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OUR READERS Many thanks to the travelers who used the last edition and wrote to us with help-ful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes: Michelle Gonzalez, Lukas Mohr, Manfred Mueller, Liz Ogden, Klaus Stahl, and Andrew Wieland.

AUTHOR THANKS Karla ZimmermanMany thanks to Kate Armstrong, Ted Bonar, Bill Brockschmidt, Joe Cimperman, Lisa DiChiera, Lea Dooley, Jim DuFresne, Ruggero Fatica, Julie Lange, Alex Leviton, Kari Lydersen, Zora O’Neill, Keith Pandolfi, Betsy Riley and Neil Anderson, Tamara Robinson, Amy Schwenkmeyer, Susan Hayes Stephan, Andrea and Greg Thomson and Karen and Don Zimmerman. Thanks most to Eric Markowitz, the world’s best partner-for-life, who indulges all my hare-brained, pie-filled road trips.

Amy C BalfourMany thanks to old friends and new friends for introducing me to the best spots in their communities. In the South, thank you Ben and Alison Kimball, Jeff Otto, Anna Schleunes, Jennifer Troch, Lavan Green, Blaire Postman, Gary Haymes, John Park, Sarah Ray Bunn and AT co-warriors Ames Shea and Lynn Neumann.

In New England, thank you Mt Monadnock madman Whit Andrews, Peaches and Genienne Hockensmith, John Shea, Amy Smereck and Amy Stone Scannell.

Adam KarlinThank you: the folks who put me up in many an American town, from Fort Lauderdale to Bir-mingham and Lafayette to Little Rock. To the waiters, bartenders, politicians, park rangers, musicians and mad folks who all gave me (and by extension, you) a tip on what to find. Thank you co-authors, especially my regional chapter homies, Kevin and Amy. Thanks Mom and Dad, who always liked to rub my itchy feet. Thanks Gizmo, for keeping me company on late-night writing jags. Thank you Rachel, my best friend and love and traveling companion extraordi-naire, for pushing me to climb the next hill. And thank you Sanda, for the first of many joint explorations.

Zora O’NeillMany thanks to: Christina Stone-Millan, Meredith Stone, Rich Tyson, Beth Kracklauer, Gabriela Gonzalez, Waverly Duck, Katie Trainor, Brandon del Pozo, Michael LoBianco, Robbi Kearns and Michael Grosberg. Also thanks to generous and kind Filona Ryan, Matt the tow-truck guy, and Bill and Melissa of Bird’s Towing. And sort of thanks to the inhospitable resi-dents of Tabernacle-Chatsworth Road: I guess that 5-mile walk was good for me.

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Kevin RaubThanks to my wife, Adriana Schmidt Raub, who sure does get jealous of all that mac and cheese! Thanks Dora Whitaker and all my partners-in-crime. On the road thanks also to Jason and Jennifer Hatfield, David and Anysley Corbett, Katherine Roberts, Matti Bek Pauli, Ari Glantz, Cindy and Tim Moore, Erica Backus, Carey Dye Ferrara, Katherine Williams, Enma and Andrew Weber, Juliana Mesanelli, Cory O-Born and Luiza and Michael Wettrau.

Regis St LouisI’m grateful to the many kind friends and locals who provided insight into their cities and neighborhoods. In particular, thanks to Jason and Beth Blair for fun times in Dallas and Galveston, Julien Devereux and Erik Rune in Austin, and co-author Amy C Balfour in Vir-ginia. Big hugs to Kristie and David (and the girls) for hosting me in NY. A grand merci to my family: Cassandra, Magdalena and Gene-vieve for joining me on the road in Texas.

Mara VorheesWhat a great opportunity to explore some new parts of New England. I’m grateful for the guys at Goodyear for keeping me moving! Thanks to J, V and S for joining me on some fun outings – and for holding down the fort at the pink house when I had to go it alone.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updat-ed World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 163344.

Illustrations pp76-7, pp256-7 by Javier Martinez Zarracina.

Cover photograph: Glade Creek Grist Mill, Babcock State Park, West Virginia; Danita Delimont/AWL.

THIS BOOK This 3rd edition of Lonely Planet’s Eastern USA guide-book was coordinated by Karla Zimmerman. The content was researched and written by Karla, along with Amy C Bal-four, Adam Karlin, Zora O’Neill, Kevin Raub, Regis St Louis and Mara Vorhees. The previous edition was written by Karla

Zimmerman, along with Amy C Balfour, Gregor Clark, Ned Friary, Michael Grosberg, Paula Hardy, Adam Karlin, Mariella Krause, Caroline Sieg, Adam Skolnick and Mara Vorhees. This guidebook was produced by the following:Destination Editor Dora WhitakerProduct Editors Jenna Myers, Luna Soo

Regional Senior Carto- grapher Alison LyallBook Designer Wibowo RusliAssisting Editors Char-lotte Orr, Monique PerrinCover Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Victoria Harrison, Andi Jones, Karyn Noble, Kirsten Rawlings, Alison Ridg-way, Angela Tinson

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ABBREVIATIONSAL AlabamaAR ArkansasCT ConnecticutDC District of ColumbiaDE DelawareFL FloridaGA GeorgiaIL IllinoisIN IndianaKY KentuckyLA LouisianaMA MassachusettsMD MarylandME MaineMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiNC North CarolinaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNY New YorkOH OhioPA PennsylvaniaRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaTN TennesseeVA VirginiaVT VermontWI WisconsinWV West Virginia

NUMBERS360° Chicago 521606, the 522

AAbingdon 315-16Acadia National Park 17,

241-2, 17, 23

accommodations 642-3, see also individual locations

activities 26-9, see also individual locations

Adirondacks, the 123-5air travel 21, 651-2, 653 airlines 653airports 651-2Alabama 408-13Alexandria 295-6alligators 638Amelia Island 489-90Amherst 200Amish Country 19, 549,

