“What Dad means by "see" of course, is "drive past at 67 miles per hour." Dad feels it is a foolish waste of valuable vacation time to get out of the car and actually go look at an attraction.”

—  Dave Barry

Dave Barry's Only Travel Guide You'll Ever Need (1991)

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