The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day148

Day 148 — Free Day — Brandywine Valley & Wilmington

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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

    Longwood GardensFree / Rest Days

    A thousand acres of du Pont's gardens and conservatories — it takes a full day and people still leave wishing they'd had longer. The fountains run in the evening in season.