3. …Where it all began  Population: 295,803  Favorite Food: You have to try the catfish breaded in cornbread served with fries and coleslaw. It is divine for only $11.99  Favorite Tourist Attraction: Keeneland spring meet just happened to be going on when we were in town so we stopped by and bet on the ponies for the day before our road trip!  We chose to leave from Lexington instead of our home town of Danville because we wanted to get some shopping done for our big trip before we headed out!

6.  Population: 1,990,437  Favorite Food: Franklins BBQ had the most amazing Texas style brisket! Definitely a highlight of our trip!  Favorite Tourist Attraction: 6 th street is the place to be when you visit Austin because of the diverse music scene.  We Chose to stop in Austin because we read online that Austin was the party city in Texas and we couldn’t wait to walk around 6 th Street and check out the local scene.

7. Population: 583,756 Favorite Food: The Ceasars Palace buffet was the best Food ever! So much to choose From I couldn’t decide what to eat! Favorite Tourist Attraction: The Vegas strip is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the U.S. We had a great time checking out all of the casinos and our favorite was the water show in front of the Bellagio. Who wouldn’t want to stop in Vegas on a road trip? This was one of the best places we stopped! Fun day and night! Great food and lots of gambling led to some winnings we used on our trip! JACKPOT!

8. Population: 233,870 Favorite Food: Since Vicky and I are BBQ lovers we checked out some authentic Kansas City bbq at Fritz’s Smoked meats! Such an amazing place to eat with some great BBQ. Favorite Tourist Attraction: Lake Shawnee was a beautiful place to visit. It was during the time of season the tulips were in bloom, what a beautiful sight to see! We chose to visit Topeka so we could hike the amazing trails they had around Lake Shawnee! 7 miles beautiful landscaping and scenery! I would highly recommend anyone to go see such a beautiful place.

9. Numbers in Miles Lexington, KY Key West, FL New Orleans, LA Austin, TXLas Vegas, NV Topeka, KS Lexington, Ky 0120574410691934646 Key West, FL 120501025151027351684 New Orleans, LA 744102505111736906 Austin, TX1069151051101298683 Las Vegas, NV 193427351736129801286 Topeka, KS646168490668312860

10. Lexington KY Key West FL New Orleans LA Austin TX Las Vegas NV Topeka KS 1286646 1205 1025511 1298

12. Overview of our Amazing Trip Around the U.S. Whether it was the divine cuisine in New Orleans, or the late nights in Austin’s famous 6 th Street, there was no stopping the fun on our road trip. One of our favorite locations we visited has to be Key West. The sand was hot and the water was clear and warm. The snorkeling was an experience of a lifetime and the days spent lounging by the beach was so relaxing we never wanted to leave. Another favorite of ours had to be Las Vegas. As they always say though, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I could have brought a million of those beignets home with us because they were so delectable you could smell them cooking throughout the streets of New Orleans. There was so much good food in New Orleans its hard to pick a favorite, from the crawfish to the po boys. You couldn’t go hungry in that city. All in all every city was amazing and the road trip was so much fun! We would do it all over again if we could!