Smithsonian Guide to Historic America - 12 volume set

If you plan to travel extensively in the United States (or wish you could), this beautifully-illustrated set of books points you to multiple historic treasures of each region—some famous, many less so—that might not make it into your hotel lobby's guidebook pamphlets. Though they have dated information about hours, fees, and contact information, these are still remarkable books, expertly researched and full of detail and depth.

This set contains 12 books:

1. Virginia and the Capital Region
2. The Carolinas and The Appalachian States
3. Northern New England
4. Southern New England
5. The Desert States
6. Rocky Mountain States
7. Texas and The Arkansas River Valley
8. The Mid-Atlantic States
9. The Pacific States
10. The Deep South
11. The Plains States
12. The Great Lakes States.