ROAD TRIIIIIIP!!

[chanaleh]

The big day is finally here: we are heading out THIS AFTERNOON on our Epic Cross-Country Roadtrip Honeymoon!

Below the cut is the approximate itinerary (and also with approximate dates on roadtrippers.com):


Spring Green, WI (House on the Rock)
Minneapolis, MN
Darwin, MN (World's Largest Ball of Twine)
SD Badlands
Mount Rushmore
(detour into Montana)
Yellowstone National Park
Sun Valley, ID
Elko, NV
Lake Tahoe, CA
Lodi, CA
Napa, CA
Sacramento, CA
San Francisco, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
San Jose, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Monterey, CA
Carmel, CA
Yosemite National Park
Las Vegas, NV
Springdale, UT (Zion National Park)
Monument Valley Tribal Park
Teec Nos Pos, AZ / Four Corners Monument
Grand Canyon National Park
Sedona, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Tempe, AZ
Tucson, AZ
El Paso, TX
San Antonio, TX
Houston, TX (Space Center!)
New Orleans, LA
Birmingham, AL (Civil Rights Museum)
Nashville, TN
Lexington, KY (Buffalo Trace distillery ;-)
Louisville, KY
Indianapolis, IN
... and back home to Merrillville approx. July 1.

(No, we're not leaving the house unattended; there are 3 adults and 2 large dogs still in residence.)

So, LJ: any recommendations along this route for places we must see, visit, eat and sleep? (I'm making lodging reservations ahead for the next several days since it's Memorial Day weekend, but the rest of the trip is pretty wide open.)

*frantically returns to browsing and packing*