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| The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert J. Dolezal, Jerry Bates, Barbara Dolezal
Creators: George Mckeon, Barbara Booth, Dolores York
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Category: Book
List Price: $30.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (41 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1511
Format: Illustrated
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 10 x 1.3
ISBN: 0762105801
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.304931
EAN: 9780762105809
ASIN: 0762105801
Publication Date: March 3, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great planning tool October 29, 2004
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
This was one of our best planning tools on our year long trip around the USA. Once we were on the road, we actually used it less. If you are planning shorter trips -- this is a great tool. If you are thinking of a looonnnggg road trip - this helps gets your ideas flowing - then also see "Live Your Road Trip Dream" to help with all the planning details. Get moving from the dreaming to the doing in no time at all!
Inspiring for Family Trips December 30, 2003
59 out of 61 found this review helpful
This is a fun book for vacationing families, college student roadtrippers, RV campers, and motorcycle travelers.
As an Illinois resident, I was pleased to see 18 stops the authors considered scenic. Having traveled through many of them, I can attest their taste is good. Seeing the majestic Shawnee National Forest is like seeing what Adam and Even might have enjoyed had Eden been located in southern Illinois.
With all of the 120 drives, there are roughly 10-20 stops, each with a descriptive paragraph. Decorating each drive are photos of special sites or animals. Maps with insets demonstrate the context of the drive inside each state.
Not every great site has a stop. Illinois' gorgeous Starved Rock Park is missing, but only because so much of America is beautiful. To include every place of beauty would cause this 400 page book to be 40,000 pages.
While it makes a nice coffee table book, there is plenty to read. It can help inspire deeper research for your next family adventure.
I fully recommend "The Most Scenic Drives in America (Most Scenic Drives in America): 120 Spectacular Road Trips" by Readers Digest. It is as enjoyable to read as it is to look at.
Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com
The Most Scenic Drives in America December 5, 2002
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book for anyone who enjoys seeing America by car. Great pictures and great suggestions for side trips. Wherever you live or travel this book will list something near you. Also a great gift for those who travel.
The best book I own August 7, 2001
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
A great book to plan a near by trip or a full blown vacation. A very worthwhile purchase.
 Not a great choice! October 19, 2000
30 out of 35 found this review helpful
If you are a serious traveller who "clips and keeps" travel information, then this book is not for you. If you are a "some time traveller" then you might enjoy this book. I found that this book includes mostly items which are found in the state highway guides published by every state which most serious travellers would already have. However, the pictures were pretty, but I don't like to spend that much money for pretty pictures!
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