Lonely Planet USA

by Campbell, Jeff; Bendure, Glenda

• ISBN13: 9781740597371
• ISBN10: 1740597370
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Divided into four regional sections, this easy-to-navigate handbook includes Hawaii and Alaska and features user-friendly maps with grid locators and full cross-referencing from text. Special sections are titled USA Outdoors, Sports, and Food and Drink. Full color.

Table of Contents

The Authors	18	(6)
Getting Started	24	(4)
Itineraries	28	(1)
Snapshot	28	(13)
History	41	(14)
The Culture	55	(12)
Arts	67	(21)
Environment	88	(13)
USA Outdoors	101	(8)
Food & Drink	109	(10)
The East	119	(250)
New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania	120	(98)
History	121	(3)
Geography & Climate	124	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	124	(1)
Information	124	(1)
Getting There & Away	124	(1)
New York State	125	(56)
New York City	126	(42)
Long Island	168	(3)
Hudson Valley & The Catskills	171	(2)
Albany	173	(1)
Around Albany	174	(1)
The Adirondacks	175	(1)
Thousand Islands Region	176	(1)
Finger Lakes Region	176	(1)
Western New York	177	(4)
New Jersey	181	(5)
Northern New Jersey	182	(1)
Central New Jersey	183	(1)
Jersey Shore	183	(1)
South Jersey	184	(2)
Pennsylvania	186	(32)
Philadelphia	187	(15)
Around Philadelphia	202	(1)
Pennsylvania Dutch Country	203	(1)
South Central Pennsylvania	204	(1)
Pittsburgh	205	(11)
Around Pittsburgh	216	(1)
Northern Pennsylvania	216	(2)
New England	218	(80)
History	219	(3)
Geography & Climate	222	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	222	(1)
Information	222	(1)
Getting There & Around	222	(1)
Massachusetts	223	(33)
Boston	224	(16)
Around Boston	240	(1)
Cape Cod	241	(8)
Martha's Vineyard	249	(3)
Nantucket	252	(1)
Central Massachusetts	253	(2)
The Berkshires	255	(1)
Rhode Island	256	(6)
Providence	257	(2)
Newport	259	(3)
Connecticut	262	(6)
Hartford	263	(2)
Lower Connecticut River Valley	265	(1)
Connecticut Coast	265	(2)
Litchfield Hills	267	(1)
Vermont	268	(9)
Southern Vermont	268	(5)
Central Vermont	273	(1)
Northern Vermont	274	(3)
New Hampshire	277	(9)
Portsmouth	278	(1)
Manchester	279	(1)
Concord & Around	280	(1)
Lake Winnipesaukee	280	(1)
White Mountains	281	(4)
Hanover	285	(1)
Maine	286	(12)
Southern Maine Coast	286	(3)
Portland	289	(2)
Central Maine Coast	291	(3)
Acadia National Park	294	(1)
Bar Harbor	295	(1)
Downeast Maine	296	(1)
Interior Maine	296	(2)
Washington, DC & the Capital Region	298	(71)
History	299	(3)
Geography & Climate	302	(1)
National & State Parks	302	(1)
Information	302	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	302	(1)
Getting There & Away	302	(1)
Getting Around	303	(1)
Washington, DC	303	(19)
Maryland	322	(16)
Baltimore	323	(10)
Annapolis	333	(2)
Eastern Shore	335	(2)
Western Maryland	337	(1)
Delaware	338	(4)
Delaware Seashore	339	(2)
Northern & Central Delaware	341	(1)
Virginia	342	(23)
Northern Virginia	343	(2)
Richmond	345	(7)
Around Richmond	352	(1)
Historic Triangle	352	(3)
Hampton Roads	355	(2)
Coastal Virginia	357	(1)
The Piedmont	358	(2)
Shenandoah Valley	360	(3)
Blue Ridge Highlands & Southwest	363	(2)
West Virginia	365	(4)
Eastern Panhandle	366	(1)
Monongahela National Forest	367	(1)
Southern West Virginia	368	(1)
The South	369	(192)
The South	370	(121)
History	371	(3)
Geography & Climate	374	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	375	(1)
Information	375	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	375	(1)
Getting There & Around	376	(1)
Georgia	376	(22)
Atlanta	378	(11)
Savannah	389	(6)
Around Savannah	395	(1)
Brunswick & the Golden Isles	395	(1)
Central Georgia	396	(1)
North Georgia	397	(1)
