The road will show you America from the casinos in Las Vegas to Olympic National Park in Washington. Just be sure to keep the ride in between the lanes and you'll be all right. And yes, just remember to treat the locals with respect, or you might not get back onto the road. One can check out the cacti in the blazing Arizona heat or hit the snowflakes up in the Rockies. Swing into an olde school bar and have a beer with a rancher or swap stories with a Woodstock survivor at a diner somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Road trips are magical in their own way.
I suggest hitting the National Parks and National Forest because that is where America shows its natural wonder. You'll always find fellow road trippers there too yearning for a good conversation. You just might find out that Big Bend National Park appeals to you like a blooming rose. If so, ask for some work. Whatever it is, it's cash for gas.