This trip is really just for myself and to share with you one of my "Bucket List" trips. I will do this trip, I am determined! Enjoy my crazy!
Tennessee/Missouri/Kansas/Nebraska/Iowa/South Dakota/Wyoming/Minnesota/Canada/Tennessee(again)...
We do go through Kentucky too but we aren't stopping there so I didn't count it.
Day 1: Fri 5/26/17
7:00am - Leave Home
11am-11:15am - BP, 909 Chesterfield Parkway E - Gas/Bathroom Break
11:20am to 12pm - "The Awakening" @ Chesterfield Mall - 444 Chesterfield Ctr, Chesterfield, MO
Hours: None
Admission: Free
Eat a packed lunch
(273miles)
2:30pm to 3pm - Jim the Wonder Dog @ RidgePark Cementery - 780 E Yerby St, Marshall, MO
Hours: 8am to 5pm
Admission: Free
3:05pm to 3:30pm - Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden - 101 S Lafayette Ave, Marshall, MO
Hours: 9am to Dusk
Admission: Free
3:31p-3:45p - Gas/Bathroom Break - 365 W Arrow St, Marshall, MO
5:15pm to 6pm - Lewis and Clark Memorial @ Clark's Point - 611 W 8th St, Kansas City, MO
(252miles)
6:30pm - Hotel in Kansas City, MO
Super 8 Kansas City Airport - 11900 NW Plaza Circle, Kansas City, MO
(17miles)
Day 2: Sat 5/27/17
9:00am - Leave Hotel
9:05am-9:20am - Conoco, 11200 Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO
10am to 11am - Amelia Earhart Museum - 223 North Terrece St., Atchinson, KS
Hours: Tuesday thru Saturday 10am to 4pm
Admission: Adults $6, Kids $1 ($25)
11:35am to 12:30pm - Patee House - 1202 Penn St., St. Joseph, MO
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9am to 4pm, Sunday 1-4
Admission: Adults $6, Kids $4 ($24)
12:35pm to 1:30pm - Jesse James House - 1200 S 12th St, St. Joseph, MO
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 1-4
Admission: Adults $4, Kids $2 ($14)
1:35pm to 2pm - Lunch - Little Ceasers - 2120 Mitchell Ave, St. Joseph, MO
(58miles)
4pm to 4:15pm - Chef Boyardee Statue @ ConAgra Plaza - Conagra Dr., Omaha, NE
Hours: None
Admission: Free
5:45pm - Hotel in South Sioux City, NE
Howard Johnson Sioux City, 707 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101
(233 miles)
Day 3: Sun 5/28/17
8:45am - Leave Hotel
9:00am to 12:00pm - Trinity Heights - 2509 33rd St., Sioux City, IA
Hours: 9am to 9pm Daily
Admission: Free
Eat a packed lunch
12p-12:15p - Murphy USA, 3115 Floyd Boulevard, Sioux City, IA 51108
2:30pm to 3:30pm - Corn Palace - 612 N Main St., Mitchell, SD
Hours: 8am to 9pm
Admission: Free
(158miles)
7:30pm - Hotel in Rapid City, SD
Travelodge Rapid City, 2505 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD
(288 Miles)
Day 4: Mon 5/29/17
8:15am - Leave Hotel
8:15-8:30 - Exxon, 2660 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD
9:00am to 11:00am - Bear County USA - 13820 S Highway 16, Rapid City, SD
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Admission: Adults $17, Kids $11 Max Vehicle $65 ($65)
11:10am to 3:00pm - Reptile Gardens - 8955 S Highway 16, Rapid City, SD
Hours: 8am to 6pm
Admission: $17, Kids $11 ($79)
Eat a packed lunch
3:15pm to 4:30pm - City of Presidents - 631 Main St., Rapid City, SD
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 12pm to 9pm
4:35pm to 5:00pm - Little Ceasers - 1601 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD
5:05pm - Hotel in Rapid City, SD
Travelodge Rapid City, 2505 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD
(23 miles)
