|
|
Books : New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of America's TouristIn association with Amazon.comby: Doug Kirby  List Price: $14.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.17 You Save: $4.78 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping.
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 917.304928 EAN: 9780671769314 ISBN: 0671769316 Label: Fireside Manufacturer: Fireside Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: June 01, 1992 Publisher: Fireside Studio: Fireside Sales Rank: 301357 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Roadside America is a Baedeker to the junkiest attractions on America's major, minor, and nearly forgotten highways. Planning to see Graceland? Why not let this delightful volume direct you on the complete Elvis tour, including a miniature "Elvis City" in Roanoke, Virginia; the Elvis-theme McDonald's in Elvis's birthplace of Tupelo, Mississippi; and the Elvis Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Learn about the Curse of the Pyramids, and see the many unfinished pyramids that litter America's heartland. Jump into the debate about which town has the largest ball of string, the biggest tree stump, or America's true weather-forecasting groundhog. The locations of giant statues of the Jolly Green Giant, an "African village" in South Carolina claiming to be an independent kingdom, and the mysterious "Thing" of the Sonoran Desert are all found here. Buy it and drive west, young trendies. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Good StartThis book is a good start at taking us back down memory lane. It points out places you went when you were a kid in the back seat without a safty belt. Unfortunatly, not the best guide on how to find the ones you missed. Great for the coffee table, bathroom reader, gift book but not a travel guide. Rating: - Unusual placesWe are going to be using this book to plan our road trip this summer. It has all the unusual places you never know if they really exist. Its for people who are looking for some adventure and dont mind traveling Rating:  - If your looking for fun things to look for on a long car trip!This was the answer for a 5,000 mile trip. What fun it was to track different oddities in different states. Rating:  - Not very practicalThis books gives you a lot of sites to see on your Road Trip but doesn't give you very practical advice how to get to them or their exact locations. There are a lot better books out there. Rating: - Make your trip eccentric and different!A great source of ideas, oddball locations, and "home of the largest" collections, this book is nearly perfect for a long trip that needs some spice. While it would have been nice to see a state-by-state organizational method (and some contact information) besides the index, the facts and details are nonetheless perfect for anyone wanting to make a trip different. The largest ball of twine, the Jack Daniel's museum and distillery, Punxsutawney Phil, Superman's hometown, and a plethora ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
|
||