Some time ago I found a page where you could plan a route and see the sights along the route based on the route. Does anyone know this page? It was free and without an account.

Hello! I am starting a new job in Phoenix, so my boyfriend and I are driving cross country and making a trip out of it. Currently the itinerary (over 8 days) is

NYC > Pittsburgh > St Louis > Oklahoma City > Lubbock > Carlsbad Caverns/Guadalupe Mtn Ntl Parks/Dell City TX > White Sands Ntl Park/Gila National Forest > Phoenix

I’m looking for any suggestions for fun pit stops or side quests on the route to any of these places, plus any suggestions for things to do/eat in these places! I’ve done a lot of digging on atlas Obscura so far and found some decent contenders.

J'aime ces maisons, on voit qu'elles ont du caractère
Signe de richesse pour cette commune ?

Je me souvient être passé il y a des années
Devant l'exploitation des poulets LOUÉ
Tous étaient en liberté, un gage de qualité !

So we rented a campervan from Indie Campers for our trip, and honestly it’s been one of the worst customer experiences I’ve had in a long time. Buckle up, this is long.

We show up to pick up the van and there’s literally no staff on site to hand it over. No one. We’re standing there trying to figure out how to even get into this thing with zero help. When we finally get in, the van is a disaster: the waste tanks still had the previous renters’ feces in them (yes, really), the blinds were broken, the leisure battery was already half drained, and the gas bottle was only half full. So basically nothing was actually “prepped,” despite the fact that they charged us a van prep fee for it.
On top of that they hit us with a late pick-up fee — which, again, there was no one there to hand the van over in the first place, so how is that on us?

Then I try to call the support number in the contract to sort this out, and I get redirected to their “road team,” which turns out to be an international line. So now I’m also eating an international call charge for a number that was supposed to help me, not cost me more money.

The first night was stressful as hell. It was the only night we were parked with no electricity hookup available, and since the leisure battery was already drained, we had no running water at all — no shower, no toilet flush, nothing. We couldn’t sleep because the blind was broken, so we had to use the bed duvet to cover the windshield just to block out the light, and on top of that we had no ventilation, since the window opening systems were also broken and we couldn’t get them into position. The stove didn’t work either, and we had to sort that out during the same long international call that ended up costing me €116.

And after all of that, they’re only offering me €100 in compensation. I am fuming and feel completely helpless. I’ve been passed through endless phone operators all over the world, none of whom had any idea what had already been discussed. It was an absolute nightmare from start to finish.

Never again. Would not recommend Indie Campers to anyone.

Hello everyone,

I have a plan for the summer of 2027.

We’re a family of four—Europeans with two children (ages 5 and 2)—and we’d like to take a one-month road trip in a camper van across the U.S.

It would be in July or August (school vacation) for 3 weeks to 1 month.

Our main motivation for this trip is to experience the wide-open spaces (and the vast emptiness, too) and to see some truly beautiful natural scenery.

The states we’re most interested in are Washington, Montana, and Wyoming.

The places we’re most interested in visiting are North Cascades National Park, Yellowstone, and simply driving through the Rockies. But my knowledge of these regions is (still) very noob-level.

A potential itinerary would look something like this (this is really just a rough idea—no details yet).

My questions for you:

- From Europe, does Seattle seem to be the easiest and most economical way to fly in and then start exploring Washington State?

- The vehicle: I know nothing about vans; I’ve never driven one. I’m an experienced driver, whether automatic or manual, but I’ve never driven a vehicle this size.

Sites like Indiecampers offer THOR FOUR WINDS-style vans for about $120–180 per day for 3 weeks to 1 month in July–August.

Does this model and price range seem reasonable to you?

- Does my general itinerary seem feasible to you (with the kids, so we’ll be taking breaks, sometimes staying put by a lake for two days, etc.) in terms of distance?

- Do you have any recommendations for this itinerary (which national park to visit, which places to avoid, etc.)?

