Nevada: Off the Beaten Path(tm) [Paperback]

Richard J. Maturi (Author), Mary Buckingham Maturi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

For travelers looking to avoid crowd, this guide will help them discover the unique "must-see" attractions of the Silver State. Go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover such hidden treasures as the Western Folklore Center, the Desert Well Station Historic Marker, or Great Stone Mother. Whatever you do when you get to Nevada, get off the interstate-and take this book with you!

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Whatever you do when you travel, get off the highway. Who needs more bland rest stops and fast food? Get into the heart of things with Globe Pequot's Off the Beaten Path series. Devoted to travelers with a taste for the unique, this easy-to-use guide helps you discover the hidden places in Nevada that most tourists miss - unsung, unspoiled, and out-of-the-way finds that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon. (5 1/2 X 81/2, 192 pages, maps, illustrations)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr; 1st edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564409759
• ISBN-13: 978-1564409751
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,622,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars something for everyone, May 24, 2009

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annie next door (NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nevada Off the Beaten Path, 3rd: A Guide to Unique Places (Paperback)

A great regional travel guide, outlines uniques things to do and see even in the more touristy cities and areas. Advises not trying to reach area51 just to get fined $600 and see nothing. Overall lots to rec this book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A B&B Guide of Nevada, March 26, 2000

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Danny McCotter (Pittsburg, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nevada Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places (Paperback)

To me, "Off The Beaten Path" means staying away from places like Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City and Virginia city, especially B&B's located there. There is a B&B north of Gerlach, 60+ miles on a gravel road, to be met by a three-legged dog (I did not lodge there). There are nearby hot springs that form a stream and have rocks placed for soaking... The Sheldon Wildlife Refuge with herds of Antelope in March... At the Racetrack, the park info sign read that scientists do not know how the rocks move. To look at their tracks (in the dried mud),it appears that rocks of golf ball size to 2 foot diameter will come from different directions to pass each other only a few inches apart... The rock formations on the north side of Pyramid Lake... The wildlife refuge by the White River that has lakes and free camping (about 12 sites) spaced out along the side road... The early Native People have a cave (with another free camp ground) on the Toquima Range (about 20 miles SE of Austin) which is on the ridge and much cooler when its warm down below by the Spencer Hot Springs (a great place to freshen/clean up)... Mt. Carleston (mentioned in the book) is a good side trip, cool and several micro-climates of plants and animals... Every thing in/around the Toyabe National Forest is great. There are many off-the-beaten-path adventures; if you stay to the paved roads, perhaps you will find Ms. Peck to sign your (B&B) book.