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10      INTRODUCING  THE   USA

       DISCOVERING THE USA

       The following tours have been designed to   longer tours. Next come six five-day tours,
       take in as many of the country’s highlights as   covering historic New England, sunny
       possible, while keeping long-distance travel   Southern Florida, the atmospheric South
       to a minimum. First come five two-day tours   and Texas, the breathtaking Southwest and
       of some of the USA’s most notable cities: New   Rockies, iconic California, and the spectacular
       York City, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago,   Pacific Northwest. These regions are filled with
       and San Francisco. With abundant attractions,  countless activities and attractions, including
       inviting neighborhoods, and thriving cultural   some of the world’s most decorated wine
       scenes, these metropolises are consistently   regions. The routes can be combined to make
       ranked among North America’s most popular   a superb multi-week trip through the whole
       cities for visitors. These itineraries can be   country. Pick, combine, and follow your favorite
       followed individually or combined to form   tours, or simply dip in and out and be inspired.



                                        Seattle  WA
                                     Astoria  Mount Rainier                                                         ME
                                                                                        Lake
                                 Cannon Beach  Mount St. Helens                         Superior          Acadia National Park
                                            Portland
                                Oregon Dunes                 MT           ND
                                   Bandon   OR                                            Lake   Lake          VT  NH  Portland
                                                                                                       Lake
                                                     ID                         MN       Michigan   Huron  Ontario  NY  MA  Boston
                                                                          SD          WI                     Providence
                               Pacific                        WY                              MI    Lake        CT  RI  Newport
                               Ocean                                                                Erie
                                                                                     Chicago             PA    NJ
                                        Wine Country                              IA             OH
                                                                          NE
                               San Francisco    NV     UT                      Missouri  IL  IN   Washington, DC  DE
                                         CA                                                                 MD
                                 Monterey                Colorado  CO                                WV
                                                 Las
                                   Big Sur  Hearst ®  Vegas                 KS         Mississippi        VA
                                         Castle        Grand                       MO          KY
                                                       Canyon
                                 San Luis Obispo  Los             Santa Fe                              NC
                                   Santa Barbara  Angeles                                     TN
                                                          Petrified Forest    OK
                                                     AZ   National Park             AR                 SC
                                       San Diego                                             AL   Atlanta
                                                                            Dallas       MS
       Golden Gate Bridge                                    NM           Fort            Selma    GA      Atlantic
       San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge,                                Worth     LA         Montgomery
       stretching 1.7 miles (2.7 km) across San                                                             Ocean
       Francisco Bay, links the city with Marin                 Rio Grande  TX               Mobile
       County and offers breathtaking views.                                           New            FL
                                                                                     Orleans
                                                                                       Gulf of     Everglades
        Five Days in the    Five Days in         Five Days in                          Mexico     National Park  Miami
        Pacific Northwest   California           the Southwest                                             Key Largo
                                                                                                   Key West
        •   Explore the inviting shops,   •   Treat yourself to samples    •   Take in the glitz and
         design studios, and cafés   at the world-class wineries   glamour that line the
         that populate Portland’s   found in the Napa and   Las Vegas Strip.
         trendy Pearl District.  Sonoma Valleys.  •  Peer into the vast expanse
        •  Dodge the flying fish    •  Snap a photo at the base    of the Grand Canyon and
         found at Seattle’s famous   of San Francisco’s one and   marvel at one of nature’s
         Pike Place Market.  only Golden Gate Bridge.  great wonders.
        •   Feel humbled by the   •   Pretend you’re a movie    •   Enjoy the unique
         magisterial beauty of Mount   star while strolling    adobe architecture that
         Rainier National Park and   along Los Angeles’s    makes Santa Fe one of
         Mount St. Helens National   iconic Sunset and   the country’s most
         Volcanic Monument.  Hollywood Boulevards.  breathtaking cities.
         Highway leading to Monument Valley, Arizona
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