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Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways

Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways

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  • Author：Jamie Jensen
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Summary

Criss-cross the country on America's two-lane highways with the 25th anniversary edition of the ultimate guide to the classic road trip。 InsideRoad Trip USA you'll find:

11 routes through the heart of America， color-coded and extensively cross-referenced to allow for hundreds of possible itineraries

Mile-by-mile highlights celebrating the best of Americana， including roadside curiosities， parks， diners， and the local history and personality that makes each small town and big city unique

Over 125 streamlined maps covering more than 35，000 miles of two-lane American blacktop

Full-color photos and illustrations of America both then and now

Expert advice from road-warrior Jamie Jensen， who sped along nearly 400，000 miles of highway in search of the perfect stretches of pavement

Insight into the great American road trip， as well as resources， history， and fun facts along the way
Hit the road， roll down the windows， and discover the soul of the country with Road Trip USA。

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Reviews

Dace ，

Enough humor mixed in to make this a astonishing good read。

Shasta ，

If you like nonfiction books， this ones for you。

Rebecca ，

This was a totally prodigious book。

Erma ，

I would recommend the book to anyone who enjoys a fine reference novels。

Jodi Geever ，

Excellent travel guide with suggested itineraries and pull-out maps。

John ，

Useless

Robin Ferguson ，

ready for my road trip。 Probably not the entire routes suggested but enough interesting locations to consider。

LynnG ，

Good road trip book。。。。 Several long trips are listed， with enough detail you can figure out where you want to go， but not too much detail to get bogged down

Kazuya Sakakihara ，

Expected full of marginalia， but found it just yet another banal guidebook。 I'd rather spend the time diving in Google Maps。 Expected full of marginalia， but found it just yet another banal guidebook。 I'd rather spend the time diving in Google Maps。 。。。more

Rogue Reader ，

A fine eye for roadside americana and vernacular architecture。 Pick a route， any route and enjoy。 Don't forget the postcards。。。 A fine eye for roadside americana and vernacular architecture。 Pick a route， any route and enjoy。 Don't forget the postcards。。。 。。。more

gina ，

What a great inspirational book to get your travel ideas flowing！ So many great ideas about where to travel。 It gave me several new ideas about bucket list trips and camping I'd like to do :） What a great inspirational book to get your travel ideas flowing！ So many great ideas about where to travel。 It gave me several new ideas about bucket list trips and camping I'd like to do :） 。。。more

Rebus7 ，

This book has been really helpful now for several trips around the US。 Some places， we never would have taken a look at without it， as we wouldn't have known about their existence。 This book has been really helpful now for several trips around the US。 Some places， we never would have taken a look at without it， as we wouldn't have known about their existence。 。。。more

Ietrio ，

When I have picked up this book I was left with the impression of some sort of journal。 The brand Moon should have spoken to me。 Yet， I am an ignorant。 And this is yet another tourist guide in a sea of tourist guides。 Big photos。 Perishable information。 It says adventure on the cover。 Only it is a lie。 There is no adventure。 It is the exact opposite of adventure: going safe。

Sandi ，

Plan your next roadtrip！

Sheri ，

Road Trip USA offers 11 travel itineraries for driving adventures along more leisurely paced 2 lane highways。 The choice is yours whether to travel the whole route from start to finish or just experience a small section。 With 6 north-south and 5 east-west routes， connecting up with any of these pre-planned routes is within a few hours drive。 I don’t know why I even read these travel idea books as I never have any shortage of ideas， but I consistently have a shortage of funds and vacation time！ B Road Trip USA offers 11 travel itineraries for driving adventures along more leisurely paced 2 lane highways。 The choice is yours whether to travel the whole route from start to finish or just experience a small section。 With 6 north-south and 5 east-west routes， connecting up with any of these pre-planned routes is within a few hours drive。 I don’t know why I even read these travel idea books as I never have any shortage of ideas， but I consistently have a shortage of funds and vacation time！ But I do enjoy learning about interesting places to visit and even a few fun facts along the way too。 Who knew that Garden City， KS has the world’s largest hand dug swimming pool， “The Big Pool”， that holds more than 2 million gallons of water？ Or that Robert Frost’s tombstone in Bennington， VT reads “I had a lover’s quarrel with the world”？ If marine mammals interest you， then you’ll want to head to Heceta Head， OR， home to the world’s largest sea cave and the only mainland rookery for the Steller sea lion。 I enjoyed reading this both for the travel possibilities and the interesting tidbits I learned。 The pre-planned routes make it easy to choose your own adventure and travel at your own pace; it’s all about enjoying the ride and letting the road take you where it may。 。。。more

Kari ，

I read and thoroughly enjoyed the section about the Pacific Coast。 the book is attractively laid out with right sized descriptions of landmarks and other notables along the way。 I look forward to updating this review after our trip。

Janet ，

Exhaustive routes from all over the country。 Will refer to for a trip to Washington state at the end of the year。

Jen ，

An excellent source for neat little stops along your road trip across the USA！

Carrie Donohue ，

arranged haphazardly。。 popping back and forth between states and cities

Sara ，

A great introduction to the many cross-country road trip routes。 I'm a little surprised at how many routes I've done already！ A great introduction to the many cross-country road trip routes。 I'm a little surprised at how many routes I've done already！ 。。。more

