Week 1 Sunday June 8th Start Drive: Home to Corbin, KY 470 miles (8 hours)
Monday June 9 - Cumberland Falls State Resort Park Kentucky ~cumberlandfallspark.com
To do: +*Sheltowee Trace Outfitters ~ky-rafting.com Tubing Meet 3pm at Blue Heron mine
Stay: +KOA Corbin ~koa.com (2 nights) *fishing lake
Tuesday June 10 - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee ~www.mypigeonforge.com
Drive: Corbin, KY- Pigeon Forge, TN 118 miles (2 hours)
To do: +*Dollywood amusement park ~dollywood.com +*Comedy Barn Theater -8:15 show
Stay: +Riveredge RV Park ~stayriveredge.com Reservations -Cabin *AC, city trolley to area attractions
Wednesday June 11 - Nashville, TN
Drive: Pigeon Forge, TN- Nashville, TN 214 miles (3 hours 40 minutes)
To do: *Belle Meade Plantation costume tour ~bellemeadeplantation.com *Opry mills- shopping, dining, etc. –Rainforest Café ~oprymills.com
Stay: +KOA Nashville *AC Cabin *music barn w/entertainment, transportation to area attractions -look for confirmation on line
Thursday June 12- Hayti, MO
To do: *Nash Trash Tours –musical-comedy tour ~nashtrash.com 9am and 11:30am Tour is 90 minutes long Drive: Nashville, TN – Hayti, MO 202 miles (3 hours, 40 minutes)
To do: *Casino Aztar- Caruthersville, MO ~casinoaztar.com (10 minutes)-Food Pavilion-sit at the window and watch the boats roll down the river Thursday night live entertainment on the deck! *Bike trails
Stay: +KOA Hayti/Portageville, AR Cabin *All you can eat pancake breakfasts at KOA Kafe *Free continental breakfast for people in cabins
Friday June 13 - Memphis, TN
Drive: Hayti, MO- Memphis, TN 94 miles (1 ½ hours)
To do: +*Graceland ~elvis.com Tour 60-90 minutes 1 pm central time – *Peabody Hotel ~peabodymemphis.com -11am Peabody ducks emerge from elevator and enter fountain, 5 pm leave fountain and ride up on the elevator *Beale St.~bealestreet.com -Main street trolley
Drive: Memphis, TN- Little Rock, AR 138 miles (2 hours 15 minutes)
Stay: +KOA Little Rock North *AC Cabin *Computer center, fishing
Saturday June 14 - Crater of Diamonds State Park- Murfreesboro, AR
Drive: Little Rock, AR- Murfreesboro, AR 124 miles (2 hours 15 minutes)
To do: *Crater of Diamonds State Park-sift through eroded surface of an ancient volcanic pipe for diamonds all day sifting-keep what you find!
Drive: Murfreesboro, AR- Ruston, LA 134 miles (3 hours)
To do: *Ruston Peach Festival Rodeo June 14th 8pm (check on this) Also arts and crafts show 8am-6pm
Stay: +Super 8 Ruston
Week 2 Sunday June 15 -Alligator Park Natchitoches, LA Drive: Ruston, LA- Natchitoches, LA 77 miles (2 hours)
To do: *Bayou Pierre Alligator Park ~alligatorpark.net Alligator island show, Big Al’s gator feeding show, pic with gator! *Natchitoches Arts & Crafts Festival June 14-15
Drive: Natchitoches, LA- Baton Rouge, LA 198 miles (3 hours 20 minutes)
Stay: +KOA Baton Rouge *AC Cabin
Monday June 16 - Mississippi & Alabama
Drive: Baton Rouge, LA- Biloxi, MS 147 miles (2 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Biloxi Shrimping expedition ~gcww.com/sailfish 70 minutes *Marine Life Oceanarium ~dophinsrus.com Gulfport, MS 9am-6pm Feed Sea lions, dolphin shows etc.
Drive: Biloxi, MS- Lillian, AL 112 miles (2 hours 15 minutes)
To do: Lambert’s Café- Foley, AL Home of the thrown rolls! ~throwedrolls.com
Stay: +KOA Pensacola Cabin waterfront view *AC in cabins
Tuesday June 17- New Orleans, LA
Drive: Lillian, AL- New Orleans, LA 206 miles (3 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Mid City Lanes Rock ‘n Bowl ~www.rockandbowl.com Bowl with bands and jazz music +*Haunted history Tours ~hauntedhistorytours.com 2 hr. ghost tours Tour at 2pm (2-2 1/2 hours) *Harrah’s casino ~harrahs.com casino has mardi gras floats and beads!
