*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Home
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Natural Bridge/Lexington KOA
Day 2:
7am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
12:45pm-3pm - Battleship New Jersey
-Fire Power Tour
4:30pm-6pm - Hot Sand Glass Blowing Studio
6:30pm-Camp - Allaire State Park
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12pm - The Wetlands Institute
-observation tower -boardwalk trail
12:15pm-4:15pm - Cape May Whale Watching and Research Center
-Whales, Birds, Dolphins Tour 1pm (3hours)
4:30pm-6pm - Doo Wop Experience Museum/Dinner
6:15pm-Camp - Cape May KOA
Day 4:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum
2pm-2:30pm - Civil Rights Garden at Carnegie Center
2:45pm-6:30pm - Atlantic City Boardwalk/Beach
7pm-Camp - Pomana RV Park and Campground
Day 5:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Insectropolis
12pm-6pm - Seaside Heights Boardwalk/Beach
6:30pm-Camp - Cedar Creek Campground
Day 6:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park
-memorial tower -museum
12:30pm-1:30pm - To the Struggle Against World Terrorism Monument
-Tear Drop Memorial
1:45pm-4pm - Liberty State Park
-Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial
-VC -View of Statue of Liberty
5:15pm-Camp - Camp Gateway-Brooklyn
Day 7:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - Thomas Edison National Historical Park
-vc -jr program -Laboratory Complex -Glenmont
1:30pm-3:30pm - Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
-Paterson Museum -VC -Jr Program -overlook -self guided walking tour
4:30pm-Camp - Camp Gateway-Brooklyn
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
9:15am-12:30pm - Morristown National Historical Park
-VC/Museum -Jr Program
-Fort Mansion/Washington Headquarters -Fort Nonsense -Wick House -Jockey Hollow Road -Sugar Loaf Road -Starks Brigade -Cross Estate Gardens
1:45pm-6pm - Asbury Park Beach/Boardwalk
6:30pm-Camp - Allaire State Park
Day 9:
9:45am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - Hot Sand Glass Blowing Studio - Pickup
30 Minute Pit Stops: 1:30-2, 5-5:30
8:30pm-Hotel - Bristol
Day 10:
6.19 - Home
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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Around New York in 27 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
5pm-Camp - Maple Lakes Campground
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-12:30pm - Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Museum
2pm-4pm - Buffalo and Erie County Naval Military Park
4:45pm-Camp - Four Mile Creek State Park
Day 3:
8:15am - Leave Camp
9am-10:45am - Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historical Site
-Jr Program -Guided Tour Ansley Wilcox
11:15am-11:45am - Niagara Falls State Park
11:50am-12:15pm - Terrapin Point
12:25pm-1pm - Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
1:05pm-3:30pm - Prospect Park
-Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
-Observation Tower
-Prospect Point
3:45pm-5:30pm - Hard Rock Café
9pm - Illumination of Falls
Camp - Four Mile Creek State Park
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-12:30pm - Table Rock Welcome Centre
-Journey Behind the Falls
12:30pm-2pm - Queen Victoria Park
-lunch -views
2:30pm-5:30pm - Old Fort Niagara
-living history -historic fort -vc -lighthouse
5:40pm-Camp - Four Mile Creek State Park
Day 5:
9:30am - Leave Camp
11am-12:30pm - Susan B Anthony Museum and House
1:30pm-4pm - National Women's Hall of Fame
4:15pm-Camp - Cayuga Lake State Park
Day 6:
9:30am - Leave Camp
9:45am-1:30pm - Women's Rights National Historical Park
-Jr Program
-Wesleyan Chapel and Visitor Center
-Elizabeth Cody Stanton House
-Declaration Park
-M'Clintock House
2pm-3:30pm - Harriet Tubman House
4:30pm-Camp - Verona Beach State Park
Day 7:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Fort Stanwix National Monument
-fort -Willet Center VC/Film -Jr Program
12:30pm-1:30pm - Safe Haven Museum
3pm-6pm - Boldt Castle
6:15pm-Camp - Wellesley Island State Park
Day 8:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Singer Castle on Dark Island
2pm-4pm - John Brown Farm State Historic Site
-grave -home tour -monument -farm
4:15pm-6pm - High Falls Gorge
-waterfall walk 0.5m loop
-café and gift shop
6:05pm-Camp - Wilmington Notch State Campground
Day 9:
10am - Leave Camp
10am-4pm - Santa's Workshop/North Pole
4pm-Camp - Wilmington Notch State Campground
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12pm - Fort Ticonderoga
-museum -fort -gardens
1:30pm-4:30pm - Saratoga National Historical Park
-vc/film/exhibits -jr program
-auto tour -Saratoga monument
4:45pm-Camp - Lee's Park
Day 11:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - USS Slater Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
12:30pm-4pm - Martin Van Buren National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-Lindenwald Farm tour -gravesite -birthsite - statue
4:30pm-Camp - Indian Ridge Campsites
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Home of FDR National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-Farm Lane Tour -home tour -top cottage -library and museu
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site
-Val-Kill -Eleanor's Walk
1:45pm-4pm - Washington Headquarters State Historic Site
-historic hour tour -vc/museum
4:30pm-Camp - Winding Hills Park
Day 13:
10am - Leave Camp
10:45am-2pm - West Point Museum
-Trophy Point
2:45pm-4:30pm - Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
