Cross Country RoadTrip

[swainsam]

Hey, Does any one know of any unique, weird or wacky hotels in any of the below states!!

For example The WigWam Village on Route 66 / The Feather Bed Railroad in California.

New York, New York City
New Jersey, Atlantic City
Pennsylvania, Lancaster County
Washington DC
Virginia, Richmond
North Carolina, Charlotte
North Carolina, Smoky Mountain Nat Park
Georgia, Atlanta
Alabama, Birmingham
Tennessee, Nashville
Tennessee, Memphis
Louisiana, New Orleans
Mississippi, Jackson
Arkansas, Little Rock
Texas, Dallas
Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Route 66 (from Oklahoma to LA)
California, All over

Your help is really appreciated!!!!!!

[Robert Schaller]

There's a similar thread on this topic under "Off the Beaten Path" -- there are links there that may help you find what you are looking for! Bob

[swainsam]

Hey,

I'm doing a roadtrip from NY to CA via FL and am abit stuck on what to do about the travelling distance between New Orleans, Louisiana and Memphis, Tennessee. Apparently its about a 7hrs drive.

Has anyone driven it? Is it really that long? Is is a nice drive? Is there somewhere decent in between to stayover?

and

Other than the obvious Bourbon Street in New Orleans and Graceland in Memphis does anyone have and recommendations of things to do? We are planning on staying in New Orleans for 3 days and Memphis for 2, do you think this is long enough or even too long?

Thanks for your help.

[swainsam]

Hey,

I'm doing a roadtrip through 20 of the US states over 3 months and two of my destinations are New Orleans LA and Memphis TN. I've worked out that it will be about a seven hour drive between them. Does anyone know of any interesting stops along the way, maybe somewhere to stay over night?

Also we are planning on staying in New Orleans 3 nights and Memphis 2 nights, what do you think? Is this enough or even too much?

Also Also, other than the obvious Bourbon street in New Orleans and Graceland in Memphis any recommendations for fun things to do?

Thanks
Sam

[lhuff]

Recheck that figure -it took me 7 hours to get from Shreveport to Memphis and Shreveport is 5-6 hours Northwest of New Orleans. I'd guess more like 10 hours once you figure in the fairly heavy traffic along that corridor and food.

Anyway - N.O. - the Audobon Zoo off of Magazine Street is wonderful. You can get tickets that will let you see the zoo, take a steamboat ride on the Mississippi and see the Aquarium. The French Quarter is very nice during the day to wander around and look at all the shops. Catch the street car at Royal street and ride it until the turnaround on Carrolton. Then you can ride it back to the Quarter. It costs $1.25 each way when I lived there five years ago.

I hope you have fun!

[AZBuck]

.. or thoughts about the deep south...

The trip from NO to Memphis can be as short as 7 hours, but you'd be shortchanging yourself. There's a lot to see and do between those two cities. Some suggested alternatives to just zooming up I-55 would be:

Cross Lake Pontchatrain on the causeway, 29 miles over open water!

Head on up to Natchez via US-61 for a peak at delta life and then some terrific plantation homes.

Continue to Vicksburg, tour the battlefield and museum(s) and get a taste for what war with modern weapons and outdated tactics can do.

Cross over to Jackson and pick up the Natchez Trace Parkway, as sweet and laid back a road as you'll find anywhere. Stop at some of the interpretive sites along the way.

Continue on up to Tupelo. If you're going to Graceland, why not see where it all started?

Take US-78 into Memphis - and don't forget Beale Street and Mud Island.

AZBuck

[swainsam]

Hi,

Please help i'm stuck of the best way to explore Utah...

I am starting at Flagstaff, AZ and have about 6 days possibly more to explore, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Moab, Arches, Capital Reef, Bryce Canyon, Zion and Grand Canyon!! I want to end in Vegas.

I don't really want driving stints of much more than 5 hours and am really stuck on the best route to take around these parks.

Also if anyone has any Must see's/do I would be really grateful. We like outdoor activities!!

Thanks

[PNW Judy]

Swainsam, you might want to check out the "Vegas to Vegas" thread. Their trip sounds a lot like what you want to do and there's lots of good advice in there. They have come up with an itinerary that looks pretty darn good.

Unless you just want to do quick views of things, without much time to really explore, I think that you're pushing it a bit to try to squeze in Moab, Arches, and Canyonlands, too. It's doable but it will really add the miles and driving time. If you like outdoor activities, just concentrate on either the Grand Canyon, Zion, and Bryce OR Moab, Arches, and Canyonlands. To squeeze all of them in within 6 days isn't going to get you outdoors much. You'll be spending more time driving than outside exploring. Make sense?

[swainsam]

Hey,

Me and my boyfriend want to make the most of our roadtrip and have some different experiances, thus I need your help!!! I want to spend 3-4 days living the cowboy life in Texas eg living on a ranch, horse-riding, learning to Lasso etc. Does anyone know of any good places to do this near Dallas/Fort Worth in Texas?

Also if anyone has any other must do experiance's anywhere in America please fill me in. I want to make my roadtrip the trip of a LIFETIME!!!!

Thanks for your help

Sam

PS we like outdoor fun!!!

[swainsam]

Hey All,

Please help I am stuck!!!
Part of my roadtrip is travelling from San Antonio, TX to Albuquerque, NM and I know it is a very long drive so I need to break it up with stops along the way.

Can anyone recommend some places to visit and stop over along the way. We like sightseeing and themed towns.

Thanks for your help

PS We have plently of time for the drive but don't like the driving stints to be too long.