NYC to LA: The Great American Road Trip
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Trip includes
- Roundtrip economy class airfare into New York City (LGA), out of Los Angeles (LAX)
- Automatic rental car for the duration of your trip Pick up LGA and drop off LAX 2 nights in Manhattan at The Dylan Hotel NYC, or similar
- 2 nights in Washington DC at The Capital Hilton, or similar
- 1 night in Niagara Falls at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel, or similar
- 1 night in Detroit at the Fort Pontchartain Detroit, or similar
- 2 nights in Chicago at The Whitehall Chicago, or similar
- 1 night in Sioux City at The Hilton Garden Inn Sioux City Riverfront, or similar
- 2 nights in Rapid City at The Cambria Hotel Rapid City Near Mount Rushmore, or similar
- 1 night in Cody at The Holiday Inn Cody at Buffalo Bill Village, or similar
- 2 nights in West Yellowstone at the Yellowstone Park Hotel, or similar
- 1 night in Salt Lake City at Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel, or similar
- 1 night in the Bryce Canyon area at The Best Western Plus Ruby’s Inn, or similar
- 2 nights in Flagstaff at the Doubletree by Hilton Flagstaff, or similar
- 1 night in Las Vegas at The Luxor Hotel & Casino, or similar
- 2 nights in Los Angeles at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, or similar
- Detailed day-by-day itinerary with trip highlights, hotel information, local guides, maps and driving directions This package is seasonal and only available April to October.
Itinerary
Catch a glimpse of the world's most famous skyline as you touch down in the city that never sleeps and begin your epic trip across the USA! You'll pick up your automatic rental car at the airport and head to your first hotel to check in.
Tonight, you mig...
This exciting city is filled with amazing people, famous sights, and towering skyscrapers. Take your pick of the Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building and much more!
Grab one more breakfast in the Big Apple before getting back into your rental car and heading south to the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.! Depending on traffic (be sure not to leave at rush hour!) the trip will probably take a little over 4 hours.
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Spend a full day exploring Washington, D.C. Start by strolling along the National Mall where you'll find iconic monuments including the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument. Lose yourself in some of the world's most inspired museums.
After lunch, ...
Today, you'll leave Washington, D.C. and head northwest toward the New York/Canada border. Just before reaching the Niagara Falls area, you might want to make a stop at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, N.Y. and try some famous buffalo wings right where they were inv...
Get an early start today to view the famous Niagara Falls! Famed for its stunning beauty, Niagara Falls is actually a group of 3 waterfalls on the border of New York and Ontario with a vertical drop of over 160 feet. Stroll along Table Rock and view the thund...
Grab a coffee and take a walk along the Detroit Riverfront to see the revival of this city in action. You might want to check out DIA, Detroit Institute of Arts, or the Motown Museum, also known as Hitsville, USA. Have lunch in the city center before starting your drive to Chicago.
Spend a full day exploring exciting Chicago! Soak up the city's highlights including Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier and one of the world's tallest buildings, the Willis Tower. If the weather is nice, you might want to see the city from a river cruise. Be sure to try the famous deep dish pizza!
Leave the city life behind and travel through Midwest farm country, abundant in corn fields and dairy farms. Then, cross the mighty Mississippi River into the state of Iowa to arrive just as Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago on the banks of the Missouri River.
You might want to check out Trinity Heights, the restored Orpheum Theatre or the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Sioux City before continuing your journey west.
Drive through the grasslands of South Dakota to Badlands National Park, once home to...
Today you'll undoubtedly want to visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial, about 30 minutes southwest of Rapid City. Reaching over 60 feet tall, the impressive carved sculptures were started in 1927 and completed in 1941 with the goal of bringing more tourists t...
Drive further to the "wild west" and into Wyoming, which has twelve mountain ranges intermixed with deserts and rolling grasslands. Spend the night in Cody, a small frontier town and home to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Walk the downtown area, visiting the many cowboy apparel stores, galleries and wonderful restaurants.
Today, drive past the mountains in Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park and check this amazing landscape off your bucket list. You might want to consider booking a guided tour of this immense geothermal wonderland to make the most of your time here. Spend the afternoon exploring geysers, waterfalls, wildlife and canyons.
Grab your camera and wear comfortable shoes! Today, you'll spend a full day exploring all the wonders of Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872 as America's first national park. See the world-famous Old Faithful Geyser, Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Ca...
Travel through Grand Teton National Park (weather permitting) and see awesome mountain peaks towering over 13,000 ft. Visit the Snake River Outlook and try your eye at capturing the stunning landscape made famous by Ansel Adam's iconic shot. Later, arrive in Utah's ca...
Continue south to Bryce Canyon where a multi-colored world of sandstone spires and pinnacles, "hoodoos", will dazzle the eye. Here, nature's artistry has created rocks in various shades of red into an other-worldly landscape with the erosion caused my wind and ...
Depart Bryce Canyon this morning and journey to stunning Lake Powell, where crystal blue water laps against towering red-rock canyon walls. Lake Powell is the second-largest man made lake in America. While here, Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon are well worth a visit. Grab lunch in Page before heading to Flagstaff, a famed stop on Historic Route 66.
Today, visit what is sure to be a highlight of your cross-country adventure, the Grand Canyon! It's about a 90-minute drive from Flagstaff so be sure to leave early so you can maximize the day. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the seven great natural wonde...
This morning travel to Las Vegas, the infamous "Entertainment Capital of the World". Along the way, pass through Seligman, a town built along the famed Route 66 that looks as if it were frozen in time sixty years ago. The remainder of the day is yours to explore the dazzling Las Vegas Strip! Take in a show, unwind at a cocktail bar, or try your luck at a casino!
Travel to Los Angeles through the Mojave desert, where clusters of unique Joshua trees dot the mountainous landscape. Upon arrival in the "City of Angels", drive through areas such as Hollywood, Sunset Strip and Beverly Hills, before reaching your hotel.
Wake up surrounded by glitz and glam! L.A. is filled with things to see and do.
Take obligatory photos in front of the iconic Hollywood Sign, consider a visit to Griffith Observatory, walk along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and drive down Sunset Boulevard...
Sadly, the time has finally come. Return your rental car, find your departure gate, and spend your flight home dreaming about your next adventure.
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