Hit the road for a classic American journey through forests, fields, metropolises and oases. Whether it's day-tripping form New York City, cruising along the Mississippi, delving into the Grand Canyon, or driving the California coast, this definitive guide inspires you to go the distance and discover the USA's very best.Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.In This Guide:Complete road-trip coverage and customized itinerariesColor chapter reveals the grandeur and adventure of USA's national parksPull-out map guides you along the country's most legendary routes
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By L. Burton
Format:Paperback
By trying to pack so much information into one book, this one loses the depth I've come to expect from Lonely Planet. I just can't imagine a trip where this would be more helpful than the more specific, regional books on the United States. Also, Lonely Planet in general offers some of the best travel guides out there, but is very urban-focused and doesn't offer a lot for someone hoping to get a little further off the beaten path and outside the cities.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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
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
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By anabanana9
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book before driving from Savannah GA to Los Angeles CA at the begining of this summer and I thought that this last edition (april 2010) would have been updated, but it wasn't. We tried to go to a BBQ restaurant they suggest in Memphis and when we got there it was not only out of business but it was also in a sketchy neighborhood. The information about Graceland was incomplete, no address at all, only a website (if you buy the book is because you don't have internet in the car or phone right?). A good thing that the book has is a map with milage and time between major cities.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for the carefree rambler.
Our family of 5 travels coast to coast every year for the summer months. This is a MUST HAVE. Lists must see,the must do, and the must eat in the towns you are passing by or... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Todd Kursah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Planning a journey in the USA
I received this item in very good conditions. Expedition was very speed (only two weeks). Now I'm reading every single part of the book and planning my next journey.
Published 13 months ago by Mauo Buffa
2.0 out of 5 stars
Book cover damaged
The book cover arrived ripped among with the next 2 pages. It won't damage my reading but I did bought a new book and I expected it to arrive undamaged.
Published 15 months ago by Thaís Grava
2.0 out of 5 stars
Full of inaccurracies
I've always believed that the best way to judge a travel book series is by grabbing a volume that speaks about an area you know. In this case, LP fails. Read more
Published 21 months ago by JimmyEv
3.0 out of 5 stars
A travel dictionary
In a quest to know more about USA and to quench our thirst for travel information,we decided to buy
the lonely planet USA guide. Read more
the lonely planet USA guide. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ankur
5.0 out of 5 stars
My most trusted travel guide
I am very happy with my purchase. I love LONELY PLANET. I travel a lot and this is my most reliable source of information. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Momo
3.0 out of 5 stars
It suits the purpose but does not wow me
It suits the purpose but does not wow me.
I expected some more off the beaten track stuff and more detailed "getting there and around" info. Read more
I expected some more off the beaten track stuff and more detailed "getting there and around" info. Read more
Published on February 16, 2011 by Eduardo Neubern
4.0 out of 5 stars
A useful Lonely Planet Guide
Lonely Planet produces guidebooks that are useful. This one tackles a country--the U. S. A. Obviously, there are tradeoffs. Read more
Published on February 12, 2011 by Steven A. Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never led us astray.
I road tripped for a quick two weeks from NY to LA. From US60 in Oklahoma to downtown Los Angles, Lonely Planet got it right. Read more
Published on December 15, 2010 by S. McCormick
3.0 out of 5 stars
very detail
a lot of details, help tourists to learn about USA if they know nothing about it before.
but more pictures would be better.
but more pictures would be better.
Published on October 14, 2010 by Lau
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