Road Trips
Over the years our editors drove thousands of miles on America's byways seeking out the Best of the Road®. Those notable attractions, shops and places to eat offering something special: friendly smiles, award winning pies, breathtaking views, etc. This is our collection of Rand McNally's best road trips that must be traveled at least once in a lifetime.
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TheatreTown Chicago
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Sure, you can go to the big Chicago theaters in the Loop and see the latest Broadway touring productions. Wicked, Jersey Boys, Phantom of the Opera and the like will always play the Oriental Theater Chicago, Cadillac Palace, Auditorium and other major downtown venues. But this is Chicago -- arguably the most vibrant theater town...
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The Explorers' River Trail
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Follow in the steps of Lewis and Clark, bordering the river route they forged 200 years ago. From Missouri to Kansas and up to Nebraska and Iowa, the journey slips from riverside to small-town America and even past a few urban sights. Travelers can sample jazz and country music jams, hike or bike riverside trails, and trace th...
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The Great River Road
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Threading north along a 25-mile portion of the Great River between Dubuque, IA and Saint Paul, MN the drive connects one charming river town to another. Identified by a road sign symbolic of a pilot's wheel, the winding route offers many opportunities to experience the heritage left by early settlers, to watch the sun melt int...
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That Car of Yours Built a Lot of House
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Okay, maybe not your car. Yours may well have been made in Japan or Germany or in some exotic foreign land like...Tennessee. But your mother's car or your grandfather's car...chances are awfully good that those cars -- those being driven in the 1920s, '30s, '40s and '50s -- were made in and around Detroit. Millions of automobile...
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Surrealistic Iowa Scenery
Last Updated Sep 13, 2011
Some travelers might say the middlemost state is pretty unremarkable, average, and humdrum -- which is to say, all the more splendid as a backdrop for the unexpected. Those looking for something a little different than praises of pioneers and plowshares will find a few unlikely attractions in the state's southeastern section. Am...
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