Cross Country Drive

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So Im getting ready for my cross country drive to Tucson Arizona to finish obtaining a certification with the Federal Aviation Administration. Im leaving Tuseday mid day then driving 13 hours straight through to Springfield Mo then to the motel for the evening. Day two will be roughly another 12 hours in the car enroute to Roswell, New Mexico the UFO capital of the world. Day Three will be 8 hours to Tucson passing thru White Sands National Monument then into Arizona.

Does anyone know of anything interesting to check out on the way???
This is what I have so far If you’ve been to any of these attractions let me know if they were worth stopping.

Ohio
Zanesville – Y Bridge
Columbus – World’s First Wendy’s
Englewood - Andy D-Day, Freak Bull
Near border – Footprint Rock

Indiana
Mooresville – Gravity Hill
Cloverdale – House of Bells
Terre Haute – Statue of Stiffy Green the bulldog
Terre Haute – Stiffy Green’s Mausoleum

Illinois
Effingham – Giant Cross
Collinsville – World’s largest ketchup bottle

Missouri
St. Louis – City Museum
St. Louis – Giant farmer Fred and Clyde
Clayton – Big shoe made of shoes
Eureka – Black Madonna shrine and grottoes
Stanton – Jesse James Museum
Stanton – Meramec Caverns
Rolla – Stubby Stonehenge
Doolittle – Cookin from scratch chicken car
Springfield – Big Fork
Springfield – Fantastic Caverns
Stotts City – Stearnsy Bears

Oklahoma
Quapaw OK/Hornet MO – Hornet Spook Light
Tulsa – Center of the Universe
Sand Springs – Indian Burial Ground in strip mall parking lot
Clinton – Elvis Stayed Here motel

Texas
Shamrock – Blarney Stone
McLean – Devils Rope Museum
Groom – Leaning water tower
Amarillo – Big Texan Steak Ranch
Amarillo – Huge pair of legs

New Mexico

Roswell – International UFO Museum
Almogodoro – Grave of Ham the Astrochimp
Mesilla – Stabbed Lovers Haunted Restaurant
If you go the Albuquerque way
Tucumcari – Mexican Hat on Rt. 66
Albuquerque – Atomic cannon
Albuquerque – International Rattlesnake Museum
Mesilla – Stabbed Lovers Haunted Restaurant
Hatch – Chile Capital of the World
Hatch – Muffler Man
Las Cruces – Recycled Roadrunner

Arizona
Dragoon – The Thing?
Benson/Whetstone – Dinosaur McDonalds
Vail – Colossal Cave

[Shaggy]

Only thing sucks about that route is NOTHING to even worth pulling over to see.

Have to head south after ohio into kentucky,tennessee and alabama shoot over to mississppi and then go through arkansas oklahoma texas

[Shaggy]

also have to experience Loredo, Texas.
check out the mexican trucks

[JackdUp]

1. Columbus I270 many cops.
2. Dayton OH, many cops
3. Clear until Indy, mostly
4. Watch 10 miles outside Terre Haute, IN then clear until Vandalia IL and Effingham IL
5. St Louis during rush hour moves well around the beltway.
6. Watch around mile marker 75-ish in I-44 near Cuba MO
7. Joplin MO is crawling with cops.
8. OK border is usually manned by a chopper.
9. Watch going around Tulsa. Far side westbound is where they usually sit.
10. OK city/Turner expressway is usually hot.
11. Watch around Elk City OK. Hot as well.
12. Border of Texas to near Amarillo city limits 20 miles out, slow the fuck down. They still run B9C’s and will catch you.
13. Tucumcari NM is usually clear.
14. Santa Rosa, at 7000 feet coming up to the rest stop…there’s usually a trooper sitting there.
15. Clear until Albuquerque, go traffic speed or limit +5 or less if alone.
16. Coming out of NM, into AZ…watch the area near Manuelito NM. Cops at border of AZ are brutal. Zero tolerance. There’s been construction from NM to AZ on I40 for like 5 years at least. Watch speed in there if you make it that far on I40.
17. Flagstaff AZ usually crawling with roving patrols within 15 miles of I-40-I-17.
18. I-17 Flagstaff south to Phoenix is heavily patrolled. Watch down near the Sedona area in particular.

