Road trip!!!
To help stay alert on the road, have upbeat, loud music, chewing gum, and caffeine. You'll notice that 7-11s across the country have all sorts of different flavors of espresso -- from the typical French Vanilla to Dutch Chocolate and Butterfinger! I had fun finding and trying all different sorts of gas station coffee. (You'll find some thread of your own to take you across the nation.) Also, turn the heater on your feet and roll down the windows to stay warm but alert (if it's cold outside).
Make side trips. Sure, you can take I-80 across the country... but if I remember right, you'd miss some great stuff in the West, like the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Jewel Caverns, etc. (all to the north) or Carlsbad, Hoover Dam, and the Grand Canyon (to the south).
Kansas never ends. Minnesota has way too many mosquitos. Wall, South Dakota, is hilarious. And truckers are always in the know, if there's something you need to know.
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