Spotting the Letter H

Watch the skyline near any highway exit cluster: a Hotel sign, the game's example, is built tall on purpose so tired drivers can spot it from a distance.

Exit clusters near interstates tend to bunch several hotel chains together, so once you spot one sign you'll often see three or four more within the same stretch of road.

Common Things to Spot

Highway sign
Horse
Hill
Hardware store
Hospital sign

If You Want a Challenge

Hangar
Houseboat
Historic marker

Spotting Tip

Scan the skyline near any exit cluster — hotel signs are built tall specifically so tired drivers can spot them from the highway, which makes them one of the easiest H finds around.

Fun Fact

The word 'motel' is a 1925 mashup of 'motor' and 'hotel,' coined for the Milestone Mo-Tel in San Luis Obispo, California — one of the first hotels built specifically for road travelers instead of train or ship passengers.

For Younger Players

Hotel signs are tall and lit up, which makes them easy for kids in the back seat to spot even at a distance — a good one to call out together as a family.