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Summary: An interesting read, but not too realistic
Review: This book is very entertaining to look through, and if you happen to be crossing paths with any of the places it visits it can be useful. But few people have the time to actually do what this book describes--travel a good part of the country on (what at least used to be) one of America's two-lane roads.If you're planning a trip that overlaps one of this book's covered routes, then it's worth the money. But if your trip is primarily to get from point A to point B, try, for example, Let's Go USA.
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Summary: Hit the Road and Live it Up
Review: This is an excellent, excellent book for anyone who wants to take a road trip as a vacation and see the country like you've never seen it before. I used this book to see so many funky pieces of Americana: everything from a miniature Stonehenge in Missouri to the world's largest ketchup bottle in Illinois. I traveled Rte. 66 and stayed at a great little motel in Missouri (Munger Moss) recommended by this book. That motel is a must for any Rte. 66 fans: its gift shop is filled with Rte. 66 memorabilia. And it's cheap!! $25 a night with clean rooms. The whole idea of this book is to get people to see that America isn't all the same, though it seems that way when you stay on the highways. It's filled with great road trips to take wherever you are in the country, north or south, east or west. It's really an amazing country we live in and you'll find out that you can have a great vacation traveling endless roads that provide new discoveries. You'll get a whole new perspective on areas you may have visited. And the author offers suggestions on places to go to get a local flavor. So instead of eating at a McDonald's or Denny's for breakfast, you can try a diner in Memphis that Elvis used to frequent. A couple of my Chicago-based colleagues were very impressed when I told them I ate at Berghoff's and Lou Mitchell's in downtown Chicago. They said nobody from out-of-town would have gone there. It's like having a knowledgeable traveling companion with you wherever you go. I enjoyed every town and city I visited on a two-week trip thanks to this book. I've looked at other travel guides and they don't compare to this book. High praise to Jamie Jensen for creating such an informative book, packed full of useful nuggets. This book was never far from my fingertips on that trip. I'm planning a motorcycle road trip in the near future and will definitely have this book along. I only wish I had more time to take more of these road trips. Enjoy and happy motoring.
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Summary: The best trip we've ever had!
Review: We started at a concert at Tanglewood (MA), hit the road, and never looked back. We opted for US-20 to get us to Portland, OR, and we couldn't have had a better time! This book is packed with amazing B&B's, fun, quirky diners and tons of funky roadside attractions. All of which immersed us in the local culture and gave us a view of all of the diverse parts of America. The true flavor of each place is brought out by Jamie Jensen in this guide. We made many friends who are locals to the towns we passed through. Between this book, and the people we met, I learned so much about American culture.
It was the time of our lives - and we owe it to our compass: Road Trip USA!
ps- if you like chili dogs - YOU MUST check out the cafe on page 581!
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Summary: What A Great View of the USA
Review: We used it on our tour of Route 66, and the book proved to be entertaining to read, as well as informational in helping us to set up our itinerary. I'm looking forward to using it to help plan more vacations across the US.
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Summary: A Unique and Wonderful Book
Review: When we drove across country last summer, we searched for a book that could lead us on an off-the-beaten-path American adventure. Jamie Jensen's Road Trip USA gave us more than we could have hoped for. Road Trip USA is filled with credible and detailed information regarding sites, hotels and restaurants. The book provides vivid history and current information, so you can get a real sense of the places you go. We ate crabs with the local beachhounds on the Outer Banks, had BBQ with the 9-to-5'ers in Montgomery, ate pizza with LSU fans in Baton Rouge, and drank the best beer we'd ever tasted in a tiny town off the California coast. The detailed, quirky tidbits the book includes are invaluable. What other book tells you about the B'Hai radio station that you can listen to as you drive through Myrtle Beach, SC? If you want to see the USA- not just check out the tourist sites, but see where and how other folks in the USA really live - this is the book for you.
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Summary: Related movie: "Two Lane Blacktop"
Review: You've got to see this movie, starring a '69 Pontiac GTO and a '55 Chevy w/ 400 horsepower. Oh, yes, and James Taylor.
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