Which States Are the Best and Worst for Summer Road Trips?

If you’re mapping out the ultimate American road trip this summer, here’s a hot tip: maybe don’t start in Delaware. Or end in Delaware. Or drive through it unless your GPS absolutely insists.

WalletHub just released its annual list of the Best and Worst States for Summer Road Trips, and Delaware came in dead last. Yes, last. Fifty out of fifty.

The ranking looked at 32 factors, including cost, safety, and how many things there are to actually do.

National parks, beaches, amusement parks, lakes, scenic drives… basically all the reasons you’d leave your house in the first place. And apparently, Delaware offers… not a lot of that.

On the flip side, Minnesota took the top spot, which is a win for lakes, mosquitoes, and people who say “ope” unironically.

Here’s the Top 10:

• 1. Minnesota
• 2. New York
• 3. Ohio
• 4. Utah
• 5. Louisiana
• 6. Florida
• 7. Idaho
• 8. Texas
• 9. North Carolina
• 10. Pennsylvania

And now, the Bottom 10, aka the states where your road trip dreams might go to die:

• 50. Delaware
• 49. Connecticut
• 48. Rhode Island
• 47. Vermont
• 46. Montana
• 45. Hawaii
• 44. California (amazing things to do, disgusting gas prices)
• 43. New Mexico
• 42. Arkansas
• 41. Maryland

Some bonus tidbits: Louisiana is the cheapest state for a road trip. Idaho is the safest. California has the most to do, but good luck affording any of it unless you’re road-tripping in a Prius and living on protein bars.

And if you’re looking to not get rear-ended, steer clear of New Mexico, South Carolina, and Tennessee… they are the least-safe states to road trip through.

And why is Delaware last? Well, it’s small, and it’s quiet. So unless you’re really into scenic bank headquarters and toll booths, maybe keep driving.