The Lonely Planet, long respected in the travel industry, is launching a new series of guidebooks next month called “Trips.” And one of them includes Route 66 as an itinerary, according to the Associated Press.
The first six titles in the series are “California,” “Pacific Northwest,” “Arizona, New Mexico & the Grand Canyon,” “New York, Washington DC & the Mid-Atlantic,” “The Carolinas, Georgia & the South,” and “New England.”
Each $20 paperback offers 50 to 68 itineraries and more than 1,000 places to see, organized by themes like “Food & Drink,” “Outdoors,” “History & Culture,” “Offbeat” and “City.”
The books also outline trips by season, trips that can be done any time of year, “iconic” trips, day trips from cities, and classic routes. Routes outlined in the Arizona and New Mexico guide include Route 66, the “Turquoise Trail” between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, a 105-mile trip between Truth or Consequences and Silver City, N.M.
The “Arizona, New Mexico and the Grand Canyon” book can be ordered here. It’s $19.99, and is expected to be in stock on March 10.