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Road Trip USA: Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways Paperback – May 8, 2012

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Now in its sixth edition, Jamie Jensen's best-selling Road Trip USA is better than ever. Inside, you’ll find cross-country routes and road-tested advice for adventurers who want to see the parts of America that the interstates have left behind. Jensen also includes mile-by-mile highlights celebrating major cities, obscure towns, popular attractions, roadside curiosities (if you’re looking for the world’s largest jackalope, you’re in luck), local lore, and oddball trivia. With full coverage of over 35,000 miles of classic blacktop, Road Trip USA will take you off the beaten path and into the heart of America.

Features include:

A flexible network of route combinations, extensively cross-referenced to allow for hundreds of possible itineraries
Essential tips for the road: survival guides for two dozen cities, call letters of the liveliest radio stations, and details on where to eat and sleep
More than 140 meticulously detailed maps

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Rick Steves
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May 8, 2012
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5.5 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
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1598809253
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Jamie Jensen has been immersed in road trip culture from an early age. After a three-year stint bumming around the country, making hay in Kansas, sailing boats in Chesapeake Bay, painting houses in Boston, and living in the storeroom of a Manhattan music studio, he returned to California and earned a degree in Architecture from U.C. Berkeley. Rather than get a real job, he then moved to England, where he began to write about America. Jamie is the author of Road Trip guides to the USA, California & the Southwest, and New England. He lives in Northern California, at the west end of US-50.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rick Steves; 6th edition (May 8, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 992 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1598809253
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1598809251
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,812,113 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,383 in Road Travel Reference
- #2,418 in General Travel Reference
- #15,519 in US Travel Guides

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I grew up in Southern California back when cars were king, freeways were new, cheeseburgers cost a quarter, and every beach had a beachfront amusement park. After some very pleasant years traveling around the country (making hay in Kansas, crewing sailboats on the Chesapeake Bay, studying architecture at UC Berkeley and ghost-writing a book for the Grateful Dead...), I started work on my book Road Trip USA, a thick and tasty (and fully illustrated!) guide to the best drives in America.

Since then, over 25 years and what are now eight (EIGHT!) ever-improving editions of the book, I've traveled close to half-a-million miles in search of the perfect stretch of two-lane blacktop. Though I drive way more than is healthy, for me or for the planet, I get out of the car as much as possible to check out the best french fries, rodeos, historic trails, and slices of cherry pie that I can find.

So please join me. Check out Road Trip USA, and hit the road!

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It’s okay

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022

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Not quite the type of content I thought would be in it, but it’s okay. If you stick to the main roads it’s pretty good.

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Andover

Used it, liked it, but didn't always follow it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2014

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This book was my traveling companion as I crossed the country this year from NY to Vancouver and back. It was most helpful when I was following the routes that it set out for me. I found little places that I would not have known about..but many times I got off the route and onto my own path... then as expected it was not helpful at all. On the way back I followed it's advice from Seattle across Washington with such delight and enjoyment it made me wish that the author would have been right in front of me for the rest of the way sending me texts with his just-found tips. But at the border of Washington, I turned south when he turned north. With my ipad I found other helpful tips using Roadside America, Roadtrippers, GasBuddy, Yelp and great maps using Ulmon's City Maps to Go Pro. Book is a good read even if you aren't yet out on the road.

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Spocky

This one guide that you need!

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014

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Planning a trip for 2015 so obviously I've writing this review beforehand. I've just started it again. Great reference guide. Has all the information I was looking for. A must read I would think. I bought 2 other book but this is by far the best. Tells you all the best routes to take to avoid the crush and really see the heart of America. The usual tourist sites aren't missed either but it's benefit is the the back roads. Prices for motels and restaurants are also included. Handy size so it perfect to take with you. It will be the first thing I pack! Great read.

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Musette

Thorough, informative, and interesting book.

