This is a good, clear map which is easy to read. The vinyl cover is a definite plus. It helps keep the map clean and notes can be tucked inside it.

Rand McNally is a consistantly good road atlas. The 2006 issue was very helpful in planning my recent trip. It doesn't replace the on-line maps or city atlases that show every street, turn, and such, but when you run into a temporary interstate closure, it answers the question of what is my best option now.

Ever since my first trip to NYC in 1989, I have relied on having a -no more than 2-3 years old- copy of Rand McNally in our rented car.
Visiting USA and/or Canada every,2-3 years, as a tourist, it has proven invaluable.
My wife and I like to get out on our own.
Relying on information from the local people we meet. It be family, friends or the waitress at the local diner.
That way we've had many pleasant and -often- unexpected experiences.
I'm pretty good at finding my way around. And with this map to guide me, I've not yet been totally lost. It be, driving along the vast north-eastern highway-system, or out on the small British Coloumbian backroads.
I recommend this for everyone planning a trip to America. Buy it at home. And use it for planning -and dreaming. Besides the maps there's also a lot of useful information regarding general traffic rules. Invaluable stuff to a foreigner used to european traffic.

I have been a loyal user of Rand-McNally Road Atlases for more than 20 years. They are light-weight, sturdy, well designed, comprehensive, (and most importantly),they have great maps that are ACCURATE and UP TO DATE!

The 2006 edition is no different, except that it comes with a strong vinyl cover (which also doubles as a handy file pouch for brochures, receipts, tickets,etc.) and a newly formatted index of cities, counties and states, with up-to-date population estimates, and easily understood indices.

The choice of lavender and purple highlights and overtones for the index can make reading the small font sizes a little tricky (especially if you suffer from "old eyes", as I do). But this is a trivial complaint; by and large, the 2006 Rand-McNally Road Atlas is the best deal you will find. If you buy it, you won't be sorry.

Roger Surbaugh

I recently took a trip from Las Vegas up the Pacific Coast highway to Seattle and back through Portland, Boise, and Salt Lake. This Atlas allowed me to navigate very easily through all of the states including some areas I had previously mapped out but had to change routes because of winter storms and such. Traveling from Seattle towards Spokane the I90 was closed because of an avalanche at the snoqualmie pass so I needed to head further south to make my way East. Anyway I originally had planned to travel down near Mt. Ranier and through a couple mountain passes. The Atlas clearly marked that certain passes were closed during winter which saved me a bunch of driving time rather than having to find out the hard way myself.

This Atlas is a must have for anyone driving through the US. It will easily allow you to map routes as well as alternate routes which I used different color highlighters to show on the various pages. The Atlas includes a double page of the entire US so you can get a feel of the major Interstates and then drill down into the state pages to obtain more detail about your routes. Another great feature is that the larger states have numerous pages dedicated to them so a bunch of roads are not all crammed together on one page.

The plastic cover is a great feature as well and saved the Atlas from getting ruined from snow along the way.