NY-BIG SUR 7D 7d

Route: NYC→Hershey→Gettysburg→Berlin OH Driving: ~520km, 6.5hrs plus stops

7days
30stops
Day 1: Day 1 · NYC to Ohio
4 stops
Times Square
06:00
Hershey's Chocolate
10:30
Gettysburg Battlefield
13:00
Amish Country Inn
18:00
Day 2: Day 2 · Ohio to St. Louis
4 stops
Amish Country Inn
07:30
Indianapolis Motor
11:00
Cahokia Mounds
15:00
Gateway Arch
18:30
Day 3: Day 3 · St. Louis to Oklahoma
4 stops
Gateway Arch
07:00
Merkel Ranch
10:30
Blue Whale
14:00
Oklahoma City
18:00
Day 4: Day 4 · Oklahoma to Santa Fe
4 stops
Bricktown
07:30
Cadillac Ranch
12:00
Palo Duro Canyon
14:30
Santa Fe Plaza
19:00
Day 5: Day 5 · Santa Fe to Flagstaff
5 stops
Santa Fe Plaza
07:00
Acoma Sky City
10:30
Petrified Forest
14:00
Meteor Crater
16:30
Flagstaff Historic
18:30
Day 6: Day 6 · Flagstaff to Big Sur
4 stops
Flagstaff Historic
06:30
Hoover Dam
11:00
Death Valley
15:00
Bishop
18:00
Day 7: Day 7 · Sierra to Big Sur
5 stops
Bishop
07:00
Mono Lake
09:30
Bixby Bridge
14:00
McWay Falls
16:00
Big Sur Coast
18:00

NY-BIG SUR 7D 7d

Route: NYC→Hershey→Gettysburg→Berlin OH Driving: ~520km, 6.5hrs plus stops

  1. Day 1 · NYC to Ohio

    Highlight: Amish Country. Note: Early start essential.

    • Times Square

      Departure from Manhattan

    • Hershey's Chocolate

      Sweet factory tour break

    • Gettysburg Battlefield

      Civil War historic site

    • Amish Country Inn

      Overnight in Amish heartland

  2. Day 2 · Ohio to St. Louis

    Highlight: Gateway Arch sunset. Note: Central time zone.

    • Amish Country Inn

      Continue west through farmland

    • Indianapolis Motor

      Racing shrine and museum

    • Cahokia Mounds

      Ancient Mississippian city

    • Gateway Arch

      Sunset at stainless landmark

  3. Day 3 · St. Louis to Oklahoma

    Highlight: Route 66 original pavement. Note: Long prairie day.

    • Gateway Arch

      Morning departure west

    • Merkel Ranch

      Historic Route 66 gas station

    • Blue Whale

      Iconic roadside swim hole

    • Oklahoma City

      Canal district overnight

  4. Day 4 · Oklahoma to Santa Fe

    Highlight: Cadillac Ranch art. Note: High desert altitude gain.

    • Bricktown

      West on I-40 toward Texas

    • Cadillac Ranch

      Spray-painted tailfin art

    • Palo Duro Canyon

      Second largest US canyon

    • Santa Fe Plaza

      Adobe architecture overnight

  5. Day 5 · Santa Fe to Flagstaff

    Highlight: Petrified Forest painted desert. Note: Navajo Nation entry.

    • Santa Fe Plaza

      South through high desert

    • Acoma Sky City

      Ancient mesa-top village

    • Petrified Forest

      Rainbow wood and badlands

    • Meteor Crater

      Best preserved impact site

    • Flagstaff Historic

      Route 66 mountain town

  6. Day 6 · Flagstaff to Big Sur

    Highlight: Pacific Coast Highway start. Note: Dramatic cliff drive.

    • Flagstaff Historic

      Early desert crossing

    • Hoover Dam

      Art Deco engineering marvel

    • Death Valley

      Otherworldly eroded badlands

    • Bishop

      Eastern Sierra overnight

  7. Day 7 · Sierra to Big Sur

    Highlight: McWay Falls finale. Note: Slow curves, frequent pullovers.

    • Bishop

      Over Tioga or via 395 south

    • Mono Lake

      Calcium spires alien landscape

    • Bixby Bridge

      Most photographed bridge

    • McWay Falls

      80ft waterfall to sand beach

    • Big Sur Coast

      Sunset cliff dinner finale