National Road Trip Day

May 28 is National Road Trip Day and boy are most of us ready to do some traveling after this past year.

FYI: The longest car journey in one country was 36,124 miles in the USA according to Guinness World Records.

Top 10 Best Road Trip (Scenic) Destinations in the USA

• Pacific Coast Highway – California.
• Going-to-the-Sun Road – Montana.
• Blue Ridge Parkway – Virginia.
• Olympic Peninsula – Washington.
• Brandywine Valley – Pennsylvania and Delaware.
• Cape Cod – Massachusetts.
• Historic Columbia River Highway – Oregon.
• Red Rock Country – Arizona.
• Runners-Up: Outer Banks – North Carolina. Route 66 – Chicago to Los Angeles. Loneliest Road – San Francisco to Ocean City, Maryland.

FYI: New York City was voted the No. 1 destination in the U.S. for the second year in a row, with Chicago coming in a close second. Several destinations in the South made the list too, including Nashville, Savannah, Charleston, and New Orleans.

Top 10 Best Destinations in the USA

• Denali National Park, Alaska
• Key West, Florida
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Big Sur, California
• Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
• Savannah, Georgia
• Everglades, Florida
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Olympic National Park, Washington
• St. Augustine, Florida
• Runners-Up: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Kauai, New Orleans, Napa Valley, Branson (World’s Largest Toy Museum and lots of family-friendly shows, water parks, and amusement parks) and any national park and wildlife refuge.

FYI: Utah is a great family destination because it has more national parks than any other state in America and Antelope Island State Park.

More Family Fun…

• Disney World and Disneyland
• Wizarding World of Harry Potter
• Washington, DC
• Yellowstone and Yosemite
• Myrtle Beach, SC
• Williamsburg, VA
• Legoland, CA
• Pigeon Forge/Sevierville, Gatlingburg, TN
• Knotts Berry Farm, CA

Good resources: myitchyfeet, roadtrippers, roadtripsforfamilies, AAA travel, and visittheUSA.

There are so many great places all across America that it is hard to be all-inclusive in one blog post. Typically, there are lots of cool things to do within a 2-3 hour drive of many cities and towns, if you are looking to stay closer to home. Just contact your local tourism board or do a Google search. Whether you have a couple of days or more than a week, regardless of your budget, even if you have hard-to-please teenagers or very young ones, America is a great place to vacation.

So start planning and packing and get ready to go this summer!

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Author’s Note: Speaking of traveling, I will be back at it big time effective the end of May. So due to limited internet, lack of time or just having too much fun, my blog posts will be spotty until fall. Speaking of which, can’t wait to play catch up on all the fun Halloween stuff I missed last year! Safe, happy, and adventurous travels to everyone!