It's a traveler's life list, a guide, an inspiration, a memory book. Open it to check out where you've been, and where you should go next. What to see and what to do and what to show the kids. Where to eat and where to stay. And how to change your life.
Covering the U.S.A. and Canada like never before, here are 1,000 spectacular, compelling, essential, offbeat, utterly unforgettable places. Pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Corn Palace, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways, Chez Panisse and the country's best taco, lush gardens and Holden Arboretum, mountain biking on the Maah Daah Hey trail, historic mansions, vineyards, hot springs, the Talladega Superspeedway, classic ballparks, and more. Includes more than 150 places of special interest to families, and, for every entry, the nuts and bolts of how and when to visit.
It's the phenomenon: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die has 2.2 million copies in print and has spent 144 weeks and counting on The New York Times bestseller list.
Now, shipping in time for the tens of millions of travelers heading out for summer trips, comes 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die. 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. Take a barbecue tour of Kansas City—from Arthur Bryant's to Gates to B.B.'s Lawnside to Danny Edward's to LC's to Snead's. There's the ice hotel in Quebec, the Great Stalacpipe Organ in Virginia, cowboy poetry readings, what to do in Louisville after the Derby's over, and for every city, dozens of unexpected suggestions and essential destinations.
The book is organized by region, and subject-specific indices in the back sort the book by interest—wilderness, great dining, best beaches, world-class museums, sports and adventures, road trips, and more. There's also an index that breaks out the best destinations for families with children. Following each entry is the nuts and bolts: addresses, websites, phone numbers, costs, best times to visit.
Introduction:
Rediscovering my Own Backyard
A Few Nuts and Bolts
Part 1: The United States
New England:
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Mid-Atlantic:
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia
The Southeast:
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Mississippi Valley:
Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
The Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Great Plains:
Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming
Four Corners and the Southwest:
Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
West Coast:
California, Oregon, Washington
Alaska and Hawaii:
Alaska, Hawaii
Part 2: Canada
Eastern Canada:
New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
Western Canada:
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, The Yukon
Indexes:
Active Travel and Adventure
Culinary Experiences
First-Rate Hotels, Resorts and Spas
For the Culturally Minded
Glorious Nature
Great Golf
Lovely Beaches and Getaway Islands
Scenic Drives, Train Trips and Cruises
Sports Fans, Take Note
Take the Kids
Windows on the Past
Patricia Schultz is the author of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and Executive Producer of the Travel Channel’s reality show of the same name. Based in New York City, she’s also written for Condé Nast Traveler, Islands, and Harper’s Bazaar.
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Distributor: Workman Publishing Company
Publication Date: 06-07-2007
Pages: 1200
Measurements: 7.50in X 5.20in X 1.69in X 2.25lb