Stay: +The Cotton Exchange Hotel ~cottonhotelneworleans.com
Wednesday June 18 - Travel Day Drive: New Orleans, LA- Houston, TX 364 miles (6 hours)
To do: *Aquarium restaurant Kemah Boardwalk ~kemahboardwalk.com *Caribbean carnival on Galveston island- Caribbean arts, crafts and food. Caribbean cultural dancers, limbo, calypso, reggae and steel drums.
Stay: +KOA Houston East/Baytown Thursday June 19 - San Antonio
Drive: Houston, TX- San Antonio, TX 197 miles (3 hours 15 minutes)
To do: *San Antonio River Cruise ~sarivercruise.com The cruises provide 40 minute tours of the river walk that cover the main 2 ½ miles of the trek. Rio Trans ride can get on and off at each stop-picks up every 20 minutes *The Alamo 9am- 5:30pm ~thealamo.org *Hemisfair park ~hotx.com/hot/hillcountry/sa/tours/hemisfair/ Worlds fair Tower of Americas 360 degrees restaurant and observation deck 8am-11pm *Arneson River Theater- open air theater!
Stay: +KOA San Antonio *AC cabins *Fishing, KOA restaurant serves bkfast and dinner Wed. – Sun.
Friday June 20 - New Braunfels, TX
Drive: San Antonio, TX – New Braunfels, TX 33 miles (35 minutes)
To do: *Schlitterbahn water park ~schlitterbahn.com 10am-8pm *Rockin’ R River rides ~rockinr.com *Gruene River CO. ~toobing.com *Grist Mill Restaurant ~gristmillrestaurant.com
Drive: New Braunfels, TX – Austin, TX 48 miles (50 minutes)
Stay: +Austin Lone Star RV Resort *AC Cabin $40.50
Saturday June 21 - Fort Worth, TX
Drive: Austin, TX – Irving, TX 204 miles (3 hours 20 minutes)
To do: *The Movie Studios at Las Colinas ~studiosatlascolinas.com Irving, TX–Sat. tour 10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm 1-1 ½ hours long Drive: Irving, TX – Fort Worth, TX 27 miles (28 minutes) To do: *Stockyards Championship Rodeo ~cowtowncolesium.com 8 pm Stay: +La Quinta Inn Fort Worth West
Week 3 Sunday June 22 Oklahoma & Kansas
Drive: Fort Worth, TX – Oklahoma City, OK 207 miles (3 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Water Taxi on the Bricktown Canal ~watertaxi.com 10am-11pm every 10-15 minutes
Drive: Oklahoma City, OK – Cherokee, OK 153 miles (3 hours)
Stay: +Great Salt Plains State Park Cabin
Monday June 23 Great Salt Plains
To do: *Great Salt Plains crystal digging ~greatsaltplains.com Bring water and shovels!
Drive: Cherokee, OK –Dodge City, KS 169 miles (4 hours)
To do: *Dodge city ~boothill.org Re-inacts dodge city gunfights 12, 3 and 7 Long branch show 7:30
Drive: Dodge City, KS – Liberal, KS 85 miles (2 hours)
Stay: +Best Western La Fonda Motel
Tuesday June 24 Amarillo, TX
To do: Land of Oz Open 9am-6pm Visit Dorothy’s house, costumed tour, yellow brick road etc.
Drive: Liberal, KS – Amarillo, TX 207 miles (3 hours 20 minutes)
To do: Relax!
Stay: +KOA Amarillo
Wednesday June 25 New Mexico Drive: Amarillo, TX – Roswell, NM 214 miles (5 hours)
To do: *International UFO museum & Research center Roswell, NM ~iufomrc.org 9am-5pm
Drive: Roswell, NM – Lincoln, NM 57 miles (1 hour 20 minutes)
To do: *Lincoln State Monument ~museumofnewmexico.org 8:30am-5pm
Drive: Lincoln, NM – Ruidoso, NM 36 miles (55 minutes)
Stay: Bonito Hollow RV Park ~bonitohollow.com cabin (Eagles Nest & Bear’s Den)
Thursday June 26 Gold Panning
To do: +*Lincoln County Gold Mining Co 4 hr. gold panning lesson & mine tour ~lincolncountygoldminingcompany.com 10:30-2:30pm -mine
Drive: Ruidoso, NM – Albuquerque, NM 183 miles (4 hours)
Stay: KOA Albuquerque Central Cabin
Friday June 27 Rest Day!
