One Guy Figured Out How To Plan The Best Road Trip Ever
Don't know where to go on your next family road trip? Let your computer decide for you! At least that's what two people did when they decided to plan the a road trip to see the entire United States.
Discovery News Reporter Tracy Staedter got in touch with Randy Olson, a Ph.D. candidate at Michigan State University, asking if he could create an algorithm to plan a road trip of her choosing.
Staedter picked out the list of stops for the trip and Olson mapped out everything in just a few minutes with the algorithm he created. The criteria for the trip were simple: stop in all 48 states in the contiguous U.S.; only make stops at nationally-recognized sites; only drive to said landmarks.
To see an interactive version of the map, click here.