-cemetery -burying ground -self-guided tour
5:30pm-Camp - Wyndam Garden Manhattan Chelsea West
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Sagamore Hill National Historical Site
-vc -jr program
-Roosevelt Home -windmill -sheds -TR Museum at Old Orchard -Nature Trail/Boardwalk
2pm-5pm - Saint Paul's Church National Historical Site
-jr program
-interpretive tour -church tower
5:45pm-Hotel
Day 15:
7:45am - Leave Hotel
9:15am-6pm - Fire Island National Seashore
9:30-11 William Floyd Estate
11:15-11:45 Wilderness VC -Jr Program
12:15-2:30 - Long Island Maritime Museum
3-4 - Fire Island Lighthouse and VC
4:40-6 - Sunken Forest
8:15pm-Hotel
Day 16:
8am - Leave Hotel
9am-10am - Unisphere
11am-12:30pm - Hamilton Grange National Memorial
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-Self-Guided Tour
1pm-3pm - General Grant National Memorial
-VC/Exhibits -Jr Program
-Memorial Gardens -Mausoleum
3:30pm-4pm - Imagine Mosaic -Central Park
4:10pm-5pm - Shakespeare Garden -Central Park
5:30pm-Hotel
Day 17:
9am - Leave Hotel
9:30am-11:30am - Belvedere Castle
12pm-2:30pm - Cathedral of St. John the Divine
-vc -gardens -highlights tour
3pm-5:45pm - American Museum of Natural History
-Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall -Hall of Planet Earth -Mammals -Hall of Minerals -NW Coast Indians
6:15pm-Hotel
Day 18:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
10am-1pm - Interpid Sea, Air and Space Museum
1:15pm-3pm - Carnegie Hall tour
3:15pm-5:30pm - Rockefeller Center
-Channel Garden -Top of the Rock
5:45pm-Hotel
Day 19:
8am - Leave Hotel
8:15am-10am - NBC Studio Tour
10:10am-12pm - Times Square VC
-Naked Cowboy (45th and Broadway B4 Noon)
12:15pm-2pm - Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historical Site
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-guided tour 5 rooms
2:15pm-3pm - Washington Memorial Arch -Washington Square Park
3:15pm-8pm - Empire State Building
8:15pm-Hotel
Day 20:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
9:45am-11am - African Burial Grounds National Monument
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-monument
11:10am-2pm - National 9/11 Memorial and Museum
-memorial tour -museum
2:10pm-4:30pm - Federal Hall National Memorial
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-building tour
4:45pm-6pm - Pier 1 Playground -Brooklyn Bridge
6:30pm-Hotel
Day 21:
8am - Leave Hotel
8:30am-10am - Castle Clinton National Monument
-guided tour (20m) -fort -jr program
10am-2pm - Statue of Liberty National Monument
-New York Ferry -Jr Program
Liberty Island
-Statue of Liberty -crown, pedestal and museum
Ellis Island
-National Museum of Immigration
2:30pm-5pm - Governor's Island National Monument
-Battery Maritime Building -Jr Program
-Fort Jay -Castle Williams
5:45pm-Hotel
Day 22:
11am - Leave Hotel
12pm-8pm - Coney Island
-Luna Park -Wonder Wheel -beach -pier -boardwalk
9pm-Hotel
Day 23:
8am - Leave Hotel
8:30am-11am - Fort Wadsworth
-vc -fort
12:30pm-3pm - Bannerman Castle
5:30pm-Camp - Buttermilk Falls State Park
-waterfall -trails -beach
Day 24:
11am - Leave Camp
11:15am-Camp - Robert H Treman State Park
-waterfall -beach -trails -fish
Day 25:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10:30am - Mark Twain Study at Elmira College
11am-Camp - Watkins Glen State Park
-fishing -trails -waterfalls
Day 26:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
5:30pm-Camp - Oak Creek Campground
Day 27:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2:30pm - Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions
Colonial Era McDonalds
Ghostbusters Headquarters
Woodstock Festival Site
Handprint of the Stars
Museum of Sex
Where President Mckinley was Shot
Where President McKinley Died
Rock City Park
Roxbury Motel
Woodlawn Cemetery - Mark Twain's Grave
Saturday, August 20, 2016
Around North Carolina in 15 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
2pm-3pm - Blue Ridge Parkway
-MP 451 - Waterrock Knob
-MP 451.2 - Waterrock Knob VC
3:30pm-Camp - Balsam Mountain Campground
Day 2:
9am - Leave Camp
10:15am-11am - MP 384.5 - Blue Ridge Parkway VC
11:30am-12pm - Old Fort Arrowhead Monument
12:45pm-6pm - Emerald Village -Gem Mines
-NC Mining Museum -The Gemstone Mine -Gold Panning -Discovery Mill Building -Mineral Collecting -Crabtree Emerald Mine
6:15pm-Camp - Crabtree Falls Campground
Day 3:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-11:30am - Blue Ridge Parkway
9-10 MP 331 - Museum of NC Minerals
10:30-11:30 MP 316 - Linville Falls
12pm-1:30pm - Mystery Hill -Blowing Rock
-The Hall of Mystery
3pm-Camp - Stone Mountain State Park
-granite dome -waterfalls -vc -historic sites
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-10:30am - Historic Downtown Mayberry -Mount Airy
-Andy and Opie statue -Squad Car tour -Snappy Lunch
11:15am-1:30pm - Hanging Rock State Park
-trails -waterfalls -cliff -vc -swim
2:30pm-4pm - Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-auto tour -monuments
4:30pm-Camp - Hagan-Stone Park
Day 5:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum
1:45pm-3pm - Moores Creek National Battlefield
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-history trail -monuments
3:30pm-6pm - USS North Carolina
6:30pm-Camp - Carolina Beach State Park
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12:30pm - Fort Macon State Park
-civil war fort -ocean swim
1:30pm-5pm - Cape Lookout National Seashore
-Harker's Island VC -Jr Program
