ideas for trip across u.s.
Verna
this summer we are going to drive from our house in VA out to Phoenix
AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way of
Colorado.
I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
take us about a month.
Thanks
AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way of
Colorado.
I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
take us about a month.
Thanks
Wendy
National Parks would be a good start.
http://www.nps.gov/
I bought one of those National Park Passport Books when I worked at one of
the parks years ago and I enjoy filling it with the stamps from all the
sights I've seen over the years.
http://www.nps.gov/
I bought one of those National Park Passport Books when I worked at one of
the parks years ago and I enjoy filling it with the stamps from all the
sights I've seen over the years.
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:03 PM, Verna <lalow@...> wrote:
> this summer we are going to drive from our house in VA out to Phoenix
> AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way of
> Colorado.
> I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
> the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
> Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
> down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
> take us about a month.
> Thanks
>
>
>
--
Peace,
Wendy
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
diana jenner
I love this website for crazy places to stop...
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
that and I have a *thing* for those giant fiberglas muffler men ;)
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/muffler/
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
hannahsashes.blogspot.com
dianas365.blogspot.com
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/
that and I have a *thing* for those giant fiberglas muffler men ;)
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/muffler/
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
hannahsashes.blogspot.com
dianas365.blogspot.com
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Verna <lalow@...> wrote:
> this summer we are going to drive from our house in VA out to Phoenix
> AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way of
> Colorado.
> I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
> the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
> Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
> down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
> take us about a month.
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Sandra Dodd
I-10 or I-40?
If I-40, stop at Explora in Albuquerque, maybe. It's off the Rio
Grande exit, south about a mile. Great hands-on science and
children's museum. Across the road is the state natural history and
science museum. Dinosaurs, prehistoric other-stuff, history of
personal computers.
Sandra
If I-40, stop at Explora in Albuquerque, maybe. It's off the Rio
Grande exit, south about a mile. Great hands-on science and
children's museum. Across the road is the state natural history and
science museum. Dinosaurs, prehistoric other-stuff, history of
personal computers.
Sandra
Pam Sorooshian
"The City Museum" in St. Louis, MO. (If that's on your way - it is
worth going far out of the way to get there.)
pam
worth going far out of the way to get there.)
pam
Verna
--- In [email protected], Sandra Dodd <Sandra@...> wrote:
i took a trip to the grand canyon with a friend from memphis, tn. we
had multiple car breakdowns and only made it to albuquerque before our
car blew up and i had to take a bus back home. it was a great trip
though. we camped at a state park somewhere ne of albuquerque where
we saw some indian dwellings. really cool place but i have never
seemed to be able to figure out where we were. we could go up into
them, not just see them from a distance. would you have any ideas of
where we might have been?
>we will be driving I-40 on the way out there. when i was much younger
> I-10 or I-40?
> If I-40, stop at Explora in Albuquerque, maybe. It's off the Rio
> Grande exit, south about a mile. Great hands-on science and
> children's museum. Across the road is the state natural history and
> science museum. Dinosaurs, prehistoric other-stuff, history of
> personal computers.
>
> Sandra
>
i took a trip to the grand canyon with a friend from memphis, tn. we
had multiple car breakdowns and only made it to albuquerque before our
car blew up and i had to take a bus back home. it was a great trip
though. we camped at a state park somewhere ne of albuquerque where
we saw some indian dwellings. really cool place but i have never
seemed to be able to figure out where we were. we could go up into
them, not just see them from a distance. would you have any ideas of
where we might have been?
emiLy Q.
The children's museum in St. Louis is great too.
-emiLy, mom to Delia (5) & Henry (1.5)
Happy Pottying!
http://www.HappyPottying.com
-emiLy, mom to Delia (5) & Henry (1.5)
Happy Pottying!
http://www.HappyPottying.com
On 3/2/09 9:37 PM, "Pam Sorooshian" <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
> "The City Museum" in St. Louis, MO. (If that's on your way - it is
> worth going far out of the way to get there.)
>
> pam
>
cathyandgarth
What are you taking across Colorado? I-70?
