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The Driveby Tourist Continuing road trips around the US. South Central Kansas upcoming in September 2024. More posts after that visit. https://www.the-driveby-tourist.com

Are you thinking about visiting all 50 states in the US? Some people plan to visit all 3144 counties! I'm not planning t...
02/06/2025

Are you thinking about visiting all 50 states in the US? Some people plan to visit all 3144 counties! I'm not planning to do that, but I do keep track, just because..!!.. Here's a post about meeting the "County Challenge" in my home state of Minnesota. I did that about a year ago. Here's the link to the post: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/lVQQ1K

Do you want to take the Minnesota County Challenge? Or do you want to go for it in another state? All states??? Not likely!!

Next month, I'm starting a trip to visit US Presidential Museums, homes, and other related locations. If you'd like a ne...
02/05/2025

Next month, I'm starting a trip to visit US Presidential Museums, homes, and other related locations. If you'd like a near-daily update, check out my subscription page here: https://www.patreon.com/thedrivebytourist

creating Road trips in the US blog

How about some free stuff! Well, it's a collection of Dad Jokes! But you can read them for free! https://link.the-driveb...
02/04/2025

How about some free stuff! Well, it's a collection of Dad Jokes! But you can read them for free! https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/7sHIiJ

25+ Dad jokes & Everything you Need to Read! Trying to find something to make everyone laugh, chuckle, groan, or just give up on me!

Crawford County is the southeasternmost county in Kansas, bordering both Missouri and Oklahoma. Route 66 runs through he...
02/03/2025

Crawford County is the southeasternmost county in Kansas, bordering both Missouri and Oklahoma. Route 66 runs through here for 13 miles! We had a great visit! https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/6Ovsow

When visiting Crawford County Kansas, be sure to stop at some of these places. It's worth the visit to see the attractions county-wide.

I'm back to writing about Minnesota. This one is from Eat Street in Minneapolis. That's about a six block section of Nic...
02/02/2025

I'm back to writing about Minnesota. This one is from Eat Street in Minneapolis. That's about a six block section of Nicollet Ave. south of downtown. It's full of mostly ethnic restaurants! Check out the Black Forest Inn, the original on this street. https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/8UmWst

The Black Forest Inn became the first restaurant on what is now Eat Street. See the full story!

Here's more on the Great River Road. This covers the first two days on the west side of the river. That's from the place...
02/01/2025

Here's more on the Great River Road. This covers the first two days on the west side of the river. That's from the place I crossed the Mississippi, leaving Natchez into Arkansas. Check this one! https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/XuLZPH

Initially crossed the river and didn't see a Welcome to Louisiana sign. Thought they heard I was coming through and hid the signs! But...fooled 'em. Found this one about 60 miles up the road. Louisiana

A day on Route 66 in Oklahoma. A highlight was the famous Blue Whale in Catoosa. Another quirky stop along the road. Hav...
01/31/2025

A day on Route 66 in Oklahoma. A highlight was the famous Blue Whale in Catoosa. Another quirky stop along the road. Have a look at it: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/30xool

Already spotted a correction from Day 6. I started in Springfield MO, not IL. Saw a few sites in Tulsa. Cold and windy so skipped a few outside sights (can't see everything)! I've included a

Commemorating Day 17 (and final) day on Route 66 in Santa Monica. I arrived here just after noon and spent the afternoon...
01/30/2025

Commemorating Day 17 (and final) day on Route 66 in Santa Monica. I arrived here just after noon and spent the afternoon walking around the pier and surrounding area. It felt anti-climatic. Where was the band, the city officials greeting me, the cheerleaders!! https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/kMBejG

More rambling... Woke up in Nauvoo IL and visited the LDS Temple and the Family Research Center. (Was going to post 2 or even 3 days together but so far one day has been enough.

Another day on the Great River Road. This day was in southern Illinois. Mostly scenery and historic towns. Always have a...
01/29/2025

Another day on the Great River Road. This day was in southern Illinois. Mostly scenery and historic towns. Always have a great time traveling! Here's the link: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/kMBejG

More rambling... Woke up in Nauvoo IL and visited the LDS Temple and the Family Research Center. (Was going to post 2 or even 3 days together but so far one day has been enough.

Among other stops on this day on the Great River Road, I visited the Vicksburg Military National Park, with it's tribute...
01/28/2025

Among other stops on this day on the Great River Road, I visited the Vicksburg Military National Park, with it's tribute to the Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Vicksburg to control the lower Mississippi River. Check it out: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/gerC5V

Back again for Day 5. More driving along the river and Vicksburg MS. Into Mississippi after spending the night in Memphis. Drove the road (GRR). Got off track a couple of times but back on.

