If I ever come over to the USA for a couple of months...

That's the best you have?

I want to...

...drive across the continent. What kind of a car would you suggest I rent/buy for this kind of a road trip? I'm traveling either alone or with a (male) friend. My girlfriend isn't interested in visiting USA and prefers to travel to Africa on her own (we often travel separately because we have such dissimilar interesters).

...see the south. I'm especially intrigued by the southern food, drink and music. Any tips for locations where to get acquainted with the southern cousine and music? Not the tourist kind of shit, but the real stuff.

...visit north east and Maine, in particular. I'm interested in the history of that region.

...spend some time on militaria. What would you say are the best military museums/tours in the USA? I'm know there are battleships turned into museums, but are there similar exhibitions about the other branches than the Navy?

...drive down the west coast from the north (the nature in the state of Washington interests me) to south, before I fly back from LAX.

Start in Seattle, drive down the coast (Honda?), across the south, up 75 (visit the air force museum near dayton) up to Toledo and over to new england states... fly back from New York.

Flying back from LAX makes you retrace or miss something.

The make doesn't matter but GET A CONVERTIBLE. Spend the extra cash, but it'll be sweet you'll have a nice view.

The south? Well what kind of food? texmex, is of course south west Texas. Chicken and biscuits? Tennessee/Kentucky. Ribs? Memphis. St Louis. I guess it depends on the style you want. Fish fry and drinks? New Orleans or down to the keys. Party like you are in Europe? Miami Beach, of course.

All the great southern rockers are long dead. so their graves are tourist traps.

Maine? Not much going on there, but check out Porland... it's the only city worth a damn, but not much. More interested in Stephen King? hit the RR's (Rural roads).

Navy stuff? San Diego, and New York have good stuff.

You need to be more specific.

And of course

Don't forget about Las Vegas. See the wasteland of the 1+ million empty houses and abandoned casino's with the rise of Macau.