Road Travel America


Northeast U.S.A. Road Trip

Bar Harbor Inn in Maine Bar Harbor Inn in Maine

In late September of 2021, we made an incredible journey to the northeast area of the United States.

Spanning nearly three weeks, our road trip took us through several states, including Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and others.

We visited several sites that had long been on our "just have to see in this lifetime" list!

Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire
Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire

 

Among them were Churchill Downs in Kentucky, the Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Falling Water in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Udvar-Hazy Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.

We also visited the Flight 93 National Memorial in Western Pennsylvania on a cold, foggy day. It is a sobering experience, and reminded us the many brave Americans who died on that fateful day of September 22, 2001.

And like on all our road trips, we try to avoid the Interstate highways, and drive the side roads, county roads, and byways where one can slow down and appreciate the best that America has to offer. In upstate New York, and all around New England, we soaked up lots of beautiful scenery and early American history.

We drove on the historic Lincoln Highway, and made return trips onto the Skyline Drive in Virginia and the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. We skirted large cities such as Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, but spent time in small towns such as Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania.

Shown below are but a few of the highlights from the road trip.

The Old Candle Barn
The Old Candle Barn

Historic rail station
Historic rail station

The Chapel at the U.S. Army Military Academy in New York
The Chapel at the U.S. Army Military Academy in New York

Pumpkin time in the fall !
Pumpkin time in the fall



Red caboose of the Reading Railroad
Red caboose of the Reading Railroad
The Vermont Country Store
Vermont Country Store

Quaint harbor town on the Atlantic coast
Quaint harbor town on the Atlantic coast

Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island
Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island

The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island
The Breakers, Newport, Rhode Island

Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport, Maine



Downtown docks Bar Harbor, Maine
Downtown docks Bar Harbor, Maine