Start with high-confidence roadside attractions books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
Travels With Charley in Search of America
John Steinbeck
North Coast 500
Rachel Laidler
Super-scenic Motorway
Anne Mitchell Whisnant
Arizona's Scenic Roads and Hikes
Roger Naylor
50 States, 5,000 Ideas
National Geographic, National Geographic Society
100 Drives, 5,000 Ideas
National Geographic, Joe Yogerst
Drives of a Lifetime 2nd Edition
Out in the World
Amy B. Scher, Mark Jason Williams
Missouri Off the Beaten Path®
Patti DeLano
The Best Hits on Route 66
Amy Bizzarri
Hawaii Off the Beaten Path®
Sean Pager
Great Genesee Road
Richard Figiel
The Best Hits on the Blues Highway
Ultimate RV Guide to the Northeast
Keith Guise
The Longest Line on the Map
Eric Rutkow
52 Weekends in the Pacific Northwest
Kara Patajo
Are We There Yet?
Stacy McAnulty
Lonely Planet Best Road Trips New England 6 6th Ed.
Ray Bartlett, Isabel Albiston