This would be a beautiful coffee table book. It is even more helpful in planning plces to visit and reliving favorite memories from past trips.

This would be a beautiful coffee table book. It is even more helpful in planning plces to visit and reliving favorite memories from past trips.

Looking for a combination of Drives to get the best out of a Touring Holiday in the USA - you need this book! It is easy to link together many of the "120 Spectacular Road Trips" to form a fantastic itinerary to see the best scenery and sights the USA has to offer. It's better than the more specialised "Route 66" and "Lincoln Highway" drives for visitors to the USA who are wanting to experience a broader cross section of US history and its stunning geography. Maps are clear, colour photography whets the appetite and cultural and scenic highlights are picked out in the commentary. Combined with the use of a simple Tom Tom style GPS system the book would provide the solution for visitors planning a Touring experience of the USA - from the smallest local scale to an epic journey covering the best of the nation.

This book is a great help to make beautiful trips trough the country! Good descriptions and maps of the drives. You can search tours in all 50 states. Beautiful pictures!

I love to travel and this book will be a welcome reference for your road trips. Beautifully bound with gorgeous pictures, this book will please you for years to come.

This is a good and simple guide to the principle things to see and how to do it. Recommended for family travel

Wonderful, wonderful book. It gave me details about places that I have never seen but would like to someday. The details are great and they all sound like wonderful places to visit. I fantasize about the places when my day is going bad and transport myself to a better place. Definitely buy it.

This book is like having your own travel planner! It provides an easy to use, information filled, complete trip. This is my favorite travel guide!

This was a most helpful book in helping us to plan our Pacific Coastline trip. Will use it again for a Southern expedition.

If you have only one book in your travel library, it should be this one--without question.

Very descriptive and beautiful pictures. If you need help selecting destinations this is the book!

A wonderful book for those who enjoy driving tours of our country. Very Helpful ideas.

This is a great book if you travel or planning to travel in the US. We used it all through our 6 week vacation to the South West US WOnderful routes and accurate information.

This is a beautiful book with gorgeous pictures. Makes you want to hop in the car and go. I don't fly and I'm glad. You see so much more riding in the car. This is a beautiful country. I'm so thankful my husband likes to drive.

I am a road trip ethusist. And therefore, when I came across this book, I knew I had to buy it. What I like the most about this book is the careful selected trips the author put together. I have been to about 10% of the trips outlined in this book and when I read through those sections, this book is right. Not only does it tell you where the "must see stops" are, it also tells you approximate mileage, time needed, as well as other useful information for your trip. And flipping through those spectacular trips in the rest of the book made me want to explore U.S. that much more. I highly recommend this book as a starting point, or the main source, for your road trip planning.

Good Book. Maps & Travel Destination info is well done & helpful in selecting destinations & selecting colorful & interesting routes to get there

If you're looking for a great way to spend your vacation time this summer, I'd highly recommend taking a trip listed in The Most Scenic Drives in America: 120 Spectacular Road Trips.

Rather than leading you to a specific place in America, this book focuses on the beauty of the journey as you drive your car along lakes and beaches, hills and mountains, flowers and trees, and a variety of historic sites in the United States.

This book provides maps that assist readers with planning a road trip and the gorgeous photographs definitely will entice you to visit these glorious areas of our country. Expect to return from these trips feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.

What's especially helpful about this book is that you can plan a cross country adventure or, if you're limited in time, you can enjoy a shorter trip that still lifts your spirits and recharges your batteries. Go by yourself, go with a friend or take the entire family. Just get out and enjoy the summer!

I purchased this book as I already owned and use the 2nd edition. While I live in Indiana and there are not many scenic byways in this state, I really purchased the book for an annual "Two For The Road" trip I take with my car buddy Larry Cox. The maps for our week long adventures are usually based upon this book and another reference book that I have purchased called "the most scenic drives in America: 120 spectacular road trips". I recommend that you purchase both books, however, if you can only afford one, purchase most scenic drives in america as they have more details about stops along each byway. So while scenic drives is a great book to plan, the national geographic guide is easy to take along, carry on the plane, etc. It is an excellent reference book. I won't leave home without it!

This book has become the cornerstone for planning our family vacations over the next 10 years. A most have for anyone who travels America by RV or car.

Robert Dolezal has produced a spectacular drive guide. It is not just for the armchair traveller, although it fulfill's this role perfectly, but it acts as a pre-hoilday guide for fly-drive travellers visiting new England and unsure of what routes to take. The guide gets you off the beaten track and discovers those parts of new England that you would never stumble across by accident.
A book of spectacular drives and worth every penny.

