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ALL-AMERICAN VACATIONS
ALL-AMERICAN VACATIONS is a travel guide that provides destination information for a wide variety of U.S. land & sea vacations. Although it is not a travel agency, it can be a valuable tool for anybody planning to travel within the United States.
Vacation venues vary from state to state and may inculde:
ADVENTURE: Most notably survival schools, white water rafting, rock climbing, hiking, hot air ballooning, hang gliding, sky diving, and bungee jumping.
AMERICAN HERITAGE: Most notably in Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
AQUARIUMS: Most notably in California, New York, Florida, New Jersey, Texas, Connecticut, and Maryland.
AUTO SHOWS: New, classic, and hot rod.
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS: Most notably in Los Angeles and New York City. Shows include the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Grammy Awards, and the MTV Video & Movie Awards.
BEACHES: East Coast (Maine to Florida), West Coast (California to Washington), Great Lakes (New York to Minnesota), Gulf Coast (Florida to Texas), and Hawaii.
CAMPING
CIRCUSES: Most notably the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Baily Circus.
CITIES: New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Seattle, Nashville, Denver, and St. Louis.
CONCERTS
CONVENTIONS: Most notably in Las Vegas.
CRUISES: From: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle. To: Alaska, Hawaii, Mississippi River ports, Great Lakes ports, and the Pacific Northwest.
DESERTS: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.
DUDE RANCHES: Mostly in the Western states.
GAMBLING: Most notably in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno, Laughlin, Indian Reservations, and on Mississippi River Boats.
FALL FOLIAGE: Most notably in the Northeast.
FISHING
FILM FESTIVALS: Most notably in California and New York.
GHOST TOWNS: Most notably in Western states. Famous towns include Tombstone, AZ; Virginia City, NV; Bodie, CA; Coloma, CA; Deadwood, SD; Lead, SD; Oatman, AZ; Leadville, CO; and Juliette, GA.
GOLF: Most notably in Arizona, California, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Hawaii.
HOLIDAYS: Most notably St. Patrick's Day, Memorial Day Weekend, July 4th, Labor Day Weekend, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years.
HUNTING
ISLANDS: Hawaii, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Catalina, Long Island, the Outer Banks, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Bloc Island, South Padre Island, San Juan, and Thousand Islands.
LAKES: Great Lakes, Finger Lakes, Lake Tahoe, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Lake Shasta, Lake Ponchetrain, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Crater Lake, and Great Salt Lake.
LANDMAKRS: Most notably Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel, the Empire State Building, Kennedy Space Center, Pentagon, the Corn Palace, the Gateway Arch, the Alamo, and the Space Needle.
MONUMENTS: Most notably in Washington DC. Famous monuments include the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty, the Vietnam Veterens Memorial, the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial), Mt. Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial.
MOUNTAINS: The Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Adirondacks, Alaska Range, Catskills, Poconos, Blue Ridge, Great Smokey, Ozarks, White Mountains, and Green Mountains. Famous mountains include Pike's Peak, Mt. Rainier, Mt. McKinley, Mt. Washington, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. Shasta, Sandia Peak, Lookout Mountain, and Haleakala Volcano.
MUSEUMS: Most notably in New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco.
NATIONAL PARKS: Most notably Yellowstone, Yosemite, Death Valley, Grand Teton, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Volcanoes, Glacier, Arches, Badlands, Everglades.
NATURAL WONDERS: Most notably the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, giant Redwoods, Crater Lake, Craters of the Moon National Monument, the Painted Desert, Devil's Tower National Monument, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Carlsbad Caverns, Mammoth Cave, Mt. St. Helens, the Petrified Forest.
PARADES: Most notably the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, NY and the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, CA.
RESORTS: Most notably Palm Springs, CA; Scottsdale, AZ; Santa Fe, NM; Aspen, CO; Vail, CO; Cape Cod, MA; the Jersey Shore; Myrtle Beach, SC; Miami Beach, FL; Newport, RI; the Hamptons, NY; Waikiki, Hawaii; Key West, Florida; South Padre Island, TX; Rehobeth Beach, DE; and Ocean City, MD.
ROAD TRIPS: The best way to experience America is by car. The most notabe routes include Route 66, Pacific Coast Highway, US Route 1, Lincoln Highway, and Blue Ridge Parkway.
SHOPPING: Most notably in New York, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston.
SKIING and SNOWBOARDING: Most notably in Colorado, Utah, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania
SPAS: Most notably in the Northeast and the Southwest.
SPORTING EVENTS: Most notably the Superbowl, World Series, Kentucky Derby, Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500, and US Open (Tennis & Golf).
STATE FAIRS: Coast to coast (especially Iowa) during late Summer.
SURFING: Most notably in California and Hawaii
THEME PARKS: Most notably Disneyland, Disney World, Six Flags, Busch Gardens, Universal, Paramount, Kings, Knott's, Wet 'n Wild, Cedar Point, Hershey Park, Dorney Park, Coney Island.
TRAILS: Most notably the Appalachian Trail, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, and Pony Express National Historic Trail.
ZOOS (and WILD ANIMAL PARKS): Most notably in California, New York, Florida, Washington DC, Texas, and Ohio.
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