My family is obsessed with old road trips, so ahead of the centennial I spent the summer mapping what is actually still open on Route 66. Not the nostalgia version, the real one: 280 towns, about 2,400 places to eat, 1,300 motels, from the Loop in Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier.

Then I built a way to drive it from your couch: a 3D map with real elevation where you scroll (or swipe west) and every town lights up as you pass, with what is actually there right now. There is a garage where you pick your car. One of them is a red race car with a lightning bolt, for reasons my kids insisted on.

pit-stop-app.com/viz/route66

If you are actually planning a centennial drive, every town links to a free guide page with the real stuff: where to eat, where to sleep, what is worth pulling over for. No signup, works on your phone.

If your favorite stop is missing or wrong, tell me and I will fix the data. That is half the reason I am posting.

🏍️** Solo Ladakh Ride | 19 Sep – 1 Oct
Hi everyone! I’m planning a **solo Manali-to-Manali Ladakh circuit from 19th September to 1st October. Looking to connect with riders travelling around the same dates or following a similar route.
Tentative Route:
🏍️** 19 Sep: Manali → Jispa/Sarchu
🏍️ 20 Sep: Jispa/Sarchu → Leh
🏍️ 21 Sep: Leh local + acclimatization
🏍️ 22 Sep: Leh → Nubra
🏍️ 23 Sep: Nubra → Turtuk → Nubra
🏍️ 24 Sep: Nubra → Siachen Base Camp → Nubra
🏍️ 25 Sep: Nubra → Pangong via Shyok
🏍️ 26 Sep: Pangong → Hanle
🏍️ 27 Sep: Hanle → Umling La → Hanle
🏍️ 28 Sep: Hanle → Tso Moriri
🏍️ 29 Sep: Tso Moriri → Leh
🏍️ 30 Sep: Leh → Padum → Gonbo Rangjon via the new Padum route
🏍️ 1 Oct: Gonbo Rangjon → Manali 🏁
If anyone has a similar plan or wants to ride together for the **whole trip or even a few sections, please DM me. Would be great to connect with fellow riders! 🏍️🏔️

Hello All - New to this group! I’m planning a road trip during Christmas week to visit my family (from CT to NC) as flight tickets at that time are usually really expensive. I was wondering if there are folks here that have done similar 600 mile trips and was wondering if I should plan on taking a break somewhere near DC or start at 3-4am and finish the drive the same day. Also any tips or suggestions or just in general anything in particular that I should be mindful of for driving at that time of the year (apart from possible snow)? I will have both kids and seniors with me and two drivers in total. I do have experience of driving from CT to Toronto many times (around 500 miles). Thanks in advance.

​Iam a non-US citizen planning this trip after quitting my job next year. Do you think this is realistically achievable? I am prepared for a low-budget trip, but I am curious how difficult local Americans would actually consider this to be. (for 50 days trip)

+9.1 6:33 am (LA TIME) I realized I didn't include enough details, so here's the full picture.

​I’ve already reserved a rental car through Hertz for $1,470.50 for a 50-day trip. My plan is to drive counterclockwise from LA all the way to New York, head up to Canada, and then return to LA. (The general route is LA → Texas → Florida → New York → Niagara Falls → Chicago → Banff → LA, though I'll be hitting many more spots along the way.)

​I'm aiming for a fuel efficiency of at least 35 MPG (15 km/L) and expecting around $1,000 for gas. For sleeping, I plan to car camp at Love's Travel Stops, Walmarts, or truck stops, using a single-size topper bought from Walmart. In major cities like New York or in states where car camping is prohibited, I'll stay at cheap accommodations like hostels/dormitories for up to two weeks total. For showers, I’m planning to get a Planet Fitness monthly membership ($50 for two months).

​After subtracting flight tickets and vehicle costs (including gas), my remaining practical budget is $5,000. I’ll try my best to make it work within this budget, but if push comes to shove, I might have to dip into my severance pay.

​So, this is my situation—how hard does this look? Is it going to be brutally tough, or do you think it’ll be a decent trip if I make some compromises and skip a few meals here and there?

