Lonely Planet USA (Lonely Planet Usa) - Softcover

Jeff Campbell; Loretta Chilcoat; Susan Derby; Lonely Planet

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9781741041927: Lonely Planet USA (Lonely Planet Usa)

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ISBN 10: 1741041929 ISBN 13: 9781741041927

Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications, 2004

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Hit the road and discover a land of rolling hills, skyscraper canyons, tropical forests and the most diverse communities in the world. The USA holds a different promise for every visitor, and this complete guide covering the lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii will inspire and connect you with the country you only think you know.

* BE INSPIRED by our new highlights and planning sections, authors' picks and expert local advice on every region
* GET MOVING - more than 130 maps, routes and itineraries get you where you want to go with ease
* WHET YOUR APPETITE - our new Food & Drink chapter, written by an award-winning food writer, will leave your mouth watering
* CATCH SOME SHUT-EYE - our authors recommend the best spots to rest up, from ski shacks in the Rockies to high-class suites in LA
* TAKE IT ALL IN - the country's glorious scenery and national parks are right there, everywhere. Enjoy!

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Destination: USA

Families land-cruising in ponderous Winnebagos, college students lead-footing it to spring break beaches, Jack Kerouac hitchhiking west on the back of a flatbed truck, Mark Twain seeking his fortune in the gold rush, Lewis and Clark traversing the wilderness and claiming it for a new republic: whatever the reason, in every age since its founding, the United States isn't a place that you come to and stand still.

America has always called out for exploration and discovery. And whether the goal has been to take the measure of an unmapped and unruly nation or simply to kick back along endless ribbons of highway, any trip invariably entails taking stock of oneself. In ways large and small, America is and has always been about the journey. It is a gloriously defiant work in progress.

Today, some come to revel in America's kitsch and omnipresent pop culture - in the fast-food hamburgers, reality TV, comic book heroes and small-town Americana. Some head for the cities to experience first-hand the grand canyons of Manhattan, Chicago's blues joints and Los Angeles' sun-drenched boulevards. Still others don't stop until the highways and trails peter out, leaving them in solitary contemplation of the continent's awesome natural beauty and vast wilderness.

But if the well-trodden journey across America never fails to be rewarding, it's because of her people, whose energy and restless reinvention never cease, and who keep moving in the dogged belief that they will eventually reach the place where the country makes good on its promise of prosperity, freedom, equality, justic and even happiness for all.

In America, the road always beckons.

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