555-6, 19amusement parks

Adventure Island 491Busch Gardens 491Carousel Gardens

Amusement Park 437Casino Pier 134Cedar Point Amusement

Park 554Discovery Cove 498Disney’s Animal Kingdom

502Disney’s Hollywood

Studios 502Dollywood 380, 25Epcot 502Family Kingdom 355Jenkinson’s 134Magic Kingdom 502Mall of America 602SeaWorld 498SkyWheel 355Universal Orlando Resort

498, 500Valleyfair 596

Ann Arbor 570-1Annapolis 284-6Antebellum South 13, 13Antietam National

Battlefield 289, 13Apalachicola 506-7Apostle Islands 591-2

Appalachian Trail 16, 44, 117, 16

Appomattox Court House 308-9

aquariumsEcho Lake Aquarium &

Science Center 222Georgia Aquarium 399Minnesota Sea Life 602Mystic Aquarium &

Institute for Exploration 211

National Aquarium 278New England Aquarium 167Newport Aquarium 559North Carolina Aquarium

332Shedd Aquarium 517Virginia Aquarium &

Marine Science Center 306

Aquinnah Cliffs 198archaeological sites

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site 541-2

Emerald Mound 419-20Hopewell Culture National

Historical Park 558Moundville 410

architecture 23, 630-2Chicago 517, 521, 523-5Columbus (IN) 546Embassy Row 261Fallingwater 157Flatiron Building 67-8Guggenheim Museum 81Kentucky Knob 157Martin House 127Monona Terrace 585New World Center 457Polymath Park 157Robie House 523, 525Tribune Tower 521Wrigley Building 521

area codes 21, 648Arkansas 421-7Arkansas Delta 424

Arlington 294-5art museums & galleries

Albright-Knox Art Gallery 127

Andy Warhol Museum 156Art Institute of Chicago

515Barnes Foundation 143Cleveland Museum of

Art 550-1Detroit Institute of Arts

563Frick Collection 80-1Georgia Museum of

Art 400Guggenheim Museum 81High Museum of Art 389Indianapolis Museum of

Art 543MASS MoCA 202Metropolitan Museum of

Art 80Mississippi Museum of

Art 418Museum of

Contemporary Art (Chicago) 521

Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland 551

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit 563, 565

Museum of Fine Arts 172Museum of Modern Art

(MoMA) 69National Gallery of Art 251New Orleans Museum of

Art 435Orlando Museum of

Art 497Philadelphia Museum of

Art 143Portland Museum of

Art 236Provincetown Art

Association & Museum 193

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Salvador Dalí Museum 494

Wadsworth Atheneum 209

Walker Art Center 592Walters Art Museum 279Weisman Art Museum

593, 594Yale University Art

Gallery 212arts 630-2, see also

individual artsAsbury Park 133-4Asheville 340-3Assateague Island 288Astor Place 65Athens (GA) 400-2Athens (OH) 557-8Atlanta 388-99, 390-1

accommodations 393-4drinking & nightlife

397-8emergencies 398entertainment 398festivals & events 393food 394-7medical services 398shopping 398sights 388-93travel to/from 399travel within 399

Atlantic City 135-6ATMs 647Auburn 549

BBaltimore 277-83Bar Harbor 242-4Barataria Preserve 436,

444Barboursville (VA) 308Bardstown 387Barnegat Peninsula 134baseball 624-5basketball 625Bass Islands 554Bath 239Baton Rouge 445-6Battleship North Carolina

333beaches 25

Cape Cod National Seashore 191-2

Catskills 119Charleston 352

Chicago 525Daytona Beach 486Delaware 290-1Dewey Beach 291Falmouth 188Fort Lauderdale 470Indiana Dunes National

Lakeshore 548Islamorada 478Key West 481Marathon 479Martha’s Vineyard 197Miami 456, 457Myrtle Beach 354-6Nantucket 195Ogunquit 233Panama City Beach 507Pensacola Beach 508-9Provincetown 193Rehoboth Beach 291, 15Rhode Island 207Sarasota 494Saugatuck 574St Simons Island 407-8Tampa Bay 492Virginia Beach 305-6Wellfleet 192-3

Beals 244Beaufort 353-4Bemidji 607Bennington 215-16Bentonville 428Berkeley Springs 320Berkshires, the 200-3Berlin 287Bethel 244bicycling 43, 653-4

Boston 173Burlington 222Cape Cod National

Seashore 191-2Chicago 525Cumberland 289Detroit 566Falmouth 188Junction & Breakwater

Trail 292Martha’s Vineyard 197, 17Miami 463, 465Monongahela National

Forest 320Nantucket 195New Orleans 436New York City 87Washington, DC 264

birds 640bird-watching, see

individual locationsBirmingham 408-10

black bears 637Block Island 208Bloomington 546-7Blue Ridge Parkway 12,

35-6, 314, 341, 12, 39Bluegrass Country 384-7Boardwalk Empire 15boat travel 652-3, 654boat trips, see

individual locationsBonnaroo 377books 610, 630Boothbay Harbor 240border crossings 652

Canada 130Boston 13, 166-84, 168-9,

174-5, 32accommodations 176-7drinking & nightlife 181entertainment 181-2festivals & events 176food 177-8, 180-1internet access 183-4itineraries 171shopping 182-7sights 166-73tourist information 184tours 173, 176travel to/from 184travel within 184walking tour 179, 179

Boston Marathon 176, 177Boundary Waters 606Brandywine Valley 292Brattleboro 214-15Bretton Woods 230-1breweries &

microbreweries 629Asheville 342, 343Brooklyn Brewery 84Burlington 222, 223Cincinnati 561Cleveland 552Duluth 604Durham 337Grand Rapids 572-3Great Barrington 201Indianapolis 545Lexington 386Memphis 364Milwaukee 582Minneapolis 597Nantucket 196Shreveport 451Washington, DC 272, 273

