Suggestions for a road trip with teenagers this summer?

What are some really fun cities or locations? I was thinking Chicago, Philadelphia, Rocky Mountains...Suggestions for a road trip with teenagers this summer?
If you are in the northeast, then New York City/New Jersey/Boston is fun for teenagers, because NYC is packed with things to do...you name it--shopping, art, musems, history, park, zoo...the list goes on. New Jersey is also fun for teenagers because there is a lot of shopping there, and there's no tax on clothing, which is nice. Boston is really pretty and like New York City, full of things to do. In NYC I definetly suggest the Liberty Science Center if you haven't been there. It's so fun!! Boston also has a science center which is a good one. If they are into sports, New York and Boston are the best. They both have teams for every sport, and the places they play at are also nice. If you're going to be in the Northeast, you've gotta hit NY/Boston/New Jersey.





If you are going out to the West, California is BEAUTIFUL. I liked San Francisco the best out of the Cali cities I've been to. Teenagers like Pier 39...it's like a mall, except its on a pier right out to the ocean in San Francisco. It's really fun! (Make sure the check out the sea lions on Pier 39 if you do that...they're really funny!) They will also love Los Angeles. If you can, try to see if you can set up a little surfing lesson. When I was in California, I went surfing, and I loved it! I'm sure they will to...especially if they like the ocean and water. There's plenty of back roads too that are just really pretty, ideal for a roadtrip, especially in Northern California up near the wine vineyards. California has so many great cities...up and down the coast...that would be an awesome road trip to take!! (I'd love it, and I'm a teenager...)





Well, I hope that helped...good luck and have fun on your trip.Suggestions for a road trip with teenagers this summer?
if you are out west...they are going to want to do Calif, because it's so ';cool';...including the OC, San Diego, up to San Francisco and the surfing along Huntington Beach areas down South. Of course, Hollywood. (they think that's where movies are made). Of Course Beverly Hills and rodeo Drive. (they think there's good shopping there). The coastal drive is magnificent.





Kids get kind of bored driving around the Midwest (which i love...because of the distances between anything interesting).





Philly in the summer? Ugh.





But I will say this: are they boys? or love baseball/ ? We did a road trip to major league stadiums and games, Baltimore, washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati and they loved it.
ok we did this NY to TX to FL trip ...


our stops were the Natural Bridge and Caverns in VA


and Graceland in TN





We would have liked to have stopped more unfortunately we had a dog and a time frame to be at family homes in between ... but the trips were great ... and attitude is everything.





I hear the grand canyon has built a clear walk out overlooking the canyon ... which I'm hoping will be our next destination.





I hope you enjoy yours (we've taken the kids on road trips every year for 8 yrs from NY to FL) some of them were nothing more than travelling ... but it's a great time to talk and just have fun ... I always thought it couldn't be that they'd want to keep doing it but every year they say they're looking forward so I must've done something right along the way ... and you'd be surprised at the little things you find along the way.
If your teens like to hike, Rocky Mountain NP is a great spot. Boulder and Denver are in the area and there's lots to do there.





Or how about Glacier National Park?





We always visited a lot of national parks on our trips. I think a theme park is a theme park is a theme park, but teens like those, too.





We usually try to let each member of the family have a say in the itinerary. On a trip to Massachusetts our son picked the Basketball Hall of Fame. I thought I'd hate it but it was a lot of fun!