Driving through beautiful rural areas does seem to help the brain.

On Kentucky Derby day I will confirm that driving on
narrow, winding, tree lined, country roads
through Thoroughbred Horse farm country
helps the mind
even though there is the real danger of a head on collision with
pickups pulling horse trailers,
wide farm equipment,
or “going too fast” Amazon, Fed Ex, or UPS delivery vans.

I personally knew both a Cardiologist and a Lawyer who died while riding bicycles on such roads.

I have good memories driving a Sunbeam Tiger 260 (owned by Chrysler back then)
through the “many shades of green“ country sides of England, Scotland and Wales.