In northern AZ is the meteor crater. Interesting. The Grand Canyon is very important to see. Southern AZ check out Kartchner Caverns state park.

And don't forget all the quilt shops along the way.

ARe you motor-homing it? Or camping? Or hoteling? Or . . .??

What a great trip! It would be fun to find out which gems and mines are in each state. That is what I have always wanted to do (aside from going to all the quilt shops, of course).

Retta,
Near Binghamton, but I grew up in Rochester and have two daughters in colleges around Rochester, so get there often.

Forgot to tell you - there is a great quilt shop in Sedona. ;)

And maybe you can work in one or two of the big quilt shows along the way, like Paducah.

You may be able to catch the dogwoods in Smoky Mountain National Park. Or the cherry trees in Washington. And of course there's Nashville with the Opryland Hotel. A bit expensive, but you can stay nearby and just visit the hotel. There are other places to see in Nashville like Music Row and the Rhyman Auditorium (the original Grand Old Opry) For gems, try digging for diamonds In Crater of Diamonds Park in Arkansas, or near Phillipsburg, Montana, there are Sapphire mines, my favorite
I second the list that included Yellowstone. We spent 8 summers there volunteering in a Ranger Station. Be sure to allow time to see it though. You might be there too early. The snowplows don't always get the roads open till late April. Great Falls, MT has a good museum about Lewis and Clark expedition. So much to see, so little time! Quilt Shops are all over the place, so don't spend all your money in one place!

I loved Carlsbad Caverns in N. Mexico. If you go to northern N. Mexico I would recommend slipping into Colorado to see Mesa Verde. Obviously you should see the Grand Canyon - fabulous. We also loved Zion & Bryc National Parks in Utah. If you are going to visit more than one of these parks, I recommend purchasing an annual National Parks pass. I think it is $80 but it gets you into all of the National Parks for a year - well worth the money. I have done this trip more than once so PM me if you have any questions.

My husband goes through there 5 nights a week as he is a trucker and has a local run that takes him from Rochester to Chester New york Sunday through Thursday.I was thinking the same thing now any sugestions on how to get hubby to stop?

Come see me in Grand Marais, Minnesota!

Lot's to see in Colorado,Royal Gorge,Pikes Peak,Great Sand Dunes,Black Canyon of the Gunnison,Durango Silverton Rail Road..Me

I grew up in Pennsylvania. Bucks county has lots of historical stuff if you're into that. There's lots of covered bridges if you google it. Also, there's the house of author Pearl S. Buck. A famous tile factory, the Mercer Museum. Anyway, if you're in the area, there's lots of this kind of stuff.

Also, when driving through the state on Rt. I80 I always see signs for interesting things like Crystal Cave. I have always wanted to drive that when I have time to just pull over at anything interesting.