-Cape Lookout Lighthouse -Keeper's Quarters Museum -Historic Portsmouth Village
5pm-Camp - Cedar Creek Campground
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
11am-11:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
12:30pm-2:30pm - Jeannette's Pier -Nags Head
5pm-Camp - Ocracoke Campground
Day 8:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-2pm - Cape Hatteras National Seashore
9-10 Ocracoke Island VC and Lighthouse -Jr Program
10:45-11:30 - Pony Pen
1-2 Hatteras Island VC and Lighthouse
3:15pm-5pm - Wright Brothers National Memorial
-vc/exhibits -jr program
-gliders -monument
5:30pm-Camp - Oregon Inlet Campground
Day 9:
10am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12pm - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-earthworks -trail
2:30pm-3:30pm - Vollis Simpson's Whirligigs Park
5:30pm-Camp - Hagan-Stone Park
Day 10:
9:15am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11am - Petty Museum -Randleman
Richard Petty Bronze Statue
11:45am-1:30pm - Richard Childress Racing Museum
Earnhardt Cars
2:30pm-4:30pm - Charlotte Motor Speedway
-Feel the Thrill tour 3:30pm
5:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park
Day 11:
9:15am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Hendricks Motorsports Museum
11:30am-3:30pm - NASCAR Hall of Fame
4:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-10am - Stewart-Haas Racing
10:15am-10:30am - Ralph Earnhardt Grave -Center Grove Lutheran Cemetery
10:35am-12pm - Curb Museum for Motorsports and Music
12:15pm-12:45pm - Dale Earnhardt statue -DE Tribute Plaza
1pm-3pm - Dale Earnhardt Inc Store and Showroom
3:10pm-4pm - Mooresville Ice Cream
4:30pm-Camp - Lake Norman State Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10am - Penske Racing Museum
10:15am-12pm - NC Auto Racing Hall of Fame
12:15pm-2pm - JR Motorsports Shop
2:45pm-3:30pm - Hiddenite Family Campground
3:45pm-7pm - Emerald Hollow Mine
7:15pm-Camp - Hiddenite Family Campground
Day 14:
9am - Leave Camp
11:30am-1:30pm - Chimney Rock State Park
-315ft spire -trails -waterfall -interpretive center -Chimney Rock Village
2:30pm-4:30pm - Sliding Rock
4:30pm-5:30pm - Looking Glass Falls
6pm-Camp - Mt Pisgah Campground
Day 15:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Carl Sandburg National Historical Site
-sandburg home tour -jr program -farm grounds -vc/exhibits -goat diary
12pm-1:30pm - Dupont State Forest
-Triple Falls (Hunger Games)
4:30pm-5pm - 30 Minute Pit Stops
8pm-8:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stops
9:30pm - Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions
Drive Under Bridelveil Falls
Henry River Mill Village - Hunger Games District 12
Andy Griffith Museum
Castle Buried in East Coast Tallest Sand Dune
Wally's Service Station and Mayberry Courthouse
Sleep in Andy Griffith's Boyhood Home
The Fugitive Movie Bus and Train Wreck
Digger's Dungeon - Home of Grave Digger
Around Ohio in 11 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
1:45pm-3pm - William Henry Harrison's Tomb
4pm-5pm - Sunwatch Indian Village and Archeological Park
5:40pm-Camp - Caeser Creek State Park
Day 2:
8:20am - Leave Camp
9am-3pm - Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
9-10 Wright Cycle Company and Visitor Center -Jr Program
10-11 Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial
11-12 Wright Company Factory
12-1 Lunch
1-1:45 Wright Bros. Aviation Center
1:45-2:30 Hawthorn Hill
2:30-3 Huffman Prairie Flying Field and Visitor Center
3:40pm-Camp - Ceaser Creek State Park
Day 3:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - National Museum of the US Air Force
2pm-4pm - Armstrong Air and Space Museum
6pm-Camp - Charles Mill Lake Park
Day 4:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-3pm - The Shawshank Trail
9-9:30 Brooks Bench -Central Park, Mansfield
9:30-10:30 Brewer Hotel -Bissman Building
10:30-12:30 Shawshank State Prison -Ohio State Reformatory
1-1:15 Road to Buxton -Snyder Rd & Hagerman Rd
1:15-1:30 Red's Bus Ride -Hagerman Rd & Route 95
1:45-3 Pugh Cabin at Malabar Farm State Park
-opening scene -Shawshank oak tree
4:15pm-5pm - Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum
6:30pm-Camp - Kelley Island State Park
Day 5:
8:45am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-memorial (observation deck)
12:30pm-1:30pm - Marblehead Lighthouse Park
2:30pm-Camp - Kelley Island State Park
-Glacial Grooves State Memorial -inscription rock -beach
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - A Christmas Story House and Museum
11:15am-2pm - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2:30pm-4pm - James A Garfield National Historic Site
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-home tour
4:45pm-Camp - Woodside Lake Park
Day 7:
8:30am - Leave Camp
Cuyahoga National Park
9am-9:45am - Bridalveil Falls 0.5m RT
10am-1pm - Canal Exploration Center -Jr Program
-Ohio and Erie Canal/Lock 38
1:45pm-2:30pm - Brandywine Falls 1.25m loop
2:40pm-3pm - Boston Store VC
3:15pm-5:15pm - The Ledges 2.2m
5:45pm-Camp - Woodside Lake Park
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10am - Everett Road Covered Bridge
10am-11am - Hale Farm and Village
11am-11:30am - Hunt Farm VC
11:30am-12:30pm - FA Seiberling Nature Realm/VC
1:30pm-3pm - McKinley Birthplace Museum/Memorial
4pm-Hotel - Canton, OH
Day 9:
9:30am-10:30am - First Ladies National Historical Site
-Ida Saxton McKinley Historic Home Tour
12pm-3pm - The Wilds
-Open Air Safari Tour 12:30pm
