DK Eyewitness Southwest USA and National Parks

by D.K. Publishing

The Southwest USA is a state of unmissable national parks, cities and sights.

Whether you want to unleash your inner cowboy on the ranches, take in the truly spectacular sight of the Grand Canyon or test your luck in Las Vegas, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that the Southwest USA and National Parks has to offer.

Distinguished by its red sandstone mesas, cactus-studded deserts and towering rock arches, the Southwest USA's dramatic landscape evokes frontier legends. As rich in history and culture as natural beauty, the region's cities offer endless opportunities to experience the state's multicultural heritage.

Our newly updated guide brings the Southwest USA and National Parks to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights and advice, detailed information on all the must-see sights, inspiring photography and our trademark illustrations.

You'll

- our pick of the Southwest USA's must-sees, top experiences and hidden gems
- the best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay
- detailed maps and walks which make navigating the state easy
- easy-to-follow itineraries
- expert get ready, get around and stay safe
- color-coded chapters to every part of the Southwest USA, from the Grand Canyon and Northern Arizona to Phoenix and Southern Arizona, Southern Utah to the Four Corners
- our new lightweight format, so you can take it with you wherever you go

Travelling around the country? Try our DK Eyewitness USA.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[carl theaker · Rating 2 out of 5]

This guide provides a touch of information on a wide variety of locations so it would be most helpful if you were new to the area. There are a few restaurants and hotels suggested, but not a list for each town or even area, so just a kind of highlights reel. It’s a good overview introduction, but not that useful for in depth planning of a trip.

[Diana Lebeaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a useful starting place for my family as we plan a trip to the southwest next spring. Although I would like more detail about specific locations (cities, specific parks, must see things) and specific pointers around ages and ability levels, I will say that the more broad info this book provided works well as a first read on the region.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Amazing color photos. Includes a pull-out map. Lots of info-graphics. maps and lovely photos but not a lot of information. For example the city of St George, the main gateway city to the big National Park's has only one entry.

[Mskychick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick overview of things to do in the Southwest with superficial and limited treatment of items.
Nothing new or unusual that I found.
I do like the general Southwest overview at the beginning of the book.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Typical DK book- fun to look at glossy pictures and read captions and headings for quick overview of areas.

[Robin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lots of racist text regarding native peoples

[Richard Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

After the Moon travel books this is a great travel book to plan a trip. I especially enjoy the pictures.

[Morris Yen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite a packed book...a lot of information
Good selection of pictures, as always

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had the 2021 version and it is so well laid out and summarized for anyone traveling to the area. Buy this book.

[Kim Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provided the inspiration for our vacation. Very informative. Plan to take it on our trip. Worth giving up the space in my luggage.

[Anice Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great pictures and nice information

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great travel book series.

[Shreyas]

Close dive into parks in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas. Good for planning out drives and trips through the Southwest.

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This guide book was helpful in giving me an idea of what was out there and what areas I would like to stop and see. It was not good for the smaller things to see. The what else is there stuff. But it was very good to get me to define the vacation and the time I would spend at each location. Other guide books will take over from there.

[LA Gibson · Rating 3 out of 5]

2022 Book #31

DK Eyewitness Southwest USA and National Parks Travel Guide (2019)
⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)

A quick overview of the main sights and NPs in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, & Utah. Includes small maps, history, and photos. Research for the upcoming trip - there's something about holding a guidebook in my hands that I love.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice photos but not enough detail to help you plan a trip.

[Maria Rosales · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good look through when looking for future looking spots to hangout.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

We checked this book out because we know this series has great photos. For our trip, it turned out to be less useful though than our lonely planet books, because of the lack of detail.