Roadside America (12 books)

Books related to American roadside culture, particularly during the "classic" era of the mid-century American road trip: tourist attractions, motels, diners, ice cream stands, drive-ins, neon signs, architecture, design, and anything else related to the classic American roadside experience.

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1	The New Roadside America: The Modern Traveler's Guide to the Wild and Wonderful World of America's Tourist Attractions by Mike Wilkins 4.01 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	American Gods: Tenth Anniversary (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 988,133 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside by Ryann Ford 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Last Kids on Earth and the Skeleton Road (The Last Kids on Earth #6) by Max Brallier (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 2,101 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Roadside America: Architectural Relics from a Vanishing Past by John Margolies (Photographer) 3.95 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Roadside America by Jack Barth 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Gas, Food, and Lodging: A Postcard Odyssey, Through the Great American Roadside by John Baeder 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Remembering Roadside America: Preserving the Recent Past as Landscape and Place by John A. Jakle 3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	American Autopia: An Intellectual History of the American Roadside at Midcentury by Gabrielle Esperdy 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form by Robert Venturi 4.01 avg rating — 2,571 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture by Alan Hess 4.01 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Populuxe: The Look and Life of America in the '50s and '60s, from Tailfins and TV Dinners to Barbie Dolls and Fallout Shelters by Thomas Hine 4.18 avg rating — 230 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars