My wife, two daughters (age 10 and 12), and I are taking a vacation in the late summer of this year. We are leaving south Louisiana heading straight up the U.S to Chicago then heading east toward the coast. We plan on driving down the east coast to Destin, FL then head back home to Houma, LA. We will have 18 days to do this and we are traveling in our own vehicle so we will be staying in hotels along the way. Our initial plans were to have key stops. We decided on Branson, MO then Chicago. From Chicago to Niagara Falls, NY or Canada. From there to New York City to Washington DC. We thought about Colonial Williamsburg. After that maybe Myrtle beach, SC before Destin. If anyone has any thoughts about our vacation or if anyone thinks of a new stop along our trip, please give us your input. Each stop we make we are planning on staying 1-2 days maximum. Please keep this in mind when offering suggestions. If you live in or visited any of these cities and would like to share your opinions on clean places to stay, attractions we may want to see, or restaurants we must eat at, please give us your opinion. We will try to stay away from the amusement parks and visit educational and scenic areas. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
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18 Day East Coast Road Trip ';Please Help';
Hello, we did something similar a few years ago, but started in Florida and drove North. If you want history, you may want to consider a day in Philadelphia and then for a unique cultural perspective, a day in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, which is a short drive from Philadephia.
DC, I live there, there are days of things to do here. VA Beach, after all that driving, that would be a good place to relax. If you just want a quick taste of Williamsburg, you can stop on the way to VA Beach and have lunch there. Jamestown, however, is also quite special... Savannah is lovely, but if you are from Louisiana, I think you%26#39;ll find it very similar to New Orleans. If I were you, I%26#39;d leave it off the tour and have some more time at the other spots...
As for Niagara Falls, of course one must take the Maid of the Mist tour....
18 Day East Coast Road Trip ';Please Help';
Looks like a great trip. If possible consider some of these stops........
From DC it%26#39;s only an hour to Front Royal and the northern entrance to Shenandoah NP (hike, overlooks, 2 lodges), take Skyline Drive (a most beautiful road), 105 miles to end at Waynesboro, head 1 hour east on I64 to Charlottesville, visit Monticello, then I64 to Colonial Williamsburg %26amp; Jamestown, then continue your trip to Va Beach or Myrtle Beach. This slight zig zag will provide beautiful scenery, a chance to stretch your legs and a good bit of history. The hotel reviews on TA will give you good lodging options. Happy trails.
The last time I traveled on Skyline Drive, it was a 35 mile per hour speed limit. I know you%26#39;re supposed to be looking at scenery, but the driver will be busy looking at the curves, and 105 miles at 35 miles per hour is a long drive.
Hello again, I was thinking about your trip. To make recommendations for the DC area, it would be helpful to know your primary concerns. Since you have so little time in each location, it seems that your overnights will need to be as close to the attractions you want to see. Do you have memberships in any of the hotel points clubs - if not, I%26#39;d recommend you join Holiday Inn%26#39;s Priority Club and/or Best Western and/or the Hilton%26#39;s program. There%26#39;s always one of these hotels near the sites, and that way you%26#39;re gaining points for your next trip...
To be near the DC sites, I recommend that you stay in Arlington, VA. Favorite places: Holiday Inn or the Marriott hotel in Roslyn, both with great views of the Potomac River and a 5-minute walk to the Roslyn metro. The Hilton Garden Inn near the Courtyard metro isn%26#39;t as scenic, but there%26#39;s a great inexpensive restaurant next door - Ragtime, and it is a 5-minute walk to the Courthouse metro.
You could spend a day at Colonial Williamsburg and another at the two Jamestown sites, plus perhaps do the driving tour of the Yorktown battlefields. That would give you a good overview of settlement, colonial times, and nearing the end of the Revolution.
If you%26#39;re thinking of Myrtle Beach and Destin, skip Virginia Beach.
This probably belongs in the Missouri thread, but there are Civil War sites near Springfield, Missouri (Battle of Wilson%26#39;s Creek, Battle of Springfield).
If your daughters are interested in the Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo had a farm in the Missouri Ozarks at Mansfield, Missouri. Worth a stop, I think.
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