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Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of open road with Lonely Planet's full-colour Road Trips series. With over 164,000 miles of highway to explore, the road trip just might be America's true national pastime. Visit spots others zoom right by: the hidden viewpoint, the local coffee shop, the secret beach. To kick-start your perfect Americana adventure, our FREE SAMPLER '3 of the USA's Best Road Trips' features three of our all-time favourite US excursions. Excerpted from Route 66 Road Trips, Pacific Coast Highway Road Trips, and San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Road Trips, this is your passport to uniquely encountering the US by car.
Inside '3 of the USA's Best Road Trips' (A Sampler):
- Get inspired - regional highlights, expert recommendations, gorgeous photography
- Planning advice - illustrated itineraries to help you design your ideal road trip
- Discover even more - detours, local secrets, walking routes, ways to link trips
- Get around easily - full-colour maps of featured routes, detailed directions, up-to-date advice
- Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
Covers:
- Western Route 66 (From Route 66 Road Trips) - Needles, CA to Santa Monica, CA. Search for your own American dream along promised-land California's stretch of the Mother Road - Mojave Desert ghost towns, railway whistle-stops, the Cajon Summit, historic Los Angeles, the sparkling Pacific
- Big Sur (From Pacific Coast Highway Road Trips) - Bixby Bridge to Gorda. Get to know the secretive, rocky, raw and unspoiled Big Sur coast like locals do, visiting wild beaches, waterfalls and hot springs - redwood forests, breathtaking views, mystical atmosphere, crashing Pacific waves
- Sonoma Valley (From San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country Road Trips) - Cornerstone to Kenwood. Take a slow ride through the sunny, laid-back, food-and-wine filled Sonoma Valley - one historic town square, sundrenched, bucolic hills, bountiful, folksy roadside farms and unassuming, top-notch wineries
There's more in Store for You:
- Ready to hit the road, or inspired to read more? Check out the featured Lonely Planet Road Trips guides for additional itineraries. Each guide features all of a region's best routes, from 2-day escapes to week-long adventures, helping you to get out of the major cities and into picturesque landscapes and unforgettable experiences.
- Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's California's Best Trips or USA's Best Trips.
- Don't stop there. Check out our FREE SAMPLER '3 of France's Best Trips' and Chateaux of the Loire Valley Road Trips, Normandy & D-Day Beaches Road Trips, and Provence & Southeast France Road Trips for some European road trip inspiration.
Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet.
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