"Driving cross-country is an ambitious journey that always sounded a bit more romantic to me in theory than in practice. But when my partner convinced me to expand my horizons a few years ago, we started planning with the Ralph Waldo Emerson adage "it's not the destination, it's the journey," as our guiding principle. We drove a total of 6,036 miles cross-country from New York to my hometown of San Diego and back - and I figured we might as well see as many cool and quirky things along the way as possible. Here are the places we stopped that I would go to again and the spots I'd skip next time."
"A few years ago, my partner and I drove 6,036 miles from New York to San Diego and back. On our road trip, we stopped for regional cuisine, beautiful parks, and quirky roadside attractions. If I drove cross-country again, I'd return to spots like the Ozark National Forest but skip others."
A 6,036-mile roundtrip drive from New York to San Diego and back followed an Emerson-inspired approach focused on the journey. The trip prioritized regional cuisine, scenic parks, and quirky roadside attractions. Stops included natural areas such as the Ozark National Forest, memorable local food experiences, and unusual attractions encountered along highways. Reflections from the trip identify specific stops worth revisiting and others better skipped on a future cross-country drive. The route combined intentional detours for cultural and natural highlights with practical considerations about which attractions provided lasting value and which did not.
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