Brewster 190-1bridges

Bennington 215Big Four Bridge 381

Brooklyn Bridge 59Mackinac Bridge 576Old North Bridge 185

Brunswick 406-8Bryson City 345budgeting 21Buffalo 127-9Buffalo National River 427Bunker Hill Monument 171Burlington 221-4bus travel 652, 654-5Bush, George 620Bush, George W 620butterflies 481

Ccable cars 230Cadillac Mountain 242, 17Cahokia Mounds State

Historic Site 541-2Cajun Country 447-50Cajun people 448Cajun Prairie 450Cajun Wetlands 449-50Camden 240-1canoeing see kayaking &

canoeingCanton 553Cape Cod 187-95, 189Cape Hatteras National

Seashore 329Cape May 137Capital Region, the 51, 246,

51, 248-9accommodations 246climate 246food 246highlights 248-9travel seasons 246

Capitol 259Captiva Island 495-6car travel 652, 655-6Caratunk 245Carter Family Fold 317cathedrals, see churches &

cathedralsCatskills 119-20Cayuga Lake 120-3cell phones 20, 648cemeteries

Arlington National Cemetery 294

Granary Burying Ground 167

Hollywood Cemetery 299Key West Cemetery 481Lafayette Cemetery No

1 435Lake View Cemetery 551

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-F St Louis Cemetery No 1

431Woodlawn Cemetery 85

Chapel Hill 335-7Charleston 346-51Charlevoix 575Charlotte 337-9Charlottesville 306-8Charm 555Chatham 191Chattanooga 376-8Cherokee 344Chicago 10, 514-37, 516,

518-19, 5, 10, accommodations 526-9activities 525drinking & nightlife

532-3entertainment 534-5internet access 536itineraries 514medical services 536shopping 535-6sights 514-25tourist information 536tours 525-6travel to/from 537travel within 537walking tour 524, 524

children, travel with 46-9Atlanta 398Baltimore 283Boston 182Chicago 527Miami 463Minneapolis 596New Orleans 437New York City 86Washington, DC 265

Chippewa National Forest 607

churches & cathedralsAbyssinian Baptist

Church 83Cathedral Church of St

John the Divine 81Cathedral of St Paul (St

Paul) 600First Ebenezer Baptist

Church 393Full Gospel Tabernacle

Church 361Old North Church 170St Augustine’s Church

431St John’s Episcopal

Church 298St Patrick’s Old

Cathedral 63Thorncrown Chapel 426

Trinity Church 172Washington National

Cathedral 262Churchill Downs 380-1Cincinnati 558-63Civil Rights 325, 396, 615,

618-19memorials 256, 411

Civil Rights museumsAtlanta 389, 393Birmingham 409Harpers Ferry 318Memphis 357-8Montgomery 411Selma 412

Civil War 13, 616-17, 13Clarksdale 415-17Cleveland 549-53climate 20, see also

individual regionsClinton, Bill 620Columbia University 81Columbus (IN) 546Columbus (OH) 556-7comedy 108, 334, 342, 535Concord 185-6Coney Island 83, 29Connecticut 207-13consulates 644Corning 122courses

art 241cooking 571, 628

coyotes 638Crawford Notch 230-1credit cards 647Creole people 448crocodiles 638, 16Crystal Coast 332-3cuisine 22, 626-8, 644, 23,

322-3culture 610-11, 622Cumberland 289Cumberland Island

National Seashore 407currency 20currency exchange 647customs regulations 643Cutchogue 115cycling see bicycling

DDahlonega 399-400Dalí, Salvador 494dangers, see safe travelDartmouth College 231Dayton 558Daytona Beach 485-6

Daytona International Speedway 485

Dean, James 545-6Dearborn 570Deep Creek Lake 290Delaware 289-93Delaware River 132-3Delaware Water Gap 131-3Detroit 563-9, 564disabilities, travelers with

649discount cards 643-4distilleries 363, 379, 386diving & snorkeling 45,

476, 477, 481, 484, 507Dollywood 380, 25dolphins 639-40Door County 589-90Douglas 573-4Dover 293drinks 322, 628-9, 323, see

also breweries & microbreweries, distilleries

beer 628spirits 629wine 628-9

Duluth 603-5Durham 335-7DVDs 646

Eearthquakes 637Eastern Panhandle 317-20Eastern Shore (MD) 286-7economy 610-11electricity 644Ellis Island 59embassies 644Empire State Building 73environmental hazards 645Erie Lakeshore 554-5Essex 211-12Eureka Springs 426-7Evanston 538events, see festivals &

eventsEverglades City 476-7Everglades, the 473-5exchange rates 21

FFairmount 545-6Falmouth 188Faneuil Hall 167, 32farmers markets, see

also marketsAnn Arbor Farmers

Market 571

Madison 585New York City 69Philadelphia 139Pittsburgh 155Portland 238

Fayetteville 321ferries 654festivals & events 26-9, see

also individual locationsarts 145, 281, 348, 361,

465beer 560, 585cultural 265, 281, 348,

393, 436, 465, 481film 88, 575food 192, 240, 348,

526, 585gay & lesbian 88, 393, 582mountain biking 591music 206, 377, 385,

424, 436, 526naval 88sporting 176whisky 387

Fifth Avenue 73film 610, 631film & TV locations

Baltimore 280Hunting Island State

Park 353New York City 69, 72Rosecliff 206Seaside 508Space Coast 483Wakulla Springs 506Washington, DC 262Woodbury 395

Finger Lakes 120-3fish 639-40Fitzgerald, F Scott 600Flatiron Building 67-8Florida 52, 452-509, 52,

454-5accommodations 452climate 452food 452highlights 454-5travel seasons 452

Florida City 476Florida Highway 1 41Florida Keys 14, 477-83, 14Florida Panhandle 505-9Floyd 316-17food 22, 322-3, 626-8, 644,

