American itinerary -from Miami to Chicago
USA
1 Day
19.45 – Norwegian flight from Warsaw Chopin to Oslo Gardermoen – 2h
2 Day
6.45 – Brussels Airlines flight from Oslo Gardermoen to Brussels – 2h
10.15 – United flight to Washington Dulles – 8h 40
12.55 – arrival in Washington
Visiting the Air and Space Museum (Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center) – transfer every 20 minutes from the airport by bus Fairfax Connector No. 983 for USD 2 – visiting the Museum for free
17.45 – United flight to Fort Lauderdale – 2h54
20.39 – arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
We collect the car from the Thrifty rental.
Gasoline from USD 2.27 per gallon in Florida, Missouri for USD 2.37, in Nebraska USD 2.45, in South Dakota USD 2.79, in Ilinois USD 3.20
Overnight at the “Plaza” hotel in Fort Lauderdale – on average about USD 60 per night – 3 nights
3 Day
Cuban breakfast in the Porto Havana bar
Relaxation on the beach in Lauderdale by the Sea
Lunch at the Jamaican 2617 Jerk Grill restaurant in Pompano Beach
4 Day
Breakfast in the IHOP chain in Fort Lauderdale
Relaxation at Las Olas Beach in Fort Lauderdale
Lunch at the Mexican bar “Tacos el Papi and Blanc” in Oakland Park
5 Day
Breakfast at Little Cuban Café in Fort Lauderdale
Drive from Fort Lauderdale to Homestead – 1h40
Along the way, we visit Miami: Wynwood Walls, Miami Beach (Art Deco District), Litttle Haiti (Little Haiti Cultural Center) and Little Havana (Calle 8) and the “Bayside Marketplace” shopping center
Lunch at the “Chef Creole” Haiti restaurant (Haiti 200 NW 54th St, Miami, FL 33127)
Overnight at Garden Inn Homestead / Everglades / Gateway to Keys in Homestead – around USD 44 with breakfast – 2 nights
6 Day
Drive Homestead – Key West – 2h40
On the way, we visit Islamorada (Robbie’s marina – tarpon feeding) and Bahia Honda State Park (4 people for $ 10), Seven Mile Bridge
Visiting Key West – Mallory Square, Duval Street, Hemingway Museum, Southernmost Point of the Continental USA. Key lime pie tasting at Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe (USD 4.50 per item)
Lunch at the Cowboy Bill’s Mexican Bar in Key West
Return to Homestead and on the way Big Pine Key (famous No name Pub – key lime pie for $ 4.99)
7 Day
Transfer to Everglades National Park (entrance 30 USD per car) – Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Anhinga Trail, Gumbo Limbo Trail, Pa-Hay-Okee Lookout Tower and along the way “Robert is Here” (fruit and cocktail market) in Homestead
Lunch at Denny’s Restaurant in Fort Myers
Drive from Homestead to Clearwater 4h30 – Everglades National Park (Shark Valley Visitor Center) and Siesta Key Beach (the prettiest beach in the USA)
Overnight at Magnuson Hotel Clearwater Central in Clearwater – 2 nights
8 Day
Drive to St. Petersburg and visiting the Dali Museum (adult USD 24 and child USD 10)
Relaxation on the beach in Clearwater Beach
Lunch at the Chinese Golden Wok China Buffet restaurant in Largo (USD 10 per person)
9 Day
Transfer to Atlanta – 7 hours
On the way, walk around the Cuban Ybor City in Tampa
Lunch at the Denny’s restaurant in Valdosta
Overnight at Motel 6 Atlanta Northwest – Marietta near Atlanta – USD 56.29
10 Day
Breakfast at the Brazilian bakery café in Marietta
Parking in Atlanta for $ 5 – 175-187 Peachtree St SW or $ 7 76 Forsyth Street SW
Visiting Atlanta – CNN headquarters (CNN Studio Tour – Behind the Scenes USD 16.34 / adult and USD 13.07 / child), World of Coca Cola (entrance USD 18 / adult and USD 14 / child), National Center of Civil and Human Rights (only from the outside), Martin Luther King Park (MLK tomb, The King Center)
From Centennial Park to King Historic District – tramway (USD 1 per person)
Lunch at the Brazilian restaurant Sabor do Brasil in Marietta
Drive Atlanta – Nashville – 3h40
On the way Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery in Chattanooga
Overnight at Days Inn by Wyndham Airport Nashville East in Nashville
11 Day
Nashville – visiting the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (USD 25 / adult and USD 15 / child), Broadway (music clubs), Painters Alley, The Parthenon (museum – USD 6 / adult and USD 4 / child)), Gaylord Opryland Resort (the largest resort in the Continental US)
Visit to the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery in Nashville – bourbon tasting
Lunch at the Chinese restaurant “China King Buffet” (USD 8 per person)
Journey Nashville – Memphis – 3 hours
In the evening in Memphis – music in Lafayette’s Music Room
Overnight at Motel 6 Memphis Northeast in Memphis – 61.98 USD
12 Day
Breakfast at the “IHOP” bar in Memphis
Visiting Memphis – Graceland (Elvis house – tickets mansion Only adult USD 41 and child USD 21), National Civil Rights Museum in the former motel “Lorraine” (adult USD 16 and USD 13 / child), The Peabody hotel (duck march to the elevator at 5 pm), Beale street (music clubs)
