Deb and Ed M wrote:
A road atlas. I know the younger crowd will snicker, but I can peruse the big atlas and find things that are somewhat along our route and might make an interesting side trip. We specially go for things denoted as "scenic". I haven't been able to do that as well, using a GPS system. And when we've gone to places to really explore, we bring along a Gazetteer as well (especially if we're off-roading)
ALWAYS have a hard copy map on hand. GPS can fail, or misguide you. And the road names are always displayed on the map, something GPS may or may not show depending on the screen size or field of view.