A Road Scholar

Aart Hoogenboom is a big advocate of road trips. He started a tradition in 1968 of heading west during the summer with his family and has been doing it ever since. A number of those trips have been on Route 66, reports the New Times of Danbury, Conn.

“You don’t even have to travel across the country. Take your family on a local road trip. Travel to a town you have never been to before, take a hike in a nearby park, eat at a local diner, visit the town’s historical society, library and a museum,” Hoogenboom said. […]
Collecting and planning each trip around old travel guides, Hoogenboom said he enjoys small-town America.

“I like out-of-the-way places and offbeat attractions. I avoid interstate highways, fast-food restaurants and chain stores,” he said. […]

“I think travel is a great teacher. I wanted my kids to see America the way it really is, and I think that the learning just falls into place.”

Hoogenboom mentions in the article all the places and states he’s been. One of his favorite towns is Albuquerque.

However, he’s still never been to Disney World.