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States I've been to (lets see if I can remember all of these):
New York (duh), Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine (as a kid), Massacheusetts (sp?), Connecticut (going in a few weeks actually), Maryland (unfortunately), Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama (Greyhound busses suck), California, Washington
Then, my girlfriend and I drove cross-country from Spokane Washington/ Coeur D' Alene Idaho to New York this past September/ October. On that trip, taking I-90, we went through:
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota (stopped in Deadwood and Mt. Rushmore, if you haven't been, do it!), Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois (Chicago traffic isn't NEARLY as bad as Philly's), Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania (got lost and wound up in Pittsburgh somehow... don't ask), and then FINALLY back home to beautiful sunny New York.
By the way, if any of you should happen to drive the I-90 cross-country route, please keep some of my hints in mind... I hope this comes in handy for some of you!
(A) Stop and see the sites. It's worth it. Along the way, if you're a history buff, there's Little Bighorn (where Custer's last stand was), Yellowstone (if you go about 100 miles out of your way), Devil's Tower (the "I think this means something" mountain of mashed potatoes in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," except the real-life mountain), Deadwood (the real town where the HBO show takes place... that place is RAD), and Mount Rushmore
(B) Try to hit Chicago at night... the skyline is awesome, even to a New Yorker like myself
(C) DON'T STOP IN MINNESOTA, even for gas! It's a very, very odd place
(D) Wisconsin has more potholes than an Afghanistan mine field, so mind your shocks
(E) Visit the Denny's in Butte, Montana... they have a casino IN THE RESTAURANT! (yeah, that was one of the highlights)
(F) I'm not kidding here... when driving through Wyoming, get some sort of mask or something. There's oil plants all over the place and the whole state smells like a pit area (of the racing type)
"Hell is an Irish Pub where it's St. Patrick's Day all of the time." ~ Christopher, *The Soprano's*