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Here are some guide books for travelling to the US. (If you want more local guides, we also guide books section specific to each state or territory).


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Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)

By Regis St Louis & Ryan Ver Berkmoes

Lonely Planet
Paperback (1203 pages)

Lonely Planet USA (Country Guide)
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“This is a country of road trips and great open skies, where four million miles of highways lead past red-rock deserts, below towering mountain peaks, and across fertile wheat fields that roll of toward the horizon.” – Regis St Louis, Lonely Planet Writer

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You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is.

Inside This Book…

26 authors
65 scenic drives
103 maps
105 weeks of research
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Road Trips & Scenic Drives
In-depth background
Comprehensive planning tools
At-a-glance practical info

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: USA

By DK Publishing

DK Travel
Paperback (800 pages)

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: USA
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Lonely Planet USA's Best Trips (Regional Travel Guide)

By Sara Benson, Alison Bing, Lisa Dunford, David Ozanich & Brandon Presser

LONELY PLANET
Paperback (708 pages)

Lonely Planet USA s Best Trips (Regional Travel Guide)
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Gold Medal Winner for the Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Awards!

99 of the Country’s Best Trips!

Whether you’re a local looking for a long weekend escape, or a visitor looking to explore, Lonely Planet’s Trips series offers the best itineraries – and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.

Includes the Mid-Atlantic, New England, the South, Florida, the Great Lakes, the Great Plains, Texas, the Rocky Mountains, the Southwest, California and the Pacific Northwest

Easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions

Explore the country with trips ranging from two days to two weeks

Theme icons make finding the perfect trip simple – no matter what your interest

Local experts share their favorite trip ideas, including a food-lovers’ tour of Northern California from Alice Waters and a musician’s tour of the Midwest music scene

Tune in on the road with our regional music playlists

Family-friendly and pet-friendly listings throughout

Green index lists the most environmentally friendly options across the country

5 of USA's Best Trips: Our Favorite Themed Itineraries Across America (Regional Travel Guide)

By Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet
Released: 2011-08-01
Kindle Edition (708 pages)

5 of USA s Best Trips: Our Favorite Themed Itineraries Across America (Regional Travel Guide)
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Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, or a visitor looking to explore, Lonely Planet's TRIPS series offers the best itineraries - and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.

Series Features:

Easy-to- use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions
Explore the country with trips ranging from two days to two weeks
Theme icons make finding the perfect trip simple - no matter what your interest
Local experts share their favorite trip ideas
Tune in on the road with our regional music playlists
Family-friendly and pet-friendly listings throughout

Check out all the TRIPS guides in this series

Arizona, New Mexico & the Grand Canyon TRIPS
California TRIPS
The Carolinas, Georgia & The South TRIPS
New England TRIPS
New York, Washington DC & the Mid-Atlantic TRIPS
Pacific Northwest TRIPS
USA's Best TRIPS


Travel America with Lonely Planet! Since 1984 Lonely Planet USA has published over 100 guides to America, working with over 200 American travel writers. For our TRIPS series our authors drove more than 150,000 miles, visited 378 diners, stopped at 1280 roadside attractions and rediscovered the country they love.

Fodor's The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West (Full-color Travel Guide)

By Fodor's

Fodor's
Released: 2012-05-01
Paperback (920 pages)

Fodor s The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West (Full-color Travel Guide)
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Expanded Coverage: Highlights include deeper coverage of outdoor adventures like hiking and rafting in the National Parks of the American West. 

Illustrated Features: Rich full-color features help travelers to the National Parks of the West make the most of top experiences, from white-water rafting on the Colorado River and understanding Yellowstone's geothermal features to choosing a historic lodge and stargazing. The illustrated field guides to wildlife and geology make identification a snap. 

Indispensable Trip Planning Tools: This book is not only indispensible on the ground; it also makes choosing a park simple. Thirty-seven United States western national parks are divided by state in the What's Where section so it's easy to decide which parks to see together. Nine customizable driving tours do the work of planning a road trip. The Best of the National Parks section breaks down the parks by themes, such as parks for day trippers, for spotting wildlife, and for inspiration. The new Outdoor Adventures section lists the best parks for hiking, rafting, rock climbing, and camping. Everything needed to plan a visit is here, from information on discount park passes and what to pack to tips for families and photographers. Each National Park has a convenient overview with highlights and practical advice for getting around, plus information on activities, dining, and lodging in and around the park. 

Discerning Recommendations: Fodor's National Parks of the West offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help park visitors make the most of their trip. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks, from hotels to activities, while "Word of Mouth" quotes from fellow travelers provide valuable park insights.