Day 5: Tues 5/30/17
7:00am - Leave Hotel
8:15am to 9:15am - Crook County Courthouse - 309 E Cleveland St., Sundance, WY
Hours: 8am to 4pm
Admission: Free
Sundance Kid Statue and Jail
10:00am to 12:30pm - Devils Tower National Monument - US Hwy 14, Devils Tower, WY
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Admission: $15 Car
Tower Trail - 1.5 hours/1.3 miles
2:45pm to 4:45pm - Black Hills Institute Museum - 117 Main St., Hill City, SD
Hours: 9am to 7pm
Admission: Adults $7.50, Kids $4 ($29)
5:00pm to 9:00pm - Crazy Horse Mountain Memorial - 12151 Ave of the Chiefs, Crazy Hourse, SD
Hours: 8am to Dark
Admission: $28 car
Museums
Laser Light Show at Dark
9:45pm - Hotel in Rapid City, SD
Travelodge Rapid City, 2505 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD
(Daily Miles: 272 Miles)
Day 6: Wed 5/31/17
7:30am - Leave Hotel
8:35am to 10:00am - Jewel Cave National Monument - 11149 US Hwy 16 B-12, Custer, SD
Visitor Center Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm
Cave Tour: Discovery Tour - 9:35am (20 minutes) Adults $4, Kids Free ($8)
10:30am to 11:00am - Custer State Park - Gordon Stockyard - Stockyard Lake Dr, Custer, SD
11:15am to 11:45am - Custer State Park - Mt. Coolidge FireTower - Off SD-897 S, Custer, SD
12:15pm to 1:00pm - Wind Cave National Park - Rankin Ridge Trail - SD-87 S & Rankin Ridge Rd.
1 Mile Loop Trail - 14 Interpretive Stops
1:15pm - 3:15pm - Wind Cave National Park - 26611 US 385, Hot Springs, SD
Hours: 8am to 6pm
Admission: Free
Cave Tour: Fairgrounds Cave Tour - 1:40pm (1.50 hours) Adults $12, Kids $6 ($42)
Junior Ranger Program
3:30pm to 5:30pm - Mammoth Site - 1800 US 18 Bypass, Hot Springs, SD
Hours: 8am to 8pm
Admission: Adults $10, Kids $8 ($50)
6:30pm - Hotel in Rapid City, SD
Travelodge Rapid City, 2505 Mount Rushmore Rd, Rapid City, SD
(Daily Miles: 163 Miles)
Day 7:
8:00am - Leave Hotel
8:40am to 12pm - Custer State Park
- 8:40-9:10 - Peter Norbeck Visitor Center - 30 minutes
- 9:40-9:55 - Buffalo Corrals - 15 minutes
- 10:15-Drive By- Entrance Station - SD-87 N & Wildlife Loop Rd, Custer, SD
- 10:30-11 - Badger Hole - 30 minutes
- 11:20 - Tunnel 6
- 11:40-11:55 - Tunnel 5 and Needles Eye - 15 minutes
- 12- Tunnel 4
Hours: 8am to 10pm
Admission: $10 Car
Junior Ranger Program
2:00pm to 3:00pm - Cosmos Mystery Area - 24040 Cosmos Rd, Rapids City, SD
Hours: 8am to Dusk
Admission: 12+ $11, Under 12 Free ($55)
3:30pm to 5:30pm - South Dakota Air & Space Museum - 2890 Davis Dr., Ellsworth AFB, SD
Hours: 8:30am to 6pm
Admission: Free
6:00pm - Hotel in Rapid City, SD
Travelodge Rapid City
(Daily Miles: 136 Miles)
Day 8:
9:00am - Leave Hotel
10:00am to 1:00pm - Wall Drug - 510 Main St., Wall, SD
Hours: 7am to 10pm
Admission: Free + Lunch Cost
1:30pm to 2:30pm - Minuteman Missle National Historic Site - 21280 SD Hwy 240, Phillip, SD
Hours: 8am to 4:30pm
Admission: Free
Guided Delta-01 Tour
Self Guided Delta-09 Tour
3:45pm to 6:00pm - Badlands National Park - 25216 Ben Reifel Rd, Interior, SD
Hours: 7am to 7pm
Admission: $20 Car
GPS Adventure Activity Book
1-Notch Trail - 1.5 miles - 2 hours RT
2-Cliff Shelf Nature Trail - 0.5 miles - 30 minutes RT
3-Saber Site
4-Erosion Study
5-Sea of Grass
6-8:15 - Scenic Drive Back
8:15pm - Hotel in Wall, SD
Americas Best Value Inn, 201 S Blvd, Wall, SD
(Daily Miles: 187 Miles)
Day 9:
8:30am - Leave Hotel
