Short itineraries, 2 to 5 days
Not every trip is a two-week road trip. These plans fit a long weekend or a few days added to a bigger trip, planned by the hour or the half-day, with a fallback if you only have one day.
3d3 days in New York for first-timers
Downtown and Brooklyn · Central Park and Midtown · West Side and the Village
3 daysApr–Jun · Sep–Nov
3d3 days in San Francisco
The waterfront and the old city · The Golden Gate · Redwoods and the Mission
3 daysSep–Oct
3d3 days in Yellowstone
Geysers · Norris, the canyon and Hayden Valley · Lamar Valley and Mammoth
3 daysMid-Jun–Sep
2dA weekend in Sedona
Arrive for sunset · Red rocks · Creek and ghost town
2 daysMar–May · Oct–Nov
4d4 days in Utah’s parks: Zion & Bryce
Las Vegas to Zion · Zion Canyon · To Bryce Canyon · Bryce at dawn, back to Vegas
4 daysApr–May · Sep–Oct
4d4 days: Grand Canyon and Route 66
Hoover Dam and old Route 66 · The South Rim · Desert View to Flagstaff · Back to Las Vegas
4 daysApr–May · Sep–Oct
5d5 days in the Florida Keys
Miami to Key Largo · Islamorada and Marathon · Seven Mile Bridge to Key West · Dry Tortugas National Park · Key West, then back to Miami
5 daysApr–May · Dec–Mar
5d5 days: Las Vegas and the nearby parks
The Strip · Red Rock and Valley of Fire · To Zion · Zion, back to Vegas · Death Valley (October to April)
5 daysOct–Apr