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013

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This book is very thorough not only in verbally mapping a road trip, but in describing what to see and why. I haven't taken any of the routes yet (I'm mainly an armchair traveler), but I have learned a great deal about some lesser known attractions to be found on two-lane highways. It reads like a travel diary, but is still instructive and informative.

"Road Trip USA" is organized by states and regions, so it is easy to read in sections for a virtual road trip or while actually travelling.

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laurie zervas

this book is very informative

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013

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the info is very useful to travelers. i am planning a cross country trip when i retire and this book is helpful in planning my route. the suggestions for sightseeing and dining will come in handy. my only complaint (if i can call it that) is that i ordered three editions of this book, under the impression that each book contained different routes. i was wrong. each edition is basically an updated version with mostly the same info. one edition is all you need.

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T-read

Informative but not a guide

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2013

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I found the book had too much information and not the right kind. It gave historical facts about the areas, picked out one or two highlights and that's it. It didn't give much information about the proper "touristy" sights, let's face it that's why we go on road trips, nor did it give you much of an in site to hotel, hostels, rv campsites or their costs in different areas. It did have some useful information but I wouldnt use it as my guide book.

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Lynelle N. Phillips

I LOVE this series of books

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2015

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I LOVE this series of books. Lot's of helpful tips and insights. I just love his style of writing, so informative in a nice narrative style. I think I might be missing a couple of these, but so far so good! Even if you don't take trips or are looking for detailed travel info (which anyone can get for free on the internet) this series is just a pure joy to read one traveler's perspective.

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D. Carta

Already planning my next journey

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2013

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Almost bought the separate books until I realized this good had all of the same info as the individual books for a lot less money. Can't wait to go on my next adventure. Would be awesome if it included info about pet-friendly places to stay and visit.

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Bobski

Great Touring Guide Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2013

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I found this book as a great touring guide with sufficient information for my tour of the USA over the months of July and August 2013. I did not forward book any hotels and found the motels from the hotelcoupons.com or their free booklets from Highway Petrol pumps to be very good and cost around $50 to $70 per night for a family room with two Queen size beds, sometimes a swimming pool, fridge, microwave, ironing board and an electric steam iron with breakfasts included.
We got the tickets for the famous Grand Canyon Skywalk much cheaper from the American Indian Museum in Flaggstaff, Az.
Over the 30 days, we travelled 6000 miles and cost us $6000 (Petrol + motels & food/drinks) for the four of us, making it at $50 per day per head or $1 per mile. We travelled in a Toyota Sienna people carrier.
We all had a wonderful time, even though we got stopped for driving at 40 mph on a 25mph road. Not fined but a warning not to do it again during our stay in the USA, by the Navajo Policeman, in Arizona.

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Dan Steely

Only road trip book you will need

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2014

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This is the book I was looking for. If you're trying to decide on a route from west to east or north to south across the USA this is the only book you will need. Lots of information about what you will see on the route and lots of detour suggestions along the route.
There is about 100 pages devoted to each route so you're basically getting eleven small books in one big book.
Map detail is simple and not detailed, so you obviously need a map and/or sat nav to supplement the book.
Lots of really useful info on accommodation and eateries. Other great info such as warnings to fuel up in some more remote locations where fuel is sparse.
The only annoying aspect for me personally is that the route I am doing is east to west and the book details the routes west to east, but you can't blame the book for that!

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Joseph M. Lenarcik

A wonderful book

Reviewed in Canada on October 21, 2014

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This book is a visual feast as well as an excellent source of travel information. Because I collect coins I especially enjoyed how they included images of the state quarter of individual states as a sign that you had crossed a state boundary on a route and were now in a new state. This book builds on nostalga for the past with a desire to have fun. The result is a book I couldn't put down until I had read every page.

T. J. Underwood

Very Thorough

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2018

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As you read through this, you want to take every trip. I'm doing a combined Loneliest Road & Route 66 next year over three months, and this is a perfect primer.

D McLeod

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2014

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So much to see.

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