10:00am to 11:00am - Badlands Petrified Garden - 23104 SD Hwy 248, Kadoka, SD
Hours: 7am to 7pm
Admission: Adults $6, Kids $3 ($21)
11:30am to 11:45am - Skeleton Man Walking Dino - I-90 at Exit 170, Murdo, SD
2:45pm to 5:00pm - Falls Park - 131 E Falls Park Dr., Sioux Falls, SD
Hours: 5am to 10pm
Admission: Free
5:15pm - Hotel in Sioux Falls, SD
Microtel Inn and Suites, 2901 S Carolyn Ave, Sioux Falls, SD
(Daily Miles: 357 Miles)
Day 10:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
9:45am to 11:00am - USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial - 2705 12th St., Sioux Falls, SD
Hours: 10am to 6pm
Admission: Free
11:30pm to 1:30pm - Devils Gulch Park - Devils Gulch Park Rd., Garretson, SD
(5th St) Near Split Rock Park
2:00pm to 4:00pm - Pipestone National Monument - 36 North Reservation Ave, Pipestone, MN
Hours: 8am to 5pm
Admission: $7(16+) ($21)
Junior Ranger Program
The Circle Trail/The Old Stone Face
7:45pm - Arrive at Moms - New Brighton, MN
(Daily Miles: 263 Miles)
Day 11 and Day 12:
Hang out with family
Day 13:
8:00am - Leave Moms
10:15am to 11:30pm - Lake Superior Maritime - 600 South Lake Dr., Duluth, MN
Hours: 10am to 9pm
Admission: Free
11:30am to 12pm - Aeriel Lift Bridge - 601 South Lake Ave., Duluth, MN
Hours: No Hours
Admission: Free
12pm to 1pm - Canal Park - South Lake Ave., Duluth, MN
Hours: No Hours
Admission: Free
1pm to 2pm - The Lake Walk - 60th Ave East to Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth, MN
Hours: No Hours
Admission: Free
2:10pm to 3:30am - SS William A Irvin - 350 Harbor Dr., Duluth, MN
Hours: 9am to 6pm
Admission: Adults $12, Kids $8 ($48)
7:30pm - Hotel in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Super 8, 439 Memorial Ave, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
(Daily Miles: 340 Miles)
Day 14:
8:00am - Leave Hotel
9:30am to 2:30pm - Sleeping Giant Provincial Park - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
5:30pm - Hotel in Silver Bay, MN
AmericInn, 150 Mensing Dr., Silver Bay, MN
(Daily Miles: 220 Miles)
Day 15:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
10:00am to 12:00pm - Split Rock State Park - 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd., Two Harbors, MN
Split Rock Lighthouse Hours: 10am to 6pm
Admission: Adults $9, Kids $6, $5 Car ($36)
12:15pm to 2:15pm - Gooseberry Falls State Park - 3206 Highway 61 E, Two Harbors, MN
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Admission: $5 Car
2:45pm to 3:00pm - Flood Bay State Wayside - US 61
3:30pm to 4:00pm - Bob Dylan Home - 519 N 3rd Ave E, Duluth, MN
6:15pm - Arrive at Moms
(Daily Miles: 205 Miles)
Day 16 and Day 17:
Hang out with family
Day 18:
8:00am - Leave Moms
30 Minute Gas/Rest Stop
1:30pm to 2:30pm - Future Birthplace of James T Kirk - 361 E 1st., Riverside, IA
Hours: Sunday 1pm to 4pm, Thursday thru Saturday 10am to 4pm
Admission: Free
2 - 30 Minute Gas/Rest Stop
11:00pm - Home
(Daily Miles: 820 Miles)
This trip is approx. 4,075 Miles.
I figured the cost for this trip for 2 adults and the 3 kids (15, 14, 11) with my car (23mpg) @ $2.75gallon, souvenirs, hotels, admissions, food...
Gas $488
Hotel $630
Food $680 - mostly packed lunches, plus continental breakfasts, a few drive thrus and diners
Souviners $700
Admissions $535
Total $3,033
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