Where I've been
The reel makes you want to go. This tells you whether to bother.
A video's job is to make a place look good. It cannot hold a price, or an opening time, or the reason to go in September instead of April. This is where that lives. One page per place, the verdict first, and the parts the footage left out.
Worth the drive?GONebraska
Nebraska
Henry Doorly Zoo
Map your route. Don't skip the rays.
- Cost
- $29, plus $12 add-ons
- Time
- 4 hours, or all day
- Go
- Spring or autumn
Worth the drive?GO, BUTCalifornia
California
Big Bear Lake
Cute, but not peak-season cute.
- Cost
- Free to look
- Time
- An hour, or a day of trails
- Go
- Spring or autumn
Worth the drive?GONevada
Nevada and Arizona
Hoover Dam
Tours optional. The dam isn't.
- Cost
- $15, plus $10 parking
- Time
- A couple of hours
- Skip
- The $25 and $40 tours
Worth the drive?SKIPNevada
Nevada
Nelson Ghost Town
A curio stop, not a ghost town.
- Cost
- Entry, plus a photo fee
- Time
- 40 minutes
- Instead
- Bodie
Worth the drive?GONevada
Nevada
Red Rock Canyon
Any season works. Pick your heat.
- Cost
- $20 per car
- Time
- The whole day
- Book
- October to May
Worth the drive?GONevada
Nevada
Ice Age Fossils
A whole morning for pocket change.
- Cost
- $3 per person
- Time
- A morning
- Open
- Wednesday to Sunday
Worth the drive?GOUtah
Utah
Golden Spike
An hour of nowhere for a real show.
- Cost
- $20 per vehicle
- Time
- Half a day
- Best
- Summer, trains daily
Worth the drive?GO, BUTUtah
Utah
Antelope Island
Half a day of views, not much else.
- Cost
- $17 all in
- Time
- Half a day
- Best
- September and October
Worth the drive?GO, BUTUtah
Utah
Bonneville Salt Flats
Worth it, but only when it's free.
- Cost
- Free most of the year
- Time
- Half a day
- Best
- September and October
Worth the drive?GOStateGo. Plan the trip.
Worth the drive?GO, BUTStateGo, but read the page first. There's a catch: a season, a price, or a better way to do it.
Worth the drive?SKIPStateSkip it. The page says why, and what to do instead.