4:45pm-Camp - Hocking Hills State Park
-vc -cave -waterfalls -hollow -trails -swim -fish cave
Day 10:
10am - Leave Camp
10:45am-1:45pm - Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
-Mound City Group VC -Jr Program
-Hopewell Mound Gap -Seip Earthworks
2:45pm-3:45pm - Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
-Jr Program -cell phone tour
4:45pm-Camp - Winton Woods Campground
Day 11:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-10:30am - William Howard Taft National Historical Site
-vc/museum -jr program
-home tour (guided) -Taft Education Center
11am-1pm - Loveland Castle
1:30pm-3pm - Smuckers JM Co. Store and Café
6pm-6:30pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
9:45pm - Milan, TN
Around Pennsylvania in 13 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2, 4:30-5
+1 Hour Time Zone
7:30pm-Hotel - Morgantown, WV
Day 2:
8am - Leave Hotel
8:30am-10:30am - Friendship Hill National Historic Site
-Gallatin House -exhibits
12:30pm-2:30pm - Johnstown Incline Plane -lower station
3pm-5pm - Johnstown Flood National Memorial
-VC at Dam Site -Jr Program
-Historic Clubhouse -Van tour
5:30pm-Camp - Mirror Lake Campground
Day 3:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Johnstown Flood Museum
11:30am-1:30pm - Alleghany Portage Railroad National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-Lemon House -Engine House 6/Skew Arch Bridge
4pm-Camp - Rickett's Glen State Park
-swim -falls -giant trees -fish -trails
Day 4:
12pm - Leave Camp/Park
1pm-4pm - Steamtown National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-history museum -technology museum -roundhouse -train rides -locomotive shop
4:45pm-Camp - Hickory Run State Park
Day 5:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-2pm - Crayola Experience
-World's Largest Crayon -Modeling Madness -Rainbow Rain -Art Alive -Color Magic -Be A Star -Waterworks -Paint Palette -Doodle in the Dark -Activity Studio -Meltdown -Drip Art -Melt and Mold
3pm-5pm - Fonthill Park Castle -525 E Court St
5:30pm-Camp - Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey
Day 6:
9:45am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Washington Crossing Historic Park
12:30pm-1:30pm - Elfreth's Alley
1:45pm-5pm - Edgar Allan Poe National Historical Site
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-historic home tour -Pose with Raven
5pm-Hotel - Philadelphia
Day 7:
7am - Leave Hotel
7:15am-Done - Independence National Historic Park
-Independence VC -Jr Program
-Free Quaker Meeting House
-National Constitution Center
-Benjamin Franklin's Grave/National Memorial/Museum
-City Tavern
-Todd House
-Carpenter's Hall
-New Hall Military Museum
-Pemberton House
-Signer's Garden
-Portrait Gallery
-Supreme Court Chamber in Old City Hall
-Independence Hall (Great Essentials)
-Congress Hall
-Tomb of the Unknown Solider
-Declaration House
-Liberty Bell Center (lights of liberty show)
-President's House
-Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
-Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site
-Betty Ross House
Hotel - Philadelphia
Day 8:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
10am-1pm - Morris Arboretum
1:30pm-4:30pm - Valley Forge National Historical Park
-VC -Jr Program
-trolley tours -9 stop auto tour -historic structures -trails -monuments -storytelling
5:15pm-Camp - French Creek State Park
Day 9:
8:55am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site
-VC/Museum/Film -Jr Program
-trails -living history -pick apples -walking tour (historic community and buildings)
12pm-1pm - Roadside America Museum -109 Roadside Drive
2pm-10pm - Hershey's Chocolate World
-Hershey's Great American Chocolate Tour
-Create Your Own Candy Bar -14.95each
-Chocolate Tasting -A10 K7
-Kisses Packaging Factory Worker ID -7.95
-Dessert Creation Studio -$varies
10pm-Hotel - Hershey, PA
Day 10:
8:45am - Leave Hotel
9am-12pm - Hershey's Story Museum
1pm-2pm - Haines Shoe House
3:15pm-4:30pm - American Civil War Museum -297 Steinwehr Ave
-wax museum
4:30pm-Camp - Gettysburg Campground
Day 11:
7:45am - Leave Camp
8am-11am - Gettysburg National Military Park
-VC/Museum/Cyclorama -Jr Program
-18 mile battlefield lore site auto tour
-Solider's National Cemetery
-High Water Mark -Solider's National Monument
Shuttle from Gettysburg
11:30am-2:30pm - Eisenhower National Historical Site
-Jr Program
-Orientation tour -house tours -audio tour -self guided walk
4:45pm-5pm - Gravity Hill -Bedford County
5:15pm-Camp - Shawnee State Park
Day 12:
8:30am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Flight 93 National Memorial
-VC -Jr Program
-Memorial Plaza/Wall of Names -Impact Site -Memorial Groves/Allee/Bridge
12:15pm-2:15pm - Fort Necessity National Battlefield
-VC/Exhibits -self guided trails -living history -Braddock Grove -Jumonville Glen -Mt Washington Tavern
2:45pm-Camp - Ohiopyle State Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3, 5-5:30
-Hour Time Zone
6:30pm - Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions:
Fountain of Youth
Board Game Art Park
Peeps Factory
Around Rhode Island in 2 Days
*This trip is planned as if one was already there...travel time to Stop 1 will vary depending on starting location*
17.53 Hours to First Stop
Day 1:
9am-11am - Roger Williams National Memorial
-vc/exhibits/film -jr program
-Landing Place monument
12pm-1pm - Castle Hill Lighthouse
1:15pm-3:30pm - Sightsailing of Newport (1:45p)
Hotel - Newport
Day 2:
9am-11am - Fort Adams State Park