​In Korea, 3 million KRW a month is more than enough to travel around like a king... US prices are just insanely high ㅠㅠ

Hey everyone,

I’m going to do a roadtrip from Chicago to Boston to Hartford to NYC to Philadelphia to DC and then back to Chicago.

Anyone do a similar road trip in a rental have any advice on how to deal with tolls?

I’m renting from enterprise and I know they have a toll pass program but their website says it’s region specific and if I’m renting from Chicago idk if they’ll be able to set up the northeast toll pass.

I know it might be possible to get my own EZ pass and set it up to my rental but idk how easy that is to set up.

I don’t have toll roads where I live so any advice would be appreciated! Thanks

Hi everyone! I'm planning a road trip to Angel Fire,NM from Houston,TX. I have 10 days vacay and was wondering what would be the most scenic route. I'm not pressed for time and would like to enjoy the trip. Looking for tips and knowledge. I love this community and appreciate the help. Cheers!

Planning a road trip around Christmas from Denver through Utah and back to Denver. Below are our trip details but would love to know what is worth seeing on the side of the road, especially on hwy 12 and from Dewey, UT to Moab. 

Details:

• Comfortable drivers in snow/ice with solid tires (Falken Wildpeaks) 
• We will be traveling with our 70# black lab who loves road trips and hikes
• Hitting scenic hwy 128 from I-70 to Moab
• Hitting scenic hwy 12 from Springdale to Torrey and then up to the SLC area

Breakdown: 

• Day 1-3: Departing Denver and heading to Moab. We'll leave I-70 and drive through sceneic hwy 128 through Dewey, UT. Staying in Moab and exploring Canyon Lands (we’ve been to Arches but not Canyon Lands). We'll have three nights and two days in Moab.
• Day 4: Departing Moab and exploring Valley of the Gods before heading towards Monument Valley. We’re contemplating doing the driving tour in Monument Valley. We arrived too late at the park last year to do the tour but loved soaking up the views 
• Day 5: Waking up in Page, Az where we want to see the Glen Canyon Dam and Horseshoe Bend since they’re so close together and near where we’re staying. Since we have our dog, we think checking out the Wave is unlikely 
• Day 6-7: We’ll be in Springdale and hitting the narrows on the first day. We’ll be renting drysuits and the whole kit. Our dog will be with a Rover
• Day 8: We’ll leave Springdale and make our way up to Boulder, UT. We know there’s lots to see on this drive - open to suggestions.
• Day 9: Make our way up to SLC for a few days with friends 
• Day 11: Drive back home to Denver in one shot (not trying to make any stops on the way home)

Hey all, curious if there's a way to purchase a hitch cargo rack with a tandem hitch receiver to pull another small trailer (like motorcycle sized) behind it for a road trip

Hi everyone,

my girlfriend and I, both in our mid-30s, are currently planning a road trip for our upcoming vacation. We’ll be flying into San Francisco at the beginning of September and returning from Los Angeles after three and a half weeks.

This will be our second road trip along the US West Coast, so we already have some experience with both road trips and the region. The first part of our itinerary is already planned based on what we enjoyed during our previous trip to California / West Coast & also new (for us) must-see spots. It is marked in blue on the map. We expect to spend around 16 to 18 days traveling from San Francisco to the Zion and Bryce Canyon area. Regarding Arizona: we don't have much experience or ideas, what would be worth to see (expect the things in the list, below).

However, we are still unsure about the final 7 to 9 days of our trip and would really appreciate some advice !

A little about us: we love scenic drives, nature, national parks, wildlife, hiking, and exploring hidden gems, which we often enjoy more than the major tourist attractions. Great food is also very important to us. For this trip, we are particularly interested in authentic american diners and good BBQ, preferably smoked BBQ.

We also enjoy visiting thrift stores and antique shops. We collect old or expired license plates from every state we have visited. We are still missing plates from around ten states, so we hope to find some shops where we can buy them along the way.

My girlfriend is determined to visit San Diego, although I’m not yet sure whether it is worth the additional drive this far south. We have already visited Los Angeles and are not particularly fond of it, so one day there will be enough for us this time. We plan to spend our final day in LA before flying back to Europe.

