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robinsbooks's review
4.0
I love reading about US oddities and this was a lot of fun. I especially liked the section about a little known area in California called ZZYZX.
Whenever we travel I-15 from Southern CA to Nevada we pass an exit called ZZYZX (pronounced "zeye-zix") Road and I've always wondered at the origin of the name. My curiosity was further piqued by Michael Connelly's using this area as his murder location in THE NARROWS. Turns out the little town was the dream of a health guru (with wacky cures, natch) who created a desination spa, which was disbanded in the early 70s when he started selling land that wasn't his.
Another fun book in this series is "Weird Oregon: Your Travel Guide to Oregon's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets", also with fun and interesting facts about our state.
Whenever we travel I-15 from Southern CA to Nevada we pass an exit called ZZYZX (pronounced "zeye-zix") Road and I've always wondered at the origin of the name. My curiosity was further piqued by Michael Connelly's using this area as his murder location in THE NARROWS. Turns out the little town was the dream of a health guru (with wacky cures, natch) who created a desination spa, which was disbanded in the early 70s when he started selling land that wasn't his.
Another fun book in this series is "Weird Oregon: Your Travel Guide to Oregon's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets", also with fun and interesting facts about our state.
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