Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
611
Embassy Canberra,
Moonah Place, Yar-
ralumla, ACT 2600 (
&
02/6214-5600
)
or by checking the U.S. Diplomatic
Mission's website at
http://usembassy-
australia.state.gov/consular
.
British
subjects can obtain up-to-date
visa information by calling the
U.S.
Embassy Visa Information Line
(
&
0891/
200-290
) or by visiting the “Visas to the
U.S.” section of the American Embassy
London's website at
www.usembassy.org.
uk
.
Irish
citizens can obtain up-to-date visa
information through the
Embassy of the
USA Dublin,
42 Elgin Rd., Dublin 4,
Ireland (
&
353/1-668-8777
), or by
checking the “Visas to the U.S.” section of
the website at
http://dublin.usembassy.
gov
.
Citizens of
New Zealand
can obtain
up-to-date visa information by contacting
the
U.S. Embassy New Zealand,
29 Fit-
zherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington
(
&
644/472-2068
), or get the informa-
tion directly from the website at
http://
wellington.usembassy.gov
.
VISITOR INFORMATION
For infor-
mation on Arizona, contact the
Arizona
Office of Tourism Visitor Center,
125 N.
Second St., Phoenix, AZ 85004 (
&
866/
275-5816;
www.arizonaguide.com). For
suggested driving tours along Arizona's
scenic roads, also check out the Arizona
Office of Tourism's website,
www.arizona
scenicroads.com
. The Visitors Informa-
tion Center for the
New Mexico
Department of Tourism
is at 491 Old
Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501
(
&
800/545-2070
or 505/827-7400;
www.newmexico.org).
For Colorado, contact the
Colorado
Tourism Office,
1625 Broadway, Denver,
CO 80202 (
&
800/COLORADO
[265-
6723]; www.colorado.com), for a free
copy of the official state vacation guide,
which includes a state map and describes
attractions, activities, and lodgings through-
out Colorado. Another good source for
Colorado information is the website of the
Denver Post,
the state's major daily news-
paper (www.denverpost.com). For infor-
mation on Utah as well as an official state
map, contact the
Utah Office of Tourism,
Council Hall/300 N. State St., Salt Lake
City, UT 84114 (
&
800/200-1160
or
801/538-1030; www.utah.com).
For information about Las Vegas, con-
tact the
Las Vegas Convention and Visi-
tors Authority,
3150 Paradise Rd., Las
Vegas, NV 89109 (
&
877/VISIT-LV
[847-4858] or 702/892-0711; www.visit
lasvegas.com). Another excellent informa-
tion source is the
Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce,
3720 Howard Hughes Pkwy.,
No. 100, Las Vegas, NV 89109 (
&
702/
735-1616;
www.lvchamber.com). Request
the
Visitor's Guide,
which contains exten-
sive information about accommodations,
attractions, excursions, children's activi-
ties, and more. The staff can answer all
your Las Vegas questions, including those
about weddings and divorces.
Addresses, telephone numbers, and
Internet addresses for convention and visi-
tors bureaus and chambers of commerce
appear in the appropriate chapters in this
book. Members of
AAA
can get a map and
guidebook covering Arizona and New
Mexico. You can also request the club's free
Southwestern CampBook,
which includes
campgrounds in Arizona, Utah, Colorado,
and New Mexico.
Some regional
websites
that might be
of help include the following:
• www.desertusa.com
• http://phoenix.about.com
• http://gosw.about.com/od/southwest
miscelaneous/a/blogs.htm
• www.santafe.com
• www.taosplaza.com
• www.southernnewmexico.com
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