Lonely Planet Western USA is your passport to all the most relevant & up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Watch Old Faithful blow its top at Yellowstone, take a trolley ride down the streets of San Francisco, or strut down the Las Vegas Strip. Inside Lonely Planet`s Western USA Travel Guide: Color maps & images throughout. Highlights & itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs & interests. Insider tips save you time & money, & help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds & trouble spots. Essential info at your fingertips
- including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, & prices. Honest reviews for all budgets
- including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, & hidden gems that most guidebooks miss. Cultural insights give you a richer & more rewarding travel experience
- including customs, history, native Americans, art, literature, cinema, music, architecture, politics, landscape, wildlife, Route 66, scenic drives, outdoor activities, cuisine, & wine. Over 35 color maps. Coverage of California, Colorado, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Jerome, Santa Fe, Seattle, San Juan Islands, & more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Western USA, our most comprehensive guide to Western USA, is perfect for those planning to both explore the top sights & take the road less traveled.


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Lonely Planet Western USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see & skip, & what hidden discoveries await you. Spot geysers & grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park, wander the diverse neighborhoods of San Francisco, or take a road trip along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of ‘the West’ & begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Western USA Travel Guide:- Colour maps & images throughout- Highlights & itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs & interests- Insider tips to save time & money & get around like a local, avoiding crowds & trouble spots- Essential info at your fingertips
- hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices- Honest reviews for all budgets
- eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience – history, Native American culture, arts, architecture, environment, wildlife- Covers California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, Southwest, Las Vegas, Arizona & more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Western USA, our most comprehensive guide to Western USA, is perfect for both exploring top sights & taking roads less traveled.

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Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ‘getting there & around’, allowing visitors to plan their trip accordingly. Information boxes throughout the text give insights into local culture & customs as well as offering suggestions for restaurants & bars & notable shopping opportunities. There are dedicated sections on major cities & towns within each region, with relevant information on orientation, sights, activities, eating & drinking, tours, courses, festivals & events. Accommodation is divided into budget, mid-range & top-end in order to cater for a wide range of budgets. All places highlighted in the text are cross-referenced to black & white overview maps showing their respective locations. ‘ Don’t Miss’ information boxes give bullet-pointed lists of notable local attractions & their relevant page numbers in the guide. An extensive Directory section gives important practical guidance on accommodation, activities, business hours, children, climate charts, customs, dangers & annoyances, embassies, insurance, internet access, maps, money, photography, shopping, solo travellers, transport, travellers with disabilities, visas, volunteering & women travellers, among other useful information. ...

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ‘getting there & around’, allowing visitors to plan their trip accordingly. Information boxes throughout the text give insights into local culture & customs as well as offering suggestions for restaurants & bars & notable shopping opportunities. There are dedicated sections on major cities & towns within each region, with relevant information on orientation, sights, activities, eating & drinking, tours, courses, festivals & events. Accommodation is divided into budget, mid-range & top-end in order to cater for a wide range of budgets. All places highlighted in the text are cross-referenced to black & white overview maps showing their respective locations. ‘ Don’t Miss’ information boxes give bullet-pointed lists of notable local attractions & their relevant page numbers in the guide. An extensive Directory section gives important practical guidance on accommodation, activities, business hours, children, climate charts, customs, dangers & annoyances, embassies, insurance, internet access, maps, money, photography, shopping, solo travellers, transport, travellers with disabilities, visas, volunteering & women travellers, among other useful information. ...

Lonely Planet`s You Only Live Once: A Lifetime of Experiences for the Explorer in All of Us is not just another bucketlist of big-ticket items. You Only Live Once will inspire readers of all ages to seize the moment, channel their inner hero, explore the world, create moments they will celebrate for years to come, & share their incredible stories. Providing suggestions for life`s essential experiences for every stage of life, this eclectic gift book is the perfect manual for a life well-lived. What all the book`s ideas have in common is that they`re starting points. They will reignite long-forgotten desires
- to learn an instrument or a language
- or spark new & unexpected ambitions: why shouldn`t you move to Provence for a year? When you know what`s stopping you, you can start working on a solution. Perhaps this book will be as useful in helping you identify obstacles as will be for refining your month`s or your year`s travel experiences. Then it`s time to turn to Lonely Planet`s extensive travel resources & begin planning the rest of your life. Combining stunning photography with illustrations & infographics, it will surprise & entertain with a quirky mix of experiences everyone should try at some point in their life.

