Not sure if "travel" posts fit into a "transportation" forum, but I guess it's close enough.
I like this article: food for thought.
a) It's a good resource for road trips.
b) It has a good mix of the natural, the urban, and the whimsical.
c) Unlike most slideshows, it has no advertisements and pages load quickly
What are your thoughts about the pick for your state? Do you agree? If not, what would you have said? Add to the ideas for future road trips!
As for me, I evaluated the choices for the 4 states I've lived in:
CT: Yes, good choice
NJ: Yes, good choice
NY: Never heard of it, but I'm game! Glad they didn't default to Central Park
VT: Yes, good choice
From my perspective, other choices would have been:
CT: Gilette's Castle/ Essex / Any of the public beaches like Hammonasset.
NJ: Princeton, Grounds for Sculpture, Liberty State Park
NY: Hudson River Valley (hard to pick one spot), Hudson (the town), Manhattan (come on, you have to at least see Manhattan)
VT: Manchester, Rt. 100 (runs North/South and is one of the most scenic routes in the US), Mt Philo and/or Mt. Mansfield, Stowe, Weston Priory for the religious.