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Cross-Country Corridor: Maine to Area 51
A 21-day itinerary covering 43 stops. Route: Portland Head Light → Old Sturbridge Village → Millionaires Row → Gobbler's Knob → Mill Creek Park → Cedar Point → University of Notre Dame → Skydeck Chicago → Route 66 Begin Sign → Lincoln Home National Historic Site → Shelter Gardens → Kansas State Capitol → Sternberg Museum of Natural History → Old Town Museum → Loveland Pass → Colorado National Monument → Arches National Park Visitor Center → Cedar Breaks National Monument → Valley of Fire State Park → E.T. Fresh Jerky → Groom Lake Road Boundary.
21days
43stops
1888km
Day 1: Portland Head Light → Old Port → Market Square
1h 6min · 92km3 stops
Portland Head Light, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, US
09:00 – 11:00
14min · 7.6km
Old Port, Portland, Maine, US
12:00 – 14:00
52min · 84km
Market Square, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 2
Day 3: Old Sturbridge Village → Bushnell Park
44min · 71km2 stops
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, US
09:00 – 11:00
44min · 71km
Bushnell Park, Hartford, Connecticut, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 4: Millionaires Row
1 stops
Millionaires Row, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 5: Gobbler's Knob → Bilger's Rocks
2h 16min · 206km2 stops
Gobbler's Knob, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 16min · 206km
Bilger's Rocks, Grampian, Pennsylvania, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 6: Mill Creek Park → Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2h 11min · 203km2 stops
Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 11min · 203km
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 7: Cedar Point → Toledo Museum of Art
1h 8min · 105km2 stops
Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 8min · 105km
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 8: University of Notre Dame → Millennium Park
2h 22min · 249km2 stops
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 22min · 249km
Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 9: Skydeck Chicago → Navy Pier → The Magnificent Mile
19min · 6.1km3 stops
Skydeck Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, US
09:00 – 11:00
9min · 2.5km
Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, US
12:00 – 14:00
10min · 3.5km
The Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 10: Route 66 Begin Sign → Joliet Area Historical Museum → Miller Park Zoo
1h 3min · 70km3 stops
Route 66 Begin Sign, Chicago, Illinois, US
09:00 – 11:00
7min · 2.2km
Joliet Area Historical Museum, Joliet, Illinois, US
12:00 – 14:00
56min · 68km
Miller Park Zoo, Bloomington, Illinois, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 11: Lincoln Home National Histori… → Gateway Arch
1h 5min · 105km2 stops
Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 5min · 105km
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 12: Shelter Gardens → Country Club Plaza
2h 4min · 204km2 stops
Shelter Gardens, Columbia, Missouri, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 4min · 204km
Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 13: Kansas State Capitol → Dwight D. Eisenhower Presiden…
1h 6min · 107km2 stops
Kansas State Capitol, Topeka, Kansas, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 6min · 107km
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, Abilene, Kansas, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 14: Sternberg Museum of Natural H… → Monument Rocks
1h 45min · 188km2 stops
Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, Kansas, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 45min · 188km
Monument Rocks, Oakley, Kansas, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 15: Old Town Museum → Larimer Square
1h 49min · 186km2 stops
Old Town Museum, Burlington, Colorado, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 49min · 186km
Larimer Square, Denver, Colorado, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 16: Loveland Pass → Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
1h 7min · 97km2 stops
Loveland Pass, Silver Plume, Colorado, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 7min · 97km
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 17: Colorado National Monument → Delicate Arch
2 stops
Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado, US
09:00 – 11:00
Delicate Arch Trailhead, Moab, Utah, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 18: Arches National Park → Fremont Indian
2 stops
Arches National Park Visitor Center, Moab, Utah, US
09:00 – 11:00
Fremont Indian State Park, Sevier, Utah, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 19: Cedar Breaks National Monument → Pioneer Park
2 stops
Cedar Breaks National Monument, Cedar City, Utah, US
09:00 – 11:00
Pioneer Park, St. George, Utah, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 20: Valley of Fire → The Las Vegas Strip
2 stops
Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, Nevada, US
09:00 – 11:00
The Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
12:00 – 14:00
Day 21: E.T. Fresh Jerky → Little A'Le'Inn → Groom Lake Road Boundary
3 stops
E.T. Fresh Jerky, Hiko, Nevada, US
09:00 – 11:00
Little A'Le'Inn, Rachel, Nevada, US
12:00 – 14:00
Groom Lake Road Boundary, Rachel, Nevada, US
15:00 – 17:00
Heads Up
- 1. Verify weather conditions for the Rockies (Day 16-17) as passes can see late snow.
- 2. Book national park entry for Arches (Day 17) in advance.
- 3. The final stretch to Area 51 involves remote desert roads; ensure your fuel tank is full in Alamo or Ash Springs.
- 4. Do not attempt to cross the Groom Lake Road Boundary; it is strictly prohibited and patrolled.
- 5. Day 21: 5h 34m driving — plan rest stops