Robert Dolezal has produced a spectacular drive guide. It is not just for the armchair traveller, although it fulfill's this role perfectly, but it acts as a pre-hoilday guide for fly-drive travellers visiting new England and unsure of what routes to take. The guide gets you off the beaten track and discovers those parts of new England that you would never stumble across by accident.
A book of spectacular drives and worth every penny.

This is a very good book. Very helpful planning trips.

This is a very good book. Very helpful planning trips.

I stumbled upon the 1997 edition of this book at a garage sale for $2. It makes me want to just quit my job and spend the rest of my life trying to check them off, one by one. The photos are so beautiful. The one thing I do wish they had though, was a trip completely mapped out for you based on how long it takes to drive and see everything. In other words, I wish it would say "First day, drive to this place, see this, this, and this. Stay overnight in this town. Second day, drive to this place..." etc. Because even though it tells you how far the drive is, it doesn't really say how long it would take you to visit the various places (obviously everyone is different, but a guideline would be really helpful)

This book is great for the casual local drive or a well planned cross country road trip. I'm using this book with the suggested website info to plan our family vacation. It been great for ideas to make this trip interesting for the entire family.

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The book has so many beautiful pictures of the picturesque places to drive in the US it made me want to jump in the car and go. Well, I did when I was in Massachusetts. I drove on the historic Mohawk Trail on my way to Williamstown, MA and let me tell you how breathtaking it really was. Take your kids on these drives for historical experience that's not only fun but also awe inspired.

The book has so many beautiful pictures of the picturesque places to drive in the US it made me want to jump in the car and go. Well, I did when I was in Massachusetts. I drove on the historic Mohawk Trail on my way to Williamstown, MA and let me tell you how breathtaking it really was. Take your kids on these drives for historical experience that's not only fun but also awe inspired.

This book is great! We never plan a vacation or leave on one without this book. I have many travel books and this one is the best.

This book is great! We never plan a vacation or leave on one without this book. I have many travel books and this one is the best.

My husband and I have done many of the scenic drives in this book and we always enjoy the commentary that goes with each one. We have learned so much and enjoyed the destinations more than if we were just driving along on our own. I play tour guide as I read the descriptions of each place we stop on the drive. The photos are really spectacular too! Keep in on the coffee table and be sure to take it along in the car on road trips. What a beautiful country we live in. Get out and see it.

It's that time of the year when I begin planning the annual vacation. Though my preference would be to hop a plane to the UK, of which I never become tired, my wife thinks I'm in a rut in that regard, so we're likely as not to spend 7-10 days traveling U.S. roads by flivver. THE MOST SCENIC DRIVES IN AMERICA is a reminder that there's a lot to see without the need for a passport and, for one as afflicted with insatiable wanderlust as myself, the book represents temptations akin to those in a Godiva shop for a chocoholic.

Unlike your standard coffee table book, THE MOST SCENIC DRIVES IN AMERICA is enormously useful. Its 120 scenic drives are divided among four regions: The Western States (24 drives), The Rocky Mountain States (29 drives), The Central States (26 drives), and The Eastern States (41 drives). The volume begins with one-page maps of each region with each drive numbered and drawn-in with a red squiggle in case you want to see their relative positions and combine more than one in a single road adventure.

Each numbered drive is sequentially described, 2-6 pages each, and supplemented with gorgeous color photographs - 400 total. Each description includes a route map on which the cities and towns and road numbers are shown and the main attractions along the way pinpointed. Each attraction is summarized. Finally, each drive has its own "Trip Tips": length in miles, when to go, "words to the wise", nearby attractions, and where to go for further information. As an example:

The Eastern States, Drive #96, Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 2 pages, 2 photos. Listed attractions: Intercourse (a town, tiger, with a quilt museum), Ephrata Cloister (another town, built by the Seventh-Day Baptists), Landis Valley Museum (focusing on the PA Dutch with 80,000 items), Lancaster (a city with an historic Central Market), Marietta (another town, with a preserved silk mill), Hans Herr House (a home dating from 1719), and Strasberg (another town, with the Railroad Museum of PA). Length - 80 miles. Popular year-round. Bring a cooler to store food purchased at roadside stands, which are mostly closed on Sunday. Chocolate World at Hershey is nearby. Address and phone number for the PA Dutch Visitors Bureau.