Drive: Albuquerque, NM – Holbrook, AZ 232 miles (4 hours)
To do: REST!
Stay: +KOA Holbrook Cabin *pancake breakfast & cowboy cookout
Saturday June 28 Montezuma Castle
Drive: Holbrook, AZ –Flagstaff, AZ 90 miles (1 hour 30 minutes)
To do: *Montezuma Castle ~nps.gov/moca Camp Verde, AZ 8am- 7pm
Drive: Flagstaff, AZ – Kingman, AZ 149 miles (2 hours 30 minutes)
Stay: +KOA Kingman Cabin Week 4 Sunday June 29 Las Vegas Drive: Kingman, AZ – Las Vegas, NV 104 miles ( 2 hours 30 minutes)
Along *Delgadillo’s Snow Cap ~ synaptic.bc.ca/gallery/selig002.htm the way: quirky restaurant sign reads “sorry we’re open!”
To do: *The Attic- vintage clothing, accessories and décor from 60’s & 70’s *Bonanza Gifts- world’s largest gift shop with tacky souvenirs! *M&M Academy ~vegas.com/attractions/on_the_strip/mandmworld.html free attraction on the production of M&M’s Sat-10am-8pm Sun 10am-6pm *Nascar Café ~nascarcafelasvegas.com has a rollercoaster that goes through the restaurant! *NY NY Hotel offers Manhattan Express Rollercoaster ~nynyhotelcasino.com *MGM Grand ~mgmgrand.com Rainforest Café & Lion Habitat
Stay: +MGM Grand Hotel & Casino ~mgmgrand.com *Has lazy river within pool complex
Monday June 30 Los Angeles
Drive: Las Vegas, NV – Los Angeles, CA 270 miles (4 hours 25 minutes)
To do: *WB Studio tour ~wbsf.warnerbros.com/home.html 9am-4pm(last departure) tours every ½ hour 2 ¼ hour tour
Stay: 2 nights! Lauren’s getting deal!
Tuesday July 1- DISNEYLAND!!!!!!
To do: Disneyland ~disneyland.com
Wednesday July 2 – Hearst Castle
Drive: Los Angeles, CA – San Simeon, CA 236 miles (4 hours 30 minutes)
Stop *Madonna Inn –San luis Obispo ~madonnainn.com Along -look at rooms, restaurant, gift shop, etc. The way:
To do: +*Hearst Castle ~hearstcastle.com 5pm tour be there 30 mins. Early to pick up ticks at will call bring paper
Stay: +Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront Resort ~cavalierresort.com 4 pm check in side view to ocean *fire pits on the beach for roasting smores
Thursday July 3- Santa Cruz
Drive: San Simeon, CA – Santa Cruz, CA 136 miles (3 hours)
Stops *Nepenthe ~nepenthebigsur.com Along Restaurant in the big sur mountains overlooking ocean The way: *Jade Cove ~parksman.com/jade.html Can collect Jade on the beach!
To do: *Santa Cruz Boardwalk ~beachboardwalk.com *Boardwalk bowl ~boardwalkbowl.com Thursday nights 9pm-close atomic bowling –black lights and pins, dance music and light show!
Stay: +KOA Santa Cruz 2 room cabin
Friday July 4 San Francisco
Drive: Santa Cruz, CA – San Francisco, CA 67 miles (1 hour 15 minutes)
Along *Winchester Mystery house ~winchestermysteryhouse.com the way: 9am-7pm -San Jose, CA
To do: *Alcatraz tour ~nps.gov/Alcatraz Tours ~ blueandgoldfleet.com 9:30am-4:15pm -2.5 hours *Pier 39 ~pier39.com –shop, street entertainment, etc. July 4th celebration- bands playing all day! *Lombard St & Cable car rides!
Saturday July 5 Yosemite
Drive: San Francisco, CA – Yosemite, CA 166 miles ( 3 hours )
To do: *Rafting trip ~yosemiteparktours.com/summer/activities_rafting.htm Rentals at Curry village -3 mile trip -open 10am first come first serve!
Drive: Yosemite, CA – Mariposa, CA 42 miles (1 hour) Stay: +Mariposa Lodge - Week 5 Sunday July 6 Travel California Drive: Mariposa, CA – Fairfield, CA 160 miles (3 hours 30 minutes)
Along *Visit the Friedman’s! Dublin, CA the way:
To do: *Jelly Belly Factory Tour ~jellybelly.com 40 minute tour 9am-5pm Restaurant 11am-3pm with jelly shaped burgers and pizza!
