Road Trip: Looking for good places to see and things to do...

[Beezos]

I am taking a five week road trip. I would like to stop and do some tourist stuff. for example, i would like to stop at famous landmarks, locations for hiking/outdoor activities, museums, scenic overlooks while enroute...

I am leaving New York City and going west through Jersey, PA, Ohio (stopping in Oberlin), Indiana (stopping in South Bend), and Illinois (chicago). From there I am heading to Iowa, Nebraska, upthrough the Dakotas to Montana, then to Seattle where we will head down the whole West coast (stops in Portland, Eureka, SF, Santa Cruz, LA, San Diego. From there we are going to Phoenix, denver, Kansas City, St. louis... circling back to new york...

so any posters who who think they can help me out please let me know if i will be nearby any good places to see or things to do ...

thanks,
beezos