On the 4th of July this past summer, 2 friends and my boyfriend picked me up at like 8 in the morning and we drove west, up the interstate. My boyfriend had a GPS so we looked up attractions when we got too bored (we visited the Edgar Allen Poe and Holocaust Museums of Richmond, VA) and looked up food when we got hungry. We refused to pay for entry to anywhere, so only enjoyed the free things, which didnt inhibit our fun one bit. We ended up on the other side of the state and hiking through the mountains before turning around.

Please grab some bottles of water and some friends, and maybe some sunglasses and go have a blast!