Usa 101

by Mckechnie, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781426204579
• ISBN10: 1426204574
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-19
• Publisher: National Geographic

Summary

This entertaining travel guide celebrates 101 iconic and quintessentially American destinations, events, and festivals of all shapes and sizes. From the Little League World Series to the Grand Ole Opry, Mount Vernon to Mount Rushmore, polka festivals to monster truck rallies, USA 101 is a reverential yet lighthearted look at America in all its quirky diversity. Featuring:

Author Biography

Gary Mckechnie’s previous book, Great American Motorcycle Tours, won both a Lowell Thomas Silver Award for travel writing and a Gold Award in the Benjamin Franklin competition.

Table of Contents

Northeast
Clambake-Lobsterbake Cape Cod/Maine Coast	p. 2
Fall Foliage New England	p. 4
Colonial Boston Massachusetts	p. 6
Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts	p. 8
Plymouth Rock Massachusetts	p. 11
Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, Massachusetts	p. 14
Niagara Falls New York	p. 16
Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown, New York	p. 19
West Point West Point, New York	p. 21
Broadway New York, New York	p. 24
Empire State Building New York, New York	p. 26
Thanksgiving Day Parade New York, New York	p. 29
Times Square New Year's Eve New York, New York	p. 32
Statue of Liberty New York, New York	p. 34
Mid-Atlantic
Hershey Pennsylvania	p. 40
Amish Country Lancaster County, Pennsylvania	p. 42
Little League World Series Williamsport, Pennsylvania	p. 45
Gettysburg Pennsylvania	p. 48
Groundhog Day Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania	p. 50
Valley Forge Pennsylvania	p. 53
Washington Crossing Pennsylvania	p. 56
Colonial Philadelphia Pennsylvania	p. 59
Army-Navy Football Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	p. 62
Washington, D.C.	p. 64
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia	p. 67
Mount Vernon Virginia	p. 70
Colonial Williamsburg Virginia	p. 72
Appalachian Trail Appalachian Mountains	p. 75
Southeast
Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky	p. 80
Bluegrass Music Kentucky and Across America	p. 82
Kitty Hawk North Carolina	p. 85
Mount Airy (Mayberry) North Carolina	p. 88
Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee/North Carolina	p. 91
Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina	p. 94
Grand Ole Opry Nashville, Tennessee	p. 97
Tent Revivals Tennessee and Across the American South	p. 100
Graceland Memphis, Tennessee	p. 102
Mississippi Delta Northwest Mississippi	p. 105
Mardi Gras New Orleans, Louisiana	p. 107
Rock City Lookout Mountain, Georgia	p. 110
Kennedy Space Center Titusville, Florida	p. 112
Black Gospel Orlando, Florida, and Across America	p. 115
Miami Beach Florida	p. 117
Key West Florida	p. 120
Midwest
Soap Box Derby Akron, Ohio	p. 126
Polka Dancing Cleveland, Ohio, and Across America	p. 128
Greenfield Village Dearborn, Michigan	p. 131
Harley-Davidson Milwaukee, Wisconsin	p. 133
Oshkosh Airshow Oshkosh, Wisconsin	p. 136
Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota	p. 138
Truck Stops Walcott, lowa, and Across America	p. 141
Indianapolis 500 Indiana	p. 144
Gateway Arch St. Louis, Missouri	p. 146
Anheuser-Busch Factory St. Louis, Missouri	p. 149
Branson Missouri	p. 151
Hannibal Missouri	p. 154
Mississippi Riverboats Minnesota to Louisiana	p. 157
Great Plains
Lewis And Clark Trail Great Plains-Pacific Northwest	p. 162
Mount Rushmore Keystone, South Dakota	p. 165
Rodeos Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Across America	p. 167
Dude Ranch American West	p. 171
Yellowstone Wyoming	p. 173
Little Bighorn Crow Agency, Montana	p. 176
Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas	p. 179
State Fairs Dallas, Texas, and Across America	p. 181
The Alamo San Antonio, Texas	p. 184
Rocky Mountain West
Aspen Colorado	p. 188
Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salt Lake City, Utah	p. 190
Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah	p. 192
Indian Powwows Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Across America	p. 195
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico	p. 198
Tombstone Arizona	p. 201
Grand Canyon Arizona	p. 204
Las Vegas Nevada	p. 207
Miss America Las Vegas, Nevada	p. 209
Pacific Coast, Hawaii, & Alaska
Space Needle Seattle, Washington	p. 214
Cable Cars San Francisco, California	p. 216
Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California	p. 219
Napa Valley California	p. 222
Yosemite California	p. 225
Death Valley California	p. 227
Rose Bowl Pasadena, California	p. 230
Disneyland Anaheim, California	p. 232
Beverly Hills California	p. 235
Academy Awards Hollywood, California	p. 237
Pearl Harbor Oahu, Hawaiian Islands	p. 240
Surfing Hawaii, California, and Along America's Coasts	p. 243
Luaus Hawaiian Islands	p. 246
Bald Eagles Alaska, Florida, and Minnesota	p. 249
The Iditarod Alaska	p. 252
Across America
Barbershop Quartets	p. 256
Cross-Country Road Trips	p. 259
Drive-in Theaters	p. 261
Lumberjack Contests	p. 264
Monster Truck Rallies	p. 267
Naturalization Ceremonies	p. 269
Pie-Baking contests	p. 272
Quilting Bees	p. 275
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus	p. 277
Square Dancing	p. 279
Train Journeys	p. 282
Lodging And Dining	p. 285
Honorable Mentions	p. 327
Acknowledgments	p. 329
Index	p. 331
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