National Geographic Driving Guide to America, Southwest

Product Review

This guide offers 20 driving itineraries, selected and driven by a National Geographic regional travel writer, showcasing the best the area has to offer. Whether you are discovering the beauty of Cedar Breaks National Monument or working on developing your own inner beauty at Sedona, there is something for everyone in this book. It is perfect for the casual weekend or for weeks-long vacations filled with detailed driving and site information, entertaining stories and regional lore, as well as useful travel tips. Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout, the book displays the same map, picture, and production quality that readers have come to expect from National Geographic publications. The fresh new look includes a redesigned cover, restyled interiors, updated text and maps, and new sites and photographs. Plus, eight additional pages will provide information on lodgings and restaurants in the major towns and cities.

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(3 customer reviews)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

Good Driving Guide to Southwest, August 11, 2002

Wayne A. Smith (Newark, DE) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Southwest : Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico (National Geographic's Driving Guides to America) (Paperback)

This is a good sightseeing guide that should help anyone who is interested in traveling the States of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico by car.Even if you know you want to see the Grand Canyon, what else do you do in the Northern Arizona / Southern Utah area? This book answers that question.Arranged by state, the book highlights different attractions in each area. It also suggests driving loops, designed to hi-light the highlights while traveling a circular route along major highways. This is certainly designed well for someone who is unfamiliar with the area and wants a travel itinerary laid out with suggested sights and attractions.Accommodations or restraints are not listed, so one would have to look to another guide or the internet for those. This book can get you started with your destinations, however.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

very handy, September 6, 2008

C. bronson - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic Driving Guide to America, Southwest (NG Driving Guides) (Paperback)

bought this book at a used book store just before our SW vacation.It came very handy in planning what sights to see before we went. It was also handy when we were driving around in the SW and came across an attraction,looked it up in the book and stopped.It even gives info on the history and other facts of the great SW.I was very happy to have it with us and I recommend it for your trip to the desert,especialy if you are from the NE like me.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful

disappointing, February 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: National Geographic Driving Guide to America, Southwest (NG Driving Guides) (Paperback)

Nice pictures but pretty lame as a guide book. Very little in the way of useful information. Go with Roadtrip USA's "California and the Southwest." A GREAT book.