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Once I decided to go on a road trip, I needed to decide where to go. Living on the West Coast put some limits on where I could go (North, East, or South). Initially, I considered a northerly trip going to Banff, but then decided that a southeasterly trip would give me an opportunity to see a lot of places where I have not been. As I mentioned, it is probably good to have some primary destinations or activities for your road trip, and then flesh out the trip.
The following is the preliminary route which evolved for my trip.
My Primary (Core) Destinations Are:
- Gallup, New Mexico - to visit a friend.
- New Orleans, Louisiana - Because some people love it, and some people don't.
- Florida - To go to Disney Magic Kingdom and Epcot.
- Lawrence, Kansas - To see the largest collection of 1968 pennies in the known world.
- Harrah's Laughlin Hotel & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada.
- Cadillac Ranch and the Big Texan Restaurant, Amarillo, Texas.
- Oklahoma City Memorial.
- Clinton Library and Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee.
- Tabasco Factory, Avery Island, Louisiana.
- Louisville Slugger Museum, Louisville, Kentucky.
- The Gateway Arch, St Louis, Missouri.
- Wigwam Motel #6, Holbrook, Arizona.
- Huge Crosses, Groom Texas.
- Natchez Trace, Mississippi.
- Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida.
- Shoe Tree, near Milltown, Indiana.
- Mike the Headless Chicken, Fruita, Colorado.
- Wonder Tower, Genoa, Colorado.
- The Loneliest Road in America, Highway 50, Nevada.
