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Featured Cities & Regions USA - Accommodation, Sightseeing Tours Alaska - Alaska is the great northern wilderness frontier of the USA. It covers a vast area extending from the rainforests of the Pacific coast to the tundra well beyond the artic circle and along a broad archipelago of volcanic isles. The forests and streams abound with fish and wildlife including the fascinating but dangerous Kodiak bears. Glaciers and snow-capped peaks provide lots of spectacular scenery. Most of Alaska is inaccessible except via small "bush pilot" air taxis or by canoe and hiking. This is a popular destination for hunters, fishermen, photographers and wilderness explorers.
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Anaheim - Centrally located within Southern California, Anaheim is the regional hub for economic
activity in Orange County and fast becoming a world-class business center. The City is known worldwide as a center for entertainment, tourism and convention activities. This translates into a prestigious, high profile international address that balances business and residential growth.
Baltimore - Lured by cheap rents and warehouse spaces, artists and photographers have flocked there to claim the city as their own. Once rough neighborhoods like Hampden and Highlandtown have been taken over in recent years by studios, galleries and performance spaces. Crab joints and sports bars now share the cobblestone streets with fancy cafes and tapas restaurants. But against this backdrop, there are still the beehive hairdos and wacky museums that give so-called Charm City its nickname.
Cleveland - 8 km east of downtown Cleveland is University Circle, a concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Severance Hall, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Western Reserve Historical Society. Cleveland is also home to the I. M. Pei-designed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown.
Colorado Springs - Think of the city of Colorado Springs as a smaller, friendlier version of Denver, 60 miles to the north. Situated at the eastern edge of the Rockies, the city features mountain vistas, including postcard views of iconic Pikes Peak. It's an outdoorsy sorta place, especially beloved by bikers and hikers. In the past few years, the Springs, as it's known locally, has been judged the best place to live by both Money and Outside magazines.
Kissimmee - The Orlando area brims with lakes, rivers, nature preserves, and also camping areas. The wonderful weather allows you to enjoy the great outdoors year round. And since these Disney World Kissimmee accommodations are only a short distance from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, it is convenient to many of the best beaches in Florida. Nearby beaches include Daytona Beach, Cocoa Beach, Melbourne and Clearwater Beach.
Memphis - Memphis is where you go to celebrate everything Elvis. Sun Studio is where Presley got his start as the King of Rock'n'Roll, and Graceland is a few miles south of downtown. But other styles of music — the blues and soul — also have deep roots in this city on the Mississippi River, with legendary Beale Street and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music among the must-sees for any visitor.
Nashville - While Nashville is Tennessee's capital, it's better known as the address of the Grand Ole Opry, and, more generally, as the home of country music. Music-related attractions include the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Belcourt Theatre, Ryman Auditorium, and the Grand Ole Opry House. Be sure to augment your music tour with visits to a few of the city's many bars and clubs, where tomorrow's country music stars are paying their dues.
New Orleans - New Orleans, Louisiana is the most European flavored city in the USA. Spanish and French cultures blend with Afro-American and Caribbean influences to form this exotic city at the mouth of the Mississippi River. New Orleans is famous for Jazz music, wild nightlife and its fine Cajun cuisine. Every February, the entire city goes mad for a weeklong carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras. Tourists flock to New Orleans all year round to sample the great food and to enjoy the nightlife.
Palm Springs - Palm Springs is in the Southern California desert, about 107 miles east/southeast of Los Angeles and 135 miles north east of San Diego. Protected by mountains on three sides, the scenic village of Palm Springs is in the Coachella Valley, 487 feet above sea level. The mountains keep out the cool, moist (and often smoggy!) coastal air and make the weather at Palm Springs a delight any time of year.
San Antonio - The historic Alamo, the famed Riverwalk, Brackenridge Park, Hemisfair Park, the IMAX Theater, El Mercado, San Fernando Cathedral and other historic missions await you. There are also the Botanical Gardens, fun filled Splashtown, Sea World and Six Flags Fiesta Texas and much, much more!
Scottsdale - Scottsdale is filled with world-class golf courses, famous art galleries, exciting professional sporting arenas and casinos.
Warwick - Founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642, Warwick has witnessed the major events of American history. Warwick was decimated during King Philip’s War (1675-76) and was the site of the first shot fired of the American Revolution against the British schooner Gaspee. Warwick is also the home of revolutionary war general Nathaniel Greene, George Washington’s second in command, and the Civil War hero of the battle of Gettysburg, General George Sears Greene.
Washington DC - Washington DC, the capital of the USA, is a beautiful and interesting city. It is filled with numerous monuments, museums and public parks including the White House, the US Capitol and many other government buildings, There are plenty of interesting things to see in Washington, and most of them are completely free. Washington has a diverse population and a great variety of ethnic restaurants. It is only an hour drive to the port city of Baltimore and a half-day drive to New York City.
Williamsburg - Colonial plantations, Indian relics and historical landmarks that pre-date the Revolutionary and Civil War provide a glimpse into the birth of a nation. Here you have an invitation to explore the past through the ancestral homes of the indigenous American Indian tribes and discover the significant colonization of the first English settlements of the “New World.” Stunning scenery greets every season with kaleidoscopic hues enveloping majestic mountains and Atlantic Ocean waterways gracing Virginia and South Carolina.
Yellowstone National Park - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming has the largest collection of geysers, hot springs and thermal phenomena in the world. This huge National Park is populated with bison, elk, bears and wildlife in great abundance. It has vast expanses of wilderness, but many of the major attractions are easily accessible from the roads, and close encounters with the wildlife are almost guaranteed. Yellowstone is near Grand Teton National Park, the Rocky Mountains and the wide-open spaces of Montana.