Ramble: A Field Guide to the U.S.A.

Very funny stuff -- Peterson has an offbeat sense of humor. Also it's an interesting format -- part travel guide, part more personal travel stories. It would be great to take this book along as you take one of the road trips in the bok.

Part travel guide, part travelogue, all fun, Ramble: A Field Guide To The U.S.A. by veteran travel writer Eric Peterson is an exciting detour from traditional guidebooks. Ramble covers the USA from coast to coast, with special attention to California and Texas, stopping to marvel at 250 American attractions. Highlight locations include unique eateries, famous cemeteries, distinctive road art such as Bubblegum Alley and the Museum of Bad Art, and such bizarre icons as the Erotic University, (legal) Nevada brothels, distillery tours, and New York mafia landmarks. Abundant full-color photographs and sample narrative road trips round out this eye-opening guide as enthusiastically recommended for arm travelers as it is for vacationers looking for a fresh American experience.

A great travel book that gives you information on the off-beat attractions that inhabit the American road. The author's first person narratives are a nice change from the impersonal descriptions of most travel guides. I enjoy picking this up just sitting at home.