Hello,
We are two guys from Europe planning a road trip across the US. I'm glad we found this website, since we're new timers and could use any advice we get.
The plan is to rent a car from Avis in New York and finish of in San Francisco (time frame is June 4 - June 30).
This is the rough plan we have so far:
[miles]
NY - Washington D.C. 228
Washington - Miami 1054
Miami - Texas 1351
Texas - Colorado 1064
Colorado - Vegas 748
Vegas - LA 270
LA - San Francisco 364
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5079 (~127h pure driving)
Places to see
[NY]
New York
- July 4th celebrations
- Statue of Liberty
- Times Square/Manhattan
- Wall Street
- Central Park
[NJ]
Six Flags Great Adventure
- Kingda Ka roller coaster
[DC]
Washington D.C.
- White House
- Lincoln monument
[FL]
Miami
- Diving? Lots of shipwrecks for divers
- Little Havanah (Cuban district)
Sarasota
- Cā d'Zan
Orlando
- John F. Kennedy Space Center (NASA)
[TX]
Austin
- 6th street
- Stock show + rodeo
[CO]
Aspen
[NV]
Las Vegas
[CA]
San Diego
- Disney world
- Old Town (historical)
- Pacific beach
- Downtown (gas lamp walk)
- Blue Agave Tequila bar
Los Angeles
- Santa Monica
- Hollywood
We'd like to cover a lot of ground to get the feel of how diverse the US is.
Here are some questions we hope you could answer:
1. Is this plan reasonable within the given time frame?
2. Is it a suicide to get a convertible for such a trip (we'd love to get a Mustang), considered it's going to get pretty hot?
3. What to expect in terms of overnight stays? Meaning pricing, where to look and what to look for.
Also, we would be grateful if you have any recommendations along the way we're going. There are still plenty blank spots on the plan to fill.
Thank you,
Jacek.