Lunch at the Huey’s Downtown bar in Memphis
Drive Memphis – St. Louis – 4 hours
Overnight at Motel 6 St. Louis Maryland Heights near Saint Louis – 63.71 USD
13 Day
Breakfast at “St. Louis Bread Co. ” (Panera Bread) in Bridgeton
Visiting Saint Louis (Arch of Gateway – entrance 16 USD / adult and 12 USD / child) – elevator access to the height of 192 meters, underground Museum of Westward Expansion, Old Courthouse
Route 66 near Litchfield + Chain of Rocks Bridge
Ice cream on Route 66 at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard – regular concrete for $ 4.40
Lunch at “Imo’s Pizza” in St. Louis
Drive through Louis – Platte – 4 hours (Krakow town on the way)
Overnight at Ramada by Wyndham Platte City KCI Airport in Platte City
14 Day
Platte – Ogallala – 7 h and tour of Omaha on the way (Old Market)
Lunch at the Mexican Pepperjax Grill in Omaha
Overnight at Travelodge by Wyndham Ogallala in Ogallala
15 Day
Drive from Ogallala – Custer State Park – 4h
Along the way Carhenge (American Stonehenge in Nebraska made of cars)
Watching bisons at Custer State Park in South Dakota ($ 15 from the car) and we drive Wildlife Loop Road
Transfer to Keystone and lunch at “Family Big Thunder Bar & Grill”
We go to the Mount Rushmore National Memorial (free entrance, parking 10 USD) – view from Grand View Terrace and Presidential trail, Sculptor’s Studio
We watch Crazy Horse Memorial from afar
Overnight at Super 8 by Wyndham Rapid City Rushmore Rd in Rapid City
16 Day
We watch monuments to US Presidents on the streets of Rapid City and Art Alley with graffiti on the walls
Drive Rapid City – Blue Earth – 6h30
Along the way, we stop at Wall in the Wall Drug Store (shopping center – a reconstructed town from the time of the Wild West), visit Badlands National Park (25 USD per car) – we drive Hwy 240 Badlands Loop Rd, Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Window trail Notch and Cliff Shelf Trail. At the exit of the park (NE Entrance Station) is a place where you can see prairie dogs
Lunch at the Mexican restaurant “Mi Pueblo” in Chamberlain.
Along the way Corn Palace in Mitchell (walls decorated with patterns from corn – a different topic every year)
Overnight at Super 8 by Wyndham Blue Earth in Blue Earth.
17 Day
Drive Blue Earth – Chicago – 6h
Along the way, the Green Giant in Blue Earth and watching the Independence Day parade in Austin, Minnesota.
In Austin, visit the Museum of SPAM or luncheon meat (for free).
Along the way, we stop in Wisconsin Dells – Devil’s Lake State Park ($ 16 per car)
Lunch at the Chinese World Buffet in Madison
Toll highway in Ilinois to Chicago – around 7.90 USD.
Overnight at Super 8 by Wyndham Chicago / Rosemont / O’Hare / SE07 in River Grove near Chicago
We go to the O’Hare airport to Car Rental to leave the car and return by the shuttle bus to terminal 1 and then we take a taxi to the hotel.
18 Day
From the Franklin Park station we go by “Metra” MD-W to the Union Station – 5.50 USD / adult.
Visiting the “Willis Tower” skyscraper – 25 USD / adult and 17 USD / child – view from 412 metres on Chicago and Lake Michigan, Jackson Boulevard (Chicago Board of Trade and Monednock Building), the sign – beginning of route 66 (E Adams St.) , Millenium Park (Pritzker Pavillion, BP Bridge, Maggie Daley Park and the Cloud Gate).
Along the way, the famous metal structure for the “The Loop” metro line.
Lunch at “Luke’s Italian Beef” bar – Chicago style hot dogs and Italian Beef sandwich
We return by “Metra” to the Franklin Park station – we collect luggage from the hotel and we take a taxi to the O’Hare airport
18.05 – United flight from Chicago Terminal 1 to Brussels – 8h
19 Day
9.05 – arrival to Brussels
We rent a car from “Budget” and go to Knokke Heist on the North Sea and to Bruges
Lunch at Burger King in Drongen Zuid
20.50 – Brussels Airlines flight to Oslo – 2h
24-hour ticket in Oslo and access to the airport for NOK 246 per person (included in the price of 2 children up to 17 years old)
Train from the airport to Oslo S – 20 minutes
Tramway no. 19 to Bogstadveien
Overnight in Forenom Serviced Apartments Oslo Rosenborg in Oslo
20 Day
Transfer by tram No. 19 to Oslo S and we leave luggage at the train station in lockers (average NOK 50 per 24 hours)
We watch the Opera and sculptures in Vigeland Park. We go to Vigeland Park by tram no. 12 from the train station.
We return by tram no. 12 to Nationalteatren – walk along the waterfront Aker brygge, Nobel Center and then the Royal Palace, Karl Johans Gate street, Parliament, Cathedral
We eat lunch in a Turkish bar
Transfer from Oslo S by train to the airport – 23 minutes
17.50 – “Wizzair” flight from Oslo Gardermoen to Gdansk – 1h30
21.05 – LOT from Gdańsk to Warsaw Chopin (within miles&more points)
