I lifestyle _ travel The campuses also own captivating museums: The University of Pennsylvania, that claims to be America’s First University, possesses in Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology one of the finest ethnology collections in the world. _Shopping in the USA Since consumption of goods has been elevated to a true art form in the United States of America, a typical road tripper goes shopping. In times of crisis, outlet shopping centres function as a holy grail for an almost guilt-free indulgence. It is more fun to explore the lesscrowded centres in the South, such as in nomen est omen Commerce. impressive art collections. Film legend Rocky Balboa turned its stairs into an American pop culture icon—to climb and conquer the stairs and to cheer on top has become a verb, “to do the Rocky (Balboa)”. Cruising South Philly is even more amazing–it unravels graffiti buildings, outdoor neighbourhoods and family businesses. Geno’s and Pat’s just face each other to win the culinary competition over the Best Philly Cheese Steak, a sandwich filled with steak and cheese sauce. _Rocking Philly Philly forms the perfect symbiosis between history and relaxation. The City of Brotherly Love is the historical birthplace of the United States and welcomes you with American historical sites in the Independence National Historical Park, home of the Liberty Bell, as well as the Betsy Ross House, where historians still debate if the first US-American flag had been indeed designed there. The Philadelphia Museum of Art offers one of the most _Hotlanta Temperatures and heartiness rise as one reaches the capital of the Peach State Georgia, Atlanta. Hotlanta is the home of Coca-Cola and CNN, and of Martin Luther King Jr, who was born and raised here. The King Center and his birthplace blend in unpretentiously with the neighbourhood. King’s powerful rhetoric accompanies insightful information on his life path that reflects the struggles of the civil rights movement, and on current human rights movements around the world in this living memorial. When Hotlanta makes hungry, The Varsity is considered as the best DriveIn hot dogs, greeting the customers with the legendary “What’ll ya have?”. 44 I roots 4_ 2009