Google Maps will save you five seconds – it can crunch complex numbers with powerful algorithms in real-time to optimize for the quickest arrival – but it won't tell you how to have the nicest drive.
If you want to know how to add beauty – to pass the park with flowers, the tree-lined road, or go over the creek on the wooden bridge – you have to already know how to reach your destination. Then, you can venture, take your own path, and the additional five seconds won't matter.