Texas Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places

Off the Beaten Path

by June Naylor

From Sweetwater's annual Rattlesnake Roundup and Marfa's mysterious Ghost Lights to Moscow's Dinosaur Gardens and the Gulf Coast's whooping crane tours, Texas offers travelers a breadth of out-of-the-way attractions and events that liven up a week's vacation, a day trip, or an afternoon.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, Research

320 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1971

Reviews

[Melissa Bond]

Having been born and raised in Texas, I have taken dozens of road trips off the 'beaten path', and this book reveals more the popular well known attractions, rather than the less commonly known jewels this big state has to offer. It reads more like a narrative version of a AAA state guide, missing many of the gems I have found over my lifetime that are truly 'off the beaten path'. Rodriquez ended up being 'off the mark' with this guide.

[Kerry Pickens]

I expected from the title for this book to provide information about places to visit that are not well known. Everything in the book is pretty much common in any tour guide book of Texas, so I am not sure how this off the beaten path or unique.

[Valerie]

Another great reference for places to go, things to do & see in Texas!

[Libby]

Fairly well written but didn't capture much of the off-beaten paths as I was expecting. Descriptive language started strong, but I grew oh so weary of everything described as "bucolic." You can sometimes see the author's biases to the quaint and cutesy, e.g. strong description for kitschy country furniture in hotels, but weak in other areas and descriptions - bit like she was running out of steam in some places and struggling to find other words besides "bucolic."

I'd say it's a good read as a complimentary addition to another travel book; particularly if you are looking for very specific regions to travel. May not be obvious with this review, but really it wasn't a bad read.

[Andre_842561]

I love this Book because it is VERY Informative. It goes in very in depth into Places that People would normally pass up. I love this kind of stuff It tells a Little bit of every town that You might drive through when ever you go travailing. If you like Travailing a learning while you are driving, than this is your book.

[QuesterMark]

I think the cover and chapter photos are clipart. Nonetheless, we plan trips with this book and we haul this book around with us when we take road trips.

[Ellen]

Very clearly written and pretty accurate. We used it to play tourists in the state in which we were born.