Road Trip Destinations in all 50 States

Road Trip ideas in all 50 states

TGR Staff - 01/20/2022

Are you ready to hit the road? Here is a list of road trip stops in every state in the US:

Road Trip Destinations in all 50 states

Alabama:

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Gulf Shores Beach

Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Natchez Trace Parkway


Alaska Road Trip Destinations

Alaska:

Denali National Park

Juneau, the state capital

Kenai Fjords National Park

Ketchikan, the "Salmon Capital of the World"


Arizona Road Trip Destinations

Arizona:

Grand Canyon National Park

Sedona, Known for its Red Rock Tours

Tombstone, the "Town Too Tough to Die"

Tucson, home to the University of Arizona


Arkansas Road Trip Destinations

Arkansas:

Hot Springs National Park

Petit Jean State Park

The Ozark and Ouachita Mountains

The Arkansas Delta


California Road Trip Destinations

California:

Big Sur, a scenic stretch of coastline

Disneyland

Highway 1, Pacific Coast Highway

Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world


Road Trip Destinations in Colorado

Colorado:

Rocky Mountain National Park

Aspen Colorado, Ski Destination

The Denver Art Museum

The Great Sand Dunes National Park


Road Trip Destinations in Connecticut

Connecticut:

Mystic Seaport, a museum of maritime history

The Mark Twain House & Museum

The Yale University Art Gallery

The Connecticut Wine Trail


Road Trip Destinations in Delaware

Delaware:

The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

The Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk

The Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

Wilmington, the largest city in Delaware


Florida Road Trip Destinations

Florida:

The Everglades National Park

The Kennedy Space Center

The Keys, a chain of islands off the southern tip of Florida

Walt Disney World Resort


Road Trip Destinations in Georgia

Georgia:

The Georgia Aquarium

The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park

The Savannah Historic District

The World of Coca-Cola


Hawaii road trip destinations

Hawaii:

Polynesian Cultural Center

Hana Highway

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

The Hamakua Coast



Idaho road trip destinations

Idaho:

Craters of the Moon National Monument

The Boise River Greenbelt

The Idaho Potato Museum

Sun Valley


Road trip destinations in Illinois

Illinois:

The Art Institute of Chicago

The Chicago Architecture Foundation

The Field Museum

The Lincoln Park Zoo


Indiana Road Trip Destinations

Indiana:

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indiana Dunes National Park

The Indianapolis Zoo


Iowa road trip destination

Iowa:

The Amana Colonies, a historic German settlement

The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum

The Mississippi River

The Omaha World-Herald IMAX Dome Theater


Kansas road trip destinations

Kansas:

The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site

The Flint Hills

The Kansas City Zoo

The Sedgwick County Zoo


Kentucky road trip destinations

Kentucky:

The Ark Encounter

The Churchill Downs Racetrack

The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

The Muhammad Ali Center


Louisiana Road Trip Destinations

Louisiana:

The French Quarter in New Orleans

The Great River Road

The Louisiana State Capitol

The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park


Main Road Trip Destinations

Maine:

Acadia National Park

The Maine Lighthouse Museum

The Portland Head Light

The Portland Museum of Art


Maryland road trip destinations

Maryland:

The Baltimore Museum of Art

The Chesapeake Bay

The National Aquarium

The Old Line State's Eastern Shore


Massachusetts road trip destinations

Massachusetts:

The Cape Cod National Seashore

Fenway Park

The Harvard University Art Museums

Salem



Michigan Road Trip Destinations

Michigan:

The Henry Ford Museum

Michigan International Speedway

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

The Upper Peninsula



Minnesota road trip destinations

Minnesota:

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Mall of America

The Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Minnesota Zoo



Mississippi road trip destinations

Mississippi:

The Gulf Islands National Seashore

The Mississippi Museum of Art

The Natchez Trace Parkway

The Vicksburg National Military Park



Missouri Road Trip Destinations

Missouri:

The Gateway Arch in St. Louis

Mark Twain's Boyhood Home & Museum

The Missouri Botanical Garden

The Silver Dollar City Theme Park



Montana road trip destinations

Montana:

Glacier National Park

The Big Sky Resort

The Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

The Montana State Capitol



Nebraska road trip destinations

Nebraska:

The Chimney Rock National Historic Site

The Henry Doorly Zoo

The Nebraska State Capitol

The Sandhills



Nevada road trip destinations

Nevada:

The Hoover Dam

The Las Vegas Strip

National Atomic Testing Museum

The Reno Arch



New Hampshire road trip destinations

New Hampshire:

The Franconia Notch State Park

The Mount Washington Cog Railway

The Portsmouth Harbor Trail

The Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site



New Jersey road trip destinations

New Jersey:

The Atlantic City Boardwalk

The Jersey Shore

The Morris Museum

The Princeton University Art Museum



New Mexico Road Trip Destinations

New Mexico:

White Sands National Park 

The Carlsbad Caverns National Park

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

The Santa Fe Plaza



New York Road Trip Destinations

New York:

Adirondack Mountains

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Niagara Falls

Finger Lakes Region



North Carolina Road Trip Destinations

North Carolina:

The Blue Ridge Parkway

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The North Carolina Arboretum

The Outer Banks



North Dakota Road Trip Destinations

North Dakota:

The International Peace Garden

The Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

The Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota Museum of Art



Cleveland Signs

Ohio:

The Cincinnati Art Museum

Cleveland Signs

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Hocking Hills Region

 


Road Trip Destinations Oklahoma

Oklahoma:

The Philbrook Museum of Art

Ponca City and Pawhuska

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge

The Will Rogers Memorial Museum



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Oregon:

The Columbia River Gorge

The Mount Hood National Forest

The Portland Art Museum

The Willamette Valley Wine Country



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Pennsylvania:

Gettysburg National Military Park

Independence National Historical Park

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium




Road Trip Destinations in all 50 States

Rhode Island:

International Tennis Hall of Fame

The Newport Cliff Walk

Roger Williams Park Zoo

The Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art




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South Carolina:

The Charleston Tea Plantation

Congaree National Park

The South Carolina Aquarium

The Spoleto Festival USA




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South Dakota:

Badlands National Park

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Rapid City, the gateway to the Black Hills

Wall Drug Store




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Tennessee:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley

Nashville, the capital of country music

Rock City




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Texas:

The Alamo in San Antonio

Big Bend National Park

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

The Houston Space Center




Arches National Park

Utah:

Arches National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

The Great Salt Lake

The Mormon Temple Square




Vermont

Vermont:

The Ben & Jerry's Factory

The Vermont State House

The Vermont Teddy Bear Factory

Vermont Wine Trail




Arches National Park

Virginia:

The Crooked Road 

Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson

Shenandoah National Park

Virginia Beach Boardwalk




The Space Needle in Seattle

Washington:

Olympic National Park

The Space Needle in Seattle

Mount Rainier National Park

Washington Wine Country




West Virginia

West Virginia:

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

The New River Gorge Bridge

West Virginia State Museum




Wisconsin

Wisconsin:

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee County Zoo

The Ringling Bros. Circus Museum

The Wisconsin Dells




Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming:

Grand Teton National Park

Yellowstone National Park

The Devils Tower National Monument

Buffalo Bill Center of the West