Book description
Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Blue-Ridge Parkway Road Trips, featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the destinations you'll visit along the way. Cross a mile-high suspension bridge for a parkway panorama at Grandfather Mountain, enjoy indie shops and microbreweries in downtown Asheville, and hike to spectacular views from 90ft Linville Falls - all with your trusted travel companion, all with your trusted travel companion. Jump in the car, turn up the tunes, and hit the road! Inside Lonely Planet's Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trips:Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after2020's COVID-19 outbreakLavish color and gorgeous photography throughoutItineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored routes for your needs and interestsGet around easily - easy-to-read, full-color route maps, detailed directionsInsider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roadsEssential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, pricesHonest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks missUseful features - including Stretch Your Legs,Detours, Link Your Trip Covers Virginia, North Carolina, Shenandoah National Park, Lexington, Asheville, Cherokee, Brevard, Bryson City, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Charlotte and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trips is perfect for exploring the Blue Ridge Parkway in the classic American way - by road trip! Planning a Blue Ridge Parkway trip sans a car? Lonely Planet's USA guide, our most comprehensive guide to the USA, is perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems. There's More in Store for You:For more road-tripping ideas, check out Lonely Planet's Best Trips guides to New England, California and Florida or Road Trips guides to the Pacific Coast Highway and Civil War Trails. Also, check out Lonely Planet'sBest Trips guides to France, Italy and Great Britain or Road Trips guides to Normandy and the D-Day Beaches and Galway and the West of Ireland. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience