The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Day831

Day 831 — Main Street & GrantGalena

Full day4h planned
767BBQ & Jazz768Museums769Free Day770East to Independence771Truman & the Trails772Free Day773South to Branson774Shows & Silver Dollar City775Free Day776Northeast to the capital777The Capitol778Free Day779East to St. Louis780The Arch781Forest Park & City Museum782Free Day783North to Hannibal784Tom & Huck785Free Day786North to Iowa787Capitol & Sculpture788Free Day789East to the Colonies790Colonies & the Cornfield791Free Day792North to the Twin Cities793River & Lakes794Mall & Falls795St. Paul796Free Day797North to Lake Superior798The Lake & the Shore799Free Day800North to Voyageurs801On the Water802The Boundary Waters803Southeast to Wisconsin804The Peninsula805Free Day806South to Green Bay807Lambeau Field808Free Day809West to the Dells810Water & Rock811Free Day812South to Spring Green813Down the Rabbit Hole814Free Day815East to the capital816Capitol & State Street817Free Day818East to Milwaukee819Art on the Lake820Harleys & Beer821Free Day822South to Chicago823The Bean & the Art Institute824Architecture & the Sky825Museum Campus826The Mag Mile & the Pier827Wrigley & the South Side828Free Day829Free Day830Northwest to Galena831Main Street & Grant832Free Day833South to Springfield834Lincoln's Springfield835Free Day836East to Indianapolis837The Brickyard838Circle City839Free Day840Northwest to the Dunes841Sand & Shore842East to Grand Rapids843Gardens & a President844Free Day845To the Dutch coast846Holland847Frankenmuth848Free Day849North to the Straits850Mackinac Island851Sleeping Bear & the Wine852Free Day853South to Lansing854Capitol & Campus855Free Day856East to Detroit857Motown & Downtown858The Henry Ford859Rivera's Detroit860Free Day861South to Cleveland862Rock & Roll863Cuyahoga Valley864Free Day865Shawshank, then the Capital866Statehouse & German Village867Free Day868West to Dayton869Wings & the Wrights870Free Day871South to Cincinnati872The Riverfront873Free Day874East to Pittsburgh

A Victorian time capsule.

  1. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM· 4h

    Main Street & the Grant HomeMuseums & HistoryAnchor

    A Main Street where most every building is on the National Register, plus the home the town gave General Grant.

    500 Bouthillier St, Galena, IL

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Museums & History1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here