13 best lonely planet road trips

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Southwest USA's Best Trips

The 32 road trips in this book take you through the best this fabulous land has to offer, from trackless deserts to the majestic Grand Canyon. We’ll guide you through the sandstone charms of Utah to the artistic sparkle of New Mexico, and from the wildflowers of Texas Hill Country to the ancient cliff towns of Colorado and Nevada’s vast open spaces.

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Welcome to Southwest USA

The Southwest is America’s untamed playground, luring adventurous travelers with thrilling red-rock landscapes, the legends of shoot-’em-up cowboys and the kicky delights of green-chile stew.

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Florida & the South's Best Trips

Life is rich – make that indulgent – in the Southern states. Food, music, culture, history: all of it is robust, spiced to the hilt and alive. The 28 road trips in this book will introduce you to that way-out crab shack, the sweltering juke joint and the lonely trail. We’ll show you upscale kitchens and that romantic jazz club of your dreams, and we’ll tell you the best (not necessarily the quickest) way to get there.

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Trip 12: Northern Redwood Coast.

Ditch the cell phone and hug a tree, dude. California’s towering giants grow along much of the coast, from Big Sur north to the Oregon border. It’s possible to cruise past the trees – or even drive right through them at old-fashioned tourist traps – but nothing compares to the awe you’ll feel while walking underneath these ancient ones.

Trip 21: Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks.

In what conservationist John Muir called a temple, everything looks bigger, whether you’re getting splashed by thunderous waterfalls, staring up at granite domes or walking in giant sequoia groves. For sublime views, perch at Glacier Point under a full moon or along high-elevation Tioga Rd.

Trip 32: Palm Springs & Joshua Tree Oases

Whimsical-looking Joshua trees defi ne this park, where the Colorado and Mojave Deserts converge. This is one of California’s top places to go rock climbing, but even kids can scramble around the larger-than-life boulders. Hikers seek out fan-palm oases fed by springs and streams.

Hit the Road!

California’s road trips will take you from the breezy, wildlife-rich Pacific Coast, to the towering redwoods of Big Sur and the north, to off -the-beaten-track deserts and Gold Rush towns, to big-name national parks such as Yosemite and Death Valley, and through the vine-strewn valleys of celebrated wine countries, starting with Sonoma and Napa. From backcountry lanes to beachside highways, we’ve got something for you. And if you’ve only got time for one trip, make it one of our nine Classic Trips, which take you to the very best of California.

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Take a trip through the USA

Fill up the gas tank and buckle up – the USA is an unforgettably crazy trip. And there’s no better way to get to know this enormous, energetic and engaging country than by hitting the road, Jack.

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Explore the Planet's Most Thrilling Road Trips

With tales of 50 classic driving routes across the world and 200 ideas for great drives, Lonely Planet’s Epic Drives of the World will inspire a lifetime of memorable road trips.

From the Great Ocean Road in Australia to the Blue Ridge Parkway, drives range from easygoing cruises to backcountry adventures. But whatever your experience, they’re all epic.

Epic Drives is a follow up to Epic Bike Rides of the World

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Take a trip through New York & the Mid-Atlantic

Backcountry wilds are a short drive from iconic skylines. This region, the heart of the East Coast, stretches along hundreds of miles of Atlantic Ocean and inland to remote mountains. And to take in all its variety, the physical and cultural landscape behind those peculiar accents and the local delicacies, you need to get in your car and drive.

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The Pacific Northwest's Best Trips

What’s the Pacific Northwest got that other regions don’t? Plenty. Start with hundreds of miles of coastline and throw in a stunning natural landscape: thousands of years of geological events have dramatically shaped this region, leaving behind snow-capped mountain ranges, rocky islands, hundreds of waterfalls, natural hot springs and one particularly lovely gorge.

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Pacific Coast Highways Road Trips

The trips in this book will take you along the breezy, wildlife-rich Pacific Coast highways, from the famed Southern Californian beaches of Orange County and San Diego and the open roads of Big Sur, through to the towering redwoods of Northern California. Take time out to explore the vineyards of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys, the chilled-out beach cities of Monterey and Santa Cruz, and the big-city lights of San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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France's Best Trips

Whether you’re planning on cruising the corniches of the French Riviera, getting lost among the snow capped Alps or tasting your way around Champagne’s hallowed vineyards, this is a nation that’s made for road trips and full of unforgettable routes that will plunge you straight into France’s heart and soul.

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Welcome to Western USA

Landscapes and legends draw adventurers to the West, where a good day includes locavore dining, vineyard wine-sipping, Native American history and outdoor adventure.

Western cities have distinct personalities. In California there’s the ‘hey-bro’ friendliness of San Diego, the Hollywood flash of Los Angeles and silicon-meets-bohemian in San Francisco. Further north in Seattle, cutting edge joins homegrown, often over a cup of joe. And so many more!

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Spain & Portugal's Best Trips

There’s much to see and do amid the enchanting landscapes that inspired Picasso, Velàzquez and the great epic poets of Portugal. You can spend your days feasting on seafood in coastal Galician towns, feel the heartbeat of Andalucía at soul-stirring flamenco shows, hike across the flower-strewn meadows of the Pyrenees, or chart a winding route through the spectacular vineyards of the Douro Valley.

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