NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PUBLISHES UPDATED GUIDES TO AMERICA’S ROADS

WASHINGTON—Just in time for that summer road trip, National Geographic is publishing updated editions of its two best-selling driving guides: CROSSING AMERICA: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE INTERSTATES and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO SCENIC HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS.

CROSSING AMERICA: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO THE INTERSTATES, Third Edition, (National Geographic Books, ISBN: 0-7922-7473-3, March 2001, $25) makes interstate travel fun by highlighting the best cultural and scenic attractions within 15 minutes of the exits. Featuring up-to-date travel information and exciting attractions, the guide transforms even the most straightforward road trip into a rewarding, often educational, adventure.

Presenting the ins and outs of 30 major interstate highways, coast to coast and border to border, this portable guide describes more than 3,500 places to visit. Sites include historic towns and homes, battlefields, museums, monuments, national and state parks, scenic and recreational areas and much more.

Packed with 600 color photographs and 175 detailed maps, the book is concise, practical and easy to use and serves as an ideal travel planner and glove-compartment companion.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO SCENIC HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS, Second Edition, (National Geographic Books, ISBN: 0-7922-7468-7, March 2001, $25) highlights more than 200 driving adventures—from five to 500 miles long—that show the beauty and scenic diversity of all 50 states.

This practical and entertaining handbook, richly illustrated with 325 color photographs and 175 maps, features road-tested drives through every kind of landscape—from the intimacies of small towns, remote farms and quiet bays to the grand spectacles of mountains, rivers and dramatic coastal highways.

Compiled by a team of 14 veteran National Geographic Society writers, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO SCENIC HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS suggests a host of quick escapes, weekend getaways and alluring detours, describing the landscape, history, points of interest and plants and animals along the way. Included are color maps of the drives, complete directions, driving times and the visiting hours and admission fees for hundreds of local attractions.

From famous routes such as Virginia’s Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great River Road to lesser-known scenic treasures in Pennsylvania’s Dutch country, Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, the stunning diversity of the American landscape is beautifully displayed in this popular guide.

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March 2001