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Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America
by Melissa Jones
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Capital Books (2005-02)
ISBN: 1931868859
EAN: 9781931868853
Dewy Decimal #: 973
Paperback: 150 pages
SKU: N0595
Condition: Very Good
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Melissa Jones traveled around the country to find the places that give America its personality – the largest, smallest, longest, shortest, and wackiest sites in America and compiled these sites in the quirky travel guide "Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, and Wackiest Sites in America." The nation’s sunniest spot, oldest baseball stadium, largest hairball, biggest snowman — the list of American superlatives is long, and Melissa has found many of them. "Superlatives USA" provides a wealth of information and humorous stories about the sites and the curators who watch over them for more than 100 of America’s superlatives like: the biggest T-Rex skeleton in Chicago and the largest door in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The book is organized by state, making it easy to pinpoint locations on a drive, like seeing the country’s smallest church on your way to Disneyland. Also included are photos, directions to the sites, and information on fees and hours. "Superlatives USA" is a great travel guide for family summer road trips, student road trips, and for anyone who wants a fun, out-of-the-ordinary vacation. Other sites in the book include:
- Largest Collection of Giant Peanuts
- Largest Meteor Impact Crater
- Most Active Volcano
- Oldest Continually Operating State House
- Longest Candy Counter
- Deepest Lake
- Oldest Still-Operating Drive-In Theater
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Customer Reviews
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A welcome guide to the zaniest of destinations
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-09-04
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Melissa L. Jones' Superlatives USA: The Largest, Smallest, Longest, Shortest, And Wackiest Sites In America (1931868859, $16.95) is a travel book of another type: a survey of odder destinations organized in a state-by-state arrangement for easy consultation. From the biggest ball of paint to the longest porch and the world's largest giant rocking chair, Superlatives USA will make a welcome guide to the zaniest of destinations - and will make them easy to find, giving not just descriptions and black and white photos, but directions.
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Fun, Unique, and Weird!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-03-04
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
"Superlatives USA" is one of the most fun travel guides I have ever used. The book covers the entire country and shows readers where all of the biggest, smallest, largest, windiest, oldest, etc. places in America are. If you're trying to have a vacation that is non-stereotypical, "Superlatives USA" is the book for you. My husband and I used it on our honeymoon road trip, and we both know we will use it for future family vacations. The book took us back to our college road trip days.
Use "Superlatives USA" and have a lot of fun.
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