Another day on the Great River Road, I spent the night in Memphis. Among other places, I had diner at B. B. King's blues...
01/27/2025

Another day on the Great River Road, I spent the night in Memphis. Among other places, I had diner at B. B. King's blues club. Had a good time! Here's the link: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/hVggok

Hello again, everyone. Let's get back to reminiscing about the Great River Road. Or is it pretending it is March of 2017 and you are riding along with me! River access but not spectacular. (Didn't

I recently created a series of posts for Ottertail Tourism in Ottertail, Minnesota. My parents grew up there, so it was ...
01/27/2025

I recently created a series of posts for Ottertail Tourism in Ottertail, Minnesota. My parents grew up there, so it was a treat to be selected for this assignment!
Here are links to all three of the "adventures" I created.
Ottertail for Shrpa
https://shrpa.com/itinerary/visithistoricalandnowottertail
https://shrpa.com/itinerary/cometoottertailforawinterweekend
https://shrpa.com/itinerary/wanttogetyoursnowmobileandjointhefun
And here's to The Driveby Tourist!
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Road Trips, Epic Travels & Rock ‘N Roll Welcome to The Driveby Tourist! Here is your go-to guide to family and solo road-tripping! Find your next road trip destinations here. Fill your bucket list with fantastic US journeys. I love road trips and spare no effort in making my travels and experience...

While driving most of the Great River Road, I spent a full day plus 2 nights in Natchez. It's a historic town, about 300...
01/26/2025

While driving most of the Great River Road, I spent a full day plus 2 nights in Natchez. It's a historic town, about 300 years old. "Back in the day" cotton was king. Some very wealthy people lived here, many of them rich from the cotton farming. Here's the link for more: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/EpdAX4

Natchez MS Three hundred year old city. Cotton kings and river boat businesses. The Big Muddy Someone mentioned the river looked muddy. It is. One of the nicknames is "The Big Muddy" although I prefer

I'm still posting about Route 66. Did you know the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a National Park? While the Arch doesn't ...
01/25/2025

I'm still posting about Route 66. Did you know the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a National Park? While the Arch doesn't fit the original tradition of National Parks preserving natural resources, it is a national monument that the park service viewed as an essential monument to America, celebrating the movement to the west of population centers. Here's the link:

The Driveby Tourist took a drive-by picture of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and then stopped at an institution on R66. Ted Drews Custard. Gateway Arch is a National Park (link) Had to have

While driving Route 66, take the route through Santa Fe. There's a chapel that has a "miraculous staircase." Interesting...
01/24/2025

While driving Route 66, take the route through Santa Fe. There's a chapel that has a "miraculous staircase." Interesting story about it's construction in the late 1800s. Here's the link: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/VkpwKS

Good morning everyone! Was going to go up to Taos but decided to skip it. Not on Route 66 and more driving to do. Seeing some sights here and heading out to Albuquerque. Should be

I'm starting ten days of posts about Route 66 and the Great River Road. Let's see about Oatman, AZ, and that part of AZ....
01/23/2025

I'm starting ten days of posts about Route 66 and the Great River Road. Let's see about Oatman, AZ, and that part of AZ. Oatman is an old mining town, mostly a ghost town, that now continues for its tourism reputation. Here's the link: https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/3rftN9

Still morning as I write this. "Drove by" several attractions this morning already. Breakfast at Mr. D'z. Recommended by several of the tour books. Visitor Center across the street. There and a couple more stops

Here's another place to visit when in or near Bemidji. By the way, it's near the source of the Mississippi River. Here's...
01/22/2025

Here's another place to visit when in or near Bemidji. By the way, it's near the source of the Mississippi River. Here's the link to check out the memorial. https://link.the-driveby-tourist.com/Cum2TD

While in Bemidji, Minnesota, be sure to visit the Freedom Defenders Veterans Memorial. It's on the edge of the downtown area.

I recently completed a series of posts about my visit to Kansas last autumn. You may think Kansas is just flat, dusty, w...
01/22/2025

I recently completed a series of posts about my visit to Kansas last autumn. You may think Kansas is just flat, dusty, wind-blown plains. Have a look, as there is much to see here. You just need to get off I-70! Here's the link: https://www.the-driveby-tourist.com/love-s-central-kansas/

Love S. Central Kansas - Wichita and its Old West connections, salt mines, Smokey Hills, Flint Hills, and Swedish America!

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