The Ultimate American Chick Flick Road Trip Guide

July 18, 2009 — -- In case you hadn't noticed, it's summer. And there's no time better to load up the car with beef jerky and Red Bull, and take on the American highway system with your best friend. That's right. It's ROAD TRIP TIME!

But we here at The Frisky didn't want you to take any old road trip. So we're sending you to the destinations embedded in your memory since your first slumber party: this will be the official Chick Flick Road Trip. Eleven movies, fifteen states, and approximately 4,193 miles of iconic scenery that will make you proud to be a woman. And not just because you can get out of speeding tickets.

1. It all starts with a danish and coffee outside Tiffany & Co. (727 5th Ave, New York, NY) a la Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Every slightly eccentric girl relates to Audrey Hepburn's character and spent her pre-teen years fantasizing about a glamorous New York lifestyle with pearls, male prostitutes, and "Moon River" guitar jam sessions on the fire escape.

For lunch, drive south to the Lower East Side to Katz's Deli (205 E. Houston St., New York, NY) cause you and your bestie are going to "have what she's having" and see who's got the cojones to fake an orgasm over matzo ball soup and pastrami on rye! It'll be hard to beat Meg Ryan, but think of it as an embarrassing homage to every anti-romantic's Achilles heel, "When Harry Met Sally." You might have to wait for the exact table—it's the one with a plaque dedicated to the scene.

2. Back on the road, head south to Charleston, South Carolina. Now lay down in the middle of King Street in the middle of the night and watch the traffic lights change from green to yellow to red. Ryan Gosling probably won't show up, but there's no harm in pretending you're living in "The Notebook"—at least until that mack truck comes chugging down the street. Once you're released from the hospital, you can go out on a boat in Cypress Gardens (3030 Cypress Gardens Rd, Moncks Corner, SC) but don't expect any swans, cause those were actually imported for the movie. The native animals are alligators.