3 of USA Today’s Top Roller Coasters Are a Day Trip Drive From Seacoast

Rollercoasters are road trip-worthy.

Think of your favorite roller coaster. BOOM. You just got hit with a feeling of nostalgia and that butterfly feeling in your stomach when you go down the first drop.

If you love rollercoasters, you know that many are worth driving to. Yes, there are some cool roller coasters within an hour or two, but what roller coaster fan wouldn't spend up to six hours driving for the top rollercoasters in the United States?!

Dumb question. Every roller coaster fan would do that.

Did you know that three of the top 10 rollercoasters in the United States are less than a half-day drive from the Seacoast, according to a USA Today article?

Don't get me wrong, six hours in a car is a long time. However, six hours to access three of the best rollercoasters in the entire country seems pretty sweet.

Coming in at #2: Pheonix. A wooden roller coaster that whips up to 45 miles per hour.

Location: Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey. 

Drive from Seacoast: 6 hours.

Coming in at #6: Skyrush. 75 miles per hour.

Location: Hersey Park, Pennsylvania. 

Drive from Seacoast: 7 hours.

Coming in at #9: Kingda KA. It's the tallest roller coaster in the world and the fastest in North America, hitting speeds of 128 miles per hour.

Location: Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey. 

Drive from Seacoast: 6 hours.

The full list and speeds are below:

The 10 Best Roller Coasters in the U.S.

1. Mako - SeaWorld Orlando, Florida (73 miles per hour)
2. Phoenix - Knoebels, Pennsylvania (45 miles per hour)
3. Titan - Six Flags Over Texas (85 miles per hour)
4. Iron Gwazi - Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida (76 miles per hour)
5. Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point, Ohio (at 5,740 feet, it’s the world’s longest hybrid coaster and the coaster with the most airtime at 27.2 seconds)
6. Skyrush - Hershey Park, Pennsylvania (75 miles per hour)
7. Goliath - Six Flags Over Georgia (70 miles per hour)
8. Phantom’s Revenge - Kennywood, Pennsylvania (85 miles per hour)
9. Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey (It’s the tallest roller coaster in the world and the fastest in North America, hitting speeds of 128 miles per hour)
10. Emperor - SeaWorld San Diego, California (60 miles per hour)