Drive: Fairfield, CA – Willows, CA 96 miles (1 hour 30 minutes)
Stay: Days Inn Willows, CA ~bookcalifornia.com Monday July 7 Rest Day!
Drive: Willows, CA – Mt. Shasta, CA 137 miles (2 hours 15 minutes)
To do: RELAX!!!!
Stay: KOA Mt. Shasta Cabin
Tuesday July 8 Oregon
Drive: Mt. Shasta, CA – Takilma, OR 154 miles (3 hours)
To do: Out ‘n About Outfitters treehouse tour
Stay: +Out ‘n About Tree houses ~treehouses.com Staying in the Treepee *Horseback riding
Wednesday July 9 Sea Lion Caves
Drive: Takilma, OR – Florence, OR 203 miles (4hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Sea Lion Caves ~sealioncaves.com open 9am -take elevator to bottom of caves to see sea lions * C&M Stables- horseback rides on the beach –open 10am Guided beach ride: 1 ½ hour ride Sunset beach ride : 2 hours
Drive: Florence, OR – Waldport, OR 33 miles (45 minutes)
Stay: KOA Waldport *Nightly family movies and bike rentals Thursday July 10 Oregon Coast
Drive: Waldport, OR – Tillamook, OR 83 miles (2 hours 30 minutes)
To do: Munson Creek Falls ~oregonstateparks.org -waterfalls and walking trails, nice for picnic
Drive: Tillamook, OR – Chehalis, WA 157 miles (3 hours)
Stay: KOA Chehalis
Friday July 11 Seattle
Drive: Chehalis, WA – Seattle, WA 88 miles (1 hour 30 minutes)
To do: *Underground tour ~undergroundtour.com 90 minute underground tour of Seattle –open everyday 10-6pm tours start on the hour *Space needle ~spaceneedle.com Monday – Sunday 9am-midnight -lunch 11-3 & dinner 5-10pm *Pike place market ~pikeplacemarket.org Mon. – Sat. 9-6pm Sun. 11-5pm Where the fish are thrown, also arts and crafts, etc.
Stay: Days Inn South Seattle/Kent 866-825-9330 Shuttle to the airport! Saturday July 12 Ohme Gardens
Drive: Seattle, WA – Wenatchee, WA 147 miles (3 hours)
To do: Ohme Gardens ~ohmegardens.com 9-7pm
Drive: Wenatchee, WA – Yakima, WA 108 miles (2 hours 30 minutes)
Stay: KOA Yakima
Week 6 Sunday July 13 Idaho
Drive: Yakima, WA – Nampa, ID 350 miles (5 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Snake river dayz festival ~snakeriverdayz.org July 10-19 -arts and crafts show until 5pm *Swiss Cheese village-see cheese being made Hours 8am-7pm
Drive: Nampa, ID – Mountain Home, ID 62 miles ( 1 hour 10 minutes) Stay: KOA Mountain
Monday July 14 More of Idaho
Drive: Mountain Home, ID – Hailey, ID 93 miles (2 hours)
To do: *Shorty’s restaurant ~shortysdiner.com Owned by Bruce Willis –open until 4pm
Drive: Hailey, ID – Blackfoot, ID 135 miles (3 hours 45 minutes)
To do: *Idaho Potato Expo open until 5pm ~potatoexpo.com
Drive: Blackfoot, ID – Idaho Falls, ID 27 miles (33 minutes)
Stay: KOA Idaho Falls
Tuesday July 15 Montana & Yellowstone
Drive: Idaho Falls, Id – Virginia City, MT 201 miles (4 hours)
To do: *Overland Stagecoach Tours of Virginia City ~virginiacitystagecoach.com 25 minute narrated tour to Alder gulch 1860s stage stop in front of the Well's Fargo Coffee House
Stay: Nevada City Hotel & Cabins Gold panning in area! Have cabins or rooms (rooms with second floor balcony over old time saloon) Old Saloon/hotel stagecoach stop!
