Category: USA
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST Located south of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in the southwest corner of the state, Nanta-hala is the largest of North Carolina’s four National Forests. It’s …
In New York City you can call 936-1212 for the weather forecast, 936-1616 for the time and 755-4100 for free cultural events. TELEVISION and RADIO. You’ll almost certainly have …
TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES. The following addresses may be useful: New York Convention and Visitors Bureau, main office: 2 Columbus Circle, is a non-profit organization subsidized by the city’s hotels …
If you haven’t seen Harlem, you haven’t seen New York, proclaim real lovers of the town. Tourists who want to see the city’s underside for themselves should follow certain …
The museums alone make New York one of the world’s great cultural capitals. At last count, there were almost 50. Visiting just a few of them could easily fill …
Unless there has been a recent heavy rainfall, these shallows can usually be crossed without getting too wet. Three miles into the hike the trail forks and the hiker …
Trail Highlights The Mission Creek Trail begins at the site of a holding dam built to catch logs and other debris eroded from the creek’s banks. The steep banks …
The New Republic After a series of battles around New York, their last stronghold, the English finally gave up in 1783, recognizing the independence of the American colonies. Washington …