[Shaggy]

huh

[JackdUp]

It was the “here’s the cops and where they sit for the most part. Don’t be stupid and speed here” post.

[Shaggy]

That’s obvious
way to many slick spots to hide on the interstates, they pull the kilbuck moves x30

[JackdUp]

For the most part I’ve never seen a cop ticketing unless it was these areas above. I ran up on enough of them doing well over 100 MPH tho… near miss FTMFW most times.

This is the warning they issued me in OK.

Apparently I ended up outrunning their chopper.

Yes, I got lucky, I know. Don’t be stupid when the road opens up.

[Shaggy]

No way you speed, No way !!

No jack d that day i suppose

[Cheeks]

@JackdUp

1. Columbus I270 many cops.
2. Dayton OH, many cops
3. Clear until Indy, mostly
4. Watch 10 miles outside Terre Haute, IN then clear until Vandalia IL and Effingham IL
5. St Louis during rush hour moves well around the beltway.
6. Watch around mile marker 75-ish in I-44 near Cuba MO
7. Joplin MO is crawling with cops.
8. OK border is usually manned by a chopper.
9. Watch going around Tulsa. Far side westbound is where they usually sit.
10. OK city/Turner expressway is usually hot.
11. Watch around Elk City OK. Hot as well.
12. Border of Texas to near Amarillo city limits 20 miles out, slow the fuck down. They still run B9C’s and will catch you.
13. Tucumcari NM is usually clear.
14. Santa Rosa, at 7000 feet coming up to the rest stop…there’s usually a trooper sitting there.
15. Clear until Albuquerque, go traffic speed or limit +5 or less if alone.
16. Coming out of NM, into AZ…watch the area near Manuelito NM. Cops at border of AZ are brutal. Zero tolerance. There’s been construction from NM to AZ on I40 for like 5 years at least. Watch speed in there if you make it that far on I40.
17. Flagstaff AZ usually crawling with roving patrols within 15 miles of I-40-I-17.
18. I-17 Flagstaff south to Phoenix is heavily patrolled. Watch down near the Sedona area in particular.

listen to this man, he’s telling the truth, when I did my cross country drive he was right the whole time.

Also check out cadillac ranch in amarillo, its a pretty cool site to see, I have pics of me from the big texan some where, the steak is absolutely huge

[blackfive-o]

Man I would love to go to Roswell!

[obi-1]

Around the NM/AZ border is:

• The land of fire and ice (NM)
• The painted desert
• Meteor crater (AZ)

Get this book before you go: http://www.eccentricamerica.com/

If you go west to kansas instead of into oklahoma, try to see this: http://www.garden-of-eden-lucas-kansas.com/ I want to see it but haven’t been past it during business hours.

[bgblockelcamino]

@obi-1"

Around the NM/AZ border is:

• The land of fire and ice (NM)
• The painted desert
• Meteor crater (AZ)

Get this book before you go: http://www.eccentricamerica.com/

If you go west to kansas instead of into oklahoma, try to see this: http://www.garden-of-eden-lucas-kansas.com/ I want to see it but haven’t been past it during business hours.

watch that turn back onto the interstate comes up a little fast lol

[JackdUp]

A little??!?! :eek4:

[JackdUp]

@obi-1"

Get this book before you go: http://www.eccentricamerica.com/

I forgot the name, glad you brought that up…Definitely get that book.

Be forewarned that any destination in Kansas will lead you through a vast land of corn, corn, soy, corn, wheat, soy, cow, wheat, soy <continue this mantra until you reach the border>.

We ended up going US54 diagonally across Kansas. If you somehow end up finding yourself in Liberal, KS eat at Kings family-style restaurant. Their BBQ is awesome and the portions are large.

