Going to See the Elephant/Playing With

Basic Trope: A meaningless trip.
 * Played Straight: Alice and Bob and a bunch of their friends or relatives go on a cross-country road trip just to see a famous landmark or natural wonder.
 * Exaggerated: They arrive there and head home immediately afterwards.
 * Inverted: The trip actually has a purpose, such as a real quest, a business trip, a religious retreat, etc.
 * Justified: The group wants to see the landmark or natural wonder in question before it's destroyed.
 * Subverted: The Captain sends the Five Man Band on a mission to Mount Everest.
 * Double Subverted: To take pictures, and maybe say hi to the Yeti for him.
 * Deconstructed: The trip is a complete waste of time and serves no purpose.
 * Reconstructed: The characters have lots of memorable experiences and become closer to one another on the trip.
 * Parodied: The purpose of the trip is to go see some cheesy tourist trap.
 * Lampshaded: "We went all this way, just to see some stupid statue?!"
 * Averted:
 * The trip serves some sort of purpose besides just crossing something off Bob's Bucket List.
 * The group does not go on any trip.
 * Enforced: "We need to give them something to do...how about a road trip?"
 * Invoked: Bob mentions that he wants to go see Far Side Island before it sinks.
 * Defied: Bob chooses a trip that's more meaningful.
 * Exploited: The Big Bad invented the destination in question specifically to lure the heroes there.
 * Discussed: ???
 * Conversed: ???
 * Played For Laughs:
 * The trip is mentioned as a Noodle Incident
 * All the road trip antics involved in getting there
 * Played For Drama: The Big Bad is there, destroying it.

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