1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die

1201 Pages·2016·96.74 MB·English

by  Patricia Schultz

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T
he whole object of travel
is not to set foot on foreign land;
it is at last to set foot on
one’s own country as a foreign land.
—GilBert K. chesterton
In loving memory
of the two finest parents of all time,
Leonard and Mary Schultz
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C k N o w l e D g m e N t s
One thousand thank-yous
is not enough.
I
t’s impossible to overstate my gratitude to Workman Publishing
for the opportunity to create a companion travel book that I hoped
would match the spirit and breadth of the first 1,000 Places to See
Before You Die, and then to let me update it when confronted with the
countless changes that occur on a daily organized Workman Publishing family
basis. always saw the big picture. While I
At the helm of the veritable village was off roaming the continent, hunting
it took to create this 1,200-plus-page down 1,000 destinations, they were back
tome was the late Peter Workman, wise home making sense of my scribblings,
and ever infallible: How did he know whipping them into the handsome book
that a book whose title touched upon you now hold in your hands.
dying would galvanize so many people This cast of disparate characters
to get off the couch and live? I am and talents shared the Herculean task
honored that Peter believed I was up of making this book happen on time—
to the challenge and coaxed another with a tweak, nudge, polish, hone,
list of a thousand favorites out of me. query, and edit along the way. Front and
I am happy that he recognized that center I must thank my editor Margot
our own great country and its northern Herrera, who gives new meaning to the
neighbor and their countless beauties expression “sunny disposition” and
deserve the same attention previously whose unflappable nature worked as
showered upon the globe. the glue that kept this project together.
Only a writer will understand that Cut from the same cloth is her assis-
he or she is but the smallest of pieces tant extra ordinaire, Evan Griffith, who
in a far larger and more complex jigsaw managed to convince me that he lived
puzzle. The well-oiled and creatively to make my life easier.
Paul Hanson’s design sensibility, tion and learning and inherent sense
first applied to the original edition, was of perfection and pride is something
kept fresh and exciting in this sibling I aspire to.
book, expertly assisted by his colleague Profound thanks to my sister,
Orlando Adiao. Other in dispensable team Rosalyn Vross, for putting up with me
members include Barbara Peragine and for all these years; to her husband,
Genevieve Crane, who so ably typeset Ed, my go-to guy for military history,
the book; Claire McKean, keeper of the Alaska info, and all things field-and-
schedule; production editor Kim Daly, stream–related; and to their children,
who dotted all i’s and crossed all t’s; photo Star, Corey and Brittany, who are my
researcher Michael Dimascio, who pored children too and who, I hope, have
over oceans of images in order to make vicariously enjoyed coming along for
the right match; and production super- the ride. And to my Aunt Dorothy and
visor Doug Wolff, who oversaw the book’s my late Aunt Kitty, whom I aspire to be
printing. like when I grow up.
Workman’s editor-in-chief, Suzie And at the end of the day, it is
Bolotin, has been unwavering in her the quiet support of my friends that
support, most appreciated during those allows me to tolerate the eight-day
bumpy patches and moments of short- weeks and deadline-fueled weekends,
lived despair. Pat Upton and Jenny who patiently listen when I bemoan
Mandel, in licensing and special sales, how much I miss my life, and are
and the publicity and marketing team unsurprisingly packed and ready to go
of Selina Meere, Jessica Weiner, and when I come up for air and mention
Lauren Southard are determined that the need for a travel fix. Teddy Sitter
this new edition will enjoy much of the is confirmation that there is nothing
recognition of its predecessor. in life so precious as an old friend,
I am profoundly grateful to two and shares with me every vicissitude
fellow travelers who were indispens- brought on by my life and work, its
able in the book’s completion: Anitra successes and wealth of blessings.
Brown, placed next to me by fate on I’d like to give a special shout-out
the inaugural sailing of the Queen to Elizabeth Ragagli, who encour-
Mary 2 many years ago, who became a ages me to do un-Patricia-like things
fast and famous friend of indefatigable such as snowshoeing in Jackson Hole
assistance in making many of these when I am more inclined to check out
chapters happen, and Bill McCrae, the great indoors (“Does this hotel
the quintessential travel authority of have a spa?”), and to Anita Flannery,
a dying breed, whose love for explora- who plays Thelma to my Louise (or
perhaps it’s the other way around) Christmas tree lights and lost luggage.
during jaunts through the breath- Nick Stringas laughs at lost luggage,
taking canyons of Utah and downtown wrong turns, and canceled flights—
Manhattan. always with a smile the size of
Maya Angelou once said you can Montana—reminding me that there’s
judge people by how they handle tangled no such thing as a bad trip.
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INTRODUCTION • x
RediscoveRing My own BackyaRd x
a Few nuts and Bolts xiv
THE UNITED STATES • 1
new england 3
connecticut 5 • Maine 20 • Massachusetts 38 •
new haMpshire 69 • rhode island 81 • VerMont 91
Mid-atlantic 111
Delaware 113 • Maryland 117 •
new JerseY 129 • new york 140 • pennsylVania 206 •
Virginia 233 • washington, d.c. 256 • west Virginia 273
the southeast 287
alabaMa 289 • Florida 301 • georgia 329 •
north carolina 355 • south carolina 376
Mississippi valley 389
arKansas 391 • kentucky 402 • louisiana 419 •
Mississippi 435 • Missouri 446 • tennessee 462
the Midwest 481
illinois 483 • indiana 503 • iowa 514 • Michigan 523 •
Minnesota 545 • ohio 558 • wisconsin 572
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gReat plains 589
iDaho 591 • kansas 608 • Montana 612 •
neBrasKa 630 • north dakota 637 • oklahoMa 644 •
south DaKota 652 • wyoMing 660
FouR coRneRs and the southwest 679
arizona 681 • colorado 702 • neVada 724 •
new Mexico 734 • texas 755 • utah 787
west coast 803
california 805 • oregon 864 • washington 884
alaska and hawaii 907
alasKa 909 • hawaii 927
CANADA • 971
easteRn canada 973
new BrunswicK 975 •
newfounDlanD anD laBraDor 979 •
noVa scotia 985 • nunaVut 993 • ontario 994 •
Prince eDwarD islanD 1008 • Quebec 1011
westeRn canada 1023
alBerta 1025 • british coluMbia 1036 •
Manitoba 1064 • northwest territories 1067 •
sasKatchewan 1068 • the yukon 1071
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INDEXES • 1073
special indexes 1073
actiVe traVel and adVenture 1074 •
culinary experiences 1082 •
first-rate hotels, resorts, anD sPas 1085 •
For the culturally Minded 1091 •
Glorious nature 1100 •
Great Golf 1106 •
loVely beaches and getaway islands 1108 •
scenic driVes, train trips, and cruises 1109 •
sPorts fans, taKe note 1111 •
taKe the KiDs 1112 •
winDows on the Past 1114
geneRal index 1119