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Most direct route is east through I-10, then I-75 to the Florida Turnpike. Be warned... I-10's a hell of a long drive!

Places of interest on the way:

On I-10: Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, San Antonio, Houston, New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, Pensacola.

Longest stretch: 891 miles from the Texas/New Mexico state line to the Sabine River, the Louisiana/Texas state line. (Texas... it's like a whole other country!)

Shortest stretch: about 66 miles through the Alabama panhandle.

Try to time your drive to avoid Phoenix, Houston and New Orleans during rush hour... traffic's murder there!

Unusual site and a little off the beaten path... the Titan Missile Museum just south of Tucson on I-19. Last of 54 Titan ICBM missile silos (the other 53 were deliberately destroyed as part of the START nuclear arms control treaty). Holes were deliberately cut on the missile and the 100-ton silo closure was left partly open to keep the Russkies happy.

Mostly stretches of desert between wide spots on the road such as Phoenix, Tucson and El Paso; notice the scenery begin to change as you get closer to San Antonio.

Three time changes to worry about: it's Pacific time through California and Arizona (AZ does not observe Daylight Saving Time, though it is in the Mountain time zone), Mountain time through New Mexico and part of Texas, then Central through the rest of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and much of the Florida panhandle to just west of Tallahassee, when you get to the Eastern time zone.