Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The north has Colonial and Revolutionary hot spots, while the mid-Atlantic and south hold
the majority of Civil War battlefields.
Independence National Historic Park
Highlights include the Liberty Bell and Independ-
ence Hall, where America's founders signed the Constitution. (
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Boston's Freedom Trail
Visit Paul Revere's home, an 18th-century graveyard and 14
other Revolutionary War sites along the 2.5-mile path. (
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Henry Ford Museum/Greenfield Village
It holds history's greatest hits: the bus Rosa
Parks sat in, the Wright Brothers' airplane workshop and more. (
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Washington, DC
See the sites where Lincoln was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr
gave his most famous speech and Nixon's presidency was undone. (
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Vicksburg
The Mississippi bluffs that General Grant besieged for 47 days are ground
zero for Civil War enthusiasts. (
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Nightlife
New Orleans
Go beyond Bourbon St into the neighborhoods where Sazerac swirls in
glasses and jazz, Dixieland and zydeco spill from clubs. (
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New York City
As Sinatra sang, it's the city that doesn't sleep, with bars and clubs
throughout town staying open til 4am nightly. (
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Athens, Georgia
The compact little college town boasts a mighty music scene that
launched the B-52s and REM. (
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Minneapolis
Everyone's in a band here, and there are bars and banged-up clubs aplenty
to let them plug into. (
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Memphis
Party on Beale St, a round-the-clock fiesta of bars, to-go beer counters and
live, fret-bending blues. (
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Offbeat America
Foamhenge
A magnificent homage to Styrofoam, this Stonehenge redux is done to scale
and is appropriately tranquil around sunset. (
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NashTrash Tours
Nashville's tall-haired 'Jugg Sisters' take visitors on a deliciously tacky
journey through the city's spicier side. (
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Spam Museum
Try your hand at canning the sweet pork magic in Austin, Minnesota, the
blue-tinned meat's revered birthplace. (
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Key West Cemetery
Wander the gothic labyrinth full of colorful epitaphs, such as 'I told
you I was sick.' (
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