The Ultimate Geek Road Trip

Stops

27round trip

Distance

12,218 mi19,663 km

Time driving

234 hours9.8 days nonstop

Legs

27all by road

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Stops in order

1. 1U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL201 mi (324 km), 3 h 57 min driving to 2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2. 2Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN496 mi (798 km), 9 h 14 min driving to 3. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA
3. 3Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Chantilly, VA164 mi (263 km), 3 h 29 min driving to 4. Chemical Heritage Museum, Philadelphia, PA
4. 4Chemical Heritage Museum, Philadelphia, PA261 mi (420 km), 5 h 39 min driving to 5. The New England Wireless and Steam Museum, East Greenwich, RI
5. 5The New England Wireless and Steam Museum, East Greenwich, RI108 mi (174 km), 2 h 28 min driving to 6. French Cable Station Museum, Orleans, MA
6. 6French Cable Station Museum, Orleans, MA115 mi (186 km), 2 h 36 min driving to 7. The Museum of Printing, North Andover, MA
7. 7The Museum of Printing, North Andover, MA947 mi (1,524 km), 18 h 30 min driving to 8. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, MI
8. 8Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Empire, MI151 mi (243 km), 3 h 21 min driving to 9. Headlands Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City, MI
9. 9Headlands Dark Sky Park, Mackinaw City, MI133 mi (215 km), 3 h driving to 10. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, MI
10. 10Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Munising, MIReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Little Beaver Lake Campground (2 mi away)686 mi (1,105 km), 13 h 32 min driving to 11. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
11. 11Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO441 mi (710 km), 8 h 18 min driving to 12. Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, NE
12. 12Strategic Air & Space Museum, Ashland, NE277 mi (446 km), 5 h 1 min driving to 13. Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson, KS
13. 13Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson, KS465 mi (748 km), 8 h 24 min driving to 14. Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, TX
14. 14Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, TX764 mi (1,229 km), 13 h 53 min driving to 15. Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
15. 15Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO286 mi (460 km), 6 h 23 min driving to 16. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
16. 16Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NMReached via the fixed 2026-09-26: Bradbury Science Museum (2.7 mi away)416 mi (670 km), 7 h 25 min driving to 17. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ
17. 17Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ259 mi (416 km), 4 h 39 min driving to 18. Steward Observatory Mirror Lab, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
18. 18Steward Observatory Mirror Lab, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ489 mi (787 km), 8 h 49 min driving to 19. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
19. 19NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA20 mi (33 km), 35 min driving to 20. La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, Los Angeles, CA
20. 20La Brea Tar Pits & Museum, Los Angeles, CA554 mi (891 km), 10 h 51 min driving to 21. Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral, CA
21. 21Lassen Volcanic National Park, Mineral, CA640 mi (1,030 km), 12 h 52 min driving to 22. EMP Museum, Seattle, WA
22. 22EMP Museum, Seattle, WA8.1 mi (13 km), 23 min driving to 23. NOAA Sound Garden, Seattle, WA
23. 23NOAA Sound Garden, Seattle, WA581 mi (935 km), 11 h 58 min driving to 24. Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT
24. 24Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MTReached by road via a separate drive point 0.7 mi away513 mi (825 km), 9 h 27 min driving to 25. Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1, Arco, ID
25. 25Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1, Arco, ID39 mi (63 km), 52 min driving to 26. Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, ID
26. 26Craters of the Moon National Monument, Arco, ID2,528 mi (4,069 km), 45 h 33 min driving to 27. Kennedy Space Center, FL
27. 27Kennedy Space Center, FL676 mi (1,088 km), 13 h 4 min driving to 1. U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL