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Eastern US Loop
A 7-day driving-only Eastern United States loop with Hilton stays suggested by area, not specific hotel names.
7days
25stops
Day 1: NYC to the capital
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Independence National Historical Park
13:30
Baltimore Inner Harbor
16:30
National Mall
18:00
Day 2: Monuments and mountain air
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
09:30
Lincoln Memorial
12:30
Shenandoah National Park — Front Royal
15:30
Day 3: Skyline Drive to the Blue Ridge
3 stops
Stony Man Trail
10:30
Big Meadows
13:30
Downtown Charlottesville
17:30
Day 4: Monticello to the Carolina Piedmont
3 stops
Monticello
09:30
Downtown Greensboro
13:30
Uptown Charlotte
17:30
Day 5: Charlotte to Appalachia
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Biltmore Estate
11:30
Downtown Asheville
15:30
Blue Ridge Parkway
17:30
Day 6: Great Smoky Mountains day
3 stops
Oconaluftee
11:00
Newfound Gap
13:30
Gatlinburg
17:00
Day 7: Tennessee to NYC return
4 stops
Depart
08:00
Natural Bridge
11:30
Gettysburg National Military Park
15:30
New York City
18:00
Heads Up
- 1. budget for I-95 tolls
- 2. reserve popular ticketed sights like Monticello and Biltmore
- 3. keep a warm layer for Shenandoah and the Smokies
- 4. avoid driving into big-city cores after dark if you can help it
- 5. Day 7: 6.5h driving — plan rest stops