The best way to explore an unfamiliar area is to hit the street and find your way around on your own two feet. While air travel has made it easier to jump from city to city, small American towns, especially between our two coasts, have seen a nosedive in the number of outsiders passing through. Not only can road trips breathe life back into short trips and getaways, but it can bring some commerce back to small towns neglected in the age of airfare.
These sorts of small towns often have exceptional family owned small businesses and restaurants that are harder to come by in large commercial cities. Taking a road trip through an unfamiliar area is the best way to familiarize yourself with your surroundings, aside from a long walk through the area. Road trips can provide an authentic look at different subcultures within our country, while simultaneously enriching these communities themselves.
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