Alabama	398	(5)
Birmingham	399	(1)
Around Birmingham	400	(1)
Montgomery	401	(1)
Selma	402	(1)
Mobile	402	(1)
Mississippi	403	(8)
Tupelo	404	(1)
Oxford	404	(1)
Mississippi Delta	405	(5)
Gulf Coast	410	(1)
Louisiana	411	(21)
New Orleans	412	(14)
Around New Orleans	426	(2)
Cajun Country	428	(3)
Cane River Country	431	(1)
Northern Louisiana	432	(1)
Arkansas	432	(5)
Little Rock	433	(2)
Arkansas River Valley	435	(1)
Hot Springs	435	(1)
Around Hot Springs	436	(1)
Ozark Mountains	436	(1)
Tennessee	437	(20)
Memphis	438	(9)
Nashville	447	(7)
Around Nashville	454	(1)
Eastern Tennessee	455	(2)
Kentucky	457	(7)
Louisville	458	(2)
Bluegrass Country	460	(3)
Central Kentucky	463	(1)
North Carolina	464	(12)
Charlotte	464	(2)
North Carolina Coast	466	(4)
North Carolina Mountains	470	(3)
Research Triangle	473	(3)
South Carolina	476	(15)
Charleston	477	(8)
Around Charleston	485	(1)
South Coast	486	(1)
North Coast	486	(1)
Myrtle Beach	487	(2)
Columbia	489	(1)
Around Columbia	490	(1)
Florida	491	(70)
History	492	(1)
Geography & Climate	492	(1)
National & State Parks	493	(1)
Information	493	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	493	(1)
Getting There & Around	493	(3)
South Florida	496	(28)
Miami & Miami Beach	496	(12)
The Everglades	508	(3)
Around the Everglades	511	(1)
Florida Keys	512	(9)
Fort Lauderdale	521	(2)
Palm Beach & Around	523	(1)
East Coast	524	(9)
Space Coast	524	(3)
Daytona Beach	527	(2)
St Augustine	529	(2)
Jacksonville	531	(1)
Amelia Island	532	(1)
West Coast	533	(5)
Fort Myers & Around	533	(1)
Sarasota	534	(1)
St Petersburg	535	(1)
Tampa	536	(2)
Central Florida	538	(18)
Orlando & Around	538	(15)
Walt Disney World	553	(3)
The Panhandle	556	(5)
Tallahassee	556	(1)
Panama City Beach	557	(2)
Pensacola	559	(2)
Central USA	561	(206)
Great Lakes	562	(99)
History	563	(2)
Geography & Climate	565	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	565	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	566	(1)
Getting There & Around	566	(1)
Illinois	567	(31)
Chicago	567	(27)
Around Chicago	594	(1)
Northern Illinois	595	(1)
Central Illinois	596	(2)
Southern Illinois	598	(1)
Indiana	598	(7)
Indianapolis	599	(3)
Around Indianapolis	602	(1)
Southern Indiana	603	(1)
Northern Indiana	604	(1)
Ohio	605	(16)
Cleveland	606	(5)
Erie Lakeshore & Islands	611	(1)
Amish Country	612	(1)
Columbus	613	(1)
Southeastern Ohio	614	(1)
Dayton & Yellow Springs	615	(1)
Cincinnati	616	(5)
Michigan	621	(15)
Detroit	621	(7)
Around Detroit	628	(1)
Heartland	629	(1)
Lake Michigan Shore	630	(2)
Straits Of Mackinac	632	(2)
Upper Peninsula	634	(2)
Wisconsin	636	(9)
Milwaukee	636	(4)
Southern Wisconsin	640	(3)
Eastern Wisconsin	643	(1)
Northern Wisconsin	644	(1)
Minnesota	645	(16)
Minneapolis-St Paul	646	(10)
Southeastern Minnesota	656	(1)
Northeastern Minnesota	656	(4)
North-central Minnesota	660	(1)
Great Plains	661	(55)
History	664	(1)
Geography & Climate	664	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	664	(1)
Getting There & Around	665	(1)
Missouri	665	(15)
St Louis	666	(7)
River Towns	673	(1)
Central Missouri	674	(1)
Ozark Mountains	675	(1)
Kansas City	676	(4)
Around Kansas City	680	(1)
Iowa	680	(5)
Des Moines	681	(1)
Around Des Moines	682	(1)
Along I-80	683	(1)
Along US 20	684	(1)
North Dakota	685	(3)
Along I-94	686	(2)
Along US 2	688	(1)
South Dakota	688	(10)
Sioux Falls	689	(1)
Along I-90	690	(2)
Black Hills	692	(6)
Nebraska	698	(4)
Omaha	699	(1)
Lincoln	700	(1)
Along I-80	700	(1)
Along US 26 (Oregon Trail)	701	(1)
Along US 20	701	(1)
Kansas	702	(5)
Wichita	702	(2)
Along I-70	704	(2)
Along US 50 & US 56	706	(1)
Oklahoma	707	(9)
Oklahoma City	709	(2)
Around Oklahoma City	711	(1)
