11 Tips for an Epic American Road Trip

Eclectic Emissary
6 min readNov 10, 2020

Planning the Perfect Cross Country American Road Trip Adventure

With so many travel disruptions this year, international trips have been scarce. This opened up a great opportunity for sightseeing around my own country. And what better way to experience the United States of America than a good ol’ fashioned road trip? There are a ton of things I wish I knew before driving thousands of miles across the country. Here’s everything I learned from the epic American road trip.

1. Choose Your American Road Trip route

America is a huge country. Each path has its own amazing landmarks to enjoy. Depending on your starting point and amount of time, every path will be unique. There is a lot of road in-between major destinations, so try to optimize your trip with smaller detours along the way. Roadtrippers is one of my favorite road trip planning tools to help you plan an amazing route. If you are flexible, here’s a map with some classic American road trip options. We designed a hybrid trip from the east to west coast.

2. Reserve Your Rental Car

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