-historic fort -water taxi -saltwater bathing
11:15am-12:30pm - Newport Tower
12:30pm-2pm - Touro Synagogue National Historical Site
-guided tours -Loeb VC
2:30pm-5pm - Green Animals Topiary Gardens
Hotel - Newport
18.14 Hours to Milan, TN
Around South Carolina in 9 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
3:30pm-Camp - Devils Fork State Park
-fish -swim
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
9:45am-12pm - Musgrove Mill State Historical Site
-VC -Horseshoe Falls -Battlefield Trail 1.3m -British Camp 1m
1pm-3pm - Ninety-Six National Historical Site
-vc/museum -jr program
-8 stop walking tour 1m/1hr -Logan Log House
6pm-7pm - Gwen and Franny's -Hardeeville
-dinner
7:30pm-Hotel - Hilton Head Island
Day 3:
8am - Leave Hotel
8am-11am - Hilton Head Island Beach
1pm-Camp - Edisto Beach State Park
-beach -trails
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Colonial Dorchester State Historical Park
-walking tour -cemetery tour
11:30am-3:30pm - Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
-vc -ship replica -zoo -historic garden
4pm-Hotel - Charleston
Day 5:
8am - Leave Hotel
8am-9:30am - Isle of Palms Beach
10am-1:30pm - Fort Sumter National Monument
-10:45tour (2.25hr) -VC
1:45pm-3pm - Fort Moutrie
3:15pm-5pm - Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
-vc/exhibits -jr program
-1/2 mile interpretive trail
5:30pm-Hotel - Charleston
Day 6:
8:45am - Leave Hotel
9am-12pm - Patriot's Point -USS Yorktown
1:30pm-Camp - Huntington Beach State Park
-nature center boardwalk 0.1m -Kerrigan nature trail 0.3m -beach -atalaya tour
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
11:45am-Camp - Congaree National Park
-Harry Hampton VC -Jr Program
-The Boardwalk 2.4m RT -Bluff Trail 0.7m RT -Owl Prowl
-Long Leaf Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Kings Mountain National Military Park
-vc/museum/film -jr program
-Battlefield trail 1.5m
12:45pm-4pm - Cowpens National Battlefield
-VC/Museum/Film -JR Program
-3 mile auto loop road -battlefield trail 2m
5:30pm-Camp - Ceasers Head State Park
-Raven Cliff Falls -VC/Museum -swinging bridge -trails
Day 9:
7.28 Hours to Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions:
Lobster Races
Moonshine Distillery
Around Vermont in 6 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1)
7am - Leave Milan, TN
10am-10:30am - Pit Stop
1:30pm-2pm Pit Stop
5pm-Camp - Maple Lakes Campground
Day 2)
7am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am Pit Stop
1:30pm-2pm Pit Stop
4:30pm-Camp - Camping on the Battenkill
Day 3)
9am - Leave camp
9:30am-11am - Equinox Mountain - Skyline Drive
12pm-3pm - President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
-museum -homestead tour -Plymouth Chesse -Plymouth Notch Historic District
3pm-camp - Coolidge State Park
Day 4)
8:30am - Leave camp
9am-11am - Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park -Jr Program
-visitor center/theater -Carriage Barn VC -mansion tours -civil war homefront tour
11am-1pm - Billings Farm & Museum
2pm-2:30pm - Brookfield Floating Bridge
3pm-4pm - Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour
4:45pm-6pm - North Beach Campground
6:15pm-8:30pm - Whistling Man Schooner Co
-sunset cruise 2 hours
8:45pm-camp - North Beach Campground
Day 5)
8am - Leave camp
11am-11:30am Pit Stop
2:30pm-3pm Pit Stop
6pm-camp - Thompson/Grand River Valley KOA
Day 6)
9am - Leave camp
12pm-12:30pm - Pit Stop
3:30pm-4pm - Pit Stop
7pm-7:30pm - Pit Stop
9pm - Milan, TN
Roadside Attractions:
Lord's Prayer Rock
Around Alabama in 19 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
9am-9:30am - Buzzard Roast Spring - Natchez Trace Parkway MP 320.3
10am-11am - WC Handy Birthplace Museum
11am-12pm - Indian Mound and Museum
12pm-1pm - Wilson Lock and Dam
1pm-2pm - Old Railroad Bridge
2:15pm-3:30pm - Walk Through the History of Muscle Shoals
-City Hall -MthruF 8-4:30
Hotel Muscle Shoals
Day 2:
8:15am - Leave Hotel
8:30am-10:30am - Ivy Green -Helen Keller Birthplace
10:40am-11:30am - Muscle Shoals Sound Studio
-No tours -Photo and Merch M-S 10-2
11:45am-3pm - Alabama Music Hall of Fame
4pm-5pm - FAME Recording Studio
Dinner
8:45pm-9:30pm - Spring Park -Coldwater Falls
Light and Water Show 9pm
Hotel Muscle Shoals
Day 3:
10am - Leave Hotel
10:45pm-Camp - Dismal Canyon
Day 4:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-10am - First 911 Call -1901 11th Ave
11:15am-1pm - Ave Maria Grotto
2pm-Camp - Noccalula Falls Park
-falls -animal habitat -pioneer village -train -gardens
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9:30am - Cherokee Rock Village
Little River Canyon National Preserve
10am-12:30pm - Canyon Rim Dr./Little River Canyon Parkway
10:40-11 - Canyon View Overlook
11-11:30 - Mushroom Rock
11:35-12:30 - Little River Canyon Overlook
-boardwalk -lunch
12:45pm-1pm - Alabama Band Statues
1:30pm-2pm - Desoto Falls
-Desoto Falls Rd and Co Rd 613
2:10pm-Camp - Desoto State Park
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Russell Cave National Monument
12pm-3pm - Alabama Constitution Village
3:15pm-4pm - Dred Scott Home Site -Oakwood College
Hotel Huntsville
Day 7:
8:45am - Leave Hotel
9am-12pm - US Space and Rocket Center
-Space Monkey grave
12:45pm-3pm - Cathedral Caverns State Park
-cave tour 1:15pm -VC
4pm-Camp - Buck's Pocket State Park
-Jim Lynn Overlook area at Point Rock
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9:15am-10am - High Falls Park -Grove Oak
11:45am-1pm - Talladega Texaco Walk of Fame
