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USA's Best Trips 3 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd USA’S BEST TRIPS AMAZING 51 ROAD TRIPS Simon Richmond, Kate Armstrong, Carolyn Bain, Amy C Balfour, Ray Bartlett, Loren Bell, Sara Benson, Celeste Brash, Gregor Clark, Michael Grosberg, Ashley Harrell, Mark Johanson, Adam Karlin, Brian Kluepfel, Stephen Lioy, Carolyn McCarthy, Hugh McNaughtan, Becky Ohlsen, Christopher Pitts, Kevin Raub, Brendan Sainsbury, Regis St Louis, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Mara Vorhees, Benedict Walker, Karla Zimmerman SYMBOLS IN THIS BOOK CONTENTS History & Essential Top Tips Culture Photo Link Family Walking Your Trips Tour Food & Tips from Eating PLAN YOUR TRIP Locals Drink 5 Trip Outdoors 4 Sleeping Detour Welcome to the USA ....................... 7 USA Highlights ................................. 8 % Telephone i Internet E English- Number Access Language Menu If You Like … ................................. 20 h W c Opening Hours Wi-Fi Access Family- Need to Know ................................. 22 p Parking v Vegetarian Friendly # n Nonsmoking Selection Pet-Friendly City Guide ........................................24 s Swimming a Air- The USA by Region ........................ 30 Conditioning Pool The USA Classic Trips ................... 32 MAP LEGEND Routes Trips Trip Route Trip Numbers Trip Detour ON THE ROAD Linked Trip Trip Stop Walk Route Tollway Walking tour Freeway Primary Trip Detour Route 66: ..............14 Days 35 Secondary 1 Tertiary Population Lane Capital (National) Four Corners Unsealed Road Capital 2 Plaza/Mall (State/Province) Cruise ...................10 Days 49 Steps City/Large Town Tunnel Town/Village Pedestrian Overpass Areas NEW YORK & Walk Track/Path Beach Cemetery THE MID-ATLANTIC ........ 61 Boundaries (Christian) International Cemetery (Other) Finger Lakes State/Province Park 3 Loop ........................3 Days 65 Cliff Forest Reservation Hydrography Urban Area The Jersey River/Creek Sportsground 4 Shore ..................3–7 Days 75 Intermittent River Swamp/Mangrove Transport Pennsylvania Canal Airport 5 Water BART station Dutch Country ... 3–4 Days 87 Dry/Salt/ Boston T station Intermittent Lake Cable Car/ Maryland’s National Glacier Funicular 6 Historic Road .........2 Days 99 Metro/Muni station Route Markers Parking US National Hwy Subway station The Civil US Interstate Hwy Train/Railway 7 War Tour .................3 Days 109 State Hwy Tram 2 Underground station Skyline Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book 8 Drive........................3 Days 121 CONTENTS NEW ENGLAND .............. 139 The Blues i Highway ..................3 Days 235 Coastal 9 New England ......6–8 Days 143 Natchez Trace j Parkway ..................3 Days 245 Fall Foliage a Tour ..................... 5–7 Days 153 Blue Ridge k Parkway ..................5 Days 257 Rhode Island: b East Bay ...........3–4 Days 163 The Great l Smokies ............. 4–5 Days 269 c Lake Champlain Byway ................ 1–2 Days 171 GREAT LAKES .................287 Vermont’s Spine: d Route 100 ..........3–4 Days 179 Michigan’s m Gold Coast ..............4 Days 291 Ivy League e ......................... 189 Along the Great Tour 5 Days n River Road ..........6–7 Days 301 f Acadia Highway Byway......................3 Days 199 o 61 ....................... 2–3 Days 311 FLORIDA & THE SOUTH ... 211 GREAT PLAINS ...............323 Highway 1 ..............6 Days 215 Oklahoma’s g p Tribal Trails ....... 4–5 Days 327 Cajun q On the h Country ...................4 Days 227 Pioneer Trails.....5–7 Days 337 Pacific Northwest p569 Rocky New Mountains England Great p371 p139 Lakes New York p287 Great & the Mid- Plains Atlantic California p323 p483 p61 Southwest Florida & p417 the South p211 3 Contents cont. Black Hills Yosemite, Sequoia r Loop ................... 2–3 Days 347 ¥ & Kings Canyon National Parks ...5–7 Days 515 The s Mighty Mo ..............7 Days 359 Disneyland & ¦ Orange County ROCKY MOUNTAINS ......371 Beaches ............. 2–4 Days 527 Grand Teton Palm Springs & Joshua t to Yellowstone .......7 Days 375 § Tree Oases ........ 2–3 Days 537 Going-to-the-Sun Eastern Sierra u Road ................... 2–3 Days 387 ¨ Scenic Byway ... 3–5 Days 545 Top of Highway 49 v the Rockies ........ 4–5 Days 395 © Through Gold Country ..... 3–4 Days 555 San Juan Skyway w & Million Dollar Highway ............... 6–8 Days 405 PACIFIC NORTHWEST ....569 Cascade THE SOUTHWEST ..........417 ª Drive................... 4–5 Days 573 x Fantastic Canyon Olympic Voyage ............... 4–5 Days 421 « Peninsula Loop ......4 Days 583 Zion & Bryce y National Parks .......6 Days 433 On the Trail of ¬ Lewis & Clark.... 3–4 Days 591 Monument Valley z & Trail of ® Highway 101 the Ancients ...........5 Days 443 Oregon Coast .........7 Days 601 High & Low ¯ Oregon Cascades { Roads to Taos ... 