--- In [email protected], "Verna" <lalow@...> wrote:
>
> this summer we are going to drive from our house in VA out to Phoenix
> AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way
of
> Colorado.
> I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
> the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
> Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
> down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
> take us about a month.
> Thanks
>
Verna
--- In [email protected], "cathyandgarth"
<familialewis@...> wrote:
Greeley. I thought about going up to Yellowstone and coming back down
but that might be too much additional driving for the purposes of this
trip.
<familialewis@...> wrote:
>I think so but not positive. We are going to spend a little time in
> What are you taking across Colorado? I-70?
>
>
Greeley. I thought about going up to Yellowstone and coming back down
but that might be too much additional driving for the purposes of this
trip.
Kim Dawkins
Mesa Verde maybe?
http://www.nps.gov/meve/
http://www.nps.gov/meve/
On Mar 2, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Verna wrote:
> we camped at a state park somewhere ne of albuquerque where
> we saw some indian dwellings. really cool place but i have never
> seemed to be able to figure out where we were. we could go up into
> them, not just see them from a distance. would you have any ideas of
> where we might have been?
>
>
>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Meghan Anderson-Coates
Tamzin and I went here when we drove across country. She had just turned 9 at the time. She's now 14 and it's the main thing she still remembers from that trip (the other is Disneyland <g>). It was so much fun and we spent hours there. It's in Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www.ocm.org/
Meghan
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
http://www.ocm.org/
Meghan
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Jill Parmer
I'm assuming on your way back from California through Colorado,
you're planning on I-15 & I-70?
This will be out of your way, but just in case...Thanksgiving Point
in Lehi, Utah. The gardens <http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/visit/
gardens/about.html> are incredible, and bizarre out in the middle of
the desert. The dinosaur museum <http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/
visit/museum_of_ancient_life/about.html> was the best we've ever been
to.
In Colorado on I-70 the Hot springs <http://www.hotspringspool.com/>
at Glenwood Springs is a fun place to swim. There's a cooler pool
that's nice in the summer.
Gold mine tours and panning, on west of Denver. <http://
www.phoenixgoldmine.com/> <http://www.historicargotours.com/ >
If you don't mind a detour (away from I-70), there's Rocky Mountain
National Park <http://www.nps.gov/romo/>
~Jill
you're planning on I-15 & I-70?
This will be out of your way, but just in case...Thanksgiving Point
in Lehi, Utah. The gardens <http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/visit/
gardens/about.html> are incredible, and bizarre out in the middle of
the desert. The dinosaur museum <http://www.thanksgivingpoint.com/
visit/museum_of_ancient_life/about.html> was the best we've ever been
to.
In Colorado on I-70 the Hot springs <http://www.hotspringspool.com/>
at Glenwood Springs is a fun place to swim. There's a cooler pool
that's nice in the summer.
Gold mine tours and panning, on west of Denver. <http://
www.phoenixgoldmine.com/> <http://www.historicargotours.com/ >
If you don't mind a detour (away from I-70), there's Rocky Mountain
National Park <http://www.nps.gov/romo/>
~Jill
On Mar 2, 2009, at 8:03 PM, Verna wrote:
> his summer we are going to drive from our house in VA out to Phoenix
> AZ to visit inlaws and then out to California and back home by way of
> Colorado.
> I thought some of you might have some ideas for places to visit along
> the way. Our kids are young and they have requested a stop at Lego
> Land. We will have our camping stuff as well to help keep the costs
> down. Any ideas for cool, kid friendly stuff to see. The trip will
> take us about a month.
> Thanks
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Cindy Fox
It's a long way. :)
I'm originally from Maryland and I have underestimated some of these
western states. :) The county I now live in (Maricopa) in Mesa,
Arizona is only 600 square miles than the entire state of Maryland. :)
We've made lots of trips across the US since my fam is stil in the
MD/PA area and here are some thoughts:
Check out www.passportamerica.com for a discount membership to RV
parks as you travel - this works really well for the middle america
locations and you can look up places on your route to see if it will
work for you.
I also like rvparkreviews.com to look up campgrounds in locations I'm
not famillar with.
