When you go traveling, whether it’s for work or pleasure, you often want to make time to see the sights in the places you are visiting. If you’ve never been there before this draw can be even more powerful, especially if you’re going to a place that has some great places to see.

There is nothing more disappointing than visiting a place with some cool national landmark and not getting to see it for some reason. Maybe the people you are traveling with just aren’t interested, or maybe it’s a work trip and you just don’t feel like you’ll have time to see the cool stuff. Here are some tips on how to see what you want to see!

Have Someone Else Take The Wheel

If your trip has you on the road and behind the wheel, there are often more opportunities to sightsee. You can stop at the places that catch your eye, at least if you’re the one planning the schedule. Sometimes that won’t be the case and the only glimpse of the things you’d like to see will be them going by as you drive.

For this very reason, you might want to have someone else do the driving, especially if you’re going through an area where there might be statues and landmarks you want to see. You’ll at least get a glimpse at them this way, without causing an accident with your distracted driving.

Take A Ton Of Photos (And Save Money)

One other thing you can do more of if you aren’t the one behind the wheel is take pictures. Even if you can’t stop at every destination you’d like to you can still take photos to remember them by. You don’t even have to have a fancy camera these days, just use your smartphone and you’ll have your camera ready at hand anytime.

Taking your own photos can save you some vacation money as well. Postcards and other souvenirs can add up in cost quickly. Digital pictures taken on your own are free. And, down the road if you want, you have the opportunity to turn them into your own souvenirs, like getting them on coffee mugs or mousepads.

Stop And Look Around

If you have the time and ability you should stop and look around any time you can, you never know what you might discover. Visit a park, go to a museum, and check out the local art galleries.

Take a tour even, if there’s one available. Tourist towns have them in their museums, galleries, and even strolling through town. While it can be fun to explore on your own, a guided tour will teach you more.

Not everyone has the same interests when it comes to vacation time, so if you’re on a family vacation (or even a romantic one), do things that everyone likes, if you can. Pick one destination you want to see and then go see something your spouse wants to see.