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Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips, your passport to coast-to-coast advice on uniquely encountering the USA by car. Featuring 51 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can wind your way down the California Coast, gaze up at the Rocky Mountains, or immerse yourself in New England's history, all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips:
Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak
Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored trips for your needs and interests
Useful features - including:
Stretch Your Legs: the best things to do outside the carDetours: delightful diversions to see the USA's highlights along the wayLink Your Trip: cruise from one driving route to the next
Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads
Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions
Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout
Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Regional chapters cover New York, the Mid-Atlantic, New England, Florida, the South, the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, California, the Pacific Northwest and more.
15 classic trips plus other lesser-known drives, including:
Route 66 (14 days)Four Corners Cruise (10 days)Grand Teton to Yellowstone (7 days)Highway 1 (6 days)Monument Valley and Trail of the Ancients (5 days)Cascade Drive (4-5 Days)Bay Area Culinary Tour (2-3 days)Going-to-the-Sun Road (2-3 days)and more!
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's USA's Best Trips is perfect for exploring the USA via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.
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Lonely Planet USA's Best Trips
51 amazing road trips
A vast landscape of wide-open roads, the USA is the original road-tripper’s destination. Anything is possible here when you have a full tank of gas and the curiosity to see what’s around the next curve.
Whether you're interested in the USA’s history, cities, food, national parks or the arts, the 51 drives in this book will take you through it all, leading you from one memorable experience to the next.
Feel confident as you hit the road with this guide that’s packed full of essential information and driving itineraries accompanied by planning advice, full-color route maps and detailed directions.
Essential information The best places to stay for all budgets Stretch your legs: the best things to do outside the car Link your trip: cruise from one driving route to the next Trip detours: delightful diversions to see the USA's highlights along the way
Business listings
All businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s pandemic outbreak. However many businesses, services and events referenced in this guide may experience ongoing restrictions.
Driving guide
Everything you need to know, including:
Driving license & documents requiredHiring a carRVs & campervansInsuranceProblem-buster: from being stopped by police to what to do if your car gets towed
2-day to 2-week itineraries
15 classic trips plus other lesser-know drives, including:
Route 66Four Corners CruiseCoastal New EnglandGrand Teton to YellowstoneHighway 1Napa ValleyPacific Coast Highwaysand more!
USA's best experiences
Whatever your interests, we highlight the best experiences and how to get there:
Top city guidesThe best roads for drivingFamily road tripsEssential photo opportunities The best oddball roadside attractionsWalking toursThe best Native American places
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Pages
1216 pages 128 pages 384 pages 368 pages
Publisher : Lonely Planet; 4th edition (June 15, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 672 pages
ISBN-10 : 1787017893
ISBN-13 : 978-1787017894
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 5.1 x 1.38 x 7.75 inches
Reviewer: Jes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Road trip (and City Trip) Inspiration
Review: I bought this book for myself after checking a copy out from the library! It is loaded with so many road trip options that I decided I needed my own copy to tab, write in & just pick up for inspiration.What I really like about the Lonely Planet âUSAâs Best Tripsâ book is the plentiful maps (to include a pull-out one) and there is a real, tested & workable itinerary for each recommended trip. Why do so many travel books skip the maps? If you are a map lover, like me, Lonely Planet has got you covered! Butâthe book doesnât stop thereâthe Lonely Planet team recommend close by & related road trip segments and City Highlights âStretch Your Legsâ walks. I have traveled so much in the US, but still this book packed in ideas and routes I had never thought of putting together.And, if you just want to sit in your comfy chair and dream about your next tripâthis is a great book to pick up and peruse & dream!
Reviewer: Donna Wild
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Travel,? Then you need this book !
Review: Lovely book with all the inside info. What to see when, where ,who and how. Well worth the price. Cheaper than Barnes and nobles by 8$.
Reviewer: Tracy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I love this!
Review: Such a great book for anyone that loves to travel! Even if it isn't a road trip- you can use it once you get somewhere!
Reviewer: Charles P. Mink
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Itâs ok
Review: I actually thought there would be more in depth about places to stay and eat along the routes. There were some places, but Iâll have to go to other sources to find more places to stay and eat.
Reviewer: JP
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: USA's Best Trips 4th Ed June 2021-I'd return if I could
Review: If I could return this travel book, I would. Though it is filled with a lot of good travel ideas, it has fallen victim to the current trend of history bashing. History is trickyâ¦it must be viewed within its context; we are what we are today because of what occurred in the past, both good and bad. I am not in any way condoning slaveryâ¦it was a terrible thing then and itâs a terrible thing now, but this book is riddled with comments that are very jarring and just feels inappropriate in a travel book. The comments and statements of the authors are broad and sweeping in their condemnation, and, if examined thoughtfully, are factually questionable. Itâs like being enticed to walk down a beautiful garden path and finding a dead skunk in the road. An example is found on page 243. Emerald Mound, an indigenous burial site, is described thus: âThere are shady, creekside picnic spots, and if you climb to the top, youâll find a vast lawn along with a diagram of what the temple may have looked like. It would have been perched on the secondary and highest of the mounds. A perfect diversion on an easy spring afternoon just before the sun smolders, when birdsong rings from the trees and mingles with the call of a distant trainâ. The narrative continues on to the city of Natchez with this: âDrive on for about 13 more miles. As you approach Natchez, the mossy arms of southern oaks spread over the roadway, and the air gets just a touch warmer and moist. You can almost smell the river from hereâ. Under âNatchezâ, the authors say; âWhen the woods part, revealing historic antebellum mansions, you have reached Natchez. In the 1840s, Natchez had more millionaires per capita than any city in the world (because the plantation owners didnât pay their staff). Opulent and undeniably beautiful, these homes were built on the back of slave laborâ¦â. The rest of the very short paragraph about Natchez is just as uninviting, mentioning only that Mark Twain âcrashed in a roomâ there on numerous occasions and the name of the best bar in town. Wowâ¦hundreds of years of American history and this is how itâs described.Natchez has many wonderful historical sites that are so much more than opulent homes built on the back of slavery and a bar. To name a few: the Natchez Museum of African American History, the William Johnson House (owned by a black American barber), and Forks of the Road Monument is very moving. Many of the âopulent mansionsâ have detailed history on the lives of slaves and, if for no other reason, are worth touring. There are also restaurants, music, and American history everywhere in Natchez and it would be a shame to write if off your âmust seeâ list due to this poorly written book.
Reviewer: Mrav0928
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great resource
Review: I love how different road trips are broken down by regions. Packed full of useful information. Wonderful resource.
Reviewer: Ricardo
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ainda estou em processo de uso para planejamento de uma road trip de motor home na Costa Oeste
Reviewer: Bruce Ferguson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I'm using this to plan some of my adventures this year.
Reviewer: L. Hellicar
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As always the Linley planet books are great guides to plan trips with and this one is no exception.Lots of great road trip ideas in here.Definitely worth purchasing if you are planning a road trip in USA
Reviewer: Buncs
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Itâs a great guide to road trips Iâve used it before I can swear by it