What are some must see stops between New York and San Francisco?

We (Girlfriend, Dog, and I) are hitting the road for a 2 week road trip across the country from NYC -> SF at the End of May. We are planning to stay on the 80 and 90 so a north sort of route. Only plans right now are to stop in Badlands/Mt Rushmore and Yellowstone, Tetons etc.

We are staying in Motels and some camping too.

Let us know if you have any suggestions for the midwest or other stops in between NYC and SF.

New York City (New York) San Francisco (California) Badlands National Park (South Dakota) Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) Jackson (Wyoming) Cleveland (Ohio) Chicago (Illinois) Des Moines (Iowa) Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Salt Lake City (Utah) Reno (Nevada) Truckee (California) South Lake Tahoe (California) Sacramento (California) Buffalo (New York) Detroit (Michigan) Lake Tahoe (California)

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Tyler
Thanks John!

Brew
Great answer.

John
By Scottsbluff I meant the monument - the Bluff- not the town- although did have good Mexican food there.

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Cleveland (city)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (attraction)
The Cleveland Museum of Art (attraction)
Omaha (city)
Badlands National Park (park)
Toadstool Geologic Park (attraction)
Scottsbluff (city)
Chimney Rock State Park (attraction)
Black Hills (attraction)
Deadwood (city)
Yellowstone National Park (park)

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Larry from Chicago

One thing I highly recommend is the breakfast (brunch) at Jenny Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park. It is expensive at $24/person but you can order anything and everything on the menu. The buffalo hash is wonderful. It is basically buffalo tenderloin with potatoes, onions and peppers. Everything is great at my favorite park in the world. You can read what I wrote about Chicago in my other post.

A different alternative to your present plans would be, once you get to Chicago, get on Route 66 and follow it to California via a southern route. It's not easy but there are books and maps and online resources. Even though, when my wife and I followed it backwards from Oklahoma, we sometimes got lost but it was a lot of fun.

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louanne from Ohio

Back to Cleveland....after the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum... or The Cleveland Museum of Art....on your way west... Stop at the West Side Market on West 25th street and stock up on goodies for eating.... then have lunch and tour Great Lakes Brewing Company.... Happy trails...