I'm driving from Dallas to Atlanta next week. It's an estimated 13 hour drive and since I don't like driving for that long at a stretch, thought I'd stop somewhere in between and look around and spend the night. Any recommendations? My experience of traveling in that part of the country is zero, and I'm planning to take I-20 all of the way.
http://www.roadtripusa.com/routes/southernpacific/southernpacific.html
This is the website my friends and I use when we plan roadtrips around the country.
AAA has apps out there which are great on the road. It's not just the map & directions - also has options to turn on nearby hotels, restaurants, etc with ratings & links all from the same screen. We used it a lot during our trip this summer: Atlanta - St Louis - Kansas City - Alma (BFW Nebraska) - Chicago - HOME!
If you'll be driving through Louisiana during daylight, there are some amazing BBQ joints in some of the small towns on the highway which runs parallel to
I-20, just a couple miles north. Don't know much about Alabama.
Edit: Sorry. Meant to type I-20, since that's the Interstate which runs directly from Dallas to Atlanta. A weekend of camping with six other families (total of 15 kids!) left me a little brain dead.