So, I might ask the little woman: "Honey, how about a spin along Cape Cod's Sandy Shores (#91), or through the Wisconsin North Woods (#58), or along Devil's Tower Loop (#35), or on the Loneliest Road in America (#16)?"

But, just between you and me, several days in London and a leisurely exploration of the Devon and Cornwall coasts is my E-ride.

I have this book out from the library and am buying it on here tonight. It is fantastic, with great pics and great trip ideas. The only bad thing I see is that sometimes there are some boring parts included to create a loop (US 14 west of Greybull in Wyoming, M-28 Seney to Shingleton in Michigan). Sometimes it would just be nicer to double back, but it is a fantastic book, and $18 is a great value!

Steve Lockwood, Inver Grove Heights, MN

This book is organized extremely well and has a good amount of detail. In addition, the photographs are beautiful. It gives some of the highlights of each state. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get off the Interstate and see this beautiful and unique country of ours.

A most for those who are traveling throughout the USA. This book provides excellent maps, descriptions of routes, surrounding areas, and beautiful photos. For each suggested scenic trip it lists the miles, time of year to go, some suggestions, nearby attractions, visitor centers and additional addresses and phone numbers of resources in the area.

This is such a great book, I have to take the time to write!

Despite its size, my husband and I have been bringing our 1997 edition of this book with us on road trips since we bought it. It has guided us along about twenty pleasant drives in the West, steering us to the terrific things along the road that we would have just driven by if we hadn't known, and it has saved us from wasting time on the not-so-great sites, or things that we didn't care to see. As we travel between each special place, I read the descriptions out loud so we are ready for the great adventure that is sure to come. I am now buying a copy for my parents and I am really surprised at the great price!

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!

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

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.

A great book to plan a near by trip or a full blown vacation. A very worthwhile purchase.

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!

This book has numerous beautiful color photographs as well as colored area maps where the scenic drives are located. Each stopping point has a number and a description of what you will find. I like the fact that you get the length of the trip, best time to go, and nearby attractions. If one wants to go to a specific state, you now know where the best views are.

I like to do photography and this book will be helpful when planning my trips. The book also is a reminder of the beautiful drives within a day's drive of my home.

The only thing I don't like about the book is the size. It is a coffee table book and won't fit on my bookshelf without sticking way out. Well worth the money.

As a young newly wed college student, sometimes flying is not an affordable option. With the help of The Most Senic Drives in America, driving trips are more enjoyable. My husband and I occasionally will plan a vacation and drive to our destination. This book gives helpful tips on the most senic routes, great places to visit and a lists the best times of year to visit each location. The book is divided into regions for easy referencing. The beautiful pictures are appealing and spark a sence of bliss in the reader. The comprehensive route maps are esy to follow and mark the nearby attractions. If you are planning a trip, forget about the airlines, read this book, and drive your senses to The Most Senic Drives in America.

Me and my wife were able to follow about a dozen out of the 120 sugested road trips, in very diferent locations of USA (Florida, New England and California/Nevada/Arizona). This book prove to be a great guide for us because it shows really wonderful places, the way to get there and good tips. It was our one month best friend; even now I love to review its pictures, showing the beautiful places we did see and the ones we couldn't. The quality of the photographs is simply outstanding. We considered ourselves very lucky to find this book in the beginning of our trip. The best of all the three we had.

A sage once told me "A journey should be meticulously planned, yet organically executed". Truer advice I've never been given; serendipity SHOULD rule your travels. HOWEVER, you gotta start somewhere, and this wonderful book is the portal to possibilities. It'll bring out the wanderlust in anyone. I'm giving it to my parents for Christmas. My only quibble is that the thumbnail sketches are too, well, sketchy. I suppose further depth would have produced a book of unworkable size. P.S.: The Smithsonian puts out some awesome travel guides. Check 'em out.

Only a company with the marketing and publishing heft of the Reader's Digest could produce a "coffee table" book that you can buy for $25 (from Amazon, retail is $30+). Don't go traveling without reading the section on the country you'll be traveling through.

I would recommend The Most Scenic Drives in America to anyone who has a love of travelling. There are over 102 scenic drives described in this 300 plus page book. Covering each of the fifty states, these drives are detailed thouroughly with colorful pictures and interesting descriptions. Each drive is divided into numbers, and each of these numbers represents a key point on the trip. From beginning to end, whether it's the table of contents or the basic travel tips, this book makes the reader want to jump out of his seat and hit the road. The Most Scenic Drives in America is definitely a must if you are planning a driving excursion anywhere in the United States