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El Centro to Washington D.C. Express

14days
33stops
5740km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Albuquerque · Oklahoma City · Indianapolis · Washington · Arlington · Alexandria · Nashville · Oklahoma City · Albuquerque — start and end in El Centro.

DAY01

El Centro → Old Town Albuquerque

1140 km · 10h 20m driving · long drive · Overnight in Old Town Albuquerque
  1. 09:00
    El Centro City Hall· start
  2. 676 km · 6h 11m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Meteor Crater National Landmark
  4. 464 km · 4h 9m
  5. 15:00
    Old Town Albuquerque· overnight
DAY02

Cadillac Ranch → Bricktown District

875 km · 7h 55m driving · long drive · Overnight in Bricktown District
  1. 09:00
    Cadillac Ranch· start
  2. 448 km · 4h 1m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Oklahoma City National Memorial
  4. 428 km · 3h 54m
  5. 15:00
    Bricktown District· overnight
DAY03

Gateway Arch → Monument Circle

1191 km · 10h 58m driving · long drive · Overnight in Monument Circle
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Gateway Arch· start
  2. 804 km · 7h 18m
  3. 12:00
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
  4. 387 km · 3h 40m
  5. 15:00
    Monument Circle· overnight
DAY04

Ohio Statehouse → National Mall

283 km · 2h 45m driving · long drive · Overnight in National Mall
  1. 09:00
    Ohio Statehouse· start
  2. 283 km · 2h 45m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ National Mall· overnight
DAY05

Smithsonian National Museum o… → United States Capitol

1 km · 3m driving · Overnight in United States Capitol
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History· start
  2. 1 km · 3m
  3. 12:00
    United States Capitol· overnight
DAY06

Lincoln Memorial → Vietnam Veterans Memorial

7.7 km · 12m driving · Overnight in Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Lincoln Memorial· start
  2. 7.7 km · 12m
  3. 12:00
    Vietnam Veterans Memorial· overnight
DAY07

National Portrait Gallery → Ford's Theatre

3.2 km · 11m driving · Overnight in Ford's Theatre
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ National Portrait Gallery· start
  2. 3.2 km · 11m
  3. 12:00
    Ford's Theatre· overnight
DAY08

Georgetown Waterfront Park → Dumbarton Oaks Museum

4.4 km · 13m driving · Overnight in Dumbarton Oaks Museum
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Georgetown Waterfront Park· start
  2. 4.4 km · 13m
  3. 12:00
    Dumbarton Oaks Museum· overnight
DAY09

Arlington → Iwo Jima Memorial

6.8 km · 15m driving · Overnight in Iwo Jima Memorial
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Arlington National Cemetery· start
  2. 6.8 km · 15m
  3. 12:00
    Iwo Jima Memorial· overnight
DAY10

George Washington's Mount Ver… → Old Town Alexandria

27 km · 28m driving · Overnight in Old Town Alexandria
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ George Washington's Mount Vernon· start
  2. 27 km · 28m
  3. 12:00
    Old Town Alexandria· overnight
DAY11

Natural Bridge → Broadway Historic District

1078 km · 10h 1m driving · long drive · Overnight in Broadway Historic District
  1. 09:00
    Natural Bridge· start
  2. 330 km · 3h 9m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Grand Ole Opry
  4. 748 km · 6h 52m
  5. 15:00
    Broadway Historic District· overnight
DAY12

Graceland → Myriad Botanical Gardens

359 km · 3h 29m driving · long drive · Overnight in Myriad Botanical Gardens
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Graceland· start
  2. 345 km · 3h 13m
  3. 12:00
    Beale Street Entertainment District
  4. 14 km · 16m
  5. 15:00
    Myriad Botanical Gardens· overnight
DAY13

Route 66 Museum → Sandia Peak Tramway

407 km · 3h 45m driving · long drive · Overnight in Sandia Peak Tramway
  1. 09:00
    Route 66 Museum· start
  2. 138 km · 1h 19m
  3. 12:00
    Big Texan Steak Ranch
  4. 269 km · 2h 26m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Sandia Peak Tramway· overnight
DAY14

Petrified Forest National Park → El Centro

357 km · 3h 17m driving · long drive
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Petrified Forest National Park· start
  2. 357 km · 3h 17m
  3. 12:00
    El Centro City Hall
Heads Up
  • Day 1: 10h 20m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 2: 7h 59m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 3: 11h 16m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 4: 9h 8m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 11: 10h 17m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 12: 10h 14m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 13: 8h 7m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 14: 10h 18m driving — plan rest stops