is NY to LA via 'route 66' the best american driving

no. plan your route around your destinations, not your destinations around your route.

Route 66 starts in Chicago, not NY.

I've done the drive before, it gives a really interesting view of America that the interstates and major cities don't give. The road takes you through a lot of tiny rubdown towns that most Americans never see. There's a lot of long empty stretches and abandoned towns, the trip will be filled with a lot of quiet little moments where you can really take in the country.

3-4 weeks seems like enough time do really get a feel of the locales around the road, but you could easily spend several months exploring the rest of the country.

When are you planning on doing the trip? Depending on the time of year weather might be a factor for your drive.

>>1226962
around july, from australia so i can handle the heat.

>>1226959
I disagree, nothing wrong with planning a route for the scenery. Driving is its own experience. I think OP has a good plan.

>>1226950
I did something similar to this only drove from a city on the eastern shore to LA's coast.

It's stupidly overrated, that's not to say it wasn't fun but I can't stress how little there is to do in the between the Mississippi and rockies. Doing the 40, or doing a low sweep of the Gulf states is way more fun and interesting.