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As someone who did the Minneapolis to Key West drive back in January, I think it's safe to say that Illinois (almost the entire state north-to-south, not just a small chunk of I-57) is probably the most awful stretch of nothingness I've driven...and I've done a lot of cross-country driving.
It's not even awe-inspiring nothingness like the western Great Plains; it's just mind-numbingly featureless farmland. No wonder people on the coasts think there's nothing in the Midwest; driving cross-country means crossing Illinois!
I feel the same way about Indiana. I didn't make it through Illinois as we were visiting Chicago but Indiana was by far the worst, most boring drive I have ever taken. Literally across all of Indiana.
I'm originally from there! Haha I didn't include it because it isn't long enough. I'm trying to go for ultra boring, almost endless drives. The selections I picked were trying to be the most boring of a particular interstate which is why another honorable mention, I-80 between Lincoln, NE and Cheyenne, WY, isn't listed.
Can't really get much more boring than counting trees for 175 miles because that's excitement you will have between Pensacola and Tallahassee. You are right though that it isn't that long thankfully.
I-57 is pretty boring but it's not bad. I would imagine I-70 between Aurora and Topeka would be insufferable. In fact, maybe a three way tie with , I-70, I-80, I 90, and I-94 for for Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
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I suppose most flat, featureless areas are boring drives. I voted I-10 in W. TX. Even worse, areas near El Paso are the most butt ugly areas of the US I've ever visited. Yeah, there are mountains, but it seems mostly bare rock.
However, I think I-55 between Memphis and Jackson, MS (if not I-12, just north of New Orleans) should be on the list as well. Barring the immediate Jackson area, it's just a tunnel through the pine forest.
As someone who did the Minneapolis to Key West drive back in January, I think it's safe to say that Illinois (almost the entire state north-to-south, not just a small chunk of I-57) is probably the most awful stretch of nothingness I've driven...and I've done a lot of cross-country driving.
It's not even awe-inspiring nothingness like the western Great Plains; it's just mind-numbingly featureless farmland. No wonder people on the coasts think there's nothing in the Midwest; driving cross-country means crossing Illinois!
I have to admit that Illinois was a little dull. It was hard to believe I was in the same state as Chicago and it seemed like I would never get there.
Can't really get much more boring than counting trees for 175 miles because that's excitement you will have between Pensacola and Tallahassee. You are right though that it isn't that long thankfully.
I-57 is pretty boring but it's not bad. I would imagine I-70 between Aurora and Topeka would be insufferable. In fact, maybe a three way tie with , I-70, I-80, I 90, and I-94 for for Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
I can tell you I hate driving through the south during winter. It's very depressing. But at the peak of the spring and fall seasons it's pretty enjoyable.
This probably wouldn't top anyone's list due to its shortness, but I-16 between Macon and Savannah is quite boring. It is only about 163 miles though.
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