UPDATED: The Great American Road Trip 2
THE MAP (Courtesy of Google Maps)
THE ROUTE
- Los Angeles, CA to Barstow, CA: 1.5 hours (116 miles)
- Barstow, CA to Flagstaff, AZ: 4.25 hours (358 miles)
- Flagstaff, AZ to Albuquerque, NM: 3.75 hours (332 miles)
- Albuquerque, NM to Amarillo, TX: 3.25 hours (287 miles)
- Amarillo, TX to Oklahoma City, OK: 3.0 hours (262 miles)
- Oklahoma City, OK to Kansas City, MO: 4.5 hours (344 miles)
- Kansas City, MO to Saint Louis, MO: 3.0 hours (249 miles)
- Saint Louis, MO to Chicago, IL: 4.0 hours (298 miles)
- Chicago, IL to South Bend, IN: 1.25 hours (95 miles)
- South Bend, IN to Indianapolis, IN: 3.0 hours (210 miles)
- Indianapolis, IN: to Cincinnati, OH: 1.5 hours (112 miles)
- Cincinnati, OH to Columbus, OH: 1.5 hours (108 miles)
- Columbus, OH to Charleston, WV: 3.0 hours (212 miles)
- Charleston, WV to Washington, DC: 4.5 hours (368 miles)
- Washington, DC to Philadelphia, PA: 1.75 hours (136 miles)
- Philadelphia, PA to Jersey City, NJ: 1.5 hours (93 miles)
Total miles on road: 4,090 miles
Approximate hours on road: 51.5 hours
THE PLAN
Drive from LA to KC. Make intended stop in KC. Drive to STL. Spend a day in STL. Drive to CHI. Spend a day in CHI. Drive to DC. Spend a day in DC. Drive to HOME.
THE STOPS
Say herrow to hours of research devoted to food and tourist spots along my Great American Road Trip route. The list will consolidate heftily as I solidify plans.
- Delgadillo’s Snow Cap Drive-In, 301 E Chino Ave, Seligman, AZ
- Roadkill 66 Cafe, 502 W Hwy 66, Seligman, AZ
- Joe & Aggies, 120 W Hopi Drive, Holbrook, AZ
- Standard Diner, 320 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM
- Twisters Restaurant, 801 Juan Tabo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
- 66 Diner, 1405 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM
- Comet II Drive-In, 217 Parker Ave, Santa Rosa, NM
- Midpoint Cafe, Route 66, Adrian, TX
- Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E I-40, Amarillo, TX
- Rock Cafe, 114 W Main St, Stroud, OK
- Al’s Route 66 Cafe, 219 E Dewey, Sapulpa, OK
- DeMolay International, 10200 NW Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
- Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque, 1727 Brooklyn Ave, Kansas City, MO
- LC’s Bar-B-Q, 5800 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO
- Pappy’s Smokehouse, 3106 Olive St, St. Louis, MO
- Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, 6726 Chippewa, St. Louis, MO
- Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO
- Some dope bar, St. Louis, MO
- Cozy Dog Diner, 2935 S 6th St, Springfield, MO
- Funk’s Grove Maple Sirup, McClean, MO
- Giordano’s, 730 N Rush St, Chicago, IL
- Bacino’s of Lincoln Park, 2204 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Pizza & Oven Grinder Co, 2121 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
- Hot Doug’s, 3324 N California Ave, Chicago, IL
- Molly’s Cupcakes, 2536 N Clark St, Chicago, IL
- Some dope bar, Chicago, IL
- Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
- Sears Tower, Chicago, IL
- Baseball, Chicago, IL
- United Center, Chicago, IL
- Somewhere in Cincinnati that serves Skyline Chili
- Five Guys, Washington, DC
- Proud to Be an American tour of Washington, DC
- Some dope bar, Washington, DC
- Pat’s/Geno’s, Philadelphia, PA
- NOM NOM NOM TO BE CONTINUED NOM NOM NOM
- HOME HOME HOME
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