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The legendary Blues Highway has played a key role in the lives of countless musicians. Running from Nashville, Tennessee, to New Orleans, Louisiana, there's music around every bend. The greatest blues singers, rockers, and country wailers have all traveled this fateful road, U.S. Route 61. From the two-room home where the King was born to the original Heartbreak Hotel to the crossroads where Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the devil for fame, every stop has a story to tell. Inspiring, practical, and entertaining, this is the premier guide to all the off-the-radar stops along America's Blues Highway that you simply must not miss. Author Amy Bizzarri, road trip expert and author of the bestselling guide to the Mother Road, The Best Hits on Route 66, provides a comprehensive list of 100 unique stops that you'll want to take a moment to explore as you journey along the fascinating, 730-mile route from Nashville to New Orleans. Experience its world-famous music landmarks, tucked-away locations, and one-of-a-kind stops. Travel one section at a time, or plan an extended trip along the entire route.

Chicago. City of the Big Shoulders. What started off as a small fur-trading settlement is today a bustling metropolis. Once considered the "hog butcher of the world, stacker of wheat, player with railroads and the nation's freight handler", Chicago's colorful past remains hidden in the nooks and crannies of this wonderful windy city.Adventures await, from the glamorous to the gritty. Sip dirty martinis in an elegant, underground, 1920's bank vault. Paddle a kayak down the infamous Bubbly Creek of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. While away an afternoon in a salt cave, or smoke a classic cigar in the oldest family-run tobacco shop in the U.S. Snorkel a 32-acre, limestone sheet shoal, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the Midwest. Dine outdoors in a 23rd floor Beaux-Arts cupola overlooking the Chicago River. Whether you're an out-of-towner or a diehard Chicago dweller who thinks you've seen it all, these 111 hidden places are waiting for you to discover them.

Inspiring, practical and entertaining, this is the premier guide to all the off-the-radar stops along America's Mother Road that you simply must not miss. Author Amy Bizzarri, a Route 66 expert and enthusiast, provides a comprehensive checklist of 100 unique stops that you'll want to take a moment to explore as you journey along the highway's 2,500 miles. Specialized itineraries with themes such as the Gearhead's Guide to Route 66, Natural Wonders of Route 66, Supernatural 66 and more make it easier than ever to plan a road trip to remember.

Chicago – das Herz des Mittleren Westens – bietet sowohl seinen Bewohnern als auch den zahlreichen Touristen eine erstaunliche Vielfalt: die unzähligen Sandstrände des Lake Michigans, einen Fluss, der zum Kajak- und Bootfahren einlädt, Architektur zum Staunen, Sportmannschaften zum Anfeuern und die unterschiedlichen Viertel zum Erkunden. Musik ist der Herzschlag der Stadt: Jazz, Hip-Hop, R& B und Blues prägen Stadt und Menschen. Chicago ist eine Stadt der Erfindung, Innovation und Integration. Jede Ecke hat eine Geschichte zu erzählen. Lernen Sie 111 Orte und Geheimnisse kennen und entdecken Sie die Windy City wie nie zuvor.

The food that fuels Chicagoans needs to be hearty, portable, and inexpensive. The restaurants, bakeries, taverns and pushcarts cherished from one generation to the next offered iconic recipes that warmed us in the winter and refreshed us in the summer. Now Bizzarri examines the histories-- and shares the recipes-- of some of Chicago's homegrown culinary hits.