Take a step back in time and use a paper road map to plan a trip. Read a Road Map Day is celebrated on April 5 each year.
Almost everyone has a GPS these days, even on our cell phones, which gets us to our destinations quickly, in the shortest manner. This works great for finding locations when needed. But is your trip about a destination, or would you like to go on a journey?
Road maps are more than just directions to a destination. They help us plot a fun journey and allows us to have a pleasant experience. By getting off today's superhighways, we can identify and discover small and interesting towns or historic sites.
How to Celebrate Read a Road Map Day
On April 5th, the designated day for 'Read a Road Map Day', get out your Rand McNally Road Atlas, your state map or a map of your city and take a Day Trip or a weekend trip to someplace you haven't been.
There are many interesting sites (and sights to see) that can be found on road maps. City maps often show the location of art museums, historic sites, and parks & lakes in your own town. Go visit one or more on a weekend. Take the family and expand your children's horizons. Depending on the size of your town, I'll bet there are many places you have never visited. And a state map has a wealth of information for going on a sightseeing road trip. What does your state have to offer? Have you ever visited your State Capital, for instance?
Summary
So use April 5 – the date of the holiday Read a Road Map Day – and go get a city, state or national map to decide on an interesting way to have an adventure or simply a fun Daycation.
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*Read a Road Map Day review written by Wednesday Elf
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