Here's another site-seeing option, added on to Mark's route:
After hitting up Furnace Creek, head north, take the Beatty cutoff, and hit up the Rhyolite mining ghost town. It's got a cool old railroad station, other ghost town buildings, and some weird sculptures along the way. It's just 2-3 miles off the road to Beatty. Then hit up Beatty for gas and possibly lunch. The place I usually ate at has changed hands and the reviews aren't as good, but you can try Gema's cafe, or hit up the Happy Burro Chili and Beer. Chili is pretty good. Or just munch on candy at the Death Valley Nut and Candy Company at Eddie World gas station.
Or if you don't want to go that far, head towards Beatty, but stop at the rest area up the hill where Beatty Cutoff intersects with Daylight Pass Rd. and admire the view back down towards Death Valley. Or stop here on your way back from Beatty.
Then head back down the way you came to Furnace Creek, then up to Dante's View, following Mark's route.
https://goo.gl/maps/E4zNZjwTnUNw4JyX7
Keep in mind that the park rangers have radar and are on the lookout and the CHP patrols the main road through the park as it's a state highway, CA-190. CHP likes to sit on CA-190 coming out of DV running downhill to Death Valley Junction. Alas, I have firsthand knowledge of this. I find it helpful to sing the chorus of that old Motown tune as I ride along:
"...nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide..." ;D
Attention Troy: there is no Isle of Death Valley unless you wanna go all the way to Lone Pine. :rotflmao: