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汽車旅行
在早期的汽車旅行中，人們時常參加「汽車露營」 (autocamping) ，主要是在公園外露營；但是，早在汽車拖的居住車和活動房車(Winnebagos)問世之前，就已經有些人將他們的汽車變成移動住家；到了最後，一間間的汽車旅館或「汽車飯店」散佈在國家內如棋盤般的公路線旁。
擁有汽車意謂著家庭可以跑到離家很遠的地方；如果你住在一個溫暖的地區，你可以整裝後，開車前往山上滑雪；如果你住在一個寒冷的地方，你可以把車開到海灘邊，享受豔陽的曝曬；汽車使得人們可以輕易完成以前大多數人都辦不到的事：依自己的時間表，在能力可以負擔的限度內，盡情地探索美國。
In the early days of car travel, people often went "autocamping." Mainly they camped outdoors in parks. But, even in the days before trailers and Winnebagos, some people turned their cars into mobile homes. Eventually, motels, or "motor hotels," sprang up along the highways that criss-crossed the country.
Having a car meant families could go places far from where they lived. If you lived in a warm area, you could pack up the car and go to the mountains to ski; if you lived in a cold place, you could drive to the beach for fun in the sun. Cars made it possible to do what had not been easy for most people before: explore America affordably on their own schedule.
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