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For years, when we traveled, my kids would make a chart of all of the states, then check them off when they found the license plate. (We once
found an Alaska plate in Florida!)   Sometimes they would bet a candy bar for who would finish or get the most,
first. Might be fun for the youngest.  

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Talking to other travelers comes to mind: Hi, where are you from? Where are you going?
What is your favorite thing about your state, about the states that you have visited, etc.

Then, journaling, or maybe writing down items of interest to explore later . . .

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Share what YOU know about different areas as you travel.
Explain to them how to read maps.
Play estimation games.
How many miles do you think we have gone?
Calculate hours of travel. Make lists of things of interest, to look up later.

Maybe the kids would like to make their own US map, and add points of interest as they go?

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Check these out:

http://www.learnnc.org/students/5/

http://www.juicygeography.co.uk/googleearth.htm#

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html?8dpc

http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/

http://www.nga.gov/education/c.....hing+Packet+/+Slides

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/

http://www.homeschoolestore.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=21383

http://www.abookintime.com/