-Davy Allison Memorial
1:30pm-2:30pm - International Motorsports Hall of Fame
2:30pm-3:30pm - Talladega Superspeedway
-Tour
Hotel Lincoln
Day 9:
10am - Leave Hotel
11am-12pm - Irondale Café
12:15pm-2pm - Birmingham Civil Rights Museum
2:15pm-4pm - Vulcan Park and Museum -Colossal statue
4:30pm-Camp - Oak Mountain State Park
Day 10:
9:15am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - American Village
1:15pm-1:45pm - Center of Alabama -Reynolds Cemetery
2:45pm-3:30pm - Gravity Hill
3:40pm-4:30pm - Blue Bell Creamery
5pm-Camp - Wind Creek State Park
Day 11:
9am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11am - Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
-VC -museum -JR Program
-battlefield tour -trails
12pm-2pm - Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site
-historic site tour -vc/museum
2:10pm-4pm - Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
-tour -carver museum
5pm-Camp - Chewacla State Park
Day 12:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Dexter Parsonage Museum
11:05am-11:15am - Hank Williams Astroturf Grave -Oakwood Cemetery
11:15am-11:30am - Hank Williams statue -N Perry St
11:30am-12:30pm - Hank Williams Museum
12:35pm-1:15pm - Dexter Ave King Memorial Baptist Church
1:15pm-2pm - Civil Rights Memorial
2pm-3:30pm - Freedom Rides Museum
3:30pm-5pm - Rosa Parks Museum
5:30pm-Camp - Gunter Hill Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
10:15am-10:30am - World's Smallest City Block
-N Apple Tree St and E Troy St, Dothan
10:30am-10:45am - Joseph statue -Wiregrass Museum of Art
10:45am-11am - Big Gold Peanut and Art Peanuts - Dothan Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
11am-6pm - Peanuts Around Town -42 peanuts
Hotel Dothan
Day 14:
8:30am - Leave Hotel
9am-11am - US Army Aviation Musuem
2pm-Camp - Gulf State Park
Day 15:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Glass Bottom Dolphin Tour -Dolphins Down Under
12pm-2pm - Alligator Alley
2:30pm-7pm - The Wharf
7pm-Camp - Gulf State Park
Day 16:
12pm - Leave Camp
-Beach
12:15pm-1:30pm - Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
-Jeff Friend trail
2pm-3pm - Fort Morgan
3:45pm-Camp - Gulf State Park
Day 17:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Fort Gaines
11am-12pm - The Estuarium -Dauphin Island
1pm-3pm - USS Alabama
3pm-Camp - Meaher State Park
Day 18:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-9am - Gator Alley Boardwalk
9:15am-11:30am - Historic Blakely Park
-Delta Explorer
2:30pm-4:30pm - Old Cahawba -1st Capitol
-ghost town
5pm-Camp - Six Mile Creek State Park
Day 19:
8am - Leave Camp
8am-9am - Selma Interpretive Center -Selma to Montgomery NHT
9am-11am - Brown Chapel AME Church -Selma to Montgomery NHT
-George Washington Carver Homes
-Edmund Pettus Bridge
11am-1pm - National Voting Rights Museum
1pm-1:30pm - Selma Interpretive Center -JR Program
3pm-5pm - Moundville Archeological Park
7:30pm-8pm - 30 Minute Pit Stop
10pm - Milan, TN
Friday, August 19, 2016
Around Arkansas in 11 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
10am-11:30am - Delta Cultural Center
1pm-3pm - Arkansas Post National Memorial
-VC/Film/Museum -Jr Program
-townsite tour -trails
3:15pm-Camp - Pendleton Bend Campground
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11am - Plantation Agriculture Museum
12:30pm-Camp - Petit Jean State Park
-trails/overlooks -vc
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11am - Gangster Museum of America
11am-Camp - Hot Springs National Park
-Gulpha Gorge Campground
-VC -Jr Program
-Hot Springs Mountain Tower
-Promenade trail
-Arkansas Walk of Fame
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-12:30pm - Historic Washington State Park
-town tour -VC
1:15pm-Camp - Crater of Diamonds State Park
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-12pm - Wegner Quartz Crystal Mine
-Crystal Forest Mine
1:30pm-Camp - Mount Magazine State Park
-highest spot
Day 6:
8am - Leave Camp
9:15am-10:30am - Chaffee Barbershop Museum
-Elvis Army cut
11am-1pm - Fort Smith National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-fort tour -gallows -trails
2pm-Camp - Devils Den State Park
-geological formations -vc -trails
Day 7:
8:15am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
-walking tour -driving tour -house tour
12pm-2pm - Pea Ridge National Military Park
-VC/Film/Exhibits -Jr Program
-driving tour -trails
2:45pm-3pm - Christ of the Ozarks statue
3:15pm-Camp - Kettle Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
9:15am-11am - Glory Hole Trail -Ozark National Forest
11:15am-12pm - Boxley Valley -Buffalo National River
2:15pm-Camp - Gunner Pool Recreation Area
Day 9:
9:30am - Leave Camp
9:45am-11:30am - Blanchard Springs Caverns
-Dripstone Trail
11:30am-1:30pm - Mirror Lake -Blanchard Springs Recreation Area
2pm-5pm - Ozark Folk Center
5pm-Camp - Blanchard Springs Campground
Day 10:
8am - Leave Camp
9:30am-11:30am - Mammoth Springs State Park
12:30pm-1:30pm - Walnut Ridge
-Guitar Walk -Beatles Statue
2:30pm-Camp - Jacksonport State Park
Day 11:
10am - Leave Camp
12pm-2pm - Louisiana Purchase State Park
5pm-Camp - Milan, TN
Other Interests:
*Ruby's Landing Cottage -Melbourn, AR
Around Illinois in 14 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Camp
9am-9:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
11:30am-1:30pm - Fort de Chartres
2:30pm-4:30pm - Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
5pm-Hotel - Hartford, IL
Day 2:
9am - Leave Hotel
