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Optimal Landmark Road Trip

Optimal Landmark Road Trip

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Created by Chris J • Updated On: March 31, 2015

A road trip list based on Randal Olson's optimal computed route of a road trip that hits all the major landmarks of the US. List is a work in progress.

Historic Fort Snelling is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

1. Historic Fort Snelling

8.1
200 Tower Avenue Fort Snelling History Center (Hwy 5), Minneapolis, MN
Historic and Protected Site · 10 tips and reviews
Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

2. Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center

8.4
5607 County Hwy C, Spring Green, WI
Tourist Information and Service · 11 tips and reviews
Terrace Hill Historic Site is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

3. Terrace Hill Historic Site

2300 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
Other Great Outdoors · 3 tips and reviews

4. C W Parker Carousel Museum

320 S Esplanade St, Leavenworth, KS
Museum · 1 tip
Gateway Arch is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

5. Gateway Arch

8.8
Gateway Arch National Park, St Louis, MO
Monument · Downtown East · 277 tips and reviews
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

6. Lincoln Home National Historic Site

9.3
413 S 8th St (btwn Capitol Ave & Edwards St), Springfield, IL
Historic and Protected Site · 24 tips and reviews
Mammoth Cave National Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

7. Mammoth Cave National Park

9.0
1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Mammoth Cave, KY
National Park · 69 tips and reviews
Spring Grove Cemetery And Arboretum is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

8. Spring Grove Cemetery And Arboretum

4521 Spring Grove Ave (btw Winton Rd. And Crawford Ave.), Cincinnati, OH
Cemetery · Winton Place · 13 tips and reviews
Woodward Avenue is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

9. Woodward Avenue

6.7
Woodward Avenue, Royal Oak, MI
Road · 8 tips and reviews
East 9th Street (Rock and Roll Boulevard) is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

10. East 9th Street (Rock and Roll Boulevard)

E 9th St (btw Innerbelt & Lake Erie), Cleveland, OH
Intersection · Downtown Cleveland · 1 tip
Bretton Woods is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

11. Bretton Woods

8.8
99 Ski Area Rd (Rt 302), Bretton Woods, NH
Ski Resort and Area · 25 tips and reviews
Acadia National Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

12. Acadia National Park

9.5
Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, ME
National Park · 97 tips and reviews
USS Constitution is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

13. USS Constitution

8.7
Charlestown Navy Yard (at Constitution Rd), Boston, MA
Boat or Ferry · Thompson Square - Bunker Hill · 75 tips and reviews
The Breakers is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

14. The Breakers

9.2
44 Ochre Point Ave (at Victoria Ave), Newport, RI
Historic and Protected Site · 94 tips and reviews
Statue of Liberty is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

15. Statue of Liberty

9.3
Liberty Island, New York, NY
Monument · 701 tips and reviews
Liberty Bell Center is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

16. Liberty Bell Center

8.7
526 Market St (at 6th St), Philadelphia, PA
Historic and Protected Site · Center City East · 181 tips and reviews
Delaware is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

17. Delaware

State · 16 tips and reviews
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

18. USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

8.9
2703 Battleship Pkwy, Mobile, AL
Museum · 70 tips and reviews
Okefenokee Swamp Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

19. Okefenokee Swamp Park

6.7
US 1 South, Waycross, GA
Park · 8 tips and reviews
Cape Canaveral is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

20. Cape Canaveral

Florida
City · 20 tips and reviews
Lewisburg, WV is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

21. Lewisburg, WV

West Virginia
City · 7 tips and reviews
Graceland is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

22. Graceland

8.8
3717 Elvis Presley Blvd (btwn Dolan Dr & Colonial Oak Ln), Memphis, TN
Museum · 234 tips and reviews
Manteo, NC is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

23. Manteo, NC

North Carolina
City · 8 tips and reviews
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

24. Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park

8.1
490 Toltec Mounds Rd, Scott, AR
Other Great Outdoors · 1 tip
Chickasaw National Recreation Area is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

25. Chickasaw National Recreation Area

8.4
901 W 1st St, Sulphur, OK
National Park · 6 tips and reviews

26. The Alamo

8.7
300 Alamo Plz (btwn Houston & Crockett Sts), San Antonio, TX
Historic and Protected Site · Alamo Plaza · 243 tips and reviews
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

27. Carlsbad Caverns National Park

9.0
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM
National Park · 61 tips and reviews
Pikes Peak is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

28. Pikes Peak

8.7
5069 Pikes Peak Hwy (at Route 24), Cascade, CO
Mountain · 75 tips and reviews
Fort Sumter National Monument is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

29. Fort Sumter National Monument

8.9
1214 Middle St, Sullivans Island, SC
Historic and Protected Site · 42 tips and reviews

30. Yellowstone National Park

9.2
Yellowstone National Park, WY
National Park · 79 tips and reviews
Craters of the Moon National Monument is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

31. Craters of the Moon National Monument

9.0
1266 Craters Loop Road, Arco, ID
National Park · 13 tips and reviews
Maryland State House is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

32. Maryland State House

8.7
100 State Cir, Annapolis, MD
Capitol Building · 17 tips and reviews
The White House is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

33. The White House

8.8
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW (btwn 15th St NW & 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 512 tips and reviews
Mount Vernon, VA is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

34. Mount Vernon, VA

Mount Vernon, VA
Town · 2 tips and reviews
Grand Canyon National Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

35. Grand Canyon National Park

9.4
Entrance Rd (btwn Route 89 & Route 93), Grand Canyon Village, AZ
National Park · 467 tips and reviews
San Francisco Cable Car Museum is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

36. San Francisco Cable Car Museum

9.1
1201 Mason St (at Washington St), San Francisco, CA
History Museum · Nob Hill · 81 tips and reviews
Columbia River Gorge is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

37. Columbia River Gorge

9.3
Columbia River Hwy, Hood River, OR
Nature Preserve · 17 tips and reviews
Hanford Reach National Monument is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

38. Hanford Reach National Monument

Washington
National Park · No tips or reviews
Fort Union Trading Post is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

39. Fort Union Trading Post

7.9
Williston, ND
National Park · 1 tip
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

40. Mount Rushmore National Memorial

9.0
13000 SD Highway 244 (btwn Iron Mountain & Palmer Gulch Rd), Keystone, SD
Monument · 165 tips and reviews
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park is one of Optimal Landmark Road Trip.

41. Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park

86930 517th Ave, Royal, NE
State or Provincial Park · 2 tips and reviews