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Sales Rank: 13669
Category: Book
Authors: Jeff Campbell, Alexis Averbuck, Sandra Bao, Andy Bender, Glenda Bendure, Beth Kohn
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Studio: Lonely Planet
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
Label: Lonely Planet
Media: Paperback
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 1741046750
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781741046755
ASIN: 1741046750
Publication Date: March 1, 2008
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Product Description
Discover the USA
Buckle up for a classic road trip along California Hwy 1 or legendary Route 66, the 'Mother Road'
Indulge in world-class regional and multicultural cuisine, from Jewish delis to fish tacos to Southern BBQ
Stargaze among towering red cliffs, stark cacti and distant howls of coyote in the Southwest's awe-inspiring national parks
Tap into the pulse of America in hip, progressive smaller cities like Austin and Minneapolis
In This Guide:
25 authors, 613 days on the road, 67,774 miles drives, four Elvis impersonators spotted
Special full-color national parks and USA's highlights chapter
Interviews with locals from every nook and cranny of the country
Expanded road-trip, activities, cultural and green-travel coverage plus heaps of itineraries.
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 Lonely Planet USA May 24, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The USA Lonely Planet guide is a fantastic, detailed resource for those of us that have not travelled the vast expanses of the USA but want to get to the 'nitty gritty' of of a city or place. The inclusion of places to eat is very useful and the many 'things to do' are mostly very interesting to a newcomer like me.
Good Book May 24, 2008
I bought this bok because i travel a lot in the states.
I used it first for the westcoat. Its a good book, sometimes i missed
some sort of walking route or sights route. I like those stuff like "must see's".
I also used the Lonely Planet book for California. It had much more intersting stuff in there than the one for the whole america.
So if you plan to travel more than one week in the same state, i would recommend to buy the Lonely Planet book for the particular state.
 LP getting too big for their britches? April 19, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Lonely Planet has been the standard for in-depth guidebooks for a while now, with more and more titles being added and updates more frequently. But has success gone to their head? I'm finding LP's most recent books have developed an "attitude". I.E., their travel writing is becoming more and more smarmy and "hipsterish". I dunno, maybe I'm just getting old? :( This LP USA guide is the worst yet I've read so far in regard. They're trying so hard to be "cool" or something, like it was an LP book written by guys watching MTV or something. If this continues, I don't know if I'll continue to buy their updates of favorite titles. The depth of info here is still pretty top notch and their organizing of their books is still great. But for heck's sake, guys, just REPORT, OK? Stop trying to act like Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart writing travel essays!
Non-Biased and Up-To-Date April 17, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I first received my Lonely Planet USA book in the post I noticed it was very heavy. The book itself is over 1000 pages long and personally I thought it was going to be a huge drag to read, but when I finally found tht time to start, I couldn't stop!
The book includes the hisotry of America, food and drinks, weather, the environment and entertainment sections just to brief you on what America is like and not once was I bored. It was all up-to-date and really interested me, even though I thought it would be a boring section in the book!
It has plenty on everything with a lot of the authors of the book experiencing what they have written and reviewed.
I recommend it to anyone who is going to America for the first time and wants to visit some amazing locations you may not have heard about!!
4.5/5
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