9am-11am - Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
11am-12pm - Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower
1:30pm-2:30pm - Cozy Dog Drive In
2:45pm-5pm - Lincoln Home National Historical Site
-VC/Film -Jr Program
-Home tour
5pm-Hotel - Springfield, IL
Day 3:
8:45am - Leave Hotel
Springfield
8:30am-9am - Lincoln Ledger at Chase Bank
9am-10am - Old State Capitol
10am-10:15am - Lincoln-Herndon Law Office
10:15am-10:45am - Lincoln Family Pew
11am-12pm - Lincoln Depot
12:15pm-3pm - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
3pm-4pm - Union Station VC/Union Square Park
4:15pm-5pm - Lincolns Tomb State Historic Site
5pm-Hotel - Springfield, IL
Day 4:
8:30am - Leave Hotel
9am-11am - Lincoln's New Salem State Park
12:15pm-2pm - Caterpillar Visitor Center
3:30pm-4:30pm - Black Hawk State Historic Site
4:40pm-Camp - Rock Island/Quad Cities KOA
Day 5:
11:30am - Leave Camp
12pm-3pm - Rock Island Arsenal Museum
4:30pm-Camp - Castle Rock State Park
Day 6:
10am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12pm - Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home and Visitor Center
12:30pm-2pm - Amboy City Park Wood Carvings
2:30pm-4:30pm - John Deere Historic Site
5pm-Camp - Lowden State Park
-Black Hawk statue
Day 7:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - Historic Auto Attractions
2:45pm-4pm - Gross Point Lighthouse
4:45pm-Hotel - Chicago Area
Day 8:
10am - Leave Hotel
10:30am-11:30am - McDonald's #1 Store/Museum
11:45am-1pm - Ernest Hemingway Birthplace and Museum
1:30pm-5:30pm - Museum of Science and Industry
Hotel - Chicago Area
Day 9:
8am - Leave Hotel
8:30am-9:30am - Willis Tower Skydeck
9:45am-10:15am - Grant Park -Buckingham Fountain
10:30am-11am - Cloud Gate Sculpture
11:15am-1:30pm - Chicago's First Lady
-Architecture River Cruise
1:45pm-2pm - Rock n Roll McDonalds
2:30pm-6:30pm - Navy Pier
7:30pm - Hotel
Day 10:
9:30am - Leave Hotel
10am - Parking Garage
10:15am-1pm - Hershey's Chocolate World
1-1:30pm - Gino's East
-lunch
2pm-3pm - Oprah Store
3:30pm - back to car
5:15pm-Camp - Starved Rock State Park
Day 11:
9am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Matthiessen State Park
1pm-Camp - Starved Rock State Park
-canyons -vc
Day 12:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10am - Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum
10:45am-11am - Lincoln Bench -McLean County Museum
12:45pm-2pm - Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site
3:15pm-4pm - Richard Pollard's Yard Art
4:30pm-Camp - Stephen A Forbes Campground
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
10:15am-10:45am - Bald Knob Cross of Peace
11:45am-Camp - Ferne Clyffe State Park
Day 14:
10am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12pm - Fort Massac State Park
2pm - Milan, TN
Around Indiana in 9 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Camp
10am-10:30am - 30 Minute Pit Stop
12pm-2pm - George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
-VC -Jr Program
-Clark Memorial -historic site
3:30pm-Camp - Spring Mill State Park
-pioneer village -caves -astronaut memorial -grist mill
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - McCormick's Creek State Park
12pm-1pm - Mayberry Café
1:45pm-4pm - Canal Walk -Indianapolis
4:30pm-Camp - Indy Lakes
Day 3:
8am - Leave Camp
10:30am-12:30pm - The Shrine of Christ's Passion
1:15pm-3pm - Bailly Homestead-Chellberg Farm - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
-JR Program
3pm-Camp - Indiana Dunes State Park
-nature center -observation platform -devils side -sand dunes -beach
Day 4:
10am - Leave Camp/Park
10am-10:30am - Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore VC
10:40am-11:15am - Dune Ridge Trail 0.7m
11:15am-12:30pm - Great March Trail 1.7m
12:30pm-1pm - Calumet Dunes Trail 0.5m
1:15pm-4pm - Central Beach
4:15pm-Camp - Dunewood Campground
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
10:30am-3:15pm - Garfield Trail
10:30-10:45 - Speed King -Swayzee
11-11:15 - College Bound -Sweetser
11:30-11:45 - Dr.Garfield -Marion
11:45-12 - Paws 4 Thought -Marion
12-12:15 - Duffer Garfield -Marion
12:30-12:45 - Firefighter -Jonesboro
1-1:15 - Cool Cat -Fairmont
1:30-1:45 - Glass Blower -Gas City
2-2:15 - Worldly Cat -Van Buren
2:30-2:45 - Scream 4 Ice Cream -Upland
3-3:15 - Gone Fishin' -Matthews
3:45pm-Camp - Mounds State Park
Day 6:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-1pm - Whitewater Canal State Historic Site
-Metamora Grist Mill -Ben Franklin III Canal Boat (12pm Tour) -Duck Creek Aqueduct
3:15pm-Camp - Clifty Falls State Park
-VC -nature center -trails -pool -fossil -falls
Day 7:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-12:30pm - Falls of Ohio State Park
-fossil beds -interpretive center -dam -trails
2pm-4pm - Santa Claus Museum and Village
4:15pm-Camp - Lincoln State Park
Day 8:
9am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial
-VC/Exhibits/Film -Jr Program
-Trail of 12 Stones -historic sites -living history farm
11am-Camp - Lincoln State Park
-historic sites -nature center/vc -neighborhood walk trail -beach
Day 9:
10am - Leave Camp
1pm-1:30pm - 30 Minutes Pit Stops
2:30pm-Camp - Milan, TN
Around Iowa in 9 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
4:10pm-Camp - Shady Creek Recreation Area
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Davenport Skybridge
9:30am-10am - Iowa 80 Truckstop
10:30am-11:30am - Wilton Candy Kitchen
12pm-1:30pm - Devonian Fossil Gorge
3pm-Camp - George Wyth State Park
