New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of America's Tourist32 reviews
Doug Kirby

Fireside, 1992

If your looking for fun things to look for on a long car trip!

+ Unusual places
+ Make your trip eccentric and different!

This was the answer for a 5,000 mile trip. What fun it was to track different oddities in different states.
  
  











  



  
National Geographic Guide to America's Hidden Corners1 review
National Geographic Society

National Geographic, 1999

Here's a great book about some not well known great places.

Although you could probably find books on the Four corners, the Gulf Coast, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Chesapeake Bay, the Great Basin, the Ozarks, and the badlands/prairies of the Upper Midwest, it would take you a very long time, and a lot of money to find books covering these regions as ...
  
  











  



  
America's National Parks Collection3 reviews
Various

Questar, 2004

Excellent overview of many national parks

I had borrowed these from the local public library and always wanted to buy a copy for myself. When my parents visited me here for the first time some months ago, I could not take them to a national park; so, I bought this set for them. They were amazed at the variety of parks (picked from all over ...
  
  











  



  
Lonely Planet USA10 reviews
Jeff Campbell, Loretta Chilcoat, ...

Lonely Planet Publications, 2004

Pretty detailed book for planning a trip

+ Another good lonely planet
+ excellent book
+ Great for me Lonely Planet USA
  
  











  



  
National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, Fourth Edition20 reviews
National Geographic Society

National Geographic, 2003

Great Introduction To The National Parks

+ The BEST guide to the National Parks
+ Outstanding Resource
+ Best comprehensive guide to the national parks
+ Excellent guide for National Parks
  
  











  



  
Let's Go 2004: USA (Let's Go USA)2 reviews
Inc. Let's Go

Let's Go Publications, 2003

Skimpy compared to the other guide, however....

+ Let's Go and get an earlier edition

Let's Go is, hands down, the best USA guide for a backpacker, a student, or a Gen X or Gen Y person on a tight budget.. You will not find the fancy, posh, "Oh darling, this is stupendous" hotel or elegant restaurant in this guide. Rather, you will find accommodations that include where to pitch ...
  
  











  



  
Easy Rider (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)170 reviews
Luana Anders, Luke Askew

Sony Pictures, 2004

Easy Rider

+ Classic
+ Still The Best
+ Still Stunning
  
  











  



  
Life: America's Most Scenic Drives : On the Nation's Highways and Byways (Life Books)1 review
Editors of Life Magazine

Life, 2004

Disappointed

The Book Description in the Editorial Review describes "the LIFE Scenic Drives Atlas." Which may be a book that exists somewhere. But it is not this book. From the description I expected an ATLAS, a collection of maps along with descriptions of marked scenic roads and highways, and included ...
  
  











  



  
USA (Eyewitness Travel Guides)7 reviews
Mark Wutka

DK Travel, 2004

Great help for planing a cross country trip

+ Useful purchase
+ Great book for traveller and new residence in US
+ Good Overall Guide Book
  
  











  



  
Road Trip America: A State-By-State Tour Guide to Offbeat Destinations10 reviews
Andrew F. Wood

Collectors Press, 2003

Find the roadtrip any where you go

History buffs and pop culture fans will love this nostalgic look at the fascinating monuments, restaurants and other fun and quirky sites found in the United States. It would be fascinating to look at the historic photos found in Road Trip America: A State-By-State Tour Guide to Offbeat ...
  
  











  



  
Road Trip (Unrated Edition)160 reviews
Ellen Albertini Dow, Rachel Blanchard

Dreamworks Video, 2000

Road Trip (UNRATED)

+ TAKE THE TRIP
+ Did you kill a cheetah!?
+ When American Pie Was At Its Height, There Was Road Trip
  
  











  



  
On the Road624 reviews
Jack Kerouac

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976

The Day After Superman Died

+ Great book about youth

I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation. It's basically a crazed story on life on ...
  
  











  



  
Road Trip Journal1 review
Chronicle Books LLC Staff

Chronicle Books, 1997

Writing while riding

This book is a blank journal with inspirational quotations at the bottom of each page meant to give the writer an "on the road" type feel. The quotations were quite interesting and always pertained to being on the road. I used this road trip while traveling across country and I actually looked ...
  
  











  



  
National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways: Second Edition (National Geographic Guide to Scenic ...12 reviews
National Geographic Society

National Geographic, 2001

A durable guide - in more ways than one

+ Great Trip Planner
+ NG Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways 2 edition

I've been using this book to help me find and appreciate scenic drives for about 4 years now, and while a few items are starting to get dated, it's still amazingly useful. The heavy paper and solid binding has kept it from falling apart in spite of 4 years of being tossed around and spilled on and ...
  
  











  



  
America 24/741 reviews

DK ADULT, 2003

100 pictures say a million words...

+ America 24/7
+ Great Gift

This is an amazing book. It captures America at its finest and also not-so finest, but thats America for you. "They" say a picture says 1,000 words but there are so many pictures in this book that capture life at its fullest and these pictures say a million words. I rented the book from the library ...
  
  











  



  
Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways (Road Trip USA)45 reviews
Jamie Jensen

Avalon Travel Publishing, 2002

An Indispensable Guide

+ Road Trip USA - Jamie Jensen
+ Road Trip USA Fantastic
+ good for retirees
  
  











  



  
America's National Parks3 reviews
America's National Parks

Questar, 2001

The Crown Jewels of the American landscape

+ Best coverage of national parks so far
+ Simply beautiful

`America's National Parks' is not only a video tour of these locations, it is also something of a history and trivia lesson in that a good amount of information is offered about each area. As far as visuals are concerned, the cinematography really is something special to look at. The narration ...
  
  











  



  
Reader's Digest - America's Most Scenic Drives (4 Discs)11 reviews
Reader's Digest

Questar, 2002

The ultimate video road trip

+ scenic drives in the U.S.
+ Beautiful Vistas
+ What great memories!
+ America's Most Scenic Drives
  
  











  



  
Fodor's How to Take a Road Trip, 1st Edition: Getting Organized Makes Getting There So Much More Fun ...3 reviews
Fodor's

Fodor's, 2003

Don't Waste Your Time

Unless you've had someone coddle you your whole life, Fodor's How to Take a Road Trip is a waste of time. Banal common sense info you don't need to buy. For example, it takes a whole page to explain where to find a road map: bookstore, autoclub, gas station, on line, rest stops. Don't expect any ...
  
  











  



  
Fodor's USA, 28th Edition: The Guide for All Budgets, Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore On and Off the Beaten ...3 reviews
Fodor's

Fodor's, 2003

My First Choice

+ interesting but not thorough
+ The best

While on the road (Las Vegas, Arizona and New Mexico) I reviewed three USA guides (Fodor's, Frommer's and Let's Go) and, for those for whom money is not a primary issue, my first choice would be this guide. Fodor's layout is great. The guide took you through a city in an intuitive manner. For ...