For me: I am not sure if I would like to see Lake Havasu. Is it worth visiting / is it nice to chill & swim there?

For us both: we want to see Palm Springs & spend at least one full day.

Starting from Bryce Canyon, with 7 to 9 days remaining and LA as our final destination, how would you continue this road trip (some marked ideas in orange).

Would you head further east or southeast toward Arizona and Sedona, or would you return to Las Vegas and then drive south toward San Diego? Is San Diego worth including, considering our interests?

For reference, we have already visited the following places, so seeing them again is not a priority:

·         Canyonlands National Park

·         Arches National Park

·         Horseshoe Bend

·         Antelope Canyon

·         Valley of Fire

·         Grand Canyon

·         Monument Valley

Has anyone done a similar trip or planned an itinerary through this area? We would be very grateful for route suggestions, hidden gems, scenic drives, hikes, great diners or BBQ restaurants, antique shops, and any other inspiration.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Planning a trip to California and driving from North Carolina. Roughly 2,700 miles and planning to drive late October or early November. Latest December. Hoping to stay at least a week.
I drive a Chevy equinox 2019 with almost 180k miles.

Basically looking for tips and tricks lol.

Idk where to begin, idk if I should rent a car but idk where or what. Driving my car sounds good but the mileage makes me worry for the worst. What should I take with me for the car just in case the worst happens. Money isn’t that big of a issue but saving is key. Got a credit card and saving up personal money but the hotels leading up to California and staying the week is what’s kicking me. Things I should look out for or be cautious of.

whole lotta over thinking and worrying going on bc it’s a very important trip for me and driving solo.

Any kind of wise words would be very appreciated. Thank y’all.

Roadtripping out west with my dad next week (sept 6 - 13) as I move from NJ to Cali for college. We have a few places we want to see once we get to Kansas & further west, but what should we check out before we get there? It's fine if it's out of the way; we have a week to get there, and we'll split the driving.

My partner and I are planning a caravan road trip between San Francisco and LA. We are looking to rent a caravan for 14 days and were wondering if anyone knows of any reliable caravan rental companies we could use. Also, we are more interested in the nature and hiking side of things, and if anyone has any recommendations, I would love to hear them :) thank you

I've taken two road trips, one from Iowa to Montana, one from Iowa to Ohio last month, and a friend of mine took one last month from Colorado to North Carolina, and both of us were laughing about how it was all just road construction, on both main highways and secondary highways/raods.

I swear everywhere I drive there is road construction, and much of it is just miles of cones, turning the highway into a one lane, and no work being done.

Has anyone else seen this?

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Hi! As the name suggests, my girls and I are going on holiday to Montenegro. 😂 We’re trying to book an apartment, but because we’re a group of 5, the booking site keeps trying to split us between different apartments. Would it be okay to book the apartment for 4 people instead, as it would make it much easier for us to book. Thank you

My GF and are coming off a 8000 mile 32 day roadtrip starting from the east coast and traveling though the PNW specifically. Really loved it as we did a mixture of overlanding & standard campsites, really just had such a rich experience. (our first ever long form roadtrip).

Our next tentative plan is to do something similar for roughly 20-25 days maybe early 2028 With the focal point being the southwestern states. Primarily Southwest Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Maybe California. Ideally we’ll be driving to Denver to see some friends as our first stop then going from there to Colorado Springs and that’s as far as we’ve gotten. I haven’t done much of my own research yet, but I wanted to crowdsource some ideas and information on what we should see. We love to hike, and I love camping in the national forests. I know there is plenty of popular destinations like Zion or Grand Canyon NP. But we’d like to go to some of the places less traveled where we can.

Any advice or recommendations are welcome!

It was after the seasonal job i had in Seward alaska.
We finished it in 4 1/2 days.

New to the southwest? Late summer monsoons are common here. Before setting out each day, pull up the Doppler Radar Weather Report and get a fix on the storm systems coming your way. The tricky thing about the desert is that it can absolutely appear to be a calm sunny and hot day, but then boom! Here comes some rain, followed by a flash flood or eroding cliffs. This is important if you're planning on hiking, or going to remote areas in your car.
https://radar.weather.gov/