Jim Bowen ，

This book is useful。 It makes suggestions about how you might get from Point A to Point B in America if you decided not to use the freeway/motorway system。 Because it covers the whole of the US， mean it can't give you more than a little "colour" about the possible route you could take， but the thumbnail sketches will make the places on the route sound sufficiently interesting that you'll want to take time to investigate， and learn about， the places for yourself。The fact that it gives you colour This book is useful。 It makes suggestions about how you might get from Point A to Point B in America if you decided not to use the freeway/motorway system。 Because it covers the whole of the US， mean it can't give you more than a little "colour" about the possible route you could take， but the thumbnail sketches will make the places on the route sound sufficiently interesting that you'll want to take time to investigate， and learn about， the places for yourself。The fact that it gives you colour rather a ton of detail might make it sound like there isn't advice at all in the book。 That isn't true。 It gives recommendations about where to eat， and what to do in a lot of places， but because of the size of the book， the sort of small town America it covers， don't expect to get lots of ideas for the places it suggests you visit。 。。。more

Brian ，

YOU have to drive Route 66

Sky ，

awesome！ I've used this book on many adventures across my country。 I may always be "reading" it。 awesome！ I've used this book on many adventures across my country。 I may always be "reading" it。 。。。more

Crystaline ，

My husband and I have used this book as a literal road map for multiple trips across the U。S。 We use it in conjunction with 1，000 Places to See in the US & Canada to plan our trips and see things we would of never found on our own。 We love rolling down two lane roads with adventure ahead！ Onward！

hissi ，

it has all the best roads to travel on and the all the destinations you could ever think。 border to border and cost to cost。

Madamemortician ，

I skipped through。。。

Eli Mandel ，

This book helped fuel my love of the country road。 No rest areas with McDonald's for me。 This book helped fuel my love of the country road。 No rest areas with McDonald's for me。 。。。more

Dave Courtney ，

Road Trip USA is a resource that brands itself with a sort of old school value。 The routes encourage the a patient meandering through small town America and off the beaten path novelties that make road tripping a sort of American institution。 The chosen paths do cross conventional tourism and big cities， but it never loses sight of the greater vision。 It is all about the art of taking your time， recognizing the history that surrounds you， veering off the interstate， and experiencing the impressi Road Trip USA is a resource that brands itself with a sort of old school value。 The routes encourage the a patient meandering through small town America and off the beaten path novelties that make road tripping a sort of American institution。 The chosen paths do cross conventional tourism and big cities， but it never loses sight of the greater vision。 It is all about the art of taking your time， recognizing the history that surrounds you， veering off the interstate， and experiencing the impressive scale of the countryside。 Jensen has chosen 6 road trips that are defined either by a north/south or a west/east trajectory。 Each route is meant to capture the identity of a particular section of America， whether it be east/west coastal drives， midwest， the Great River Road， or the historical setting of the inland eastern states。 I have driven portions of a lot of these routes， but this book certainly inspires a desire to tackle them in their entirety。 Having recently utilized the route for a trip down the Great River Road， I remain impressed with the way it brought to life a landscape I otherwise might have chosen to pass right on by。 A worthwhile resource for anyone who enjoys traveling and exploring the greater American landscape。 。。。more

Linda ，

Road Trip USAIn the summer of 2014， my partner and I took what ended up being a 2 and a half month road trip through the US， starting in Philadelphia and heading down to Atlanta， west through the deep South and Southwest to California then up the coast and winding around the Mountain West before working our way back East to Philadelphia。 I hadn’t bothered to look at any guidebooks， figuring I would be able to find whatever information I needed online along the way。 While that was somewhat true - Road Trip USAIn the summer of 2014， my partner and I took what ended up being a 2 and a half month road trip through the US， starting in Philadelphia and heading down to Atlanta， west through the deep South and Southwest to California then up the coast and winding around the Mountain West before working our way back East to Philadelphia。 I hadn’t bothered to look at any guidebooks， figuring I would be able to find whatever information I needed online along the way。 While that was somewhat true -- there’s no beating the internet for lodging reservations and the most up-to-date restaurant information -- I felt completely at a loss as we were driving across states and through cities， with no real easy way to get a quick， definitive overview of where we were and what there was to see there。 In hopes of finding something like the guidebooks that have been my talismans on previous trips abroad， we stopped off at a big chain bookstore in Houston， where， alas， I didn’t really find what I was looking for， but did stumble across this one， which proved to be an absolutely invaluable resource for local knowledge and finding offbeat gems in the places it covers。 While it is not a general guidebook -- it only covers 11 select routes either East-to-West or North-to-South across the U。S。 -- if your itinerary covers any part of those roads， Road Trip USA is an especially useful source to have at hand。 We used it most for the old Route 66， and the information it provided on the history and the current state of towns and sites along the route was always interesting and often helpful in encouraging us to spend more time off the beaten path。 Without this book， for example， we would have missed quirky Jerome， Arizona， with its soaring mountainside views just beyond Sedona， and the incomparable Oatman， Arizona， a dusty three-block or so stretch of faded personality at the peak of a treacherous switchback road outside Kingman。We also relied on it for the Pacific Coast Highway， thanks to which we took a tiny side hike to a view of an amazing waterfall we would otherwise have missed altogether。 Unfortunately our timeline kept us from going too far off the boring old interstate for other parts of our trip （leaving me regretting the Bavarian-style hamlet we missed in Washington State， for instance） but I’m certain this book will be the source of more than one mini road trip in years to come。 。。。more

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