Wednesday July 16 Yellowstone
Drive: Virginia City, MT – Yellowstone, WY 81 miles ( 2 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Old Faithful Geyser Yellowstone ~nps.gov/yell Drive through Yellowstone national park
Drive: Yellowstone, WY – Cody, WY 117 miles (2 hours 45 minutes)
To do: *Cody Nite Rodeo 8:30pm Ticket office opens at 7pm *Old trail town
Stay: KOA Cody Shuttle service to rodeo
Thursday July 17 Travel Day
Drive: Cody, WY – Custer, SD 364 miles (7 hours 30 minutes)
To do: *Fort Hayes Chuckwagon supper ~rushmoretours.com 6:30-7 supper 7-8 cowboy music show On the dances with wolves movie set! *Mt. Rushmore lighting ceremony held at 9pm at amphitheater
Stay: Flintstones Bedrock City Campground ~flintstonesbedrockcity.com Has drive-in movies and small theme park!
Friday July 18 South Dakota
Drive: Custer, SD –Sioux Falls, SD 388 miles (6 hours 30 minutes)
Along *Wall drug ~walldrug.com The way:
To do: *The Greatest Show on H2O ~catfishbay.com 7pm The comedic story of Lewis & Clark on water skis!
Stay: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Brandon,
Saturday July 19 IOWA
Drive: Sioux Falls, SD – Le Mars, IA 75 miles (1hour 45 minutes)
To do: *Blue Bunny Ice Cream Factory Tour ~wellsdairy.com 9am-5pm Drive: Le Mars, IA – New Ulm, MN 160 miles (3 hours 45 minutes)
To do: *Heritagefest ~heritagefest.net 11am-1am Big German heritage festival w/ food, entertainment, crafts, etc.
Drive: New Ulm, MN – Mankato, MN 30 miles (50 minutes)
Stay: Econo Lodge Mankato ~travelnow.com/hotels
Week 7 Sunday July 20 Mall of America! Drive: Mankato, MN – Minneapolis, MN 80 miles (1 hour 45 minutes)
To do: *Mall of America ~mallofamerica.com 11am-7pm -Camp Snoopy theme park ~campsnoopy.com -General Mills cereal adventure ~cerealadventure.com -Jillian’s Bowling ~jillians.com -Rainforest Café ~rainforestcafe.com -Knuckleheads comedy club
Stay: KOA St. Paul
Monday July 21 Wisconsin Dells
Drive: St. Paul, MN – Wisconsin Dells, WI 230 miles (4 hours)
Along *Rudy’s Old Fashioned Drive-In ~rudysdrivein.com the way: Roller skating car hops take your order!
To do: *Original Wisconsin Ducks Open until 7pm ~dells.com *Chalet Lanes & Lounge ~dells.com/chaletlanes.com Rock ‘n bowl
Stay: KOA Wisconsin Dells
Tuesday July 22 Wisconsin
Drive: Wisconsin Dells, WI – Spring Green, WI 48 miles (1 hour)
To do: *House on the rock ~houseontherock.com 9am-7pm 3 hr. tour -infinity room-glass walkway jutting out from cliff
Drive: Spring Green, WI – Pleasant Prairie, WI 154 miles (3 hours)
To do: *Jelly Belly Factory Tour ~jellybelly.com 9am-5pm (866) TOUR-JBC
Drive: Pleasant Prairie, WI – Marengo, IL 60 miles (1 hour 30 minutes)
Stay: KOA Chicago Northwest 2 nights!
Wednesday July 23 Chicago
Drive: Marengo, IL – Chicago, IL 62 miles (1 hour)
To do: *McDonald’s museum ~mcdonalds.com *Late Nite Catechism ~latenitecatechism.info *Fireworks on the Navy Pier ~navypier.com 9:30pm on Wednesday! Also rides, shops, entertainment, dining, etc.
Stay: Find hotel! And stay in city.
Thursday July 24 Chicago
To do: *Untouchables tour of Chicago ~gangstertour.com Thurs. 10am & 1pm *Magnificent Mile ~themagnificentmile.com -take the trolley!
Drive: Chicago, IL – Chesterton, IN 48 miles (50 minutes
Stay: Sand Creek Campground in the Indiana Dunes cabins
Friday July 25 Indiana
To do: *Perogi Festival Whiting, IN Call ahead and check dates -parade on Friday night! *Indiana Dunes National Park ~nps.gov/indu
Drive: Chesterton, IN – Battle Creek, MI 124 miles (2 hours)
Stay: Hotel-book later!
Saturday July 26 HOME!!!!
To do: *Kellogg’s Cereal city factory tour ~kelloggscerealcityusa.org
Drive: Battle Creek, MI – Detroit, MI 123 miles (2 hours)
To do: *Henry Ford Museum ~hfmgv.org Open until 5
Drive: Detroit, MI – HOME!!! 317 miles (5 hours 15 minutes)