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Ford’s outdoor exhibit, the 2,800-foot Roads of the Pacific, got people into brand new Ford V-8 cars for a scenic drive over 14 reproductions of famous roads on the slopes of the canyon behind the Ford Exposition building. Ford Motor Co. hired nurseryman/landscaper Milton Sessions, nephew of Kate Sessions, to create Roads of the Pacific using plants native to each country represented.

Description of Road Sections by Chauncy Jerabek, an article in California Garden, October 1935:
Varied Landscaping Effects Used to Portray Roads of Fourteen Countries

Photos of Road Sections:
Peru: Royal Road of the Incas
Panama: The Gold Road
Alaska: The Richardson Road
Canada: The Cariboo Highway
Japan: The Tokaido Tokyo to Kyoto
United States: The Yuma Road
United States: The Oregon Trail
United States: Santa Fe Trail
United States: California’s El Camino Real
Mexico: Old Spanish Road
New Zealand: Great North Road
China: Summer Palace Road
Philippine Islands: Benguet Road
Australia: Western Highway (Ballarat Road)