23, 322-3, see also individual locations

barbeque 338blue crab 285cheesesteaks 148

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food continuedchili 561cooking courses 628customs 627-8deep-dish pizza 530fish fries 587habits & customs 627-8Latin American 467lobster icecream 187local flavors 626Southern specialties 354whoopies 239

football 625Forks, the 245Fort Lauderdale 470-2Fort Myers 496forts

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument 487

Crown Point State Historic Site 125

Fort Mackinac 577Fort Macon State Park

332Fort McHenry National

Monument & Historic Shrine 279-80

Fort Snelling 602Fort Sumter 348Fort Ticonderoga 125

Franklin 375Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Memorial 258Frederick 288Frederick Douglass Nat-

ional Historic Site 264Fredericksburg 297-8Freeport 239Front Royal 310-11

GGalena 538-40galleries, see art museums

& galleriesgardens, see parks &

gardensGatlinburg 379-80gay travelers 644-5

Atlanta 397Boston 180Chicago 528Fort Lauderdale 472Key West 482Minneapolis 598

New York City 106Provincetown 194Washington, DC 274

Gemini Giant 539, 39Georgetown University 262Georgia 388-408Gettysburg 153Golden Isles 406-8golf 353, 407-8government 620-1Graceland 359-60Grand Central Terminal 73Grand Rapids 572-3Grandfather Mountain 340Great Barrington 200-1Great Depression, the

617-18Great Lakes 19, 52, 510-

607, 512-13accommodations 510climate 510food 510highlights 512-13itineraries 511travel seasons 510

Great River Road 36-7Great Smoky Mountains 18Great Smoky Mountains

National Park 344, 379, 18

Green Bay 589Green County 587Greenport 115Greenville 356Gulf Coast 420-1Gulf Islands National

Seashore 509Gullah 348gun control 611

HHampton Roads 304-5Hamptons, the 114-15Hanover 231-2Harbor Country 573Harley Davidson 581Harpers Ferry 318-19Hartford 208-10Harvard University 173, 15health 645Helena 424Hell’s Kitchen 74Hemingway, Ernest 480, 577hiking 42

Acadia National Park 241-2

Amicalola Falls State Park 400

Appalachian Trail 117

Baxter State Park 245Bethel 244Cape Cod National

Seashore 191-2Congaree National

Park 356Echo Lake State Park 228Everglades National Park

474-5Franconia Notch State

Park 229-30Grandfather Mountain

340Great Smoky Mountains

National Park 344, 379, 18

Harpers Ferry 318Isle Royale National

Park 580Marquette 579Monadnock State Park

226Monongahela National

Forest 320Mount Washington 231Mt Rogers National

Recreation Area 315New River Gorge

National River 320-1Pinelands National

Reserve 136Shenandoah National

Park 310Stowe 220Superior Hiking Trail 606Virginia Creeper Trail

315-16Voyageurs National

Park 607Washington, DC 264White Mountain National

Forest 228Hilton Head 353-4Historic RCA Studio B 367Historic Triangle 301-4history 24, 612-21, see

also individual locationsAfrican American people

615British colonialism 613European settlement

612-13Louisiana Purchase

614, 616prehistoric cultures 612Revolutionary War 613-14

hitchhiking 656-7Hoboken 131Hocking County 557holidays 648Homestead 476

horseback riding 489, 539Hot Springs 423-5hot springs & spas 344, 424Hudson 118-19Hudson Valley 116-19hurricanes 637Hyannis 188-90

IIllinois 511-42immigration 651Independence Hall 138Indiana Dunes 548Indianapolis 542-5infectious diseases 645insurance 645-6internet access 646internet resources 647, see

also individual locationsIron Range District 606-7Islamorada 478-9Ithaca 120-3itineraries 30-4, 30, 31,

33, 34, see also individual locations

Boston 171Chicago 514Great Lakes 511Miami 453New Jersey 55New Orleans 431New York City 55Pennsylvania 55South, the 328Washington, DC 250

JJackson 418-19Jacksonville 488-9Jamesport 115Jamestown 303Jefferson Memorial 258Jefferson, Thomas 309Jekyll Island 408Jersey City 131Jersey Shore 133-8JFK, see Kennedy, John FJim Crow Laws 615Jonesport 244

Kkayaking & canoeing 43

Apostle Islands 591Assateague Island 288Barataria Preserve 444Bethel 244Biscayne National Park

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- MBoundary Waters 606Brandywine Valley 292Buffalo National River

427Cape May 137Congaree National

Park 356Delaware River 131, 132Everglades National Park

474-5Galena 539Harpers Ferry 318John Pennekamp Coral

Reef State Park 477Lewes 290Manchester 217Mount Washington

Valley 228Nantahala River 345New River Gorge

National River 320-1New York City 87Nickerson State Park 190Pinelands National

Reserve 136Portland 237Saranac Lake 125Sarasota 494Taughannock Falls State

Park 121US National Whitewater

Center 338Voyageurs National

Park 607Washington, DC 264

Kelleys Island 554-5Kennebunkport 235-6Kennedy, John F 172,

189-90Kennedy Space Center

Visitor Complex 484Kentucky 380Keuka Lakes 123Key Largo 477-8Key West 480-3Kidron 555Killington 219King Jr, Martin Luther 396

birthplace 392memorials 256, 258,

392, 256museums 393

Knoxville 378-9

LLa Crosse 589Lafayette 447-9Lake Champlain 125Lake George 123-4Lake Huron 19, 19

Lake Michigan 573-5Lake Placid 124-5Lake Waramaug 210Lake Winnipesaukee 226-7Lakelands 590-1Lancaster 152land mammals 636-8landscapes 636-40language 20Lansing 571-2legal matters 646-7Lenox 201lesbian travelers 644-5

