1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die
1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die

Author: Patricia Schultz

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 1201

ISBN-13: 0761189718

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Covering the U.S.A. and Canada like never before, and for the first time with full-color photographs, here are 1,000 compelling, essential, offbeat, utterly unforgettable places. Pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Just for Laughs festival, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways, the Oyster Bar and the country’s best taco, lush gardens and coastal treks at Point Reyes, rafting the Upper Gauley (if you dare). Plus resorts, vineyards, hot springs, classic ballparks, the Talladega Speedway, and more. Includes new attractions, like Miami’s Pérez Art Museum and Manhattan’s High Line, plus more than 150 places of special interest to families. And, for every entry, what you need to know about how and when to visit. “Patricia Schultz unearths the hidden gems in our North American backyard. Don’t even think about packing your bag and sightseeing without it.” —New York Daily News

1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die, updated ed.
1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die, updated ed.

Author: Patricia Schultz

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2011-03-11

Total Pages: 1202

ISBN-13: 0761165371

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The 1,000 Places to See books are pleasurable, inspiring, wondrous, a best-selling phenomenon and, yes, practical: Announcing the updated edition of 1,000 Places to See in the USA & Canada Before You Die, The New York Times No. 1 bestseller. Because USA & Canada is not only a wish book but also a guide, this information, including phone numbers, Web addresses, and more, is now completely revised and updated. For travel season, for long summer weekends, for whenever the mood strikes to pack up the car and set out to discover a new piece of America (and Canada!), 1,000 Places to See in the USA & Canada is a map to all the unique and wonderful places just around the corner: Sail the Maine Windjammers out of Camden. Explore the gold-mining trails in Alaska’s Denali wilderness. Collect exotic shells on the beaches of Captiva. Play tennis the way it was meant to be—on grass—at the lavish Victorian Newport Casino. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas City—Arthur Bryant’s to Gates to Snead’s. There’s the ice hotel in Quebec, the stalacpipe organ in Virginia, out-of-the-way Civil War battlefields, dude ranches and cowboy poetry readings, and what to do in Louisville after the Derby’s over. More than 150 places are highlighted as family-friendly, and indices in the back organize the book by subject—wilderness, dining, beaches, world-class museums, sports, festivals, and more.

American Festivals
American Festivals

Author: Donald Vaughan

Publisher: Publications International

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9781450821674

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Amazing Festivals presents more than 200 of North America's longest running, most popular, and quirkiest festivals. The 320-page hardcover book uses colorful photography and informative text to showcase festivals that celebrate cultures from all over the globe, music from every genre, art of every style, foods, holidays, and just about everything imaginable. All 50 states in the United States are represented.