ROAD TRIP!

December 12, 2007 6:55 PM

I'm looking for things to see and do between Atlanta and Chicago, as well as a cool place to stay somewhere in between.

We're taking a drive from Atlanta to Chicago at the end of the month. While I could do it all in one shot, the lady is just returning to the US after living in Italy for a year so I'm looking to reintroduce her to this country a bit on the way up. We are planning to take an architectural tour in Columbus, Indiana, and we're looking for a place to stay either the night before or the night after. It doesn't have to be near Columbus, but it shouldn't be more than a few hours off the trail. Bonus points for a place with some character or a big bathtub.
Other suggestions for places we shouldn't miss on the way up would be swell too. Columbus sounds awesome to both of us, so you can use that as a guide for what we're into (I heard about it right here on the 'filter). We like cool stuff. And off the beaten path is better.

posted by mike_bling to travel & transportation (5 comments total)

Nashville, Indiana is a nice touristy place with all the beautiful scenery (well, not so much right now) of Brown Country, just about 1 hour west of Columbus.
posted by pjern at 7:04 PM on December 12, 2007

Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Also, downtown Chattanooga is worth a visit.
posted by Andy's Gross Wart at 7:48 PM on December 12, 2007

The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
posted by netbros at 8:51 PM on December 12, 2007

Go eat at Dragonfly Neo-V in Columbus, OH.
posted by TheNewWazoo at 8:59 PM on December 12, 2007

AGW wins so far.
posted by mike_bling at 1:45 PM on December 13, 2007