10 Week Roadtrip of America

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Hi All

I just looking for some any help any help at all. I from the UK and have a friend near Chicago studying and were looking to go on a tour road tripping around america on a shoestring budget starting at Chicago moving to the East Coast down the bottom and then up the West Coast. We are in a Camper Van but will also be looking at places to stay etc.

This is our trip at the moment

Chicago - Cleveland - Niagara Falls - New York - Philadelphia - Washington DC - Augusta - Orlando - Miami - Tampa - New Orleans - Dallas - Austin - Denver - Vegas - San Diego - LA - San Fran

So really what I am asking is......

Where would some good places to go apart from the obvious places?

Where are the places not to go?

Which places might be the best places to stay with respect of not having loads of cash as we are students?

How much money do you think we might need? At the moment I have around £3500 which is about $5000

Anything we might need to know on the road to be 'streetwise'?

Any other information which anyone could help with which would be of help?

Thanks