![]() student Randy Olson, on his blog, and it was done scientifically to optimize the routing: each stop represents a national park or a point of interest. Original itinerary (image credit: Randy Olson) I’m on the quest to visit all 50 states myself (in addition to also visiting every country obviously), and I’m not doing too bad with 47 already.īut let’s just say it would’ve been much quicker to get to 48 at once with this roadtrip instead of having to do it over dozens of trips.Ĥ8-state roadtrip – national parks/points of interest version There’s a version for national parks and points of interest and a version for cities. The only 2 states you’ll have left to visit after this roadtrip will be Hawaii and Alaska. If you aim to eventually visit every state, any 1 of these 2 itineraries is a great way to almost all of them at once. So the USA has a lot of variety in terms of landscapes, but even in terms of culture too (even if many who aren’t from the country don’t realize that). The USA is a huge country, almost as big as Europe (it’s even larger than Canada when considering land area alone). The basic version is free - an upgrade to "TripIt Pro" provides more features.Basics of the 2 epic USA roadtrip itineraries ![]() You can plan and save info about all aspects of a trip–hotel, map, route, flight schedule, car rental info, etc. It does have a major advantage of displaying he locations of national motel chains along a given route. ![]() This mapping application is probably the least intuitive program that we’ve looked at over the years. Your mileage may vary, and the developers are constantly rolling out improvements. Its desktop site has good mapping tools, but we’ve had difficulty using the Roadtrippers free mobile app on Android phones. Its database of hotels, restaurants, and points of interest is large and growing. Launched in 2013, this is one of the newer free applications out there. This is a good, user-friendly route planner that lets you choose various types of sites and points of interest to add to your itinerary. If you are not a member, you will be given the opportunity to choose a home location. When you click on the link above, it will take you to your current club if you are a member. In 2007, the proprietary TripTik program, previously only available to Automobile Association of America club members, was made available to the public free of charge. ![]() The Roadside America App, an excellent mobile application for iPhones (not free, but cheap), allows users to find and map attractions easily when they are on the road. “My Sights” works best on desktops, and the resulting trip plans can be saved & transferred to a number of GPS devices. The site offers two primary mapping tools. Our colleagues at Roadside America have, over the last 20+ years, created the most complete (and entertaining!) database of odd and unique road trip attractions. If the RTA map programs are not exactly what you’re looking for, check out these programs for different approaches and features: Many are now adding apps for mobile devices. Most of the trip planners listed below were originally developed for desktop viewing. It’s likely that no single mapping application will ever work exactly the way you want it to, because each takes a different approach. ![]()
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