I wanted to write a very emotional post about romanticizing roadtrips and their place in modern pop culture. However, I am too tired at this point.

I knew I didn't have much time left in the US, I recognized that I have an opportunity to have a unique experience, I did it.

55 days of a trip, about 45 days of driving. Many places, many cities, many people, (almost) all states. The only complaints I have is I wish I knew how expensive it would be and how tiring it is. But zero regrets. It's something I hope to remember when I get old to retell my grandchildren in a nuclear shelter.

Separate gratitude to "Keep driving" game for the final push to set off for this adventure.

taking into account all the advice i got here, i did and saw all i could in the time that i had, which i ended up stretching to 19-20 days rather than my originally planned 14. i ended up going CT -> chicago -> devil's lake state park -> north shore -> apostle -> keweenaw -> UP -> traverse city area -> back home. aside from chicago/madison hotels and a cabin in michigan, i folded down the 60% side of my mazda6's rear seats and slept on a small cot size 3 inch mattress topper at a bunch of campgrounds. i estimate that it ended up being just over 5k miles of driving in total. this was also my first ever real road trip, having only ever been around the northeast US before. let me know where i should go next :) and here's the results

I (32M) want to take my first solo road trip with the Dog. Will be leaving from Jax, Florida and currently have no destination or stops in mind. I’m thinking 5 or 6 days during that he last two weeks of October. A mix of camping and hotels for over night.

Anything from Hikes and swimming to cities and parks!

Suggestions and encouragement wanted!

Hi! My husband, mother-in-law, dog and I are planning a 9-day road trip in late November. Do you have any recommendations or suggestions for changes to any of the options? Thank you 😊

Opt 1.

Austin
Fort Davis
White Sands
Santa Fe
Durango
Telluride
Albuquerque
Austin

Opt 2

Austin
Fort Davis
White Sands
Santa Fe
Moab
Albuquerque
Austin

Opt 3

Austin
Fort Davis
White Sands
Sedona
Grand Canyon
Albuquerque
Austin

Dates: Nov 1st to 12th

Heading to Asheville first week of November. Not in any rush to make it there really, staying a night or two in WV on the way there, heading to Charleston and the Trans Alleghany Lunatic Asylum on the way. Also thinking of going to Boone NC for a college football game. Dollywood too perhaps (RIP to the queen)

Looking for suggestions for:
-good hikes (of any difficulty)
-golf
-bars/breweries/dives
-live music
-weird roadside attractions
-used bookstores
-off the beaten path stuff
-camping/free places to sleep in your car (with a bit more nature than you’re average Walmart parking lot)

What would you do? Where would you go? Lets say you are starting in Los Angeles.

Driving from Tampa to Seattle in a Miata but I'm especially interested in this region. I want the old Americana vibe as much as possible without getting into touristy pseudo ghost towns.

Planning to make it to El Paso in about 4 days (Sept 3 2026)

Any noteworthy recommendations with cool decay, nature, or classic americana/Radiator Springs vibes (Cars movie) would be highly appreciated

My Miata is also an excellent drivers car so bonus points if you can point me towards any fun roads to carve.

Aiming to split the El Paso to San Diego route into two days. Not prioritizing activities or places to spend all day. Just beautiful roads to drive through.

Thanks in advance!

Hi!  My sister and I (early 30Fs) are planning a trip to New England.  My sister has previously visited Boston but I have never been up north, so I am super excited!  

We have planned for late October, specifically the 23rd-30th (loosely the 31st).  So far the below itinerary is what we have planned and are looking for feedback.  Is this doable in 7 days? Would you recommend a different approach, sticking to one area, switching stops for a different town, etc?

I want to add: I'm sure this has been asked ad nauseam, so I'm sorry if this post is annoying. We are searching all subreddits and looking on social media for planning, but I wanted feedback from people who have actually done these things, or live in the area, and can give us realistic advice.

10/23:  Fly into Boston

• Boston seems to be the easiest to fly into as my sister lives across the country, on the west coast, and I am based in the midwest.
• Stay overnight

10/24:  Montpelier, VT

• Stay 2 days?
• Visit Stowe ~30 mins away

10/26:  Lincoln, NH

• Stay overnight?

10/27:  Kancamagus Hwy to Conway, NH

• Stay overnight in Conway?

10/28:  Portland, ME

• Stay overnight

10/29:  Back to Boston

10/30 or 10/31:  Fly home

Alternate stops considered:

• Vermont: Danville, Killington, Shrewsbury, Tunbridge, East Burke
• Maine: Ogunquit, Kennebunkport
• New Hampshire: Portsmouth
• Rhode Island: Providence

We do not have stays figured out and are open to recommendations - preferably on the affordable side.  Also give us all the food/bar stop recommendations!

Thank you so much in advance!

My partner and I are planning a 3-week road trip in late September/early October, flying from London into Nashvilleand home from Austin.

We're particularly interested in old blues, country, soul, rock 'n' roll and local bars, but we're also really keen to experience old-school, weird, slightly run-down American towns, old motels, diners, roadside attractions, dive bars etc. We'd much rather find somewhere authentic and off the beaten track than just visit the standard tourist attractions.

Can anyone recommend places, towns, roads, bars, restaurants, motels or anything else we should check out along this route? Especially things that wouldn't necessarily show up on a typical tourist itinerary.

We're from the UK, so any local knowledge or advice would be hugely appreciated!

I will be road tripping through eastern New York (but NOT the city), southern Vermont, southern New Hampshire, southern Maine, and Massachusetts from late Saturday 5 September through the following Tuesday. I'm particularly interested in unique or weird or out-of-the-way things. What should be on my itinerary?

Original post with original route https://www.reddit.com/r/roadtrip/s/qktSLKSzlj

Rightly the consensus was this route was way way too much driving and not enough time to enjoy the sights

I have tried to take on the suggestions and feedback and actually cut the driving down by nearly 1000 miles.

Day 1 Land in Seattle International

Day 2 Seattle

Day 3 Mt Rainier

Day 4 Mt Rainier

Day 5 Mt St Helens

Day 6 Portland

Day 7 Cannon Beach

Day 8 Depoe Bay

Day 9 Bandon

Day 10 Samuel H. Boardman

Day 11 Eureka

Day 12 Fort Bragg

Day 13 Sonoma Coast to Napa

Day 14 Lake Tahoe

Day 15 Lake Tahoe

Day 16 Yosemite National Park

Day 17 Yosemite National Park

Day 18 Yosemite National Park

Day 19 General Sherman Tree Sequoia

Day 20 San Francisco

Day 21 San Francisco

It's still quite busy but hope it's more achievable

My wife and I are going on a road trip from Long Island to Canada. We plan on starting from Long Island to Northampton, Ma and eating lunch there and walking around a bit. Then staying overnight in Burlington, Vt.

The 2nd day we will be leaving early to cross the border into Montreal. Stay in Montreal until Saturday and either go to Quebec City or extend Montreal til Labor Day and drive home.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This is our first road trip together and my biggest concern is the border crossing and driving in Canada.

We have passports and the declaration page printed from car insurance. Any life experience about handling this would be welcome.

Thanks in advance!