NCJessieRN Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We own a video surveillance company and my husband has been contracted for a job in San Antonio, TX (2 days) and one in Salt Lake City, UT (3 days). We will be leaving late January through late February. We decided to take this opportunity for a road trip. If you know of somewhere or something we must see, please let me know. :) We are starting from SC. Here are our stops: Montgomery, AL New Orleans, LA San Antonio, TX Amarillo, TX Santa Fe, NM Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA Las Vegas, NV Coconino, AZ (to see the Grand Canyon) Salt Lake City, UT Aspen, CO Kansas City, MO Branson, MO Nashville, TN Back home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Bryce NP Zion NP both of those are in Utah. Bryce is one of our all-time favorites (over the Grand Canyon). If it's not too far out of your way we also enjoyed Chaco Culture NHP - both during the day and at night (when the stars are amazing due to how far away it is from sources of light). Otherwise, what do you LIKE seeing (nature, museums, cities, etc)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm not sure if your route will take you close enough but maybe Roswell, NM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJessieRN Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thank you! We really like anything. I have a list of everything we planned to see on our TripTik through AAA. But I can't access it right now. We have a little bit of everything on there. Landmarks, museums, art like Cadillac Ranch, tourist attractions, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJessieRN Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm not sure if your route will take you close enough but maybe Roswell, NM We could put that in after Amarillo. Roswell is only about 3 1/2 hours from there. It would only be another 3 to Santa Fe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 We own a video surveillance company and my husband has been contracted for a job in San Antonio, TX (2 days) and one in Salt Lake City, UT (3 days). We will be leaving late January through late February. We decided to take this opportunity for a road trip. If you know of somewhere or something we must see, please let me know. :) We are starting from SC. Here are our stops: Montgomery, AL New Orleans, LA - The National WWII Museum San Antonio, TX - The Alamo Amarillo, TX Santa Fe, NM Phoenix, AZ San Diego, CA - The Midway Aircraft Museum and Legoland Las Vegas, NV - The Atomic Testing Museum Coconino, AZ (to see the Grand Canyon) Salt Lake City, UT Aspen, CO Kansas City, MO Branson, MO Nashville, TN Back home! This is just a few ideas I had. We have gone cross country many times and have always loved it. I would say out of all the museums we have visited the WWII museum in New Orleans is our favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCJessieRN Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks Jilly! This is our first time. The only one I'm worried about is the 1 yr old! She is pretty easy going but I'm still nervous. We are planning for lots of stops and bought several new toys just for the trip. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 If you can detour to southern NM, Carlsbad Caverns is there. When we visited a ranger warned us that we'd now forever be comparing every cavern we visited to Carlsbad. We scoffed at the idea as we've been to oodles of caverns. He was right. We'd love a return trip and no other cavern since has measured up... though we still keep looking. But I don't know if you have time for that much of a detour. We went from Tucson (and Saguaro NP) to Carlsbad and this all after doing Organ Pipe, etc, so more or less hugging the southern border. You're further north. In San Diego the zoo is superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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