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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
1889km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Portsmouth · Hartford · Williamsport · Grampian · Cleveland · Toledo · Chicago · Bloomington · St. Louis · Kansas City · Abilene · Oakley · Denver — start in Cape Elizabeth, end in Glenwood Springs.

DAY01

Portland Head Light → Market Square

92 km · 1h 6m driving · Overnight in Market Square
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Portland Head Light· start
  2. 7.6 km · 14m
  3. 12:00
    Old Port
  4. 84 km · 52m
  5. 15:00
    Market Square· overnight
DAY02

    DAY03

    Old Sturbridge Village → Bushnell Park

    71 km · 44m driving · Overnight in Bushnell Park
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Old Sturbridge Village· start
    2. 71 km · 44m
    3. 12:00
      Bushnell Park· overnight
    DAY04

    Millionaires Row

    Overnight in Millionaires Row
    1. 12:00
      Millionaires Row
    DAY05

    Gobbler's Knob → Bilger's Rocks

    206 km · 2h 16m driving · Overnight in Bilger's Rocks
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Gobbler's Knob· start
    2. 206 km · 2h 16m
    3. 12:0014:00
      Bilger's Rocks· overnight
    DAY06

    Mill Creek Park → Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    203 km · 2h 11m driving · Overnight in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    1. 09:00
      Mill Creek Park· start
    2. 203 km · 2h 11m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame· overnight
    DAY07

    Cedar Point → Toledo

    105 km · 1h 8m driving · Overnight in Toledo Museum of Art
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Cedar Point· start
    2. 105 km · 1h 8m
    3. 12:00
      Toledo Museum of Art· overnight
    DAY08

    University of Notre Dame → Millennium Park

    249 km · 2h 22m driving · Overnight in Millennium Park
    1. 09:00
      University of Notre Dame· start
    2. 249 km · 2h 22m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Millennium Park· overnight
    DAY09

    Skydeck Chicago → The Magnificent Mile

    6.1 km · 19m driving · Overnight in The Magnificent Mile
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Skydeck Chicago· start
    2. 2.5 km · 9m
    3. 12:00
      Navy Pier
    4. 3.5 km · 10m
    5. 15:00
      The Magnificent Mile· overnight
    DAY10

    Route 66 Begin Sign → Miller Park Zoo

    70 km · 1h 3m driving · Overnight in Miller Park Zoo
    1. 09:00
      Route 66 Begin Sign· start
    2. 2.2 km · 7m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Joliet Area Historical Museum
    4. 68 km · 56m
    5. 15:00
      Miller Park Zoo· overnight
    DAY11

    Lincoln Home National Histori… → Gateway Arch

    105 km · 1h 5m driving · Overnight in Gateway Arch
    1. 09:00
      Lincoln Home National Historic Site· start
    2. 105 km · 1h 5m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Gateway Arch· overnight
    DAY12

    Shelter Gardens → Country Club Plaza

    204 km · 2h 4m driving · Overnight in Country Club Plaza
    1. 09:00
      Shelter Gardens· start
    2. 204 km · 2h 4m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Country Club Plaza· overnight
    DAY13

    Kansas State Capitol → Dwight D. Eisenhower Presiden…

    107 km · 1h 6m driving · Overnight in Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
    1. 09:00
      Kansas State Capitol· start
    2. 107 km · 1h 6m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library· overnight
    DAY14

    Sternberg Museum of Natural H… → Monument Rocks

    188 km · 1h 45m driving · Overnight in Monument Rocks
    1. 09:00
      Sternberg Museum of Natural History· start
    2. 188 km · 1h 45m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Monument Rocks· overnight
    DAY15

    Old Town Museum → Larimer Square

    186 km · 1h 49m driving · Overnight in Larimer Square
    1. 09:00
      Old Town Museum· start
    2. 186 km · 1h 49m
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Larimer Square· overnight
    DAY16

    Loveland Pass → Glenwood Hot Springs Pool

    97 km · 1h 7m driving · Overnight in Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Loveland Pass· start
    2. 97 km · 1h 7m
    3. 12:00
      Glenwood Hot Springs Pool· overnight
    DAY17

    Colorado National Monument → Delicate Arch

    Overnight in Delicate Arch
    1. 09:00
      Colorado National Monument· start
    3. 12:0014:00
      ⭐ Delicate Arch· overnight
    DAY18

    Arches National Park → Fremont Indian

    Overnight in Fremont Indian
    1. 09:00
      Arches National Park· start
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Fremont Indian· overnight
    DAY19

    Cedar Breaks National Monument → Pioneer Park

    Overnight in Pioneer Park
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Cedar Breaks National Monument· start
    3. 12:00
      Pioneer Park· overnight
    DAY20

    Valley of Fire → The Las Vegas Strip

    Overnight in The Las Vegas Strip
    1. 09:00
      ⭐ Valley of Fire· start
    3. 12:00
      The Las Vegas Strip· overnight
    DAY21

    E.T. Fresh Jerky → Groom Lake Road Boundary

    1. 09:00
      E.T. Fresh Jerky· start
    3. 12:00
      ⭐ Little A'Le'Inn
    5. 15:00
      Groom Lake Road Boundary
    Heads Up
    • Day 21: 5h 34m driving — plan rest stops
    • Verify weather conditions for the Rockies (Day 16-17) as passes can see late snow.
    • Book national park entry for Arches (Day 17) in advance.
    • The final stretch to Area 51 involves remote desert roads; ensure your fuel tank is full in Alamo or Ash Springs.
    • Do not attempt to cross the Groom Lake Road Boundary; it is strictly prohibited and patrolled.