 PM on 02/02/2011

Lombard isn't as unique as one might think. Vermont Street in San Francisco has tighter turns than Lombard. Vermont just doesn't get the press that Lombard does.

[Thomas Noi]

05:26 PM on 02/02/2011

I heard of The Magical Roundabout in Swindon, England. It is the most strangest roundabout I have ever seen and the most confusing to navigate. At least roundabouts are easier to navigate than many people think and are good for the environment.

[Christopher Millsap]

12:46 PM on 02/02/2011

How amazing

[carmenglezz]

09:30 AM on 02/02/2011

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[Prateek Panchal]

05:27 AM on 02/02/2011

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[Sharkcellar]

12:37 AM on 02/02/2011

I vote for the freeway system of Austin, Texas.

[booboo111]

11:43 PM on 02/01/2011

Khyber pass should be numero uno.

[samiles96]

11:16 PM on 02/01/2011

I don't think the one in Leipzig is so strange. There is a road like that at DFW airport.

[JTMaui]

11:10 PM on 02/01/2011

Google "Hana Hwy pics" in Maui, Hawaii. It is more "weird" and insane than any of the roads featured here. :)

[ptrgamb]

10:56 PM on 02/01/2011

Yeah, am I missing something? What's weird about Baldwin Street?

[CFAmick]

12:59 AM on 02/02/2011

My guess is that it's a very extreme incline.

[skunky93]

09:38 AM on 02/02/2011

The fact that cars have to zigzag all the way up or down that hill at the end of the flat road.

[thestreetcar]

10:22 AM on 02/02/2011

WTF are you talking about?

[ripbobgnarly]

10:41 PM on 02/01/2011

What is so weird about that Baldwin Street?

[seppoyank]

02:39 AM on 02/02/2011

It is really, really steep. You can't tell from the picture. I stayed at a hostel there for a few days and it seriously was the steepest road I'd ever seen.

[skunky93]

09:39 AM on 02/02/2011

I think it's the fact that cars have to zigzag all the way up or down that hill at the end of the flat road.

[JerseyHooligan]

10:20 PM on 02/01/2011

ummmmm, some of these are necessary for functionality... yea they may look "weird" .... ahh simpletons