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Fallon to Minnesota: The Great American Transition

A 21-day itinerary covering 61 stops. Route: Fallon → The Las Vegas Strip → Valley of Fire State Park → Horseshoe Bend → Mesa Verde National Park → Great Sand Dunes National Park → Cadillac Ranch → Fort Smith National Historic Site → Mississippi River Park → Sun Studio → Casey Jones Village → Country Music Hall of Fame → Historic Downtown Franklin → Great Smoky Mountains National Park → Cumberland Falls → Churchill Downs → The Magnificent Mile → Olbrich Botanical Gardens → Eau Claire Sculpture Tour → Paul Bunyan Land → Girl Lake → Chippewa National Forest.

21days
61stops
5030km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Las Vegas · Kanab · Oljato-Monument Valley · Pagosa Springs · Amarillo · Oklahoma City · Little Rock · Memphis · Nashville · Gatlinburg · Knoxville · Louisville · Indianapolis · Chicago · Tomah · Minneapolis · Longville — start in Fallon, end in Cass Lake.

DAY01

Fallon → Las Vegas

621 km · 5h 57m driving · long drive · Overnight in Las Vegas
  1. 09:00
    Fallon· start
  2. 282 km · 2h 48m
  3. 12:00
    Tonopah
  4. 340 km · 3h 9m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Las Vegas· overnight
DAY02

The Las Vegas Strip

Overnight in The Las Vegas Strip
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ The Las Vegas Strip
DAY03

Valley of Fire → Kanab

288 km · 2h 48m driving · Overnight in Kanab
  1. 09:00
    Valley of Fire· start
  2. 80 km · 50m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Zion National Park
  4. 209 km · 1h 58m
  5. 15:00
    Kanab· overnight
DAY04

Horseshoe Bend → Monument Valley

132 km · 1h 30m driving · Overnight in Monument Valley
  1. 09:00
    Horseshoe Bend· start
  2. 124 km · 1h 19m
  3. 12:00
    Antelope Canyon
  4. 8.1 km · 11m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Monument Valley· overnight
DAY05

Mesa Verde → Pagosa Springs

322 km · 4h 22m driving · long drive · Overnight in Pagosa Springs
  1. 09:00
    Mesa Verde National Park· start
  2. 230 km · 3h 4m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Durango & Silverton Railroad
  4. 92 km · 1h 18m
  5. 15:00
    Pagosa Springs· overnight
DAY06

Great Sand Dunes National Park → Amarillo

431 km · 4h 29m driving · long drive · Overnight in Amarillo
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Great Sand Dunes National Park· start
  2. 169 km · 1h 57m
  3. 12:00
    Capulin Volcano National Monument
  4. 262 km · 2h 32m
  5. 15:00
    Amarillo· overnight
DAY07

Cadillac Ranch → Oklahoma City

308 km · 2h 52m driving · Overnight in Oklahoma City
  1. 09:00
    Cadillac Ranch· start
  2. 16 km · 12m
  3. 12:00
    Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
  4. 293 km · 2h 40m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Oklahoma City· overnight
DAY08

Fort Smith → Little Rock

504 km · 5h 24m driving · long drive · Overnight in Little Rock
  1. 09:00
    Fort Smith National Historic Site· start
  2. 291 km · 2h 39m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Hot Springs National Park
  4. 213 km · 2h 45m
  5. 15:00
    Little Rock· overnight
DAY09

Mississippi River Park → Graceland

222 km · 2h 6m driving · Overnight in Graceland
  1. 09:00
    Mississippi River Park· start
  2. 221 km · 2h 2m
  3. 12:00
    Beale Street Entertainment District
  4. 1.1 km · 4m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Graceland· overnight
DAY10

Sun Studio → Mud Island Park

16 km · 20m driving · Overnight in Mud Island Park
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Sun Studio· start
  2. 13 km · 13m
  3. 12:00
    National Civil Rights Museum
  4. 3.1 km · 7m
  5. 15:00
    Mud Island Park· overnight
DAY11

Casey Jones Village → Nashville

251 km · 2h 30m driving · Overnight in Nashville
  1. 09:00
    Casey Jones Village· start
  2. 136 km · 1h 21m
  3. 12:00
    Loretta Lynn's Ranch
  4. 115 km · 1h 9m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Nashville· overnight
DAY12

Country Music Hall of Fame → Grand Ole Opry

5.4 km · 19m driving · Overnight in Grand Ole Opry
  1. 09:00
    Country Music Hall of Fame· start
  2. 1 km · 5m
  3. 12:00
    The Parthenon
  4. 4.4 km · 14m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Grand Ole Opry· overnight
DAY13

Historic Downtown Franklin → Gatlinburg

140 km · 1h 56m driving · long drive · Overnight in Gatlinburg
  1. 09:00
    Historic Downtown Franklin· start
  2. 45 km · 35m
  3. 12:00
    Jack Daniel's Distillery
  4. 94 km · 1h 21m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Gatlinburg· overnight
DAY14

Great Smoky Mountains Nationa… → Knoxville

16 km · 24m driving · Overnight in Knoxville
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Great Smoky Mountains National Park· start
  2. 2.1 km · 6m
  3. 12:00
    Pigeon Forge
  4. 14 km · 18m
  5. 15:00
    Knoxville· overnight
DAY15

Cumberland Falls → Louisville

355 km · 3h 44m driving · long drive · Overnight in Louisville
  1. 09:00
    Cumberland Falls· start
  2. 138 km · 1h 27m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mammoth Cave National Park
  4. 217 km · 2h 17m
  5. 15:00
    Louisville· overnight
DAY16

Churchill Downs → White River

206 km · 2h 9m driving · Overnight in White River
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Churchill Downs· start
  2. 5.4 km · 9m
  3. 12:00
    Indianapolis Motor Speedway
  4. 201 km · 2h
  5. 15:00
    White River· overnight
DAY17

The Magnificent Mile → Navy Pier

297 km · 3h 4m driving · Overnight in Navy Pier
  1. 09:00
    The Magnificent Mile· start
  2. 296 km · 2h 59m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Millennium Park
  4. 1.6 km · 5m
  5. 15:00
    Navy Pier· overnight
DAY18

Olbrich Botanical Gardens → Tomah

324 km · 3h 16m driving · Overnight in Tomah
  1. 09:00
    Olbrich Botanical Gardens· start
  2. 234 km · 2h 22m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Wisconsin Dells
  4. 90 km · 54m
  5. 15:00
    Tomah· overnight
DAY19

Eau Claire → Chain of Lakes Regional Park

282 km · 2h 50m driving · Overnight in Chain of Lakes Regional Park
  1. 09:00
    Eau Claire Sculpture Tour· start
  2. 129 km · 1h 17m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Minnehaha Falls
  4. 153 km · 1h 33m
  5. 15:00
    Chain of Lakes Regional Park· overnight
DAY20

Paul Bunyan Land → Longville

307 km · 3h 15m driving · Overnight in Longville
  1. 09:00
    Paul Bunyan Land· start
  2. 194 km · 1h 56m
  3. 12:00
    Leech Lake
  4. 112 km · 1h 19m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Longville· overnight
DAY21

Girl Lake → Chippewa National Forest

3.4 km · 7m driving
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Girl Lake· start
  2. 1.7 km · 4m
  3. 12:00
    Mule Lake
  4. 1.7 km · 3m
  5. 15:00
    Chippewa National Forest
Heads Up
  • Day 1: 5h 57m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 5: 5h 35m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 6: 7h 24m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 8: 6h 18m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 13: 6h 2m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 15: 5h 15m driving — plan rest stops