What do Marilyn Monroe, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth and Billie Holiday have in common? Not much, except that hotel rooms they once occupied in various American cities are available for booking.

If your senior wanderings bring you to those hotels, you may want to experience a night or two where the famous slept. You’ll pay extra for the privilege, but you’ll have pix and bragging stories to show friends and family.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt:The Mayflower Renaissance, Washington, DC: President-elect Roosevelt stayed at the Mayflower before moving into the White House in January 1933. If you're traveling to Washington, book Room 776, where FDR worked on his inaugural speech.

In this advanced tech nation, where robot hotel bellhops lug luggage and humanoid clerks check you in, this shouldn’t be unexpected. According to official reports, visitors will be able to hail computerized cabs in the Japanese capital city by 2020.

Consider the possibilities. If you remember the 1976 movie, Taxi Driver, would you want a robotically insane Robert De Niro (Travis Bickle) driving you around town? Also, after settling into back seat, will the automatic taxi driver automatically run up the meter by taking the longest route to your hotel?

If there’s a major pro sports event or convention in town, will the automatic taxi driver automatically up the rate 500 percent? Will the mechanical taxi driver refuse to take anyone wearing a hoodie? Will the robot taxi driver be programmed to laugh hysterically as it aims at little old ladies in wheelchairs as they cross the street?

Will we too soon have to say sayonara to Tokyo’s human taxi drivers?

Autumn harvest months are the best time of year to eat out in the famed Pennsylvania Dutch Country farm area. Vegetables are fresh-picked and meals are made with delicious traditional recipes. It's even more enjoyable when visitors can gather family-style as each large serving dish is brought to the tables in all-you-can-eat style. Typical meals cost from $20 - $30 per person, offering a great value for great food.

Plain & Fancy Farm & Dining Room, 3121 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand. A traditional Amish restaurant, favorites include homemade-style golden fried chicken with fresh-picked corn on the cob, and Lancaster County ham steak in cider sauce. Topped off with shoo fly pie (eggs, molasses and brown sugar), and apple pan dowdy (apples, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, pie crust and Grand Marnier liquor).

Good 'N Plenty,150 Eastbrook Rd., Smoketown. When the Good 'N Plenty first opened in 1969, just about 100 people could squeeze in. Now more than 600 are served at a time in the expanded dining room, but expect long lines of hungry tourists waiting to be seated.

Kicked off your flight? Injured when the aircraft hit rough skies? Lost luggage? Take action about it! Convenient Department of Transportation complaint forms are available online. All you need is to input your personal info, airline, flight details, and description of the incident. Then upload any supporting documents, including photos. After that, click the submit button.

From there, the complaint is entered into DOT’s aviation industry monitoring system, and becomes part of the stats in the monthly Air Travel Consumer Report. It’s distributed to the airline industry and made accessible to media and general public.