1–4 Days 451 Scenic Byways ......4 Days 615 Big Bend ° Crater Lake | Scenic Loop .......5–7 Days 461 Circuit ................ 2–3 Days 625 Hill } Country .............. 2–5 Days 469 ROAD TRIP CALIFORNIA ....................483 ESSENTIALS California’s Greatest Hits ~ & Las Vegas ...12–15 Days 487 ....................... 637 Pacific Coast USA Driving Guide ¤ Highways ..........7–10 Days 501 USA Travel Guide ......................... 642 Index ............................................. 654 4 Look out for the Classic Trips stamp RIRF STOCK / SHUTTERSTOCK © on our favorite routes in this book. DAVIDHOFFMANN PHOTOGRAPHY / SHUTTERSTOCK © THE USA 1 Route 66 .................. 14 Days 35 Four Corners t What is a Classic Trip? All the trips in this book show you the best of the USA, but we’ve chosen 15 as our all-time favorites. These are our Classic Trips – the ones that lead you to the best of the iconic 2 ......................... 49 sights, the top activities and the unique USA experiences. Turn the page to see our cross- Cruise 10 Days regional Classic Trips, and look out for more Classic Trips throughout the book. Black Hills 347 14 Days 35 r ................... 2–3 Days 1 Route 66 ............... Loop Grand Teton .......7 Days 374 Four Corners 10 Days 49 t to Yellowstone 2 Cruise .................... Fantastic Canyon 421 ............... 4–5 Days Finger Lakes 3 Days 65 x Voyage 3 Loop ....................... California’s Greatest Hits ...12–15 Days 487 The Civil War 109 ~ & Las Vegas ........................3 Days Finger Lakes 7 Tour Pacific Coast 7–10 Days 501 Coastal 143 ¤ Highways .......... 9 New England ....6–8 Days Cascade 4–5 Days 573 Fall Foliage 153 ª Drive................... 3 a .................... 5–7 Days ........................... 65 Tour Loop 3 Days 6 Days 215 Highway 101 7 Days 601 Highway 1 ............... ® ......... 3 Oregon Coast Blue Ridge 257 Above: Oxbow Bend (p378), Grand Teton National Park 33 ..................5 Days k Parkway Left: General Sherman Tree (p493), Sequoia National Park JEFF HUNTER / GETT / HUNTER JEFF ~ The Civil War IM Y # AGES AGES 7 Tour ............................ 3 Days 109 © Fall Foliage Tour Touring New England in search of autumn’s 10 changing colors has become so popular that it has sprouted its own subculture of ‘leaf-peepers.’ Coastal Immerse yourself in the fall harvest spirit. 9 New England .........6–8 Days 143 TRIP HIGHLIGHTS 5–7 DAYS 424 MILES / 682KM 212 miles ##7 St Johnsbury # # Lake Champlain GREAT FOR… Cruise the lake on a #8 43ft schooner for the best views # JG North Conway mK BEST TIME TO GO 327 miles Mid-September to Fall Foliage Bretton Woods late October for the Zipline 1000ft through harvest and autumn a golden leaf canopy # a Manchester leaves. Tour .........................5–7 Days 153 ESSENTIAL I PHOTO 47 miles Kent Falls set against Berkshires a backdrop of # Pack a picnic in the #4 Berkshires’ gourmet autumnal colors. shops BEST FOR #2 K OUTDOORS Sh # 10 miles erman Ziplining through the lL Kent .................. 215 Autumn foliage tree canopy in Bretton Highway 1 6 Days Woods. framing the Housatonic River g LocationKent Falls Caption State Parkdetails (p156) to go Easy here hiking trails and impressive views 153 launching point – see en route. Nearby Mil- 1 Chicago and browse Edward lennium Park (%312-742- Route 66 kicks off in Hopper’s Nighthawks (a 1168; www.millenniumpark. downtown Chicago on diner scene) and Grant org; 201 E Randolph St; Adams St just west of Wood’s American Gothic h6am-11pm; c; mBrown, Michigan Ave. Before you (a farmer portrait) to set Orange, Green, Purple, Pink snap the obligatory photo the scene for what you’ll Line to Washington/Wabash) with the ‘Route 66 Begin’ sign (on the south side of Route 66 Adams, FYI), spend some LINK Blue Ridge 1 YOUR BEST TRIPS USA’S time exploring the Windy TRIP It’s a lonely road – a ghost road really – that appears for a stretch then City. Wander through the Art Institute (%312-443- disappears, gobbled up by the interstate. You know you’ve found it again 3600; www.artic.edu; 111 S n Along the Great ¤ Pacific Coast k Michigan Ave; adult/child $25/ River Road Highways Parkway ..................... 5 Days 257 when a 20ft lumberjack holding a hot dog rises up from the roadside, or a free; h10:30am-5pm Fri-Wed, The epic roadway This route along the 1 sign points you to the ‘World’s Largest Covered Wagon,’ driven by a giant Abe to 8pm Thu; c; mBrown, Or- (actually a series of edge of the continent R O ange, Green, Purple, Pink Line roads) traces the cruises along an equally U Lincoln. And that’s just Illinois – the first of eight states on the nostalgic, TE to Adams) – literally steps meanderings of the iconic numbered route: 66 Mississippi River. Pick it Hwy 1. When you finish
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