Spring Weekend Getaways
Thinking about getting away for a weekend trip this spring? Let the Library help make that trip unforgettable!
Travel Books
Deciding on where to go is half the battle. These travel books will help find the best destination and amazing experiences.
50 Hikes in the Ozarks by Johnny Molloy
From the publisher: Witness the natural majesty of the Ozarks with this complete and thorough guide to America’s most expansive and beautiful mountain ranges. Seasoned hiking expert Johnny Molloy maps out the best trails in the region, one for every level of hiker. Hikes include: Fort Smith State Park, Morgan Mountain, Spring Creek and Moccasin Spring Buffalo Wilderness.
Off the Eaten Path: Second Helpings by Morgan Murphy
The author takes you on the ultimate road trip and into some of the South's most tucked-away diners, drive-ins and dives with food critic and travel writer Morgan Murphy as he cruises the roads less traveled in 16 Southern states. More than a cookbook, Second Helpings charts the best Southern foods at off-road diners, roadside food stands, and independently owned restaurants from Texas and Appalachia to the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, gathering up a bellyful of recipes, laughs, and Southern lore along the way.
Tourist Trains Guidebook by Randy Rehberg
This book takes you to 520 fascinating train rides, museums, trolleys, dinner trains, and historic depots across the United States and Canada.
The Big Divide: A Travel Guide to Historic & Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region by Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart
Guidebook for Civil War and other historic sites in Kansas and Missouri
Audio Books
Make the travel time fly by with these past bestseller audiobooks for all ages.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Narrated by the author. Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Narrated by Betty Harris. Set in a society that has reverted to the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. Offred, the handmaid whose job is surrogate mother to the sterile marriage of an elderly leader, longs to escape.
Hillbilly Elegy: A memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Narrated by the author. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
Narrated by George Newbern. A curmudgeon hides a terrible personal loss beneath a cranky and short-tempered exterior while clashing with new neighbors, a boisterous family whose chattiness and habits lead to unexpected friendship.
Music CDs
Take a break with the audiobooks and add a travel soundtrack with classic rock hits.
The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
Southern Accents by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Forty Licks by The Rolling Stones
The library has hundreds of other materials for every member of the family. Don’t forget to checkout Overdrive, Hoopla and the TumbleBook library for downloadable e-books, music, comics, and movies. Now, get out there and explore!
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