In California, there's a nice park (Guajome County Park) in Oceanside,
California which is near Carlsbad, CA where Legoland is (it's not in
San Diego, but about an hour north of San Diego). You can also make
online reservations:
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/Camping/guajome.html
In general, don't forget to check out County Parks as you drive across
and in California especially they can be very good values. Cali is
very expensive compared to the rest of camping in america.
Also in Albuquerque is the National Atomic Museum
(http://www.atomicmuseum.com/) and the Sandia Tramway
http://www.sandiapeak.com/
I use mapquest.com to layout my route and measure distances.
If you're going through Kentucky, hit Cave City and visit Mammoth Cave
(http://www.nps.gov/maca/). I love the cave tours. You don't say
what part of VA, but you can grab 64 West, then hit 65.
Probably not on your way, but a future day trip could be New River
Gorge (http://www.nps.gov/neri/) in WV. It's the highest bridge in
the US and second highest in the world. :) It's also fun to drive the
crookedy road down to the original bridge and raft or kayak if you
have time or fly over the gorge. I did this with five dollar frank
twenty years ago. I'm kind of doubting he's still around. :( But
maybe his crazy museum still is. It was at the airport near the
bridge.
And if you head back east on I-10 from Phoenix, you can take a detour
on NM70 when you hit Las CrucesNM and see White Sands
(http://www.nps.gov/whsa/) then continue on to Carlsbad, NM (not the
legoland Carlsbad :) and see the Carlsbad Caverns
(http://www.nps.gov/cave/) and see the bats at sunset (there's an RV
park right near the entrance - not so fancy and with the heat you
might want to check into the motel there.
Then you can drop down 285 and pick up I-10 again just before
Dallas/Ft. Worth. They have a major waterpark there if you're into
that. :)
70 is another east west route that has the St. Louis Arch on it, but
anywhere you cross the Mississippi make time to stop and look and see
if you can camp overnight there. If you are going on I-40, try
http://www.tomsawyersrvpark.com/ and if you're going through Arkansas,
you can dig for diamonds if you go off the path a bit
(http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/) and they have a nice
campground right there and a little waterpark type place and you might
want to stop at Hot Springs (http://www.hotsprings.org/)
which is near Crater of Diamonds.
Do note that we travel in a motorhome, so check with each place to see
if they offer tent spaces if that's what you're using.
Anyway, those are some of the places we've liked. HTH!
Take care, c.
Cindy Fox
I'm originally from Maryland and I have underestimated some of these
western states. :) The county I now live in (Maricopa) in Mesa,
Arizona is only 600 square miles than the entire state of Maryland. :)
We've made lots of trips across the US since my fam is stil in the
MD/PA area and here are some thoughts:
Check out www.passportamerica.com for a discount membership to RV
parks as you travel - this works really well for the middle america
locations and you can look up places on your route to see if it will
work for you.
I also like rvparkreviews.com to look up campgrounds in locations I'm
not famillar with.
In California, there's a nice park (Guajome County Park) in Oceanside,
California which is near Carlsbad, CA where Legoland is (it's not in
San Diego, but about an hour north of San Diego). You can also make
online reservations:
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/parks/Camping/guajome.html
In general, don't forget to check out County Parks as you drive across
and in California especially they can be very good values. Cali is
very expensive compared to the rest of camping in america.
Also in Albuquerque is the National Atomic Museum
(http://www.atomicmuseum.com/) and the Sandia Tramway
http://www.sandiapeak.com/
I use mapquest.com to layout my route and measure distances.
If you're going through Kentucky, hit Cave City and visit Mammoth Cave
(http://www.nps.gov/maca/). I love the cave tours. You don't say
what part of VA, but you can grab 64 West, then hit 65.
Probably not on your way, but a future day trip could be New River
Gorge (http://www.nps.gov/neri/) in WV. It's the highest bridge in
the US and second highest in the world. :) It's also fun to drive the
crookedy road down to the original bridge and raft or kayak if you
have time or fly over the gorge. I did this with five dollar frank
twenty years ago. I'm kind of doubting he's still around. :( But
maybe his crazy museum still is. It was at the airport near the
bridge.
