New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of America's Tourist | 
 enlarge | Author: Doug Kirby
Publisher: Fireside
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
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Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0671769316
Dewey Decimal Number: 917.304928
EAN: 9780671769314
ASIN: 0671769316
Publication Date: June 1, 1992
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Roadside America is a Baedeker to the junkiest attractions on America's major, minor, and nearly forgotten highways. Planning to see Graceland? Why not let this delightful volume direct you on the complete Elvis tour, including a miniature "Elvis City" in Roanoke, Virginia; the Elvis-theme McDonald's in Elvis's birthplace of Tupelo, Mississippi; and the Elvis Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Learn about the Curse of the Pyramids, and see the many unfinished pyramids that litter America's heartland. Jump into the debate about which town has the largest ball of string, the biggest tree stump, or America's true weather-forecasting groundhog. The locations of giant statues of the Jolly Green Giant, an "African village" in South Carolina claiming to be an independent kingdom, and the mysterious "Thing" of the Sonoran Desert are all found here. Buy it and drive west, young trendies.
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 A Good Start August 27, 2008
This book is a good start at taking us back down memory lane. It points out places you went when you were a kid in the back seat without a safty belt. Unfortunatly, not the best guide on how to find the ones you missed. Great for the coffee table, bathroom reader, gift book but not a travel guide.
Unusual places February 22, 2008
We are going to be using this book to plan our road trip this summer. It has all the unusual places you never know if they really exist. Its for people who are looking for some adventure and dont mind traveling
 If your looking for fun things to look for on a long car trip! December 12, 2007
This was the answer for a 5,000 mile trip.
What fun it was to track different oddities in different states.
 Not very practical August 23, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This books gives you a lot of sites to see on your Road Trip but doesn't give you very practical advice how to get to them or their exact locations. There are a lot better books out there.
Make your trip eccentric and different! January 1, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
A great source of ideas, oddball locations, and "home of the largest" collections, this book is nearly perfect for a long trip that needs some spice.
While it would have been nice to see a state-by-state organizational method (and some contact information) besides the index, the facts and details are nonetheless perfect for anyone wanting to make a trip different. The largest ball of twine, the Jack Daniel's museum and distillery, Punxsutawney Phil, Superman's hometown, and a plethora of pyramids; it's all there. (By the way, the aforementioned attractions are just a few of the ones I have seen personally - but not all the pyramids of course.)
With that said, the authors provide an interesting take on the idea of eccentric traveling. They organize based upon the type of trip a traveler might like. If you want an all religion tour or a "boring" tour, they provide the itinerary.
Along with a highlighter, this book goes along with me on every trip. I want to make sure I don't miss anything. It's great and I'm crossing them off as I see them.
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