Category: Featured Destinations

Mike’s Road Trip features a wide variety of amazing destinations that will inspire you to get out and see the world. These destinations include some of the most beautiful and iconic places in the United States and beyond, from Seattle to Sedona, Tuscany to Tanzania and Sri Lanka to Melbourne. The website also highlights less well-known but equally stunning destinations, such as the Badlands of South Dakota, the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, the rolling hills of Maramureș Romania and the Great River Road along the Mississippi River. Each destination featured includes detailed information about what makes it special, including its history, natural beauty, and recreational opportunities. Visitors can also find out what other nearby attractions are worth visiting and get directions and details to help them plan their trip. The amazing destinations featured on Mike’s Road Trip are sure to provide visitors with an unforgettable road trip travel experience.

Riding the Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries is an integral part of the transportation system; most of the routes are to destinations within the Puget Sound area of Seattle. While the ferry system is used as daily transportation for many commuting to work in Seattle, the ferries are also a great way for tourists...

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El Morro National Monument

As a road tripper, I try to stay off the interstates and main highways...discovering El Morro is a perfect example of why I do this. Located in west central New, Mexico, along an ancient trail off highway 53, is this historic site that was once home to 1500 Zuni Indians...

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CN Tower provides view to behold

This past summer, I found myself in Toronto, Ontario for a travel blogger conference. It was actually my first time to both the city of Toronto, as well as the province of Ontario. The most iconic landmark of the city, and certainly one of the most recognizable in the world,...

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Cumbres/Toltec: Ridin’ the rails through the scenic San Juan’s

I have a good friend who is an avid train enthusiast…when he learned of my plans to visit Pagosa Springs, he highly recommend that I stop in Chama, New Mexico beforehand to take a ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. I decided to make plans to spend a...

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Rollin’ through Rockford

When I first entered the city limits of Rockford, IL, I have to be honest…I was not terribly excited. My first impressions were that of a generic retail big box community in the western shadows of Chicago. I had come to the area for a travel conference and was seriously...

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Galena, Illinois: Its past is our pleasure

Downtown Galena IL by MikesRoadTrip

Galena, Illinois is probably well-known to history buffs and those within a couple hundred-mile radius—but to someone from the southwest like myself, Galena was just another undiscovered small town in the vastness that makes up America. Galena epitomizes what I look for from a road trip—a place off the beaten...

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Fort Niagara: Past the ‘Falls,’ back in time

Niagara Falls is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, receiving some eight million visitors per year.  There is a good reason so many people visit Niagara Falls year-after-year…the sight is simply awe-inspiring.  Just beyond the Falls however, is a historic site that is equally as impressive—just...

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Penobscot Narrows Bridge

Penobscot Narrows Bridge is located in Prospect, Maine...it opened in 2007 and is one of only three bridges in the United States  to utilize a unique cradle system that carries the support strands within the stays...from bridge deck, to bridge deck as a continuous element. These engineering innovations made Popular...

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Secret spot in Acadia Park

secret spot in Acadia Park

If you want to avoid the summer crowds in Acadia National Park, I reveal a secret spot in Acadia Park in this post. As a road tripper, I often meander the roads less traveled, looking for those hidden gems that few others discover.  I'll drive down dirt roads, dead-ends, you...

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Wondering around Woodward

People ask me all the time about my favorite place or road trip. Of course, it’s an impossible question to answer, but the one I most often give is, “where I am right now.” It’s a bit cliché I know, but I’m a firm believer in living in the moment,...

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Santa Fe “City Different” Walking Tour

I recently visited Santa Fe, New Mexico and stayed at the Santa Fe Sage Inn. During my stay I discovered they offer a "City Different” walking tour, which takes visitors to some of the landmark sights around downtown, as well as providing answers to many of those burning Santa Fe...

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