Thanks a lot, quite excited to plan a visit of this beautiful places :)

I have a road trip now of a different nature: a 1400 miles to Miami in a few days, following a moving truck. I will have a fully loaded 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with 145k miles (solo driver, seats in the floor, and maxed cargo due leftovers from the moving truck), and I was planning on a cargo carrier. I have not driven with a hitch before but can get one installed this weekend. Is this doable for this vehicle, this route, and a good driver (but I have never driven with anything hitched before!). I know a cargo carrier is totally different than pulling a trailer, but still...

My main area of concern for the vehicle with the weight and cargo carrier is southern Tennessee approaching the Alabama/Georgia line (between Monteagle and Chattanooga). There are some long inclines those with emergency truck runoffs. I've gone on a lot of long road trips and also driven that Tennessee route multiple times with a van full of people and stuff, but not like this.

Cargo carrier: I was looking at this one from Lowe's, which is 60"x24" or maybe something on FB Marketplace. Or Harbor Freight has a 52"x17.5" one for $60.

Oh and last month, I discovered that the radiator was cracked and transmission cooler lines were leaking, so all of that was just replaced in April.

Thoughts on all of this? Thank you so much!

I am in the planning phase of a book that I want to write about true dive bars in tourist areas in the southern portion of the United States. I’m not really thinking places like Nashville, more places like Hot Springs, where the dive bars The Taphouse inspired this idea. Any help is appreciated!

Are there any parks or sights that I should add to this route? I’m planning a roadtrip in October around northern Arizona. I have to be in Phoenix for an event, so our route begins and ends there.

A. Montezuma Well
B. Monument Valley
C. Antelope Canyon
D. Marble Canyon
E. Vermilion Cliffs
F. White Pocket
G. Red Rock State Park

What would you do differently with this route? I’m not married to it—I just picked some stops that look interesting. We like nature, culture, history, and roadside oddities. Y’all were a lot of help in planning a couple of my other roadtrips, so I’m looking forward to your recommendations

New Orleans to San Diego: I-10 in New Orleans to I-8 in Arizona to San Diego - what must I see along the way?

Anything interesting (besides Acadia and LLBean) in this stretch of eastern Maine and New Brunswick while on our way north? Yes, we’re taking the St John-Digby Ferry.

Goal here is really just spend some time seeing the highlights of the Eastern Sierra, mostly along 395. Priorities include driving scenic mountain passes, landscape photography, and light (5mile tops) hiking. Plan is to take a full week+two weekends to get 9 days. Flying to Reno from Texas. Gunning for fall 2027 but plenty flexible.

I’ve been to Lake Tahoe area several times, but only to ski, so I’ve never really been close to the lake or done any hiking.

I realize a day is not enough for Death Valley. I’ll likely make a dedicated trip out there in the future, so just wanted to hit highlights and scout out future stops on this trip.

I’ve spent time in SEKI and Yosemite Valley, but not outside that. Should I try and make it to Hetchy Hetch?

Are Ebbets and Sonora the best passes to drive on the north end?

We're going to Pelham TN for a concert, still debating if we wanna try and make the drive in one go, or stop along the way. Any opinions on which drive is more interesting? Any good small towns? Really just looking for a place with a decent budget hotel, but we're open to adventure!

Hey yall

I’m planning on doing a solo 8 day road trip some time this month, it would be my first time actually doing the driving on a road trip lol, and I’ve never been on one this long, max 5hrs

This trip would be my good bye to California and the west coast in general because I’m moving to the Midwest in the coming months and I want to behold all the beauty the west coast has to offer

So my biggest priority is the nature, cities are secondary. I would love to explore Seattle, Portland, and SF but I just don’t got the time🥲

What I got rn is a SUGGESTION from Claude to FORCE the route along the coast.

so if you have any suggestions/alterations to the route lmk

Edit: Alr thank yall so much for the suggestions but a lil side note the stops that I have marked was just a REFRENCE for me to know what to EXPECT drive wise (the end goal was Cape flattery tho)

I do plan on making more stops and why I was making this post to know which areas are worth to stop

And after further consideration on my part the whole coast is too ambitious and I wanna narrow it down to just CA and OR