Travel reading

Last week I took my niece and nephew to the Swan Boats for the first time, and then we HAD to read Make Way for Ducklings because it takes place there.  It got me thinking that I love to read about places I visit.  I just read a great book called Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richardson Jacobson.  It is about a boy who wakes up at a campground in Maine and discovers his mom has left him there, and he has to figure out how to get back to Boston without letting the police find him.  I knew exactly where the campground was, as it was based on a real place, and loved following this action story through a place I know well.  My favorite part of the book takes place in an L.L. Bean store, where the main character uses the store's supplies to help him get back home.

As much as I like reading books set in places I know or places I am going to visit.  I also like to read about places before I go on vacation.  This year I'm planning to visit Arizona and Utah in August, and I've been reading all about these places.  I've been reading lots of nonfiction about this area to help me know what I want to see when I get there, and I'm looking for some fiction books set in this area.

Do you have any books that you like because of WHERE they happen? 
And thanks to the kids who wrote last week to tell me about their favorite series--looks like I will HAVE TO read a 39 Clues book this summer to see what you are all excited about!