Atlanta 397Boston 180Chicago 528Fort Lauderdale 472Key West 482Minneapolis 598New York City 106Provincetown 194Washington, DC 274

Lewes 290Lexington (KY) 384-7Lexington (MA) 185-6Lexington (VA) 313-14Liberty Bell Center 138libraries

Baker-Berry Library 231Boston Public Library 172Folger Shakespeare

Library 259John F Kennedy Library

& Museum 172Library of Congress 259Milton Latter Memorial

Library 437New York Public Library

73William J Clinton

Presidential Center 421

Library of Congress 259lifestyle 623-4Lincoln, Abraham 540-1, 9Lincoln Center 75Lincoln Highway 37-8Lincoln Memorial 250Litchfield 210Litchfield Hills 210literature 610, 630Little Rock 421-3local transportation 657Long Beach Island 134Long Island 113-16Louisiana 428-51Louisville 380-4Lowcountry 352-4Lower Keys 480

Lubec 244Ludington 574

MMackinac Island 576-8Mackinaw City 576Mad River Valley 219Madeline Island 591Madison 584-7magazines 646Maine 232-45, 234, 2Mall of America 602Manassas 297manatees 640, 45Manchester 216-17Manitou Islands 575Marathon 479-80Mardi Gras 436marine mammals 639-40markets, see also farmers

marketsAmish Country 555Boston 183Cincinnati 559Cleveland 550Detroit 565New Orleans 434New York City 101Philadelphia 144Portland 238Stowe 221Washington, DC 269

Marquette 579-80Martha’s Vineyard 196-8,

189, 17Martin Luther King Jr

Memorial 258, 256, 256Mary Ann Brown Preserve

447Maryland 277-89Massachusetts 166-203Mayflower II 186measures 646Memphis 357-65, 358, 360Meredith, James 414Mermaid Parade (Brooklyn)

88, 39Miami 15, 453-70, 458,

460, 15acommodations 465-6activities 463-5drinking & nightlife

468-9emergencies 469entertainment 469festivals & events 465food 466-8itineraries 453

medical services 469shopping 469-70sights 456-63tourist information 469tours 465travel to/from 469-70travel within 470walking tour 464, 464

Michigan 562-80Middleburg 312Millersburg 555Milwaukee 581-4Minneapolis 592-9, 594-5

accommodations 596activities 592-6drinking & nightlife 598entertainment 598-9festivals & events 596sights 592-6tourist information 599travel to/from 599-602travel within 599

Minnesota 592-607Mississippi 413-21Mississippi Delta 415-18Mississippi River 15, 15Mobile 413mobile phones 20, 648money 20, 21, 647Montauk 115Montgomery 411-12Monticello 309Montpelier 219-20, 308moose 636-7motorcycle travel 652,

655-6Motown Records 568Moundville 410Mount Magazine 425Mount Vernon 296-7Mount Washington 231Mount Washington Valley

227-9mountain biking, 320, 591Mountain View 425-6Mt Pleasant 351Mt Rogers National

Recreation Area 315museums 23-4, see

also art museums & galleries

Adler Planetarium 517American Museum of

Natural History 75Children’s Museum of

Indianapolis 543, 48Cloisters 83Country Music Hall of

Fame & Museum 366

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museums continued Field Museum of Natural

History 517Henry Ford Museum 570International Bluegrass

Music Museum 385Lightner Museum 486Lower East Side

Tenement Museum 63Mark Twain House &

Museum 209Mystic Seaport Museum

210National Air & Space

Museum 251, 256, 256National Civil Rights

Museum 357-8National Museum of

African American History and Culture 254

National Museum of American History 254

National Museum of Natural History 251, 257

National Museum of the American Indian (DC) 258

National Museum of the American Indian (NY) 60

National Naval Aviation Museum 508

National September 11 Memorial Museum 60

National WWII Museum 434-5

Newseum 261Peabody Museum of

Natural History 212Pilgrim Monument &

Provincetown Museum 193

Ringling Museum Complex 495

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum 550

Rosa Parks Museum 411Spam Museum 603Star-Spangled Banner

Flag House & 1812 Museum 279

Stax Museum of American Soul Music 360

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 251

University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology 145

Vent Haven Museum 560Wolfsonian-FIU 457Women’s Basketball Hall

of Fame 378Women’s Rights National

Historical Park 121World of Coca-Cola 388

music 633-5, see also festivals & events

bluegrass 41blues 534, 633country 634folk 634hip-hop 635jazz 108, 443, 534, 633-4rock 634-5

Muskegon 574Myrtle Beach 354-6Mystic 210-11

NNantucket 195-6,.189Naples 496-7Naples Nature Center 496Nashville 366-76, 368-9

accommodations 370drinking & nightlife

373-4entertainment 374festivals & events 369food 371-3shopping 374-6sights 366-7tours 367