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Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ‘getting there & around’, allowing visitors to plan their trip accordingly. Information boxes throughout the text give insights into local culture & customs as well as offering suggestions for restaurants & bars & notable shopping opportunities. There are dedicated sections on major cities & towns within each region, with relevant information on orientation, sights, activities, eating & drinking, tours, courses, festivals & events. Accommodation is divided into budget, mid-range & top-end in order to cater for a wide range of budgets. All places highlighted in the text are cross-referenced to black & white overview maps showing their respective locations. ‘ Don’t Miss’ information boxes give bullet-pointed lists of notable local attractions & their relevant page numbers in the guide. An extensive Directory section gives important practical guidance on accommodation, activities, business hours, children, climate charts, customs, dangers & annoyances, embassies, insurance, internet access, maps, money, photography, shopping, solo travellers, transport, travellers with disabilities, visas, volunteering & women travellers, among other useful information. ...

Discover the freedom of open roads while touring with Lonely Planet`s Best Trips, your passport to up-to-date advice on unique experiences that await you along the road. Featuring amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can explore your destination with classic routes or themed tours, from tasting cheeses & drinking wine around France to climbing the Rocky Mountains in the American South West. Rent a car & hit the road! Detailed trips feature with extensive itinerary descriptions & information on time, distance & the best time to go. To help those wanting to extend their route, references to other trips in the area, similar thematic routes & worth detour are provided. Places of interest are numbered & referenced to an overview map of the route. A practical information section offers planning advice on how to pick the right tailored routes for your needs & interests, details things to do, where to eat & accommodations, with opening times, phone numbers, websites, prices, & honest reviews for all budgets. You will also find local road users tips to avoid trouble spots & be safe on the road, & inform you on local driving rules, parking, toll roads, & local road signs key. The guides in this series feature lavish colour photography throughout & a convenient pull-out road map. Lonely Planet`s Best Trips guides are perfect for road adventures & discovering sights that are more accessible by car. ...

The Lonely Planet ‘ Make My Day’ series guides you to easily & efficiently create your own itinerary to explore a destination. Fully illustrated with images of every sight & activity, this hardback, spiral bound city guides are a practical option to get around & enjoy the city quickly & in your own way. The pages are literally cut in 3 sections, the top with suggestions of things to do & places to visit in the morning, the middle for the afternoon & the bottom for the evening. The book is spiral bound which means it easy to flip through & select your choice for each section. Your selections for each time of the day will make up a whole page that you can bookmark with the ribbon attached to the book, & you are ready to go! Use the transport guide to navigate the city. This is an innovative way which uses symbols to advice on what is the best means of transport (foot, subway, ferry or bus) & how long it takes to reach your next destination. There is a choice of 12 sites for each time of the day, numbered & colour coded to the city map included. For each sight you will find a brief description & essential information & a local map extract; meal options located nearby are provided. There is a pull-out transport & city map numbering all the sights in the book. Each guide in this series

Includes:: notes squared pages, a pocket on the back cover & an elastic band to help you keep it all tidy. You can now plan & customise your city adventure, with ‘ Make My Day Guides’, choose from over 2000 combinations; it’s easy & fun!

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Lonely Planet`s Not for Parents series encompasses a range of guides designed for & aimed at children between the ages of 8 & 11. Incorporating intriguing stories & fascinating facts about some of the world`s most exciting cities, these books are ideal for children seeking inspiration or interested in geography & history. Each title has a range of lively stories, colour photos, illustrations, cartoons & quirky graphics. ...

The Lonely Planet Road Trip series is a new series for 2015 & it explores the favourite driving destinations in some of the best road tripping countries. These full-colour guides provide a wealth of information needed to embark on a driving adventure. With illustrated itineraries, regional highlights, practical driving information & city walking tours, they are indispensable for planning your trip & referencing while on the road. Each guide introduces the road trip & region with a reference map showing the route divided in 3 or 4 sections, or 3 or 4 different road trips in a country or region. This is accompanied by an at-a glance facts table with ‘ Best time to go’, ‘ Great for…’, ‘ Highlights’, ‘ Best two days’ & distances, followed by brief highlights of two main cities, making this part of the guide ideal for planning your trip & deciding your stopovers. Then, each road trip (or section of it) is explored in more depth with each chapter detailing the attractions & highlights along the road, worth detours, ways to link different trips together, all indicated on a road map. Following chapters offer insider tips & pay particular attention to the destinations you will visit on each section of the trip. There you will find helpful city maps with walking tour options where suitable, illustrations & photographs of main attractions, places to visit, events calendar, listings of where to eat & stay with a brief description, contact details & price range. The last few pages are dedicated to driving in the specific location with practical tips, expert advice, road etiquette, required documents, insurance, rentals, distances, border crossing, road rules & recommended maps. The guides come with a reference pull out road map, ideal for planning, highlighting the route/s, main roads & cities & locating national parks & green areas. ...