Ready-made trip plans for 3, 5, 7, 10 and 14 days across the United States: day-by-day route, drive times, where to stay, what to book ahead and a budget in three levels.
About 1,800 miles of coast, rain forest and redwoods in two weeks. Here is where to sleep each night, how long each drive takes and why the one-way car rental fee belongs in your budget from day one.
About 500 miles of California coast in five unhurried days. The plan puts Big Sur on its own day, explains how to check for closures, and shows what the trip costs at three budget levels.
Ten days is enough to see the Everglades, drive the whole Overseas Highway, catch a Gulf Coast sunset and end at the theme parks or a rocket launch site, if you plan the long drives and the bookings well.
Three national parks, a Navajo-guided slot canyon and the most photographed river bend in Arizona, all in one week from Las Vegas. The plan also untangles the time zones that catch many travelers out.
Live music in Austin, a German-founded wine town, a granite dome, cypress-lined swimming holes and the Alamo, in a loop of about 300 miles.
Red rock, the South Rim, Navajo land, cliff dwellings, an adobe capital and white gypsum dunes, planned around heat, altitude, time zones and tribal rules.
Two of America's most visited cities in one short trip, no car needed. Here is how to split the days, which tickets to buy only from official sellers, and what the trip costs.
Historic Route 66 turned 100 in November 2026. This two-week plan keeps daily driving realistic, follows the old road where it still runs, and adds Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon on the way west.
One week, one rental car and three very different Californias: the city, the Sierra Nevada and the Big Sur coast. Here is the day-by-day plan, with the road and reservation details that change by season.
Three national parks, a waterfall corridor and two cities in ten days, planned around the short summer window when every mountain road is open.
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