Off the Beaten Path [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2003

Explore America’s lesser-known travel treasures! This bestselling vacation planner offers innovative ideas for quick day trips and memorable vacations for travelers of every temperament, penchant, and budget. Organized alphabetically by state, the completely revised and updated travel guide boasts almost 200 new sites, nearly 400 stunning new photographs, and all-new, detailed road maps. It shows you where to go, how to get there, and what you need to know before you begin your adventure, with a wide variety of suggested trips, including:

- Climbing the top of an Indian burial mound in Ohio
- Strolling down America’s oldest street in New York City
- Navigating jumbled lava beds in Oregon
- Discovering New Hampshire’s castle in the clouds
- And more!

With Off the Beaten Path, you can easily plan a unique and enjoyable vacation tailored to your tastes. From ancient amazements to historic adventures, rugged thrills to natural wonders, your next trip will be your best ever!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest; Rev Upd edition (March 31, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762104244
• ISBN-13: 978-0762104246
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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97 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Falls a little short, November 25, 2003

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This review is from: Off the Beaten Path (Hardcover)

I ordered this volume anticipating that it would be as interesting as it's sister volume "The Most Scenic Drives in America" which I would recomend highly.
"Off the Beaten Track" would be of interest to someone who perhaps hadn't done as much domestic travel as we have. For someone who's looking for a guide for unique sights and items off the beaten track I would recomend "Road Trip USA" by Jamie Jensen as a more valuable and interesting resource in this regard.
It's typical Reader's Digest high quality printing and presentation with just a bit too "plain vanilla" content for this traveler.

28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Off the Beaten Path by Readers Digest, November 19, 2003

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Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Off the Beaten Path (Hardcover)

This is an excellent travelogue with hundreds of pictures in
full color. The lithography is spectacular. Over 1000 scenic
places are fully described and many are depicted. For instance,
the Ute Indian Museum is shown. The famous Taughanock Falls
State Park of Ithaca is shown in full color. The National Bottle
Museum is shown and fully described. This book would be
excellent for a history or geography project in early or
middle school.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy travel guide, June 9, 2006

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I. Morrisey (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Off the Beaten Path (Hardcover)

this book is great for people who want a starting point when looking to travel in and around the 50 states. It gives you a brief description of each point of interest, both beautiful and/or historic and a detailed map of the state to help plan a travel route. It is a little big and heavy, but I think worth the look through.