The Myth of the American Road Trip | Pt. 1

From Route 66 to roadside diners - what drives America's love affair with the road? Allen Pietrobon, a road trip historian and professor at Trinity Washington University challenges our romanticization of the American road trip and reveals why it's not always like the movie Cars.


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