Travel Guide USA [Hardcover]

Editors of Reader's Digest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1994

Now anyone who is planning a trip to see the USA can leave those piles of travel books and brochures at home. The 198 easy-to-read and completely up-to-date road maps in Travel Guide USA are organized geographically and are augmented by more than 5,000 site descriptions, each number-keyed to its map location.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Despite its large size and glossy pictures and maps, this guide contains much useful information. It divides the country into three sections-Western, Central, and Eastern-and then lists tourist attractions region by region, providing a brief description of each and indicating whether there is an admission charge. As in any such compilation, some interesting places have been omitted. The large maps are not very useful, since they are not detailed, but the smaller, large-scale maps are much better. Unfortunately, they don't cover all areas. The attractions are numbered and keyed to the numbers on the maps, so the traveler can look at the map, then check the description of the numbers and decide if the site is worth seeing. The mileage chart is not useful, since it lists very few cities. Accommodations and restaurants are not listed, but there are many other guides for that information. A useful, but not necessary, purchase for public libraries.
George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895775646
• ISBN-13: 978-0895775641
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 10.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #443,257 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite travel related titles., May 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Travel Guide USA (Hardcover)

The book contains a wealth general travel information for many destinations in the US. The book is very well layed out and is sectioned off by region of the US. Also this book has many handy maps with corresponding descriptions of the items shown. This book is a great place to start when planning a vacation here in the US.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I had this book, but my b/friend wanted to add it to his library of travel books, so I bought this one so I could have a backup!, December 13, 2008

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Deborah L. Felo (Prescott, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel Guide USA (Hardcover)

I ride my own motorcycle & this is a book you can study before going on a trip and can map out exactly where you want to go.

Deborah Felo "Pepper" from AZ

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish they came up with updated version., January 3, 2012

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Jaroslaw Aniszewski (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel Guide USA (Hardcover)

This is the best road atlas and a guide book I have ever used. I used it for all my trips in US over last 16 years until it fell apart. Now I take only selected pages and it still works great. It is amazingly still fairly up to date, some testimony to infrastructure development in US over last 20 years. Its a great book for planning a trip despite its age.