The Friday before Memorial Day is National Road Trip Day — and that's today!
National Road Trip Day became an official holiday in 2019, thanks to Pilot Flying J, the largest travel center operator in North America. They chose the Friday before Memorial Day because of the long weekend ahead and [because] it kickstarts the travel season….
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Road Trip (2000)
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Road trips can be holidays unto themselves — touring around looking for quirky little museums, for example. But the first recorded one was made on a bet:
[I]n 1903 ... Someone bet Horatio Nelson Jackson (a physician and automobile pioneer) that he could not travel from San Francisco to New York City in less than 90 days. Accompanied by mechanic Sewall K. Crocker, and a dog named Bud, they set off in a 20-horsepower Winston to prove them wrong. Despite numerous mishaps, Jackson and Crocker completed the trip in 63 days.
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Let’s honor Jackson, Crocker & Bud with a virtual road trip of our own. But where shall we eat along the way? How about
Historic Mickey’s Diner
St. Paul, MN
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See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream.
– Ray Bradbury
The St. Paul Sandwich
Popular in St. Louis, MO
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A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
– Lao Tzu
Willie Nelson, “On the Road Again”
Nashville, TN
I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.
– Susan Sontag
The Road to Rio (1947)
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope & Dorothy Lamour
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Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.
– Fitzhugh Mullan
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: “Cowboy Life”
South Texas
Often tongue-in-cheeky — but parts are not for the squeamish. [42:03]
The world is a book, and those who do not travel only read a page.
– St. Augustine
”Cat and Dog Take a Road Trip”
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Not all those who wander are lost.
– J.R.R. Tolkien
So c’mon in the café and grab a cuppa…
...and a nice nosh…
...and join us!
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