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  1. GerryD

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    #1 GerryD, Jul 21, 2013
    My wife and I are thinking of driving from Toronto to Chicago. But we are also thinking of heading to Vegas from there. Is it a nice drive and is there lots to see along the way?
    Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
     
  2. DFexotic

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    #2 DFexotic, Jul 21, 2013
    From Chicago to Las Vegas there is not much in the way of scenery until you get a good distance into Colorado(around the denver area if my memory serves me correctly). If you drive through Utah like I did you will pass right by Arches National Park which is worth a look at. It is a pretty easy drive though.
     
  3. SaturnVUEguy

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    #3 SaturnVUEguy, Jul 22, 2013
    Driving west through Nebraska BORING but once you get into Colorado or Utah the scenery changes and is gorgeous
     
  4. David_S

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    #4 David_S, Jul 22, 2013
    I've made the trip twice, but always took the southern route through NM and AZ.

    Not a bad drive (other than ice storms in OK), but Kingman, AZ certainly is a craphole...
     
  5. jomoyer

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    #5 jomoyer, Jul 22, 2013
    Yup, pretty much nothing scenery wise until you hit Colorado Or Wyoming, depending on what route you take. Haven't driven to Vegas, but in 2006 I took 80 all the way out to Napa Valley in an E46 M3 with 3 friends. Pretty incredible trip to say the least.
     
  6. GerryD

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    #6 GerryD, Jul 27, 2013
    Thank guys.
     
  7. GerryD

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    #7 GerryD, Jul 30, 2013
    How about Chicago? What are the must see things there? We will be there for a day or two.
     
  8. DFexotic

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    #8 DFexotic, Jul 30, 2013
    the glass ledge/box in the Willis Tower Skydeck is pretty cool
     
  9. TheMayor

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    #9 TheMayor, Jul 30, 2013
    Yes! In 1965 as an 8 year old in the back of my dad's Olds 88.
     
  10. GotToGetExoticas79

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    #10 GotToGetExoticas79, Aug 17, 2013
    The 70 mile stretch rode into Vegas is staright like an arrow and smooth like space. You forget you ride on it. So black that it disappeared. Colorado is where the action is at. Dubuque, Iowa has very little scenery. Then haystacks and ghost towns.
     
  11. rob lay

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    #11 rob lay, Aug 17, 2013
    how about west South Dakota bad lands and then down Wyoming, Colorado etc. that would be pretty good. I grew up on I-70 in north central Kansas, nothing to see. :D
     
  12. howl

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    #12 howl, Sep 8, 2013
    Lots to do in Chicago depending on time of year:

    - Architectural boat tour
    - Art Museum
    - best Symphony in th US
    - Millenium Park
    - Great Restaurants (Gibsons if you like steak)
    - Jazz Clubs
    - Secomd City
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  13. drjekyllmrlee

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    #13 drjekyllmrlee, Oct 5, 2013
    If you haven't already driven thru Chicago, then I recommend a hotel like the Peninsula as it is centrally located just steps from Michigan Avenue and all the shopping/boutiques that Chicago offers. If you or your wife seek couture clothing then don't forget Oak street which is 4 or so blocks north of the Peninsula. Great restaurants abound. PM me if you have specific cuisines you seek. The Peninsula also has a great "chocolate bar" with nice(not too loud) jazz band on the weekends. Some 25 or more restaurants within walking distance from the Pen. (I live part time across the street from the Pen). Anyhoo, enjoy your trip. Have any clothing or trinkets shipped home and tell them to hold items till a few days till you get back so that you will be home to sign for your new purchases. This will also mean your purchases are sales tax free provided Canada doesn't tax you for receiving USA goods. The boat tour is always nice. Pick the tour with the tour guide to list the interesting features and history of the buildings. Bring a windbreaker even if you don't think you'll need one. You can take the bus as it stops nearly in front of the Peninsula to all the museums for aprox. $2.50 Be aware that food serving portions can be excessive (which is why we grow them big here). Enjoy your trip and be safe.
     

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