I love public libraries. I've went on numerous road trips, and sometimes a have a general theme, like a National Park tour or a Cool Towns ( e.g. Moab, Taos, Durango, Mammoth Lakes, Portland, Eugene) tour or a Microbrewery tour, but I always go to public libraries (Salt Lake City has an awesome library), sometimes even libraries in National Parks.

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