Lonely Planet Southwest USA (Regional Guide)

By Amy C Balfour, Michael Benanav & Lisa Dunford

Lonely Planet
Paperback (568 pages)

Lonely Planet Southwest USA (Regional Guide)
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“The Southwest is America’s playground, luring adventurers and artists with the promise of red rock landscapes, the legends of shoot-‘em-up cowboys and the kicky delights of a green chile stew.” - Amy C Balfour, Lonely Planet Writer

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This Book Includes…

5 states (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Colorado)
62 maps
70 scenic routes
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
Route 66 & Scenic Drives feature
Easy-to-read layout
Comprehensive planning tools
In-depth background

Travel Guide USA

By Editors of Reader's Digest

Readers Digest
Released: 1994-04-01
Hardcover (432 pages)

Travel Guide USA
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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.

Off the Beaten Path: A Travel Guide to More Than 1000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting

Reader's Digest
Released: 2009-03-19
Hardcover (384 pages)

Off the Beaten Path: A Travel Guide to More Than 1000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting
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The best-selling Reader's Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to- date maps.

Off the Beaten Path spotlights over 1,000 of the United States' most overlooked must- see destinations. In a state-by-state A-to-Z format, this budget-friendly vacation planner reveals the best-kept secret spots so that no matter where you live, you can plan an unforgettable local vacation within an hour or two of your home. Each of the featured sites has been verified by the respective state's tourist bureau as still being "off the beaten path." Revel in nature, science, art, and culture, and encounter the unexpected as you explore undiscovered gems.

This exciting new edition features:
1,000 sites-more than 200 new sites and over 300 photographs-more than 200 brand new Brand-new detailed state road maps, and revised and updated tourist information- plus links to the attraction's website
New feature-"Did You Know" fact boxes, and three new icons representing pet- friendly, handicap-accessible, and wi-fi compatible sites
Sidebars containing seasonal events for each state

Packed with innovative ideas for fun day trips and truly memorable vacations for travelers of every temperament, penchant, and budget, this unparalleled escape book leads you to New Hampshire's castle in the clouds. pontoon boating through the Florida Everglades, dinosaurs trails through Colorado, an authentic jousting tournament in Virginia, or a stroll down America's oldest street in New York City.

Plan an unforgettable vacation with this best-selling travel book-a super-easy reference that shows you where to go, how to get there, and what you need to know before you begin your adventure.

Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips (Regional Travel Guide)

By Alex Leviton & Adam Skolnick

Brookstone
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Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips (Regional Travel Guide)
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65 of the Region's Best Trips!

Whether you're a local looking for a long weekend escape, a visitor looking to explore or you simply need some ideas when family and friends come to visit, Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries - and makes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again.

Theme icons make finding the perfect trip simple - no matter what your interest

Easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus driving times and directions

Explore the region with trips ranging from two to eight days, and day trips from Charleston, New Orleans, Atlanta and more

Local experts share their favorite trip ideas, including a bourbon historian's distillery tour and a place to remember Martin Luther King, Jr from his daughter

Iconic Trips chapter covers must-do trips across the region, from antebellum mansions to Southern cooking

Tune In

on the road with our regional music playlists

Family-friendly and pet-friendly listings throughout

Green Index lists the region's most environmentally friendly options


Travel America with Lonely Planet
Since 1984 Lonely Planet USA has published over 100 guides to America, working with over 200 American travel writers. For this Trips series our authors drove more than 100,000 miles, visited 230 diners, stopped at 810 roadside attractions and rediscovered the country they love. Visit Lonely Planet online at www.lonelyplanet.com

Dk Eyewitness Travel Guide: USA (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

By Collectif

Dorling Kindersley
Paperback (800 pages)

Dk Eyewitness Travel Guide: USA (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
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"DK Eyewitness USA" travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this fascinating country has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and detailed maps discover the USA region-by-region; from the snow-drenched rockies to the Arizona desert. The guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs from where best to see the fiery colours of New England's fall foliage to sampling island-life in Hawaii with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, resorts, restaurants and nightlife in each region for all budgets. You'll find 3D cutaways and floorplans of all the must-see sites plus street-by-street maps of all the great American cities and towns. "DK Eyewitness USA" explores the culture, history, architecture and art of this diverse country not forgetting the best scenic routes and the country's magnificent national parks. With up-to-date information on getting around by train, car, walking in cities and all the sights and resorts listed town by town, "DK Eyewitness USA" is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the "DK Eyewitness USA".

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