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What Are the Biggest Advantages of Road Tripping in the U.S.? Uncover Hidden Worlds

1. A Lost American Metropolis

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Illinois, USA

Near modern-day St. Louis, an ancient city once thrived with a larger population than London in 1250 AD.

2. Where Time is Written in Stone

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA

In Oregon, you can see layers of Earth that reveal 50 million years of continuous fossil history, including ancient horses the size of dogs.

3. An Alien Lake of Towers

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve, California, USA

This ancient saltwater lake in California is home to bizarre limestone formations that look like alien cities and supports an entire ecosystem of brine shrimp.

4. Kayaking Through Freshwater Caves

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin, USA

In Lake Superior, you can kayak through sea caves carved into sandstone cliffs, then explore lighthouses on remote islands.

5. America's Loneliest Road

US Route 50 (Nevada section), USA

There's a stretch of highway across Nevada famously dubbed "The Loneliest Road in America," where you can drive for hours without seeing another car, passing ghost towns and ancient petroglyphs.

6. The Nation's Oldest Continuously Inhabited City

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

In Florida, you can walk streets older than Plymouth Rock, exploring a city founded by Europeans almost 60 years before the Pilgrims landed.

7. The Land of the Trembling Earth

Okefenokee Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia/Florida, USA

This vast "Land of the Trembling Earth" is North America's largest blackwater swamp, where islands float and you can paddle through cypress forests taller than skyscrapers.

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