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driving across the USA - provisional itinerary
"rob tyler" wrote in message
... Is Austin or Houston best? They're different. Houston is the country's 4th largest city; Austin is not as big. Austin is a college town and the state capital. Houston has the big city attractions (i.e. top-notch arts/culture, great restaurants and museums, large downtown) while Austin is somewhat lacking with these. Austin has a good downtown but it's more of a college/young scene. Austin has a state history museum. Houston has some of the country's best art collections in its many art museums. It also has some big attractions like NASA manned space flight headquarters/mission control. Austin has prettier natural scenery. Also, Austin and San Antonio are relatively close to each other. I would probably pick San Antonio over Austin for tourism. |
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driving across the USA - provisional itinerary
I think I'd have to agree with others - too much road - not enough stopping. We made a cross-country trip similar to yours and spent 6 weeks! There's lots to see in this great country. Highlights are National Parks! Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Olympics, Niagra Falls, Bad Lands, they're all great. You could almost route a trip just going from national park to national park. Pretty much what we did. My recommendation - forget the reservations - drive until you see something you want - stop and take a look at it. If it's not great - move on. The central states here are a whole lot of wide flat land - wouldn't recommend too much time there. Smoky Mountains are wonderful - as recommended - lots of beautiful country in the West - especially Northwest. Oregon and Washington are absolutely beautiful. Most like England - but much taller trees and mountains and much rougher ocean. Enjoy your trip, let us know what you liked and didn't like when you get back. -- jstauf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jstauf's Profile: 46 View this thread: 57187 |
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