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Why Do Americans Love Road Trips?

Planning on going on a road trip across America at some point? Well, you’re not alone, because for some reason AMERICANS LOVE ROAD TRIPS. Planning road trips, going on road trips, going to famous places and calling it the best road trip ever. We’ve got a whole genre of films dedicated to the “road movie,” On The Road was an incredibly famous book from the beat generation. But when does a drive become a road trip? Today on Idea Channel, we dig into the how, why, and what America loves about road trips, all filmed while on the road, of course!

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  • Originally Aired May 13, 2015
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created June 13, 2015 by
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  • Modified June 13, 2015 by
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