Nashville (IN) 546Natchez 419-20Natchez Trace Parkway

40-1, 420National Archives 260National Mall 9, 250-1,

254-5, 256-7, 256-7, 9, 256, 257

national parks, state parks & parklands 22, 43, 639, see also parks & gardens

Acadia National Park 241-2

Bahia Honda State Park 480

Barnacle Historic State Park 462

Baxter State Park 245, 2Big Bay State Park 591Bill Baggs Cape Florida

State Park 463

Biscayne National Park 476

Blue Spring State Park 505

Brandywine Creek State Park 292

C&O Canal National Historic Park 289

Camden Hills State Park 241

Cape Henlopen State Park 290-1

Cherry Springs State Park 155

Chippewa National Forest 607

Colton Point State Park 154

Congaree National Park 356

Daniel Boone National Forest 387-8

De Leon Springs State Park 505

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 131

Dry Tortugas National Park 484

Echo Lake State Park 228Everglades National Park

16, 474-5, 16First Landing State

Park 306Fort Adams State Park

206Fort Clinch State Park

489Franconia Notch State

Park 229-30Grayton Beach State

Park 508Great Smoky Mountains

National Park 344, 379, 18

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 558

Hunting Island State Park 353

Independence National Historic Park 139

Island Beach State Park 134

Isle Royale National Park 580

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park 477

Jones Beach State Park 114

Malabar Farm State Park 557

Mammoth Cave National Park 388, 48

Mississippi Palisades State Park 540

Monadnock State Park 226

Monongahela National Forest 320, 32

Nickerson State Park 190

Ouachita National Forest 425

Ozark Folk Center State Park 425-6

Peninsula State Park 590

Petit Jean State Park 425Pictured Rocks National

Lakeshore 579Pinelands National

Reserve 136Porcupine Mountains

Wilderness State Park 580

Robert Moses State Park 114

Sandy Hook Gateway National Recreation Area 133

Shawnee National Forest 542

Shenandoah National Park 309-10

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 574-5

St Andrews State Park 507

St George Island State Park 507

Talbot Islands State Parks 489

Unicoi State Park 399Vogel State Park 399Voyageurs National

Park 607Wekiwa Springs State

Park 505Wellesley Island State

Park 126White Mountain National

Forest 228White River State Park

543National WWII Memorial

254Native American museums

60, 114, 258 344, 476, 540

Native American sites 410, 419-20, 541-2, 558

natural disasters 637Naval Station Norfolk 304

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DEX N

-P New Castle 292-3New Deal, the 617-18New England 10, 16, 51,

162-245, 164-5, 10accommodations 162climate 162food 162highlights 164-5internet resources 166itineraries 163travel seasons 162

New Hampshire 224-32, 216New Harmony 548New Haven 212-13New Jersey 50, 54, 130-7,

56-7accommodations 54climate 54food 54highlights 56-7internet resources 130itineraries 55travel seasons 54travel to/from 130

New Orleans 11, 429-44, 432-3

accommodations 436-9drinking 441entertainment 442-3festivals & events 436food 439-41internet access 443itineraries 431medical services 443safety 443shopping 443sights 430-6tourist information 443travel to/from 443-4travel within 444walking tours 438, 438

New Paltz 117New River Gorge National

River 320-1Newport 205-7Newport Folk Festival

206, 29Newport News 305newspapers 646New York City 9, 50, 54,

55-112, 2, 8-9, 58accommodations 88-92activities 87-8Astoria 86Boerum Hill 85Brighton Beach 83Bronx 85Brooklyn 83-5, 92, 100-2,

105-6

Brooklyn Heights 84Bushwick 83-4Carroll Gardens 85Central Park 75, 76-7,

76-7, 78-9, 76, 77Chelsea 89-90, 97, 103,

70-1Chinatown 61-3, 93-4,

94, 102-3, 62-3climate 54Cobble Hill 85Coney Island 83Corona 87Downtown Brooklyn 84drinking & nightlife

102-6Dumbo 85East Village 64-5, 89, 96,

103, 66-7entertainment 106-9festivals & events 88Fifth Avenue 73Financial District 60-1Flatiron District 67-9, 90,

98, 104Flushing 87food 54, 92-102Gramercy Park 90,

98, 104Greenpoint 83-4Greenwich Village 65,

89-90, 97Harlem 81-3, 91-2, 100Hell’s Kitchen 74highlights 56-7internet access 110itineraries 55Jackson Heights Historic

District 87Koreatown 74Little Italy 61-3, 93-4,

62-3Long Island City 86Lower East Side 63-4,

89, 94-5, 103Lower Manhattan 59-60,

89, 92-3, 102Meatpacking District

65-6, 89-90, 97medical services 111Midtown 69-75, 90-1,

98-9, 104-5, 70-1Morningside Heights 81NoHo 95-6NoLita 89, 93-4, 102-3Park Slope 84Queens 85-7, 92Red Hook 85Sheridan Square 65shopping 109-14

sights 59-87SoHo 61, 89, 95-6, 102-3South Street Seaport 60Staten Island 87Theater District 69Times Square 69, 70-1, 8tourist information 111tours 88travel seasons 54travel to/from 111travel within 111-12Tribeca 61, 89, 92-3Union Square 69, 90,

98, 104Upper East Side 80-1, 91,

100, 105Upper West Side 75,

91, 105Uptown 78-9walking tour 82, 82Wall Street 60-1Washington Heights 83West Village 65, 103,

66-7Williamsburg 83-4

New York State 112-30, 56-7

accommodations 54climate 54food 54highlights 56-7travel seasons 54

Niagara Falls 12, 129-30, 12Nicolet National Forest 590nightlife 24North Adams 202-3North Carolina 325-45North Carolina Mountains

339-45North Fork 115-16North Shore 113-14, 605North Woodstock 229Northampton 199-200Northwoods 590-1

OOak Park 538Obama, Barack 620-1Ocala National Forest 505Ocean City 136, 287-8Ocean Grove 133-4Ocracoke Island 331Ogunquit 233-5Ohio River 547Old Lyme 211One World Observatory 60opening hours 21, 647Orlando 497-502, 500

outdoor activities 24, 42-5, see also individual activities

Outer Banks 325-32Oxford (MS) 413-15Oxford (MD) 286-7Ozark Mountains 425-9

Ppainting 632Palm Beach 472-3Panama City Beach 507-8panthers 637-8parks & gardens, see

also national parks & parklands

Airlie Gardens 333Anastasia State

Recreation Area 487Atlanta Botanical Garden

389Battery Park 61Battery & White Point

Gardens 347Belle Isle 298Boston Common 166Bowling Green Park 60Brookgreen Gardens 354Brooklyn Botanic

Garden 84Brooklyn Bridge Park

84-5Bryant Park 73Canalside 127Canaveral National

Seashore 484Cape Cod National

Seashore 191-2Central Park 75, 78-9Chicago Botanic Garden

538Chimney Rock Park 342City Park (New Orleans)

