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Take a Roadtrip with me in the Southwest USA!
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items Discover the best places to stay, eat, and explore in the Southwest region. A personal travel guide mapping out unique destinations across California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah, from bright city lights to historic desert towns.
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As a suggestion from the internet, my family thought this was so silly. A Greek fast casual place in the middle of nowhere! They had fun Greek decor, enough parking, plenty of seating, and the food was good. The fries were pretty tasty! The prices we...
Home | The Mad Greek
While we were already stopped in Baker for lunch, we thought we’d make a quick stop to take pictures in front of this giant thermometer. Not a must but definitely a silly stop that is a fun thing to check off a roadtrip list!
World's Tallest Thermometer
If you’re taking the route from LA to Las Vegas, stopping at Alien Fresh Jerky is a must! Jerky is always pricey but they have so many different flavors! And they have silly alien tchotchkes to buy. It’s very silly and kitschy.
Alien Fresh Jerky
This was a fun roadtrip stop! It’s just cool to see these giant painted rocks out in the middle of nowhere. Definitely an instagram stop. Or family photo memory! It’s windy here!
Seven Magic Mountains
This place was great for a frozen yogurt dessert. We don’t have these in my neighborhood and it tasted way better than Yogurtland and Menchie’s. It was very clean and the employees were nice! I would definitely seek a location out again in the future...
Frozen Yogurt in Saint George, 84790| Orange Leaf
We decided to stop here before leaving St George. It was a small little museum but what I thought was super cool was that they intended to build something else here. And while digging discovered fossils! So they essentially put walls and a ceiling ar...
UT Dinosaur Discovery Site
Horseshoe Bend is a road trip must see especially if you love those AZ color palettes! Beautiful scenery and an iconic spot in USA. There is a little hike down to the viewing area but it's worth it!!
Horseshoe Bend
Coming from Los Angeles we were getting a little starved for some good food. We got a recommendation for Big John's Texas BBQ and were not disappointed! They have a big eating area outside with loud live music. Or a smaller area inside. The wait staf...
Big John's Texas BBQ
We skipped the uber popular slot canyon tours and went to TAADIDIIN TOURS of Canyon X. I'm happy we did. It was great! Our guide was super friendly and knowledgeable. The tour itself wasn't too difficult. It wasn't too long in the sun and they stoppe...
Guided Antelope Canyon X & Cardiac Canyon Tours
Biidi the Arch was a fun quick pit stop just to get a silly photo. There were a ton of other people there but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. My and the kids took a fun jump photo and then went on our way. If you're passing by there is pl...
Biidi the Arch: The Page Arizona Cave Behind the Shell Gas Station
Glen Canyon Dam is super cool to look out at. There is a car and pedestrian bridge that's free to go across. I think the Dam has tours but either they weren't open when we visited or we didn't have time. Going across the bridge worked for us though! ...
Glen Canyon Dam
We visited Bryce Canyon National Park. I believe we did an easier trail but it was beautiful. We were definitely tired and hot but the experience of walking around the coolest geological landmarks is so fun! The colors here were so stunning!
Bryce Canyon National Park
From Bryce to Zion we stopped here at Cowboy's Smokehouse Cafe for dinner one night and had a great meal!! It's such a small town but this place was bustling with customers. The staff was so nice. It seemed family owned. Our food was great. I had a d...
Cowboy's Smokehouse Cafe/Steakhouse
We made the trek to Zion! We didn't do a whole lot because it was rainy but we drove around and went through the tunnel! And then we found parking eventually and walked up to the Weeping Rock, which was pretty! The colors were fun to see in the rain,...
Zion National Park
We really miss the Bazaar in Los Angeles so we decided to splurge and take the kids to the Bazaar Meat in Vegas. It was great! They were friendly to the kids. The food was delicious. The vibes were swanky. The only thing I will say is that it was ver...
Bazaar Meat by José Andrés
The Fountainebleu was such a great hotel! Our room was super comfy, very quiet, very luxe! The hotel was farther on the strip but for us it was great! We'd definitely stay here again!
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
If you are looking for something to do that's a break between walking the strip, gambling, eating, being in the pool, visit the Arte Museum! We spent almost 2 hours in here! The visuals are so cool and it's fun to walk around and see what's around th...
Arte Museum Las Vegas
After a huge splurge the first night we decided to go off strip the next night to get some Chinese food! We heard that China Mama is amazing and we definitely had a great meal! It wasn't super crowded and the staff was very friendly. The food was pre...
China Mama
We had to show our kids the Bellagio fountain shows and the lobby. We had a little bit of trouble getting over there. I can't remember if there was something crazy going on but the traffic was really bad. If you can time it right or avoid traffic, ge...
Bellagio Hotel & Casino
For our last lunch in Vegas we decided to go to a tried and true meal at Eataly. We have this at home in Los Angeles but we figured we would know what to expect. And it's always fun to visit different locations. It was different but our food was good...
Eataly
We took the kids here to show them a more old school casino and hotel. Circus Circus is definitely lookin' its age but it's a fun blast from the past. We took the kids to the arcade, which was super fun to run around for a couple of hours. We also go...
Circus Circus Hotel and Casino
Our first morning in Vegas, we went down to Chez Bon Bon which was in our hotel (Fountainbleu) to get some breakfast. It's a straight up cafe. It had a line but even being crowded we were able to snag a table. They had mostly grab and go items and co...
Chez Bon Bon