Suggestions Phoenix to Atlanta

[Mark Sedenquist]

While in Phoenix, there are some really great BBQ places. The following article as written in 2004 and so you would need to check each location to see if they are still open -- the Pandemic has caused a number of the small restaurants to close.
BBQ in Phoenix -- 2004

For road trips around Phoenix and headed east as you drive into New Mexico, one of our RTA authors has written the definitive book.

RoadTrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips
by Rick Quinn

For all of the silliness -- I still like to visit Tombstone, Arizona. Here is one the featured attractions.

We have built dozens of different RTA Library maps within 100 miles of just about any place along any route between Phoenix and Atlanta. The best way to view them is to:

1. Go go the Advance Maps page: https://www.roadtripamerica.com/maps/mapcenter.php

2. In the instructions area, look for this phrase "Search for RTA Library Maps within" 100 miles Click on the map.

3. So, click on any city between Phoenix and home.

4. On the left-hand column you will see a box labeled "RTA Maps" -- scroll through the list and click on the links (numbers are links)

MAKE SURE THAT POP-UP WINDOWS ARE ENABLED -- OR YOU WON'T SEE ANYTHING.

Once you find a map that you like, you can display it by moving down the page to where it reads
"View and Share Saved Map" -- Here is one of the saved maps going from Tucson to Benson via s scenic road. And here is how it would look:



You can click on the colored flag icons for more information about the attractions that we've written about.

Here are some examples of some of these routes made into articles.

A loop from Phoenix

Tucson to Organ Pipe NRA

Happy Traveling!

[Dawnv8]

Thanks so much!

[DonnaR57]

Please realize that sightseeing with a U-Haul trailer in tow might not be too much fun. While many hotels (mostly those along the interstates) have long-rig parking, that's not necessarily true if you want to go downtown someplace. Unhitching the trailer from the car may be a big rigmarole that you may (or may not) want to deal with.

There's a themed place to eat in Mesa that I always loved: Organ Stop Pizza. They have an organist that plays 45 minute sets every hour, takes a break. It's one of those old fashioned organs that is connected to many other things. Kids love the place, as do adults. The organists play all different types of music. I don't believe they serve any alcohol. You enter, order your pizza, drinks, salad, etc., and go to a table. You bring your drinks, salads, etc to the table, then when your number pops up, you go get your pizza/s. Word of warning: when I was last there (March 2019), they only took cash and checks. No credit cards.


Donna

[AZBuck]

Since your drive is still going to be mostly about driving, I'd suggest the I-40 route which I have found to be generally a bit more interesting than the I-10 route. You could start by heading up I-17 to Camp Verde AZ and then use AZ-260/AZ-270 to Winslow. In Winslow, there is a mural and/or statue in 'honor' of the Eagles' song Take It Easy (Standin' on a corner in Winslow Arizona, such a fine sight to see...) Then just east of there off I-40 is Petrified Forest National Park

There are a couple of stops worth considering in the panhandle of Texas. The first is quirky, the Cadillac Ranch, and the second is gastronomical, the Big Texan. Then in Oklahoma there are some towns that are sometimes listed as ghost towns but seem to have current residents: Adamson and Fallis, both just a short distance off I-40. In Arkansas, there is a one-of-a-kind spot that you also might want to look at, even though it would take a bit of a detour and that is Crater of Diamonds State Park, "One of the only places in the world where the public can search for real diamonds in their original volcanic source."

I don't want to overload you because, as I said, you'll really only have a day's worth of time to get off the highway and explore.

AZBuck