Lonely Planet New England's Best Trips

Lonely Planet Best Trips Guide

by Benedict Walker, Isabel Albiston, Amy C. Balfour

Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet’s New England’s Best Trips. This trusted travel companion features 31 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Explore the marvellous Cape Cod, climb the soaring mountains of Vermont and wind down the back roads of Maine. Get to New England, rent a car, and hit the road!   Inside Lonely Planet’s New England’s Best Trips : Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak Lavish color and gorgeous photography throughout Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored trips for your needs and interests Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directions Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs, Detours, Link Your Trip  Covers Massachusetts, Boston, Connecticut & Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and more   The Perfect Lonely Planet New England’s Best Trips is perfect for exploring New England via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.   Planning a New England trip sans a car? Lonely Planet’s New England , our most comprehensive guide to New England, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems.   About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.    'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times   'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Road Trip

352 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Kitty]

ma vbla olen ainus inimene maailmas, kes enne iga reisi Lonely Planeti vastava reisijuhi kaanest kaaneni läbi loeb (ja reisi ajal enamasti jupikaupa teist korda veel). aga kuidas ma muidu isegi teaks, kui kauaks minna? või kas üldse? rääkimata siis neist detailidest, et mis aastajal võiks minna ja mida täpselt teha ja vaadata. (need osad, et kus süüa ja magada, ma jätan põhiosas vahele, aga neid viimasel ajal enam väga ei panda ka sinna raamatutesse, internet on ju olemas.)

igatahes Uus-Inglismaale tasub selle raamatu põhjal minna ja pigem kauemaks ja eelistatavalt sügisel (värvilised lehed! kõrvitsafestivalid! siider!) ja umbes nii mul see plaanis ongi. nii piltide kui jutu põhjal tundub, et suur osa sellest näeb välja nagu see osa Kanadat, kus ma juba käinud olen ja kus mulle väga meeldis (suht loogiline, sest see ongi kohe seal kõrval) ja ülejäänu on... "Gilmore Girlsi" mäletate? vot täiega Stars Hollow väikeste vahepõigetega Yale'i ülikoolilinnakusse :)

ja olen alati natuke imestanud, miks seda kanti Uus-Inglismaaks kutsutakse, aga kohanimesid vaadates pole siin enam mingit küsimust, päris meelelahutuslik on iga küla või linna puhul peas paika panna, kuskohas sama nimega koht vanal Inglismaal asub. ja siis vahepeal on jälle sellised nimed nagu Mooselookmeguntic Lake või Cockaponset State Forest.

[Lisa - (Aussie Girl)]

Great ideas for "Leaf Peepers" - hopefully I will get there in 2018.

[Shallowreader VaVeros]

This book loses 1 star due to my inability to travel overseas at this point of my life. Armchair travel has its drawbacks.

[Jeannine]

Lonely Planet books are excellent. I am a native New Englander and since this year won't support much travel I'm doing lots of local travel. This has some great drives. I have done some of them in the past and did some over the last few weeks and will do more. I borrowed from the library and I'll either take it out again of purchase a copy.

[Michele]

I picked up this book looking for honeymoon ideas, but ended up with inspiration for many, many trips! Thankful to live in a part of the country with such beauty and variety. :)

[Elizabeth Bean]

Found some great tips and ideas for our 3-week road trip through New England this summer.

[Sandi]

Great travel guide for finding and planning any of 31 road trips named best in New England by Lonely Planet travel writers...highly recommended!

[Kate]

As a travel advisor, this book was instrumental in planning my own road-trip across New England! This guidebook includes multiple maps for reference, recommended stays and dining options, different itineraries, and eye-catching and easy-to-read graphics.

It is evident when reading this guide book that the author took extra care with planning out routes that would best suit a mass-market of travelers from cider trips in Vermont, winery crawls in Rhode Island & Connecticut, and the Woodland Heritage Trail in New Hampshire. This guide book has it all for New England road trips and is a worthy investment.

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[Janet]

I loved this Lonely Planet title and yes it did cover a very wide area as in all of New England, but it did so by detailing thirty two driving trips in the six states. However, the info was concisely presented, suggesting trips of various day lengths, and varied sites and experiences. I focused on Vermont and plan to use this guide for a Vermont road trip. I loved all of the references to authors and literary places that were included. Will be seeking out more Lonely Planet titles.

[Jennifer]

This is not a New England Guide book per se but really about the feel of the road trips (as the title says). If you have been to New England it is rather basic, and if you want details about the towns you go to it is also rather basic. BUT if you want to plan some road trips and want a certain type for example: coastal New England, or Ivy league Tour etc. it is great.

[Katharine]

LOVE the many mini-trip suggestions (i.e., the Ivy League tour) with a suggested number of days in addition to things to see and do along the way. Easy and interesting to read; more than an encyclopedic-type format. Could use a few more hotel and restaurant suggestions--only reason I did not give it 5 stars.

[Rhonda]

Read some, not all. Has good plans just not ready to go there so I'll read it again when I am.

[Missy]

Lonely Planet never disappoints.

[Sara]

Great for generating ideas, but you'll need several state-specific guidebooks to supplement your trips!

[SilverReader]

Great set up. An over view of places to go with long and short durations. By State.