A guy named Randy has figured out the ultimate road trip through the 48 states. It had to meet the following criteria.
1.The trip must make at least one stop in all 48 states in the contiguous U.S.
2.The trip would only make stops at National Natural Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Parks, or National Monuments.
3.The trip must be taken by car and never leave the U.S.
With those in mind, here is a map of the trip.
Here are the 50 stops along the nearly 14,000 mile trip. If you drove 10 hours a day (avg. 60mph) then stayed one day at each stop the trip would take about 45 days. When you stop in St. Louis, I'll find a nice cheap motel where you can stay.
Grand Canyon, AZ
Bryce Canyon National Park, UT
Craters of the Moon National Monument, ID
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Pikes Peak, CO
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM
The Alamo, TX
The Platt Historic District, OK
Toltec Mounds, AR
Elvis Presley’s Graceland, TN
Vicksburg National Military Park, MS
French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
USS Alabama, AL
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
Okefenokee Swamp Park, GA
Fort Sumter National Monument, SC
Lost World Caverns, WV
Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, NC
Mount Vernon, VA
White House, Washington, DC
Colonial Annapolis Historic District, MD
New Castle Historic District, Delaware
Cape May Historic District, NJ
Liberty Bell, PA
Statue of Liberty, NY
The Mark Twain House & Museum, CT
The Breakers, RI
USS Constitution, MA
Acadia National Park, ME
Mount Washington Hotel, NH
Shelburne Farms, VT
Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
Spring Grove Cemetery, OH
Mammoth Cave National Park, KY
West Baden Springs Hotel, IN
Abraham Lincoln’s Home, IL
Gateway Arch, MO
C. W. Parker Carousel Museum, KS
Terrace Hill Governor’s Mansion, IA
Taliesin, WI
Fort Snelling, MN
Ashfall Fossil Bed, NE
Mount Rushmore, SD
Fort Union Trading Post, ND
Glacier National Park, MT
Hanford Site, WA
Columbia River Highway, OR
San Francisco Cable Cars, CA
San Andreas Fault, CA
Hoover Dam, NV
As always here's a LINK with more info and another trip.
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6 comments:
That sounds like a fun trip, Mike. Are you packing?
Now that might take a while, but it's a good time to go while the gas prices are low. We just got the "best route" instructions from some friends for our drive from Texas to Maine this summer.
Be sure to see the blue ox statue in Bemidji!
My family took a trip west from NY in 1969. We rented a motor home and stayed with some friends or relatives when we could. I've lots of memories of it, but perhaps the best was being at Lake Tahoe camping when the moon landing happened. We saw it on this tiny tv and could see the moon high in the sky. Amazing!
We didn't get to 48 states, but went through the majority. I recommend such a trip to anyone. This route looks like a good one but I'd take some extra time to see some other sites too.
~allenwoodhaven
My husband has always dreamed of taking a long tour of the USA - this is an awesome map and idea.
I saw this on facebook. I would love to have just the time to do such a thing. Ah, a girl can dream.
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