Road trip from Boston to New Orleans - Ideas for stops? (hotel, college)
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I'll me making a road trip for a personal vacation from Boston to New Orleans at the end of May. We have about 6 or 7 days open for this trip...
Does anyone have any ideas for stopping places? The only place we have "penciled in" is the Bourbon Trail in KY. We will be in NOLA for a couple days but are interested in any ideas for cool places to visit or stop along the way. We are interested in: partying, hiking, mountain climbing, nature, shooting guns, music (except country). We would like to stay away from the "family-oriented" stopping points as we are both 25 year old males.
Here is a map of the *rough* route we plan on taking:
We would prefer not to visit anywhere in the state of NJ or north, although Philly might be cool.
Stop in Morgantown WV. It is a fast paced college town with a reputation for party/nightlife. Charleston, wv is more family oriented, but also a cool stop.
If you could hold off your trip for a couple of weeks you'll get to that part of Tennessee in time for Bonnaroo which has over 200 bands playing over four days with Elton John headlining this year.
Since you're going to be near Nashville, too, you might as well check out its music scene. Trust me, it's not all country. For better or worse, Nashville's music scene has produced the likes of Kings of Leon, Black Keys, Paramore, Ke$ha, and Jack White. Here are some threads discussing Nashville's non-country music scene:
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If you're bypassing NYC on your road trip you could take I-84 west to I-81 south (briefly) to I-80 west to I-99 south past State College, PA. Has both partying and hiking. Purple Lizard Maps
I-99 continues south as a fast two lane US 220 briefly before you pick up I-68 just east of Cumberland, MD to head west to Morgantown, WV.
Stop in Philly and head through Virginia and North Carolina on the Blue Ridge Parkway stopping in Asheville-not the fastest route but well worth it IMO. Stop in Atlanta too before New Orleans.
If it were me I'd pick the more coastal route. There is more history and more of the oldest cities in our country. Savannah and Charleston are very unique. I'd also custom create a route that lets you enjoy part of the Appalachians somewhere.
When you hit the Gulf Coast between Pascagoula and New Orleans I'd use US90 for a slower alternate route. Some parts are boring, some parts hurricane rattles, and some parts beautiful and you won't see from an interstate. The gulf coast is very unique.
I'd go the most eastern route and spend two days in the Historic Triangle in Virginia (Williamsburg/Yorktown/Jamestown), then head over to Asheville, NC and spend a day at Biltmore Estates, then spend one night in Atlanta - get there early and in time for a fabulous dinner somewhere and spend the night in a swanky hotel and do the whole downtown Hotlanta thing - and then drive on to New Orleans but give yourself two days to do it so you can stop and tour a couple of plantations along the way.
Put me in the "stop in Morgantown" camp. It's a really cool town. I usually do a good deal of research before I visit a town, but Morgantown still surprised me. Don't skip it. Charlestown WV is also a great town, but still a little sleepy.
If you can swing it, Asheville is a great stop too. Knoxville or Nashville are worth a stop too depending on which route you take. I hate country music but Nashville is still worth a visit. It's one of the friendliest cities I've ever been to. I prefer Knoxville between the two though.
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