[4doors5gears]

@JackdUp

1. Columbus I270 many cops.
2. Dayton OH, many cops
3. Clear until Indy, mostly
4. Watch 10 miles outside Terre Haute, IN then clear until Vandalia IL and Effingham IL
5. St Louis during rush hour moves well around the beltway.
6. Watch around mile marker 75-ish in I-44 near Cuba MO
7. Joplin MO is crawling with cops.
8. OK border is usually manned by a chopper.
9. Watch going around Tulsa. Far side westbound is where they usually sit.
10. OK city/Turner expressway is usually hot.
11. Watch around Elk City OK. Hot as well.
12. Border of Texas to near Amarillo city limits 20 miles out, slow the fuck down. They still run B9C’s and will catch you.
13. Tucumcari NM is usually clear.
14. Santa Rosa, at 7000 feet coming up to the rest stop…there’s usually a trooper sitting there.
15. Clear until Albuquerque, go traffic speed or limit +5 or less if alone.
16. Coming out of NM, into AZ…watch the area near Manuelito NM. Cops at border of AZ are brutal. Zero tolerance. There’s been construction from NM to AZ on I40 for like 5 years at least. Watch speed in there if you make it that far on I40.
17. Flagstaff AZ usually crawling with roving patrols within 15 miles of I-40-I-17.
18. I-17 Flagstaff south to Phoenix is heavily patrolled. Watch down near the Sedona area in particular.

He’s in a Hyundai Accent, law-breaking speeds and police pursuits probably won’t be a concern.

Edit: Paul informs me it’s an Elantra… Same rules apply.

[burnyd]

@Shaggy

That’s obvious
way to many slick spots to hide on the interstates, they pull the kilbuck moves x30

[tegSimple]

The first Wendy’s is not really a site to see in Columbus. It’s in a run down area of town.

Have fun with that drive. All the drives out West that I’ve made I’ve pretty much wanted to shoot myself.

[Shaggy]

@JackdUp

I forgot the name, glad you brought that up…Definitely get that book.

Be forewarned that any destination in Kansas will lead you through a vast land of corn, corn, soy, corn, wheat, soy, cow, wheat, soy <continue this mantra until you reach the border>.

We ended up going US54 diagonally across Kansas. If you somehow end up finding yourself in Liberal, KS eat at Kings family-style restaurant. Their BBQ is awesome and the portions are large.

Kansas is exactly like ohio, Long and boring, but have alot better roads and nearly impossible to get lost.

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@JackdUp

1. Columbus I270 many cops.
2. Dayton OH, many cops
3. Clear until Indy, mostly
4. Watch 10 miles outside Terre Haute, IN then clear until Vandalia IL and Effingham IL
5. St Louis during rush hour moves well around the beltway.
6. Watch around mile marker 75-ish in I-44 near Cuba MO
7. Joplin MO is crawling with cops.
8. OK border is usually manned by a chopper.
9. Watch going around Tulsa. Far side westbound is where they usually sit.
10. OK city/Turner expressway is usually hot.
11. Watch around Elk City OK. Hot as well.
12. Border of Texas to near Amarillo city limits 20 miles out, slow the fuck down. They still run B9C’s and will catch you.
13. Tucumcari NM is usually clear.
14. Santa Rosa, at 7000 feet coming up to the rest stop…there’s usually a trooper sitting there.
15. Clear until Albuquerque, go traffic speed or limit +5 or less if alone.
16. Coming out of NM, into AZ…watch the area near Manuelito NM. Cops at border of AZ are brutal. Zero tolerance. There’s been construction from NM to AZ on I40 for like 5 years at least. Watch speed in there if you make it that far on I40.
17. Flagstaff AZ usually crawling with roving patrols within 15 miles of I-40-I-17.
18. I-17 Flagstaff south to Phoenix is heavily patrolled. Watch down near the Sedona area in particular.

Its a Hyundai Elantra so Im not to worried about the speed thanks for the tips though

@tegSimple

The first Wendy’s is not really a site to see in Columbus. It’s in a run down area of town.

Thanks for the tip

@Cheeks

Check out cadillac ranch in amarillo, its a pretty cool site to see, I have pics of me from the big texan some where, the steak is absolutely huge

Im deff going to check out the Cadillac Ranch