Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America [Paperback]

Melissa Jones (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2005

The nation’s biggest tricycle, its sunniest city, its fastest glacier, its most secure prison---the list of American superlatives is long and nowhere can travelers buy a guide to find them all. Superlatives USA provides a wealth of information and humorous stories about the sites and the curators who watch over them for more than 100 of America’s superlatives like: the biggest T-Rex skeleton in Chicago and the largest door in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The book is organized by state, making it easy to pinpoint locations on a drive, like seeing the country’s smallest church on your way to Disneyland. Also included are photos, directions to the sites, and information on fees and hours.

Editorial Reviews

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"Don't even get in your car without this book." -- Laurie Notaro, author of Autobiography of a Fat Bride and Idiot Girls Action Adventure Club

"I've never read a travel guide like this before!" -- Zoe Trope, author of Please Don’t Kill the Freshman

"Prepare to feast your eyes on the smorgasbord of over-the-top attractions that constitute Melissa Jones' 'Superlatives USA.'" -- Budget Living Magazine, February/ March 2005

About the Author

Melissa Jones has been a professional writer for seven years. She has worked as a staff writer for The Arizona Republic and The Oregonian. Melissa enjoys traveling the country to find the smallest, largest, shortest, tallest, and wackiest sites she can. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Capital Books (February 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931868859
• ISBN-13: 978-1931868853
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,509,609 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Unique, and Weird!, March 4, 2005

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This review is from: Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America (Paperback)

"Superlatives USA" is one of the most fun travel guides I have ever used. The book covers the entire country and shows readers where all of the biggest, smallest, largest, windiest, oldest, etc. places in America are. If you're trying to have a vacation that is non-stereotypical, "Superlatives USA" is the book for you. My husband and I used it on our honeymoon road trip, and we both know we will use it for future family vacations. The book took us back to our college road trip days.

Use "Superlatives USA" and have a lot of fun.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome guide to the zaniest of destinations, September 4, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America (Paperback)

Melissa L. Jones' Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, And Wackiest Sites In America (1931868859, $16.95) is a travel book of another type: a survey of odder destinations organized in a state-by-state arrangement for easy consultation. From the biggest ball of paint to the longest porch and the world's largest giant rocking chair, Superlatives USA will make a welcome guide to the zaniest of destinations - and will make them easy to find, giving not just descriptions and black and white photos, but directions.