This was a whirlwind trip that included the following 16 stops. I completed this trip through 9 states in 6.5 days! Half the nights, I slept in my Prius which I had fitted out with a bed, 120V power, a small refrigerator, and automatic climate control. Sleeping in the car, and waking up at 5:30 AM some mornings to catch the sunrise contributed to the speed of this trip.
A beautiful overlook at the Green Ridge State Forest Headquarters (map link),
Cooper’s Rock State Forest (Near Morgantown, WV) (map link)
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland (map link)
University of Toledo’s Department Center for the Visual Arts, by architect Frank O. Gehry (map link)
The Henry Ford Museum (map link) and The Ford Rouge Factory (where they make the F-150) (map link) in Detroit
The Meyer May House, by Frank Lloyd Wright in Grand Rapids, MI (map link)
The Frank Lloyd Wright Studio in Oak Park, IL (map link) as well as several of his homes nearby
Unity Temple, by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, IL (map link)
Chicago, IL (map link)
The Gateway Arch St. Louis, MO (map link)
The St. Louis Zoo and Art Museum (map link)
The Atheneum by Richard Meier in New Harmony, IN (map link)
The Humana Tower (map link) and Churchill Downs racetrack (map link) in Louisville, KY
The Red River Gorge in Kentucky (map link)
The New River Gorge Bridge, WV (map link)