side trip

noun

a brief excursion off the main route of an itinerary, as to visit a particular person or place.

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

A side trip to a hot spring later refreshed his mind and body after long hours of driving.

Another side trip, just a short ride out of town, is the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, a 20-minute drive from Princeton.

When the feminists took the anti-Playboy, anti-sexuality route, I think it was sort of a side trip.

Ella Graham and her mother were buying pretty articles for their sea-side trip.

This side trip, had cost us much exertion and made us feel more thirsty than ever.

A short subsidiary road turns to the left to the foot of the fall, a brief side trip which should be taken by all visitors.

The canyon above abounds in glacial phenomena and will well repay a side trip for those interested in geology.

It was their intention to make the Springs the turning point of the trip, with a side trip by the cog railway to Pike's Peak.

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