What are the tickets for the must-visit attractions on the Road trip in the United States that need to be purchased online in advance? My Road trip route in the United States this time is from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park, Stanford, Highway 1, Hearst Castle, Solvang, Los Angeles, Universal Studios, Kodak Theatre (Hollywood Walk of Fame), Grand Canyon South Rim, Upper Antelope Canyon, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, fly to Washington, Lincoln Memorial, all museums around the White House and Capitol, Times Square, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Broadway shows, Wall Street, Columbia University, United Nations headquarters. Among these parks and attractions along the way, which ones are free to enter? Which ones are very necessary to buy tickets or make reservations online in advance to save queuing time? Where to buy tickets separately? Please experts and travel enthusiasts give detailed guidance!!! Thank you very much! ?
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The United States is very large, and every time you go somewhere it's different. This summer, I went to Yellowstone and chose an SUV, but I regretted it because the high center of gravity made it tilt heavily on the mountain roads... and all the roads were paved, so if you don't have a need for a lot of luggage, don't choose an SUV. Last year, I rented a BMW 4 Series to drive around the Grand Canyon area and it felt great. I stayed in Yellowstone for 5 days, 2 days at Old Faithful, 2 days at Canyon, and 1 day at Yellowstone Lake. The itinerary was not tight, so I just played around and drove all the roads in Yellowstone. Accommodation in Yellowstone is expensive, and the itinerary was not optimized, but the gas prices were cheaper than in the Bay Area. As for cash and credit cards, to be honest, I haven't used much cash in recent years. I only keep cash for tips. Throughout the trip, I only used cash once at a strange restaurant in Salt Lake City for one night, and also used cash to send postcards at the Yellowstone post office. Everything else was done with credit cards, including self-service gas and meals. It was surprising to find out at a gas station in Carson City that they explicitly did not accept VISA credit cards and had to use a MasterCard. I remembered trying credit cards at gas stations in Utah and San Diego last year, and this year's experience was really different, as many gas stations have upgraded ?
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