USA Trip

[GreenMachine]

Hey guys,

My wife and I are going to do a road trip in the States in August next year. We'll start with a week in New York, then fly down to Miami and buy a car.

Remains to be seen if we'll buy something old or just get a cheap Crown Vic or Camaro and set fire to it at the end of the trip. Rental for that long over so many miles was going to be hugely expensive, so as long as we can get a car for under about $4000 we'll be winners.

I was wondering if any of the Americans on here, or anyone who has been to the States had any advice on the route we're planning on taking - particularly if we're going to miss something cool.

Lots of driving, but who doesn't love driving??

Thanks!

NH



Day 1

Miami, Florida - Key West, Florida (160 miles)

- Scenery, water etc.

Day 2

Key West, Florida – Miami, Florida (160 miles)

- Ernest Hemingway’s House

Day 3

Miami, Florida

- Everglades National Park

Day 4

Miami, Florida - Daytona Beach, Florida (260 miles)

- Daytona Speedway/Museum
- Trip to SeaWorld Orlando

Day 5

Daytona Beach, Florida – Savannah, Georgia (230 miles)

- Daytona Speedway

Day 6

Savannah, Georgia

- Architecture, old city

Day 7

Savannah, Georgia – Macon, Georgia (166 miles)

Day 8

Macon, Georgia

- Antebellum trail

Day 9

Macon, Georgia – Atlanta, Georgia (90 miles)

- Martin Luther King Jnr Museum

Day 10

Atlanta, Georgia – Birmingham, Alabama (150 miles)

Day 11

Birmingham, Alabama – Nashville, Tennessee (200 miles)

Day 12

Nashville, Tennessee

- Country Music Hall of Fame
- Music Row
- Grand Ole Opry
- Bluebird Café

Day 13

Nashville, Tennessee

Day 14

Nashville, Tennessee – Memphis, Tennessee (210 miles)

- Detour to Shiloh (Civil War battlefield)

Day 15

Memphis, Tennessee

- Beale St
- WC Handy Museum
- Civil Rights Museum
- Stax Records
- Graceland
- Sun Studios

Day 16

Memphis, Tennessee

Day 17

Memphis, Tennessee – Greenwood, Mississippi (134 miles)

- Visit Clarksdale (Robert Johnson/Tennessee Williams)
- Greenwood Blues Museum

Day 18

Greenwood, Mississippi – Jackson, Mississippi (100 miles)

- Stop in Canton (heaps of films made there, scenery)

Day 19

Jackson, Mississippi – New Orleans, Louisiana (190 miles)

Day 20

New Orleans, Louisiana

Day 21

New Orleans, Louisiana

Day 22

New Orleans, Louisiana

Day 23

New Orleans, Louisiana – Lake Charles, Louisiana (200 miles)

- Cajun food
- Delta, scenery

Day 24

Lake Charles, Louisiana – Houston, Texas (150 miles)

- San Jacinto Battleground (Texas/Mexico war)
- NASA

Day 25

Houston, Texas – Dallas, Texas (240 miles)

Day 26

Dallas, Texas