435Crescent Park (New

Orleans) 434Currituck Heritage

Park 328Dr Seuss National

Memorial Sculpture Garden 199

Dumbarton Oaks 261Fairchild Tropical Garden

463Fairmount Park 143Forsyth Park 402Frederik Meijer Gardens

572 Gardens of the American

Rose Center 451

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EX P-S

parks & gardens continuedGeorgetown Waterfront

Park 262Governors Island 60Gramercy Park 69Harriet Island 600Hudson River Park 61, 65Hugh Taylor Birch State

Recreation Area 470Hyde Park 117-18Intervale Center 222Lake Leatherwood City

Park 426Leif Erikson Park 603Lincoln Park

Conservatory 522Louis Armstrong Park 431Madison Square Park 68Maggie Daley Park 515-17Marie Selby Botanical

Gardens 494Marsh-Billings-

Rockefeller National Historical Park 218

Máximo Gómez Park 461Millennium Park

(Chicago) 514-15Minneapolis Sculpture

Garden 592Minute Man National

Historic Park 185Mt Greylock State

Reservation 202Mud Island 359National Sculpture

Garden 251New York Botanical

Garden 85Northerly Island 520Parthenon 367Philadelphia’s Magic

Gardens 144Phipps Conservatory 157Prospect Park 84Public Garden (Boston)

171-2Riverfront Park (Little

Rock) 422Riverside Park 75Roger Williams Park 204Rose Kennedy

Greenway 173Shiloh National Military

Park 365-6South Pointe Park 457State Botanical Garden

of Georgia 400

Tompkins Square Park 64

Vulcan Park 409Walkway Over the

Hudson 118Washington Square

Park 65Wright Brothers National

Memorial 328Yards Park 262

passports 651pay phones 648Pelee Island 555Pemaquid Point 240Pennsylvania 50, 54, 137-

61, 56-7accommodations 54climate 54food 54highlights 56-7itineraries 55travel seasons 54

Pennsylvania Dutch Country 152-4

Pennsylvania Wilds 154-5Pensacola 508-9Pentagon 294Petersburg (DC) 301Petersburg (IL) 541Petoskey 575Philadelphia 18, 138-52,

140-1, 144, 18accommodations 145-7activities 138-45 drinking 149-50entertainment 150-1festivals & events 145food 147-9sights 138-45tourist information 151tours 145travel to/from 151travel within 151-2

phone cards 648Pictured Rocks National

Lakeshore 579Piedmont, the 306-9Pigeon Key National

Historic District 479Pinelands National Reserve

136Pittsburgh 155-61

accommodations 158activities 155-8drinking 160entertainment 160-1food 158-60sights 155-8tourist information 161

tours 158travel to/from 161travel within 161

planning 20-1, see also individual regions

budgeting 20-1calendar of events 26-9children 46-9Eastern USA basics 20-1Eastern USA’s regions

50-2internet resources 21itineraries 30-4, 30, 31,

33, 34outdoor activities 42-5road trips 35-41scenic drives 35-41travel seasons 20

plantationsAiken-Rhett House 347Belle Meade Plantation

372Berkeley Plantation 304Boone Hall Plantation

351-2Drayton Hall 352Hermitage 372Laura Plantation 445Magnolia Plantation 352Middleton Place 352Monticello 309Myrtles Plantation 446Oak Alley Plantation 445Oakley Plantation

& Audubon State Historic Site 446-7

Sherwood Forest 304Shirley Plantation 304Whitney Plantation 445Wormsloe Plantation

Historic Site 402plants 636Plymouth 186-7politics 610-11, 620-1population 611Portland 236-9Portsmouth 225-6postal services 647Poughkeepsie 117-18Preservation Hall 443,

432, 11Princeton 132-3Princeton University 132Providence 204-5Provincetown 193-5public holidays 648

QQuad Cities 540Quechee 217-19

RRacine 587radio 646Radio City Music Hall 73railways 152, 212, 226, 227,

231, 289Raleigh 334-5Reagan, Ronald 620Red Scare, the 618-19religion 611, 622-3reptiles 638-9Rhinebeck 118-19Rhode Island 203-7Richmond 298-301road trips 35-41, 36Roanoke 314-15rock climbing 117, 228, 241

320, 387, 540Rock Island 590Rockefeller Center 69Rockland 240-1Route 66 11, 38, 539

SSabbathday Lake 244safe travel 648sailing 87-8, 206, 222,

243, 286Salem (MA) 186Sandwich 187-8Sandy Hook 133Sanibel Island 495-6Saranac Lake 125Sarasota 494-5Saugatuck 573-4Saugerties 120Sault Ste Marie 578Savannah 402-6, 404scenic drives 35-41, 36Schoodic Peninsula 244Sea Isle 136sea turtles 638Seaside 508Selma 412-13Seneca 123Shelter Island 115-16Shenandoah Valley 309-14Shreveport 451Singer Castle 126skiing & snowboarding 45,

124, 219, 220, 244, 379, 580, 603

slavery & abolition 615Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000

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DEX S

-Z Smith Island 280Smithsonian Castle 256,

256Smithsonian Institution 259smoking 646snakes 639Snow Hill 287South Bend 548-9South Carolina 345-56South Florida 453-83South Shore 114South Street Seaport 60South, the 51, 324-451,

326-7accommodations 324climate 324food 324highlights 326-7itineraries 328travel seasons 324

Southold 115Space Coast 483-5Splinter Hill Bog 412sporting venues 624sports 535, 624-5, see

also individual sports & locations

Spring Green 588-9Springfield 199, 540-1, 11St Augustine 486-8St Francisville 446-7St Ignace 576St Michaels 286St Paul 600-2St Petersburg 493-4St Simons Island 407-8St Vincent Island 507Statue of Liberty 59Staunton 311-13stereotypes 623Stillwater 602Stockbridge 201Storer College Campus 318Stowe 220-1Straits of Mackinac 576-8Strathmere 136Sunnyside 116Sun Studio 359, 14Supreme Court 259surfing 44-5, 88, 484, 573swimming 228synagogues 347

