Lonely Planet's New Orleans is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the city has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Indulge in delicious Creole cuisine, catch a jazz show and embrace the hedonism of Mardi Gras; all with your trusted travel companion.

This alternative bucket list takes some of the world's best-known sights, experiences and destinations - everything from over-visited national parks to crowded museums - and reveals more than 100 fascinating alternatives. The world is full of incredible sights, but for every well-trodden wonder there is an equally impressive alternative off the tourist trail. Discover your next exciting adventure-- before everyone gets there first. Each one- or two-page...

"Lulu and her cousin Rocky are visiting the city of Detroit, the Motor City! There are so many fun things to see and do, like visiting Campus Martius to make sandcastles, eating cherries at the Eastern Market, riding the carousel at the Riverfront, and seeing the works of Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institiue of Arts." -- book jacket flap

Onely Planet's Washington, DC, our most comprehensive guide to Washington, DC, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Includes up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak.

You may have heard that Minnesota's ten thousand lakes are the hoofprints of Paul Bunyan's ox, Babe. "Don't you believe it!" writes Richard Ojakangas, author of the newly released Roadside Geology of Minnesota. Though the lakes, which formed at the end of the most recent ice age, may be Minnesota's most famous features, the glaciated countryside disguises a much longer history of volcanoes and plate collisions-not surprising when you learn that Minnesota...

Explore the landscapes and places that inspired great novels! Each of the 25 essays in the book briefly introduces you to the location, the era, and the history behind the story. Accompanied by a color drawing of the location, these destinations become characters in their own rights, rising up from behind the scenes to take center stage. -- adapted from introduction

"Take an active role in your grandchild's life. Show him the best of Minnesota. Teacher her the valuable lessons you've learned throughout the years"--Cover p. [4].