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

99 of the Country’s Best Trips!

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

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99 THEMED ITINERARIES ACROSS AMERICA

TRAVEL AMERICA WITH LONELY PLANETSince 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 150,000 miles, visited 378 diners, stopped at 1280 road-side attractions and rediscovered the country they love. Visit Lonely Planet online at www.lonelyplanet.com.

1ST EDITIONPublished Sep 2010

USA $24.99 UK £16.99

America’s most iconic road trips, including Route 66, Skyline Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Lincoln

Highway, the Pacifi c Coast Highway and more

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TRIPSUSA’s Best

99 THEMED ITINERARIES ACROSS AMERICA

Sara Benson, Amy Balfour, Alison Bing, Becca Blond, Jennifer Denniston,

Lisa Dunford, Alex Leviton, David Ozanich, Danny Palmerlee, Brandon Presser, Karla Zimmerman

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BEST CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIPS

Rollin’ on the Great River Road p85

Wet & Wild West Coast p105

The Great Divide Treasure Hunt p95

The Lincoln Highway p65

Skyline Drive to the Blue Ridge Parkway p75

Route 66: Motoring the Mother Road p43

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USA’S BEST TRIPSEveryone knows road-tripping is the ultimate way to experience the USA. You can drive up, down, across, around or straight through every state on the conti-nental map. We’re here to help you narrow down the options. Whether you’re on a quest for that perfect Pacific Northwest microbrewery pint, fresh lobster right off the boat in Maine or the coolest classic all-night diners in New Jersey, we’ve got you covered. Our authors drove, paddled, walked, cycled, rode the rails and hopped buses all across the country to bring you their 99 favorite trips.

Maybe you’ve climbed the Statue of Liberty, toured the National Mall in Washington DC, peeked over the edge of the Grand Canyon or crossed the Golden Gate Bridge a dozen times before. But have you slept in a wigwam motel on Route 66, ridden the solar-powered Ferris wheel on Santa Monica Pier or stood at the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River? From epic to eclectic, urban to outdoorsy, tear-jerkingly historical to downright wacky, our trips will take you places you’ve never been – or even im-agined existed – before.

Statue of Liberty, New York

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“Our authors drove, paddled, walked, cycled, rode the rails and hopped buses all across the country…”

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Cross-Country Road TripsEver since Henry Ford invented the Tin Lizzie, Americans have gone nuts for road-tripping. Before learning to get their kicks on Route 66 (p43), they cruised west on the Lincoln Highway (p65). History’s a nice bonus, but classic road trips are all about the scenery, right? Judge for yourself on the Mississippi’s Great River Road (p85), up and down the Continental Divide (p95) or on the naturally wet and wild West Coast (p105).

“Ever since Henry Ford invented the Tin Lizzie, Americans have gone nuts for road-tripping.”

An endless highway in eastern California

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ROUTE 66: MOTORING THE MOTHER ROAD

Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel, Amarillo, Texas p48

Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona; its sibling can be found in California p51

Route 66 out of Amboy, California p51

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MASSACHUSETTS TO MIAMI: FABLANTIC FIRSTS

St Augustine’s old quarter, Florida p61

The High Line, Manhattan, New York p58

Bodie Island lighthouse, North Carolina’s Outer Banks p59

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HIGHWAYS VS BYWAYS The USA has four million miles of public roads. But don’t worry: interstate highways only account for 1%. That still leaves plenty of off-the-beaten-path scenic byways (http://byways.org) for curious travelers.

THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY

Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, Utah p71

Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania p67

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SKYLINE DRIVE TO THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Natural Bridge, Virginia p79

Skyline Drive through Shenandoah National Park, Virginia p75

Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina p81

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“road trips are all about the scenery, right? Judge for yourself on the Mississippi’s Great River Road…”

ROLLIN’ ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD

Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana p92

Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans, Louisiana p92

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