East Coast Road Trip
 

I am taking a last minute road trip for the month of July. I will be traveling the East coast of the states starting in Florida (Tampa area) which is where I live. Im not quite sure how far North I want to go, yet it will be at least to Maryland seeing as how I have a lot of family there. Anyway, I need some ideas of where to go and visit. I will be traveling alone and want to have a great experience. See amazing places, meet new people, just overall have a great time and appreciate places Ive never seen. Hopefully I can get some ideas from all of you because I only have 3 weeks to put this trip together! Im not very familiar with the roads other than I95 seeing as thats how I always get to MD. So if you have ideas can you also let me know how far out of the way it might be...anything is appreciated!

interesting question--let see, id head up the east coast and see Savannanh, Beaufort,Charleston--i love the outerbanks, so id head thru the outrebanks,ending up in Md.On the way back,Id go thru Asheville, comethru Atlanta, head south and see NewOrleans, take 10 back across and see Okeefenokee swampGood luck--BTW you could do Cumberland Island too--it only takes a day

PS 95 is a god-awful road to drive--lots of trucks and traffic/construction--granted its faster than the local roads--thats why i took you back thru Atl/NO. The other suggestion Id make, if you dont have a GPS, then id get a smart phone that has a navigation software in it. The smart phone i have has a voice activated map search engine that'll find the nearest gas station,POI, rest stop etc--its very helpful.It gives you voice turn by turn instructions

Some good suggestions by bigbomoho. R u looking to visit Washington DC and/or Baltimore? I might add Richmond onto the route as a stop on the way back from the Outer Banks.

U might check out this thread for some other suggestions.
http://www.fodors.com/community/fodo...n-sc-to-md.cfm

I'd say get a map and look at the various towns mentioned above. U can easily plot a route using google map or just a plain ole map.

good link-- if the poster is looking for good eats along the way, try chowhound.com, and ask for help along the route