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A side trip to Sidecar Doughnuts After that, we’re going to head up north, but we have to stop at Sidecar Doughnuts in Santa Monica first.

The town and hotel became a popular side trip for travelers making their way from Portland to Seattle by train in the early 20th century.

Then, hop back into the car for a side trip to the Bug and Reptile Museum, a small building with dozens of well-curated slithery things — snakes, insects, lizards and more.

The dam site is within view of the Pak Ou caves, home to hundreds of Buddha statues and a popular side trip for tourists visiting Luang Prabang.

The name “poinsettia” comes from the amateur botanist and statesman Joel Roberts Poinsett, who happened upon the plant in 1828 on a side trip during his tenure as the first U.S. minister to a newly independent Mexico.