Day 3:
7:30am - Leave Camp
7:45am-9:30am - John Deere Tractor Works
8am-Tour
9:45am-12pm - John Deere Tractor and Engine Museum
1:45pm-3pm - Maytag Dairy Farms
3:30pm-Camp - Rock Creek State Park
Day 4:
9:15am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Pella Historical Village
1pm-2pm - John Wayne Birthplace/Museum
2:10pm-2:30pm - Bridges of Madison County -Cedar
2:40-3 - Imes (oldest)
3:30-3:45 - Roseman
4:45pm-Camp - Lake Anita State Park
Day 5:
8:30am - Leave Camp
8:45am-9am - Jesse James 1st Robbery Monument -Adair
9:30am-10:30am - Danish Windmill Museum
11:30am-12pm - Lewis and Clark Monument -Council Bluffs
1pm-2pm - Lewis and Clark State Park
-keelboat replica
2:45pm-4pm - Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center
4:15pm-Camp - Stone State Park
Day 6:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Trinity Heights
11:30am-12:30pm - Ice Cream Capitol of the World Visitor Center
2:30pm-4pm - Grotto of the Redemption
5pm-Camp - Dolliver Memorial State Park
Day 7:
11am - Leave Camp
1pm-2pm - Matchstick Marvels
3:30pm-4:30pm - Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch
5:15pm-Camp - Volga River Campground
Day 8:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Effigy Mounds National Monument
-VC/Film/Exhibits -Jr Program
-trails -Little Bear Group -Great Bear Group -Fire Point -Eagle Rock
12pm-12:30pm - Field of Dreams Movie Site
1pm-2pm - Fendon Place Elevator
2:15pm-3pm - Dubuque Shot Tower
3:30pm-Camp - Maquoketa Caves State Park
Day 9:
11am - Leave Camp
12:45pm-1pm - Lovers Leap Swinging Bridge
30 Minute Pit Stops: 4-4:30, 7:30-8
9:30pm - Milan, TN
Other Interests:
Cabbage Patch Fantasy Land
Around Kansas in 14 Days
*This trip is planned from Milan, TN*
Day 1:
7am - Leave Milan, TN
30 Minute Pit Stops: 10-10:30, 1:30-2
3:15pm - Blue Springs Lake Campground
Day 2:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Kaw Point Riverfront Park
-Lewis and Clark Expedition
9:45am-10:15am - Buffalo Solider Monument -Fort Leavenworth
10:45am-12pm - Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
12:15pm-12:30pm - Independence Creek -Kanza Lodge
-Lewis and Clark Historic Site
1pm-1:15pm - Peter Toth's 27foot tall Oak Monument
2:45pm-3pm - Bronze Pony Express Horse and Rider -Marysville
3pm-4pm - Pony Express Original Home Station No. 1 Barn and Museum
4:45pm-Camp - Rock Creek Station State Historic Park
Day 3:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11:30am - Hollenberg Pony Express Station State Historic Site
12:30pm-2pm - Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
3pm-3:15pm - Geographic Center of Lower 48 States
4:45pm-Camp - Prairie Dog State Park
-prairie dog town -adobe homestead
Day 4:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-10:30am - Nicodemus National Historical Site
-Town Hall and VC -Jr Program
-St. Francis Hotel -AME Church -Old 1st Baptist Church -District No.1 School
11:30am-1pm - Fort Hays State Historic Site
2:15pm-2:30pm - Castle Rock -Quinter
3:30pm-4pm - Buffalo Bill Cultural Center -Buffalo Bill statue
4pm-Camp - High Plains Campground
Day 5:
8am - Leave Camp
8:30am-9am - Monument Rocks -chalk pyramids
10:15am-12:30pm - Sandsage Bison Range and Wildlife Area
1:30pm-3:30pm - Dorothy's House and The Land of Oz
4pm-Camp - Meade State Park
Day 6:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-9:30am - Dalton Gang Hideout
10:15am-12:15pm - Dodge City Trail of Fame
12:15pm-6pm - Boothill Museum
-Old Front Street -Santa Fe Trail ruts
6pm-Camp - Gunsmoke RV Park
Day 7:
8am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Fort Larned National Historical Site
-VC -Jr Program
-trail ruts -trails -museum/film
11:30am-12:30pm - Pawnee Rock State Historic Site
2pm-5pm - Kansas Underground Salt Museum
5:15pm-Camp - Sand Hills State Park
Day 8:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-1pm - Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
2pm-2:30pm - Mushroom Rock State Park
3:30pm-5:30pm - Eisenhower Presidential Library/Museum
-Eisenhower statue
6pm-Camp - Owls Nest Campground
Day 9:
9:30am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - The Oz Museum
12:30pm-1pm - Indian Pay Station and Museum
1:30pm-4pm - Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site
4:15pm-Camp - Topeka/Capital City KOA
Day 10:
8:45am - Leave Camp
9am-11am - Brown v Board of Education National Historical Site
-museum -jr program
-trails -Cushinberry Park
12pm-2pm - Kaw Mission State Historic Site
2:30pm-4:30pm - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
-VC/film/exhibits -jr program
-lower fox creek schoolhouse -trails -ranch tour -fishing
5pm-Camp - Hillsboro Cove Campground
Day 11:
9am - Leave Camp
10am-12pm - Old Cowtown Museum
12pm-12:30pm - Keeper of the Plains
3pm-4pm - Dalton Defenders Museum
4:30pm-Camp - Washington Cove Campground
Day 12:
8:30am - Leave Camp
10am-11am - Kansas Route 66 VC -Baxter Springs
11:15am-11:30am - Marsh Arch Rainbow Bridge
11:45am-1pm - Cars on the Route
-Tow Mater
1:45pm-3pm - Big Brutus
4pm-Camp - Prairie State Park
Day 13:
8am - Leave Camp
8:45am-11am - Fort Scott National Historical Site
-VC/exhibits -jr program
-historic rooms and buildings
12pm-1pm - John Brown Museum and State Historic Site
1:45pm-4pm - Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm
4:30pm-Camp - Blue Springs Lake Campground
Day 14:
8am - Leave Camp
30 Minute Pit Stops: 11-11:30, 2:30-3
4:15pm - Milan, TN
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