Western Oklahoma	711	(2)
Route 66 - Oklahoma City to Tulsa	713	(1)
Tulsa	713	(1)
Green Country	714	(2)
Texas	716	(51)
History	717	(1)
Geography & Climate	717	(3)
National & State Parks	720	(1)
Information	720	(1)
Getting There & Away	720	(1)
Getting Around	721	(1)
South-Central Texas	721	(14)
Austin	721	(7)
Around Austin	728	(1)
Hill Country	728	(2)
San Antonio	730	(5)
Houston	735	(9)
Around Houston	743	(1)
Southern Gulf Coast	744	(1)
Rockport	744	(1)
Corpus Christi	745	(1)
Padre Island National Seashore	745	(1)
South Padre Island	745	(1)
Dallas-Fort Worth	745	(12)
Dallas	746	(7)
Around Dallas	753	(1)
Fort Worts	754	(3)
Panhandle Plains	757	(3)
Amarillo	757	(2)
Lubbock	759	(1)
West Texas	760	(7)
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	760	(1)
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site	760	(1)
El Paso	761	(2)
Big Bend	763	(4)
The West	767	(373)
California	768	(100)
History	769	(3)
Geography & Climate	772	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	772	(1)
Information	772	(1)
Getting There & Around	772	(1)
Los Angeles	773	(22)
Around Los Angeles	795	(1)
Southern California Coast	795	(12)
Orange County	795	(1)
San Diego	796	(11)
Around San Diego	807	(1)
California Deserts	807	(6)
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park	807	(1)
Palm Springs	808	(2)
Joshua Tree National Park	810	(1)
Mojave National Preserve	810	(1)
Death Valley National Park	811	(2)
Central Coast	813	(9)
Ventura & the Channel Islands	813	(1)
Santa Barbara	813	(2)
Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo	815	(1)
San Luis Obispo	815	(1)
Morro Bay To Hearst Castle	816	(1)
Big Sur	817	(1)
Carmel & Around	818	(1)
Monterey & Around	818	(3)
Santa Cruz	821	(1)
San Francisco & The Bay Area	822	(25)
San Francisco	822	(20)
Marin County	842	(2)
Oakland	844	(1)
Berkeley	845	(1)
Peninsula & South Bay	845	(1)
San Jose	846	(1)
Northern California	847	(13)
Wine Country	847	(2)
North Coast	849	(5)
Sacramento	854	(1)
Gold Country	855	(3)
Northern Mountains	858	(2)
Sierra Nevada	860	(8)
Lake Tahoe	860	(2)
Yosemite National Park	862	(2)
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks	864	(2)
Eastern Sierra	866	(2)
Southwest	868	(92)
History	869	(1)
Geography & Climate	869	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	869	(3)
Information	872	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	872	(1)
Getting There & Around	872	(1)
Nevada	873	(14)
Las Vegas	874	(9)
Around Las Vegas	883	(1)
Western Nevada	884	(2)
Nevada Great Basin	886	(1)
Arizona	887	(28)
Phoenix	888	(8)
Central Arizona	896	(5)
Grand Canyon National Park	901	(4)
Northeastern Arizona	905	(3)
Western Arizona	908	(1)
Tucson	909	(4)
Around Tucson	913	(1)
West Of Tucson	914	(1)
South Of Tucson	914	(1)
Southeastern Corner	915	(1)
Utah	915	(20)
Salt Lake City	917	(6)
Around Salt Lake City	923	(1)
Wasatch Mountains & North	923	(3)
Northeastern Utah	926	(1)
Southeastern Utah	927	(4)
South-Central & Southwestern Utah	931	(4)
New Mexico	935	(25)
Albuquerque	936	(6)
Along 1-40	942	(1)
Santa Fe	943	(6)
Around Santa Fe	949	(2)
Taos	951	(2)
Northwestern New Mexico	953	(1)
Northeastern New Mexico	954	(1)
Southwestern New Mexico	955	(2)
Southeastern New Mexico	957	(3)
Rocky Mountains	960	(120)
History	961	(1)
Geography & Climate	961	(1)
National & State Parks	961	(3)
Information	964	(1)
Getting There & Around	964	(1)
Colorado	965	(33)
Denver	966	(6)
Around Denver	972	(1)
Front Range	972	(7)
Central Mountain Region	979	(11)
Southwestern Colorado	990	(8)
Wyoming	998	(13)
Cheyenne	998	(2)
Laramie	1000	(1)
Medicine Bow Mountains & Snowy Range	1001	(1)
Devils Tower National Monument	1001	(1)
