Road Trip

Road trips are a part of American life. Everybody has their road trip story. It might come from a family vacation, the trip off to college, or just that summer you took off across the country with a friend. Eating in diners, sleeping in out-of-the-way places and discovering local treasures are all part of a road trip - as are car troubles and wrong turns.

In the film Due Date, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis, as an expectant father and aspiring actor, race west from Atlanta across the south to LA. It’s a great route, and even better if you take it slow.  


Lonely Planet has some ideas to make your road trip special if you decide to follow their route, and some great pictures of the journey across the southwest.

Monopoly

Monopoly was first introduced by Parker Brothers 75 years ago, but many people today don’t realize that the colorful properties ringing the board are real places that can be visited, even when they’re strolling along Atlantic City’s famous Boardwalk. 
Since the game was created, more than one billion people have played it, making it "the most played (commercial) board game in the world."  The mascot for the game, known as Mr. Monopoly or Rich Uncle Pennybags, is an elderly mustached man in morning dress with a walking cane and top hat.