TTahquamenon Falls 578Taliesin 587-9Tallahassee 505-6Tallulah Gorge 399

Tampa 490-3taxes 647telephone services 20, 648television 631, 646Tennessee 356-80theater 25, 631-2

Atlanta 398Boston 182Chicago 534-5New York City 107-8

theme parks 24, see also amusement parks

Thousand Islands 125-6Tilghman Island 286time 20, 648-9tipping 647Top of the Rock 72tourist information 649tours 657train travel 652, 657-8transportation 651-8travel to Canada 653travel to/from Eastern USA

651-3travel within Eastern USA

653-8Traverse City 575trees 636trekking 42, see also hikingTriangle, the 334-7turtles 479TV locations, see film & TV

locationsTwain, Mark 209

UUnited Nations 74United States Holocaust

Memorial Museum 251universities, see individual

regionsUpcountry, the 356Upper Peninsula 578-81USS Alabama 413USS Albacore 225USS Constitution 170

Vvacations 648Vanderbilt Mansion 118vegetarian travelers 628Vermilionville 447-8Vermont 213-24, 216Vicksburg 417-18Vietnam Veterans

Memorial 250, 257, 257Vietnam War 618-19Virginia 293-317

Virginia Beach 305-6visas 20, 649-50volunteering 650

WWakulla Springs 506walking tours

Boston 179, 179Chicago 524, 524Miami 464, 464New Orleans 438, 438New York City 82, 82Washington, DC 263,

263Walt Disney World Resort

10, 502-4, 10Washington, DC 51, 246,

247-77, 51, 248-9, 252-3

accommodations 246, 266-7

activities 264children 265climate 246drinking & nightlife

272-5entertainment 275-7festivals & events 265food 246, 267-72highlights 248-9itineraries 250National Mall 250-8sights 250-64tourist information 276tours 265travel seasons 246travel to/from 276travel within 276-7walking tour 263, 263

Washington Island 590Washington Monument 251waterfalls 129-31, 228, 578weather 20weights 646Weirs Beach 226Wellfleet 192-3West Coast (FL) 490-7West Palm Beach 473West Point 117West Virginia 317-21whales 639-40whale-watching 137, 193,

243White House 260White Mountains 227-31white-water rafting 43-4,

see also individual locations

wildlife 636-40

wildlife reservesBombay Hook National

Wildlife Refuge 293Great Dismal Swamp

National Wildlife Refuge 306

JN ‘Ding’ Darling National Wildlife Refuge 495

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 483

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge 329

Turtle Hospital 479wildlife-watching 408Wildwoods 136Williamsburg (VA) 302-3Williamstown 201-2Willis Tower 515Wilmington 291-2, 333-4wine regions 121, 299, 575winter sports 45Wisconsin 580-92Wolfeboro 227wolves 638women travelers 650Woodbury 395Woodstock 120, 217-19work 650World Heritage sites 541-2World War II 617-18Wright, Frank Lloyd 157,

538, 588Wynwood Walls 462

YYale University 212Yellow Springs 558Yorktown 303-4

Zzoos

Audubon Zoological Gardens 435

Bronx Zoo 85Cape Fear Serpentarium

333Duke Lemur Center 336Lincoln Park

Conservatory 522Minnesota Zoo 596National Aviary 156National Zoo 262Zoo Miami 463

670

Walking Tour detourWalking Tour

Path/Walking Trail

BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuin

Sento Hot Baths/Onsen

ShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight

DivingBodysurfing

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Drinking & NightlifeCafe

BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information

Airport

Border crossingBART station

BusBoston T station

CyclingFerry

Underground station

MonorailParking

Metro/Muni station

Petrol stationSubway/SkyTrain stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram

Other Transport

LighthouseHut/Shelter

Beach

LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall

River, CreekIntermittent River

Swamp/Mangrove

Reef

Canal

Water

Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake

Glacier

Mudflat

Beach/Desert

Airport/Runway

Cemetery (Christian)

Cemetery (Other)

Park/Forest

Sportsground

Sight (Building)

International

DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall

Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village

State/Province

Camping

Canoeing/KayakingCourse/Tour

SkiingSnorkelingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity

LaneTertiary

TollwayFreewayPrimary

StepsPlaza/Mall

Pedestrian overpass

Secondary

Unsealed roadRoad under construction

Tunnel

Cable car/Funicular

Gate

Sights

Activities,Courses & Tours

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Nightlife

Entertainment

Shopping

Information Routes

Boundaries

Hydrography

Areas

Geographic

Population

Transport

Note: Not all symbols displayed aboveappear on the maps in this book

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Zora O’Neill New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania Zora O’Neill has lived in New York Citysince 1998 – far from her home state of New Mexico, but very close to where, as a kid and the daughter of a New Jersey native, she spent a week nearly every summer ‘down the shore,’ eating pizza and fried scallops. Zora has written guide-books since 2002; for Lonely Planet, she has covered Amsterdam, southern Spain and Egypt. She is online at www.rovinggastronome.com.

Kevin Raub The South, Florida Kevin Raub grew up in Atlanta and started his career as a music journalist in New York, working for Men’s Journal and Rolling Stone magazines. He ditched the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for travel writing and moved to Brazil. Now he lives outside the country, it’s fair to say he immensely enjoyed gorging on Nashville hot chicken, Memphis BBQ, craft beer out the wazoo and various other unmention-ables on his voyage through the Southern US. This is Kevin’s 35th Lonely Planet guide. Follow him on Twitter (@RaubOnTheRoad).

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