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    US Road Trip Map

    A few years ago, Randal S. Olson, a University of Michigan researcher worked out the ultimate US road trip map taking in all the most important sites and cities. The entire route is 13,699 miles and would take about nine days or 224 hours of driving to complete. For many people, accessing an easy and affordable airport car rental service is a key part of driving this wonderful route. That’s where Fox comes in.

    Tackling the Ultimate US Roadtrip

    There are several possible ways to tackle the ultimate US road trip map. If you have enough leisure time, you could take it slower with less time at the wheel and stay in hotels or motels along the way. Alternatively, if you are with friends, you could take turns driving and keep up a brisk pace!

    If you do decide to take the trip of a lifetime, then Fox cars are economical to rent. They’re an affordable way to drive the entire US road trip map.

    The map includes the great national parks as well as the major cities around the USA. Here is a list of most of the things you can see en-route:

    • The Grand Canyon
    • Bryce Canyon National Park
    • Craters of the Moon National Monument
    • Yellowstone National Park
    • Pikes Peak
    • Carlsbad Caverns National Park
    • The Alamo
    • The Platt Historic District
    • The Toltec Mounds
    • Graceland
    • Vicksburg National Military Park
    • The French Quarter, New Orleans
    • The USS Alabama
    • Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
    • Okefenokee Swamp Park
    • Fort Sumter National Monument
    • Lost World Caverns, West Virginia
    • The Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center, Mount Vernon
    • The White House
    • Colonial Annapolis Historic District, Maryland
    • The New Castle Historic District, Delaware
    • Cape May Historic District, New Jersey
    • The Liberty Bell
    • The Statue of Liberty, New York
    • The Mark Twain House and Museum
    • The Breakers, Rhode Island
    • The USS Constitution, Massachusetts
    • Acadia National Park
    • Mount Washington Hotel
    • Shelburne Farms
    • Fox Theater, Michigan
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
    • Mammoth Cave National Park
    • West Baden Springs Hotel
    • Abraham Lincoln’s Home
    • Gateway Arch
    • The C. W. Parker Carousel Museum
    • Terrace Hill Governor’s Mansion
    • Taliesin, Wisconsin
    • Fort Snelling
    • Ashfall Fossil Bed
    • Mount Rushmore
    • The Fort Union Trading Post
    • Glacier National Park
    • Hanford Site
    • Columbia River Highway
    • San Francisco Cable Cars
    • The San Andreas Fault
    • The Hoover Dam

    Making the Trip Affordable

    A fun and affordable option would be to get together with a group of friends and rent a 7- or 9- seater car and take turns driving. Great for comfort and you can carry lots of luggage, as well.

    This might be something fun to do in a gap year before or after college or as the ultimate stag or hen party. It could also be something you can do when you retire!

    If you don’t have enough time, you could split the map into sections and take the ultimate road trip one stage at a time. If you were to break it down and do a piece every year, you would have more time for sightseeing in the cities you pass through, or for taking a hike in one of the wonderful national parks.

    The ultimate US road trip map is a wonderful tool, no matter what way you use it! And with our vast number of stations, you can always count on Fox for your car rental no matter where you wish to go.