RV Vacations For Dummies (eBook)

Christopher Hodapp and Alice Von Kannon are a husband-and-wife writing team that has spent of much their lives traveling and living in RVs. They are the authors of the bestselling RVs & Campers For Dummies. Christopher is also author of Freemasons For Dummies.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started on RV Vacations 7

Chapter 1: All the Best Reasons to Take an RV Vacation 9

Chapter 2: Deciding Where and When to Go 23

Chapter 3: Managing Your Money 39

Chapter 4: Eating on the Road 55

Chapter 5: Finding Campgrounds and Boondocking 79

Part 2: Exploring the East 107

Chapter 6: The Coast of Maine: Lobster Land 109

Chapter 7: Western New York: Cooperstown to Niagara Falls 131

Chapter 8: The Blue Ridge Mountains: Skyline Drive and Blue Ridge Parkway 153

Part 3: Seeing Sights in the South 177

Chapter 9: The Gulf Coast: Tallahassee to New Orleans 179

Chapter 10: The Natchez Trace: Natchez to Nashville 207

Part 4: Meandering through Mid-America 231

Chapter 11: The Heart of Ohio: A Circle around Circleville 233

Chapter 12: The Ozarks and Branson: Hot Springs to Springfield 259

Part 5: Wandering the Wild West 283

Chapter 13: Montana and Wyoming: Tracking Buffalo Bill 285

Chapter 14: New Mexico: Billy the Kid Meets E.T 315

Chapter 15: California's Central Coast: Malibu to Monterey 345

Chapter 16: Route 66: OK to L.A 375

Chapter 17: The Oregon Coast: California to Washington 403

Part 6: The Part of Tens 433

Chapter 18: Ten Cool Factory Tours 435

Chapter 19: Ten Zany Museums 443

Index 453