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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
5032km
Day 1: Fallon → Tonopah → Las Vegas
5h 57min · 621km3 stops
Fallon, Fallon, NV, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 48min · 282km
Tonopah, Tonopah, NV, US
12:00 – 14:00
3h 9min · 340km
Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 2: The Las Vegas Strip
1 stops
The Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, NV, US
09:00 – 11:00
Day 3: Valley of Fire → Zion National Park → Kanab
2h 48min · 288km3 stops
Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, NV, US
09:00 – 11:00
50min · 80km
Zion National Park, Springdale, UT, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 58min · 209km
Kanab, Kanab, UT, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 4: Horseshoe Bend → Antelope Canyon → Monument Valley
1h 30min · 132km3 stops
Horseshoe Bend, Page, AZ, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 19min · 124km
Antelope Canyon, Page, AZ, US
12:00 – 14:00
11min · 8.1km
Monument Valley, Oljato-Monument Valley, AZ, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 5: Mesa Verde National Park → Durango & Silverton Railroad → Pagosa Springs
4h 22min · 322km3 stops
Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO, US
09:00 – 11:00
3h 4min · 230km
Durango & Silverton Railroad, Durango, CO, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 18min · 92km
Pagosa Springs, Pagosa Springs, CO, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 6: Great Sand Dunes National Park → Capulin Volcano National Monu… → Amarillo
4h 29min · 431km3 stops
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Alamosa, CO, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 57min · 169km
Capulin Volcano National Monument, Capulin, NM, US
12:00 – 14:00
2h 32min · 262km
Amarillo, Amarillo, TX, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 7: Cadillac Ranch → Oklahoma Route 66 Museum → Oklahoma City
2h 52min · 308km3 stops
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo, TX, US
09:00 – 11:00
12min · 16km
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, Clinton, OK, US
12:00 – 14:00
2h 40min · 293km
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 8: Fort Smith National Historic… → Hot Springs National Park → Little Rock
5h 24min · 504km3 stops
Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith, AR, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 39min · 291km
Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs, AR, US
12:00 – 14:00
2h 45min · 213km
Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 9: Mississippi River Park → Beale Street Entertainment Di… → Graceland
2h 6min · 222km3 stops
Mississippi River Park, Memphis, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 2min · 221km
Beale Street Entertainment District, Memphis, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
4min · 1.1km
Graceland, Memphis, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 10: Sun Studio → National Civil Rights Museum → Mud Island Park
20min · 16km3 stops
Sun Studio, Memphis, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
13min · 13km
National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
7min · 3.1km
Mud Island Park, Memphis, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 11: Casey Jones Village → Loretta Lynn's Ranch → Nashville
2h 30min · 251km3 stops
Casey Jones Village, Jackson, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 21min · 136km
Loretta Lynn's Ranch, Hurricane Mills, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 9min · 115km
Nashville, Nashville, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 12: Country Music Hall of Fame → The Parthenon → Grand Ole Opry
19min · 5.4km3 stops
Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
5min · 1.0km
The Parthenon, Nashville, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
14min · 4.4km
Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 13: Historic Downtown Franklin → Jack Daniel's Distillery → Gatlinburg
1h 56min · 140km3 stops
Historic Downtown Franklin, Franklin, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
35min · 45km
Jack Daniel's Distillery, Lynchburg, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 21min · 94km
Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 14: Great Smoky Mountains Nationa… → Pigeon Forge → Knoxville
24min · 16km3 stops
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN, US
09:00 – 11:00
6min · 2.1km
Pigeon Forge, Pigeon Forge, TN, US
12:00 – 14:00
18min · 14km
Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 15: Cumberland Falls → Mammoth Cave National Park → Louisville
3h 44min · 355km3 stops
Cumberland Falls, Corbin, KY, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 27min · 138km
Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, KY, US
12:00 – 14:00
2h 17min · 217km
Louisville, Louisville, KY, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 16: Churchill Downs → Indianapolis Motor Speedway → White River
2h 9min · 206km3 stops
Churchill Downs, Louisville, KY, US
09:00 – 11:00
9min · 5.4km
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN, US
12:00 – 14:00
2h · 201km
White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 17: The Magnificent Mile → Millennium Park → Navy Pier
3h 4min · 297km3 stops
The Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 59min · 296km
Millennium Park, Chicago, IL, US
12:00 – 14:00
5min · 1.6km
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 18: Olbrich Botanical Gardens → Wisconsin Dells → Tomah
3h 16min · 324km3 stops
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, WI, US
09:00 – 11:00
2h 22min · 234km
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Dells, WI, US
12:00 – 14:00
54min · 90km
Tomah, Tomah, WI, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 19: Eau Claire Sculpture Tour → Minnehaha Falls → Chain of Lakes Regional Park
2h 50min · 282km3 stops
Eau Claire Sculpture Tour, Eau Claire, WI, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 17min · 129km
Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, MN, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 33min · 153km
Chain of Lakes Regional Park, Minneapolis, MN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 20: Paul Bunyan Land → Leech Lake → Longville
3h 15min · 307km3 stops
Paul Bunyan Land, Brainerd, MN, US
09:00 – 11:00
1h 56min · 194km
Leech Lake, Walker, MN, US
12:00 – 14:00
1h 19min · 112km
Longville, Longville, MN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Day 21: Girl Lake → Mule Lake → Chippewa National Forest
7min · 3.4km3 stops
Girl Lake, Longville, MN, US
09:00 – 11:00
4min · 1.7km
Mule Lake, Longville, MN, US
12:00 – 14:00
3min · 1.7km
Chippewa National Forest, Cass Lake, MN, US
15:00 – 17:00
Heads Up
- 1. Day 1: 5h 57m driving — plan rest stops
- 2. Day 5: 5h 35m driving — plan rest stops
- 3. Day 6: 7h 24m driving — plan rest stops
- 4. Day 8: 6h 18m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 13: 6h 2m driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 15: 5h 15m driving — plan rest stops