About to do this exact route driving cross country in about 4-5 nights. Any recommendations for quick stops or hidden Gems along the way? Only plans I have so far are
>Pando Aspen Tree by fishlake UT
>maybe arches National park
>Riverwalk with Big buildings in Chicago
Already been to Denver and Vegas a couple times so not looking into much around them.
Besides stopping at a brothel in vegas obviously
>vegas
Nevada*
There are no legal brothels in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas. However, escorts are aplenty.
stop by a Runza in Nebraska before you leave.
Also in Nebraska, Casey’s general store/gas stations. Top quality gas station pizzas, cooked by recovering meth addicts
Will do anons, gonna try skyline chilli in Ohio too
>Casey’s general store/gas stations
Casey's in some Iowa shit. Nebraska should be lucky to have such a delicacy within their borders
I'll be waiting to kill you in Pittsburgh, PA
Not stopping there, been before
>4-5 nights
You won't be stopping much, anon.
That's why I said quick stops
stop by calumet fisheries on your way out of chicago
for PA: Fallingwater/ohiopyle, Flight 93, abandoned turnpike tunnels. prepare to be fricked by the turnpike tolls
>calumet fisheries
looks good anon, will check out
>Fallingwater/ohiopyle, flight 93
Already been to Fallingwater but flight 93 is actually closer to the route than expected, will take a look.
Imo the southern route is more interesting because Iowa Nebraska there is frick all besides corn for 12 hours. If you go that route then maximize your time in Chicago because you won't hit St Louis or Kansas City. You can skip Omaha unless you want to eat a Runza.
Check out Mesa Verde, Colorado rockies, or Denver, rock formations in Utah, injun owned stores in Utah,
Skip Vegas it's a shithole and once you're in LA you'll have plenty of opportunity to go back.
How I'd do it is
day 1 try to make it to Indiana
day 2 Chicago
Day 3 try to make it to Denver 15 hours in good weather)
Day 4 explore rockies a bit
Day 5 outside Vegas (not inside Vegas because hobos will break into your car)
Day 6 easy 4 hour drive into LA bumper traffic
>Imo the southern route is more interesting
Did that route recently. I'm going LA to east coast too
>rock formations in Utah
yeah will do
>you can skip Omaha unless you want to eat a Runza
I morbidly curious about Runza
Arches is fricking amazing. Don't skip it. The delicate arch is one of the most impressive natural formations I've ever seen. There's rarely more than 5 or 6 people at the arch because the hike is like 3 miles and most tourists don't do it. If you're into hiking, I'd also go do Bryce Canyon for a day. Since you're skipping vegas, you should go a different route and detour from Bryce down to Flagstaff and Sedona. Then cute across the 62 to Joshua Tree and Palm Springs. The Palm Springs Aerial Tram is absolutely worth doing. The views from the top are unreal.
Anything in Nebraska or Iowa?
Corn
>Iowa
Iowa anon here. There won't be much along that route unfortunately. Our nice shit is in the NE of the State. That being said Iowa City is a nice college city along I-80, Amana Colonies isn't the worst place to stop. Des Moines has a lot to offer in terms of food/beverage but in terms of natural beauty it is meh.
hit up the Zoo in Omaha probably the best thing along this route.
I think the idaho, eastern washington/oregon, and BC leg of your journey would be a little boring
yeah alot of doubling back
If you are willing, consider slightly shifting your route to go through Kansas City, MO. I consider it the low-key best city in the country. You will get excellent BBQ. Its kind of poor, but every time I go there people are super friendly, even a random guy trying to sell me crack was super friendly, and there's some cool museums and jazz stuff.
Super underrated city KC.
Also, you're passing through Sandusky OH. Consider going to Cedar Point. It's fun.
OP here, went through KC when i drove out here. Had BBQ at gates and it was so good
Oh, another one. If you are able to time your stay so you land in Omaha, it has an excellent zoo. One of the better zoos in the country due to Omaha having a large amount of extremely rich financiers, and rich people love donating to animals.
will check out anon, had no idea what to do in omaha and des moines
gates bbq is amazing, you picked the right place.
Holy frick that looks good
Iowa gay here. When going through Des Moines, use the I-235, instead of the I80/I35. Otherwise, it will loop you outside of the metro area and you'll miss downtown. I doubt it will add anything more than a minute to your trip.
If you do plan on stopping in Des Moines, the Papa John sculpture park is a free, open air art exhibit open to the public (not related to the Papa John pizza chain) with some pretty wild sculptures.
PICREL
Avoid Chicago honestly. You're going to get bogged down getting into and out of the city, just to see muh hustle and bustle. Also the riverwalk is sketchy as frick rn
I think I'll get there at night so there shouldn't be much traffic. Will probably just be grabbing breakfast walking around the next morning before leaving. We'll see though
>dealing with Shittsburgh and Chiraq traffic
do you hate yourself or something?
I'm no going to Pittsburg and I'll get to Chicago late at night
Any souvenir ideas?