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    9 Lessons These Road Trip Movies Taught Us About Traveling

    Life is an adventure. Travel, explore, and enjoy.

    Ian Goldstein
    by Ian Goldstein

    Community Contributor

    9. Road Trip

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    Plot: College friends travel to Austin to retrieve a video containing very private contents.

    Lesson: Don't let the crazy friend drive the car. Ever.

    8. National Lampoon's Vacation

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    Plot: The Griswold family drives across the country to reach Walley World theme park.

    Lesson: Even if your destination is closed, do whatever you can to get your road trip companions to have fun.

    7. Dumb and Dumber

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    Plot: Two friends, Harry and Lloyd, drive to Aspen to return a briefcase full of money to a woman named Mary Swanson.

    Lesson: Always stop for snacks.

    6. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

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    Plot: A man tries to get home for Thanksgiving, with a shower ring salesman as his only companion.

    Lesson: Wherever you're staying, make sure you have enough space in your bed.

    5. The Muppet Movie

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    Plot: Kermit and the rest of the Muppets travel across America to find success in Hollywood.

    Lesson: Driving can be long and tedious. Having a friend to sing with always makes it that much better.

    4. Thelma And Louise

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    Plot: A waitress and a housewife run from the police in a '66 Thunderbird.

    Lesson: There is no limit to the amount of alcohol one can drink on a road trip.

    3. Sideways

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    Plot: Two men take a trip through California's wine country, meet women, and drink.

    Lesson: There probably should be a limit to the amount of alcohol one can drink on a road trip.

    2. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

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    Plot: Two guys REALLY want White Castle.

    Lesson: It's usually best not to pick up a hitchhiker. Even if it's Neil Patrick Harris.

    1. Little Miss Sunshine

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    Plot: The Hoover family travels to California so their youngest daughter, Olive, can compete in the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant.

    Lesson: Teamwork. No matter who you're with, work as a team and your road trip will be an adventure.

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