Thinking of visiting the USA? Tips and Suggestions for the Best Experience on your ROAD TRIP!
Author: USA Road Trips by Max
I have over 20 years experience in the travel business, from retail to tour operations, but my passion for visiting the United States has been my unique selling point. I am a North America expert and love planning my own road trips. To date I have visited 49 States and now the challenge is to visit Hawaii. I don't use travel agents and do the research into every hotel and city and what there is to do there by myself. My blog explains what accommodation type I prefer and how to make the most of your experience.
Visiting Las Vegas shortly? Be warned. A new law has been introduced that could cost you a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment. Thinking of using one of the pedestrian footbridges that cross the famous Las Vegas Strip and stopping to take that all important selfie or group photo with the bright lights behind you then STOP…….actually you can’t stop because stopping or making another … Continue reading Las Vegas – Pedestrian Bridges New Law Introduced
On a recent episode of ‘Jeopardy’ on UK tv was a question about the number of bridges and tunnels in New York City. I was asked by my husband the question he had just seen. My guess was seven bridges and four tunnels. Boy was I way out with my guess. So it was a surprise to learn that the New York Department of Transport … Continue reading New York City – Bridges & Tunnels
1932 Iconic Photo Lunch Atop a Skyscraper Now most people will know this famous photograph from 1932 of the 11 ironworkers eating lunch, precariously sitting on a steel beam 850 feet in the air during construction, at what has been confirmed as the Rock Center’s RCA Building or 30 Rock at the Rockefeller Centre as it is now known as. The photo is famously called … Continue reading NYC – The Beam ‘Atop a Skyscraper’
“The Magic, Wonder & Joy of the Holidays” as announced by First Lady Jill Biden to unveil the 2023 Christmas decorations at the White House. The holiday season at the White House The displays in each of the East Wing rooms are designed to capture the pure unfiltered delight and imagination of childhood and there are some of the staggering figures involved in decorating the … Continue reading The White House at Christmas
Wednesday 22 November 2023 will mark the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas – TX. The date has been remembered by the 6th Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza by signs announcing ‘JFK was here’. The route from Love Field Airport to the Dallas Trade Mart has banners all the way along that show photographs of the crowds from that … Continue reading Dallas – 60th Anniversary of JFK
American States all have a nickname some of which are reflected on their licence plates, or with their State Flower. Below is a list of States with their two letter codes, nicknames, State Mammal(s) and State Flower. State Code & Nickname State Mammal State Flower Alabama AL Yellowhammer State Black Bear Camellia Alaska AK The Last Frontier Moose Alpine forget-me-not Arizona AZ Grand Canyon State … Continue reading States: Nicknames, Animals & Flowers
Toll FL Having enjoyed the freedom of the Illinois Tollway on my recent Road Trip to visit Nebraska and North Dakota I was researching Central Florida for any of the latest attractions to write about but came across the joined up thinking of Toll FL instead. The issue in the past has been trying to avoid the horrendously greedy charges that rental car companies try … Continue reading Orlando Visitor Toll Pass – Save up to 80%
On my travels I have often been drawn to the attraction of Lighthouses. Possibly imagining all the drama and nature that they have witnessed over the years. Here are some of the lighthouses that I have seen in North America. Continue reading Lighthouses – USA Road Trips by Max
Chicago Illinois is the start or end of Historic Route 66 and there are signs that officially show the BEGIN or END of the 2448 mile long journey. So for that ‘must’ have memory please see below!
Begin Historic Route 66 Sign
Location: E Adams Street near the junction with Michigan Avenue opposite the Art Institute of Chicago.
There are a few reserved car parking spaces in the No Parking Zone outside of the Consulate General of the Philippines that outside of operating hours you can park for a few moments to take a photo or stick a sticker on the sign.
In fact there is a second Begin sign just at the crossing of E. Adams Street and Michigan Avenue by the traffic lights that has hardly any stickers on it. So don’t be disappointed that the Begin sign a few yards further back is virtually obliterated by previous Route 66’ers embarking on the 2448 mile road trip.
End Historic Route 66 Sign
Location: 98-66 E. Jackson Street.
Located on the second light pole west of the intersection with S. Michigan Avenue the End sign has more parking opportunities for a short stop to take a photograph. The sign is positioned higher up and is relatively free from stickers.
E Jackson Street. Historic Illinois Route 66 END sign
Ebookers & Avis How difficult is it to get a resolution to an obvious set up error? Actually after nearly four hours in ‘chat’ with four different Ebookers/Expedia agents and an email to Avis it seems to be impossible. I booked and paid for an economy car at Chicago O’Hare for 24 hours for £42.49. The confirmation from Ebookers gave me the Avis reservation number. … Continue reading Rental Car Complaint
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