The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day137

Day 137 — Free Day — Lancaster & Amish Country

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88Liberty, Ellis Island & Lower Manhattan89Ground Zero & the new downtown90Midtown Icons91The Met & Central Park92Free Day93Broadway & late laughs94The Village & the High Line95Brooklyn, Bridge to Boardwalk96Upper West Side97Free Day98Empire State & Herald Square99Lower East Side & Chinatown100Harlem & the Cloisters101Free Day102Out to the East End103Montauk & the End104The Hamptons & North Fork wine105Free Day106Back west & up the Hudson107Hyde Park108Storm King & the river109West Point & Cold Spring110Free Day111Into the Catskills112Woodstock & Kaaterskill Falls113Free Day114North to the capital115The Capital116Free Day117South into New Jersey118Princeton119Trenton & Washington's Crossing120Free Day121Down the shore122Atlantic City123Cape May124Free Day125Across to Philadelphia126Independence & Old City127The Parkway museums128Markets & the cheesesteak wars129Penitentiary & science130Free Day131North to Scranton132Steam & coal133Free Day134South to Amish country135Amish Country136Hershey & the Strasburg Rail Road137Free Day138To the capital139The Capitol & the Civil War140Free Day141South to Gettysburg142The Battlefield143Little Round Top & the Address144Free Day145Into Delaware146The du Pont estates147Longwood & the riverfront148Free Day149South to Dover150The First State's capital151Rehoboth Beach152Free Day153Across the bay to Baltimore154The Inner Harbor155Fort McHenry & Fell's Point156Art, oddity & crabs157Free Day158Down to Annapolis159The Naval Academy & the State House160On the Chesapeake161Free Day162Out to the ocean163The Boardwalk164Assateague's wild horses165Free Day166Northwest to Frederick167Antietam & Frederick168Free Day169South to Mount Vernon170Washington's Home171The National Mall & Monuments172Smithsonian I173Smithsonian II174Capitol Hill175The White House & Ford's Theatre176Free Day177Arlington178Georgetown & the Tidal Basin179South into Virginia

Nothing scheduled. The note below is a suggestion, not a plan.

  1. All day· unscheduled

    The back roadsFree / Rest Days

    Get off Route 30 entirely. The farm stands are honesty boxes, the buggies have right of way, and Central Market in Lancaster is the oldest farmers' market in the country.