16 days, 3,380 miles and 14 states later, we're back in the Rockaways! It's been a wild ride full of food, laughs and all things American. Of course, we took waaay too many photos to post here, but below find our CliffsNotes version.
Floyd, Virginia - April 29th-30th
Where did we stay? - airbnb Tiny Cabin
Where did we eat? - The Cafe at The Floyd Country Store (best Key Lime Pie I've ever had); Farm fresh eggs from our airbnb!
What did we do? - Friday Night Jamboree at The Floyd Country Store
Nashville, Tennessee - April 30th-May 3rd
Where did we stay? - airbnb Shasta
Where did we eat and drink? - Hattie B's Hot Chicken; Biscuit Love; Grinders Switch; Legato Gelato; Pinewood Social; Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar; Husk; Tennessee Brew Works; Two Ten Jack; Just Love Coffee
What did we do? - Ryman Auditorium; Marathon Village and Antique Archeology; Vanderbilt University; Lane Motor Museum; Hatch Show Print; The Bluebird Cafe (we tried, but couldn't get in. too popular on songwriters' open mic night!)
St. Louis, Missouri - May 3rd-4th
Where did we stay? - The St. Louis Union Station Hotel by DoubleTree
Where did we eat? - Imo's Pizza; Pappy's Smokehouse; The Grand Hall
What did we do? - City Museum; Watched Ep2 of Game of Thrones
Omaha, Nebraska - May 4th-7th
Where did we stay? - airbnb The Towns in Little Italy
Where did we eat and drink? - Upstream Brewing Company; Urban Abbey; Block 16; Ted and Wally's; La Buvette; Lot 2; Krug Park; Reverb Lounge
What did we do? - Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge; Old Market; Black Market; Fairmont Antiques & Mercantile; Omaha Playhouse for Calendar Girls; Hot Shops Arts Center; The Joslyn Art Museum
Chicago, Illinois - May 7th-10th
Where did we stay? - Chicago Athletic Association
Where did we eat and drink? - La Sirena Clandestina; Corridor Brewery & Provisions; Pequod's Pizza; Enoteca Roma; Imperial Lamian; Glazed and Infused; Chicago Athletic Association Shake Shack (a poor man's substitute for a Wrigley Field dog)
What did we do? - Alton Brown Live!; Watched Ep3 of Game of Thrones; Millennium Park; The Bean; Chicago Architecture Foundation Architectural River Cruise; Cubs Game at Wrigley (although eventually rained out!)
Detroit, Michigan - May 10th-12th
Where did we stay? - airbnb Studio B in Corktown
Where did we eat and drink? - Batch Brewing Company; Sugar House; Republic; Astro Coffee
What did we do? - Henry Ford Museum; Greenfield Village; Third Man Records; Shinola; Nora; Pot & Box; Eastern Market; Detroit Mercantile; Motown Museum
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - May 12th-14th
Where did we stay? - Ace Hotel Pittsburgh
Where did we eat and drink? - Whitfield; Noodlehead; Millie's Homemade Ice Cream; Penn Avenue Fish Co.; Mad Mex
What did we do? - Duquesne Incline; Andy Warhol Museum; Walk Penn Avenue from the Incline to East Liberty; Open Gym; Fallingwater
Pitstops Along the Way
Baltimore, Maryland - Rusty Scupper
Eddyville, Kentucky - Echo Charlie's Bayside Restaurant
Paducah, Kentucky - The National Quilt Museum
Topeka, Kansas - The Blind Tiger
Des Moines, Iowa - PerKup Cafe
Michigan City, Indiana - Memo's House of Pancakes
Michigan City, Indiana - The Antique Market of Michigan City
Ann Arbor, Michigan - University of Michigan
Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Pickle
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Mom and Dad's for dinner on our last leg of the journey home!
Road trip success!! Time to unpack and kick-off summer in the Rockaways.