San Antonio College Library

A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses around you.

A guidebook to U.S. cities and towns which have named themselves as the "capital" of their local specialty, such as "watermelon capital," "farm toy capital," and "pinball capital."

American Heritage guide to Historic Houses of America of Open to the Public. Listed alphabetically by state and city.

To celebrate America's amazing national parks, Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel publisher, takes you on an informative and gorgeous tour of all 59 parks with our lavishly finished hardcover gift guide packed with detailed itineraries and practical tips on what to do and see in each park to get you started planning your next adventure. America's national parks are full of timeless marvels that still rejuvenate the soul: the world's largest...

A collection of memorabilia, anecdotes, and recipes collected from eating establishments along the legendary Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles.

This illustrated book will take you on a guided tour of 300 landmarks uniquely related to African-American history and culture. Text and photographs being the black experience to life. A few examples include the Chappie James Aerospace Center, Frederick Douglass House, Sojourner Truth grave, Kentucky Derby Museum, Preservation Hall, Boston Massacre Memorial, the Motown Museum. These and other monuments, museums, houses, plaques, and birthplaces described...

Contains over 500 memorable passages from the Federal Writers' travel guides project fifty years ago.