Sheridan	1001	(1)
Bighorn Mountains	1002	(1)
Cody	1002	(1)
Lander & Around	1003	(1)
Yellowstone National Park	1004	(3)
Grand Teton National Park	1007	(2)
Jackson Hole	1009	(2)
Montana	1011	(11)
Bozeman	1012	(1)
Gallatin & Paradise Valleys	1013	(1)
Billings	1014	(1)
Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness	1014	(1)
Butte	1014	(1)
Helena	1015	(1)
Missoula	1016	(1)
Bitterroot Valley	1017	(1)
Flathead Lake	1018	(1)
Whitefish & Kalispell	1018	(2)
Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex	1020	(1)
Glacier National Park	1020	(2)
Idaho	1022	(7)
Boise	1023	(2)
Ketchum & Sun Valley	1025	(2)
Mccall	1027	(1)
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area	1027	(1)
Idaho Panhandle	1028	(1)
Pacific Northwest	1029	(5)
History	1030	(1)
Geography & Climate	1030	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	1031	(1)
Information	1031	(1)
Getting There & Away	1031	(3)
Getting Around	1034	(1)
Washington	1034	(23)
Seattle	1034	(13)
South Cascades	1047	(1)
Southeastern & Central Washington	1048	(2)
Olympia	1050	(1)
Tacoma	1050	(1)
Olympic Peninsula	1051	(2)
Northwest Washington	1053	(1)
San Juan Islands	1054	(1)
North Cascades	1055	(1)
Northeastern Washington	1056	(1)
Oregon	1057	(23)
Portland	1058	(12)
Southern Oregon	1070	(2)
Willamette Valley	1072	(2)
Central & Eastern Oregon	1074	(1)
Mount Hood	1075	(1)
Columbia River Gorge	1076	(1)
Oregon Coast	1077	(3)
Alaska	1080	(35)
History	1081	(1)
Geography & Climate	1081	(1)
Wildlife	1081	(3)
National, State & Regional Parks	1084	(1)
Information	1084	(1)
Dangers & Annoyances	1084	(1)
Activities	1085	(1)
Getting There & Around	1086	(1)
Southeast Alaska	1086	(10)
Ketchikan	1087	(1)
Around Ketchikan	1088	(1)
Prince Of Wales Island	1088	(1)
Wrangell	1088	(1)
Petersburg	1089	(1)
Sitka	1090	(1)
Secondary Ports	1091	(1)
Juneau	1091	(2)
Admiralty Island National Monument	1093	(1)
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve	1093	(1)
Haines	1094	(1)
Around Haines	1095	(1)
Skagway	1095	(1)
Southcentral Alaska	1096	(14)
Anchorage	1096	(7)
Around Anchorage	1103	(1)
Kenai Peninsula	1104	(2)
Prince William Sound	1106	(3)
Kodiak Island	1109	(1)
The Interior	1110	(4)
George Parks Hwy	1110	(2)
Fairbanks	1112	(2)
The Bush	1114	(1)
Hawali	1115	(25)
History	1118	(1)
Geography & Climate	1118	(1)
National, State & Regional Parks	1119	(1)
Language	1119	(1)
Information	1119	(1)
Getting There & Away	1119	(1)
Getting Around	1119	(1)
O'Ahu	1119	(9)
Honolulu & Waikiki	1120	(6)
Pearl Harbor	1126	(1)
Southeast O'ahu	1127	(1)
Windward Coast	1127	(1)
North Shore	1128	(1)
Hawai'i (The Big Island)	1128	(4)
Kailua	1129	(1)
South Kona Coast	1129	(1)
North Kona Coast	1130	(1)
North Kohala	1130	(1)
Saddle Rd	1130	(1)
Hamakua Coast	1130	(1)
Hilo	1131	(1)
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park	1131	(1)
Maui	1132	(4)
Lahaina & Ka'anapali	1133	(1)
Ma'alaea Bay	1134	(1)
Kihei	1134	(1)
Wailea & Makena	1135	(1)
Kahului & Wailuku	1135	(1)
Pa'ia	1135	(1)
Hana Highway	1135	(1)
Hana & Around	1135	(1)
Haleakala National Park	1136	(1)
Kaua'i	1136	(1)
Lihu'e	1136	(1)
Na Pali Coast & North Shore	1136	(1)
South Shore	1137	(1)
West Side	1137	(1)
Moloka'i	1137	(1)
Sights & Activities	1137	(1)
Sleeping & Eating	1138	(1)
Getting There & Away	1138	(1)
Lana'i	1138	(1)
Sleeping	1138	(1)
Eating	1138	(1)
Getting There & Away	1138	(1)
Other Islands	1139	(1)
Kaho'olawe	1139	(1)
Ni'ihau	1139	(1)
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands	1139	(1)
Directory	1140	(23)
Transportation	1163	(17)
Health	1180	(4)
Glossary	1184	(4)
Behind the Scenes	1188	(4)
World Time Zones	1192	(3)
Index	1195	(21)
Map Legand	1216