The Bug road trip

Sophia DykeBobby AdlerDaria Montgomery

Total Miles: 3578.71Estimated Time: 59 hours and 58 minutesCost of Gas: $285.46Total Cost of Food: $855Total cost of Lodging: $1,400Total Cost of Trip: $2,540.46Car: 2011 Volkswagen BugMileage: 39 miles per gallon.

Start in Pittsburgh, PA, and drive 254.07 miles( 4hours and 55 minutes) to Washington DC to go to the National Historical Museum. We stay there for two days and then drive 365.9 miles( 6 hours and 7 minutes) to Abingdon, VA, for our stop over. The next day we drive 306.71 miles( 4hours and 51 minutes) to Nashville, TN, to stopover again. The next day, we drive 533.52 miles( about 8 hours and 13 minutes) to 1 Canal street, New Orleans, LA to go to The Woldenburg Amusement Park.

We stay there for two days and set off to Little Rock, AR, for 445.62 miles(about 7 hours and 20 minutes) for a stopover. After the night we drive off to Saint Louis, MO for 403.93 miles ( 6 hours and 7 minutes) for another stopover. The next day we go to Cedar Rapids, IA, for once again, another stopover for about 288.04 miles( about 4 hours and 41 minutes). After many stopovers, we set off to Green Bay, WI, for 301.51( about 5 hours and 4 minutes). Then we go to Chicago, IL, for 271.71 miles( about 3 hours and 53 minutes) to go see the Chicago Art Museum. After a long trip, we finally wrap the whole thing up into our drive home, for 467.79 miles( for about 8 hours and 42 minutes) to Pittsburgh, PA.

First DestinationWhile here, we are going to the National Historical Museum, staying there for 2 days and leaving to Abingdon, VA for a stopover.Washington D.C. was founded on July 16, 1790, Washington, DC is unique among cities because it was chosen as the national capital. From the start, this city has been put in political troubles, racial issues, national personality, finding the middle ground and, of course, argument of power.

Second destiationsWe are going here to get a taste of the music and the culture.Nashville is usually known for Country Music, Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, Nashville Sounds, Oprah Winfrey, Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium,, Hermitage (the home of President Andrew Jackson), the Parthenon (replica of the Parthenon , Greece), and Vanderbilt University.

Third destinationWe are going to New Orleans because of the culture, for the amusement park, and the historical factor.New Orleans is known for their Mardi Gras celebrations, the ports, and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Fourth destinationGreen Bay is a very historical and famous city because of its football team.Green bay is known for its football team, The Packers.

5th destinationWe are going to Chicago for the Art Museum. Chicago is known for the Willis Tower( Sears Tower) , the Bears, and Chicago style pizza.

Tocqueville first impression: Arrival at New Orleans. Forest of ships. Mississippi 300 feet deep. External appearance of the town. Beautiful houses. Huts. Muddy, unpaved streets. Spanish architecture: flat roofs; English; bricks, little doors; French: massive carriage entrances. Population just as mixed. Faces with every shade of color. Language French, English, Spanish, Creole. General French look, but all the same notices and commercial announcements mostly in English. Industrial and commercial world American.

New Orleans is a very port-supported city because it is located by the Mississippi River and in the Gulf of Mexico.We thought that because of the rivers coming into Pittsburgh, we could improve on your imports and exports because New Orleans was really successful with their ports so we should follow the example set for us.