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Jul 2024
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Road Trip Week: Where to Go

SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura
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It’s Road Trip Week! Dylan hops in a (virtual) car and embarks on a Great American Road Trip. Along the way, Atlas Obscura staffers recommend their favorite road trip stops – from a strange doll hospital, to a massive sculpture only visible during certain times of year, to a magical desert oasis.

 

Learn more about our recommendations: 

Babyland General Hospital

Roadside America

Spiral Jetty

Drummond Basin

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