And if you head back east on I-10 from Phoenix, you can take a detour
on NM70 when you hit Las CrucesNM and see White Sands
(http://www.nps.gov/whsa/) then continue on to Carlsbad, NM (not the
legoland Carlsbad :) and see the Carlsbad Caverns
(http://www.nps.gov/cave/) and see the bats at sunset (there's an RV
park right near the entrance - not so fancy and with the heat you
might want to check into the motel there.
Then you can drop down 285 and pick up I-10 again just before
Dallas/Ft. Worth. They have a major waterpark there if you're into
that. :)
70 is another east west route that has the St. Louis Arch on it, but
anywhere you cross the Mississippi make time to stop and look and see
if you can camp overnight there. If you are going on I-40, try
http://www.tomsawyersrvpark.com/ and if you're going through Arkansas,
you can dig for diamonds if you go off the path a bit
(http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/) and they have a nice
campground right there and a little waterpark type place and you might
want to stop at Hot Springs (http://www.hotsprings.org/)
which is near Crater of Diamonds.
Do note that we travel in a motorhome, so check with each place to see
if they offer tent spaces if that's what you're using.
Anyway, those are some of the places we've liked. HTH!
Take care, c.
Cindy Fox
--- In [email protected], "Verna" <lalow@...> wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], "cathyandgarth"
> <familialewis@> wrote:
> >
> > What are you taking across Colorado? I-70?
> >
> >
> I think so but not positive. We are going to spend a little time in
> Greeley. I thought about going up to Yellowstone and coming back
down
> but that might be too much additional driving for the purposes of
this
> trip.
>
diana jenner
>"The City Museum" in St. Louis, MO. (If that's on your way - it is
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Pam Sorooshian <pamsoroosh@...> wrote:
>
worth going far out of the way to get there.)
My family totally agrees!! It's unschooler's paradise (I like to call it the
Tim Burton museum, it invokes his kind of place ::bg::). "If you can touch
it, you can touch it" is the principle throughout the majority of the place
:)
http://www.citymuseum.org/home.asp
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
hannahsashes.blogspot.com
dianas365.blogspot.com
> .[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
John and Amanda Slater
Do you have a membership to the science museums http://www.astc.org/members/passlist.htm and zoos http://www.aza.org/FindZooAquarium/.%c2%a0%c2%a0
We have both and save tone of money when traveling. Also Lego club (which is free) has free kids tickets to Lego Land in CA.
Let me know if you are stopping in Nashville. We are only about 5 minutes off 40. E-mail off-list if it is a possibility.
Amanda
Eli 7, Samuel 6
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
We have both and save tone of money when traveling. Also Lego club (which is free) has free kids tickets to Lego Land in CA.
Let me know if you are stopping in Nashville. We are only about 5 minutes off 40. E-mail off-list if it is a possibility.
Amanda
Eli 7, Samuel 6
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Schuyler
Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha is amazing. And there is a fantastic bookstore that was in Omaha but is now in Brownville, Nebraska. The Antiquarium Bookstore. Tom Rudloff is the owner. My mom was there last week and said Tom was as welcoming as always. Carhenge is worth a stop: http://www.carhenge.com/. If you like dead things, Ole's Big Game Steakhouse is a great atmosphere to eat in. We used to stop there and play foosball when I was a kid. http://www.olesbiggame.com/
Schuyler
________________________________
From: Meghan Anderson-Coates <meghanandco@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009 5:08:15 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: ideas for trip across u.s.
Tamzin and I went here when we drove across country. She had just turned 9 at the time. She's now 14 and it's the main thing she still remembers from that trip (the other is Disneyland <g>). It was so much fun and we spent hours there. It's in Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www.ocm.org/
Meghan
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Schuyler
________________________________
From: Meghan Anderson-Coates <meghanandco@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009 5:08:15 AM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Re: ideas for trip across u.s.
Tamzin and I went here when we drove across country. She had just turned 9 at the time. She's now 14 and it's the main thing she still remembers from that trip (the other is Disneyland <g>). It was so much fun and we spent hours there. It's in Omaha, Nebraska.
http://www.ocm.org/
Meghan
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
~ William James
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]