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USA 101 : a guide to America's iconic places, events, and festivals / by Gary McKechnie.
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- ISBN: 9781426204579
- Physical Description: 337 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009.
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| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Americana. United States > Guidebooks. United States > History, Local. |
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USA 101 : A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals
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USA 101 : A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events, and Festivals
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast | ||
| Clambake-Lobsterbake Cape Cod/Maine Coast | p. 2 | |
| Fall Foliage New England | p. 4 | |
| Colonial Boston Massachusetts | p. 6 | |
| Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts | p. 8 | |
| Plymouth Rock Massachusetts | p. 11 | |
| Norman Rockwell Museum Stockbridge, Massachusetts | p. 14 | |
| Niagara Falls New York | p. 16 | |
| Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown, New York | p. 19 | |
| West Point West Point, New York | p. 21 | |
| Broadway New York, New York | p. 24 | |
| Empire State Building New York, New York | p. 26 | |
| Thanksgiving Day Parade New York, New York | p. 29 | |
| Times Square New Year's Eve New York, New York | p. 32 | |
| Statue of Liberty New York, New York | p. 34 | |
| Mid-Atlantic | ||
| Hershey Pennsylvania | p. 40 | |
| Amish Country Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | p. 42 | |
| Little League World Series Williamsport, Pennsylvania | p. 45 | |
| Gettysburg Pennsylvania | p. 48 | |
| Groundhog Day Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania | p. 50 | |
| Valley Forge Pennsylvania | p. 53 | |
| Washington Crossing Pennsylvania | p. 56 | |
| Colonial Philadelphia Pennsylvania | p. 59 | |
| Army-Navy Football Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | p. 62 | |
| Washington, D.C. | p. 64 | |
| Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia | p. 67 | |
| Mount Vernon Virginia | p. 70 | |
| Colonial Williamsburg Virginia | p. 72 | |
| Appalachian Trail Appalachian Mountains | p. 75 | |
| Southeast | ||
| Kentucky Derby Louisville, Kentucky | p. 80 | |
| Bluegrass Music Kentucky and Across America | p. 82 | |
| Kitty Hawk North Carolina | p. 85 | |
| Mount Airy (Mayberry) North Carolina | p. 88 | |
| Great Smoky Mountains Tennessee/North Carolina | p. 91 | |
| Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina | p. 94 | |
| Grand Ole Opry Nashville, Tennessee | p. 97 | |
| Tent Revivals Tennessee and Across the American South | p. 100 | |
| Graceland Memphis, Tennessee | p. 102 | |
| Mississippi Delta Northwest Mississippi | p. 105 | |
| Mardi Gras New Orleans, Louisiana | p. 107 | |
| Rock City Lookout Mountain, Georgia | p. 110 | |
| Kennedy Space Center Titusville, Florida | p. 112 | |
| Black Gospel Orlando, Florida, and Across America | p. 115 | |
| Miami Beach Florida | p. 117 | |
| Key West Florida | p. 120 | |
| Midwest | ||
| Soap Box Derby Akron, Ohio | p. 126 | |
| Polka Dancing Cleveland, Ohio, and Across America | p. 128 | |
| Greenfield Village Dearborn, Michigan | p. 131 | |
| Harley-Davidson Milwaukee, Wisconsin | p. 133 | |
| Oshkosh Airshow Oshkosh, Wisconsin | p. 136 | |
| Mall of America Bloomington, Minnesota | p. 138 | |
| Truck Stops Walcott, lowa, and Across America | p. 141 | |
| Indianapolis 500 Indiana | p. 144 | |
| Gateway Arch St. Louis, Missouri | p. 146 | |
| Anheuser-Busch Factory St. Louis, Missouri | p. 149 | |
| Branson Missouri | p. 151 | |
| Hannibal Missouri | p. 154 | |
| Mississippi Riverboats Minnesota to Louisiana | p. 157 | |
| Great Plains | ||
| Lewis And Clark Trail Great Plains-Pacific Northwest | p. 162 | |
| Mount Rushmore Keystone, South Dakota | p. 165 | |
| Rodeos Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Across America | p. 167 | |
| Dude Ranch American West | p. 171 | |
| Yellowstone Wyoming | p. 173 | |
| Little Bighorn Crow Agency, Montana | p. 176 | |
| Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas | p. 179 | |
| State Fairs Dallas, Texas, and Across America | p. 181 | |
| The Alamo San Antonio, Texas | p. 184 | |
| Rocky Mountain West | ||
| Aspen Colorado | p. 188 | |
| Mormon Tabernacle Choir Salt Lake City, Utah | p. 190 | |
| Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah | p. 192 | |
| Indian Powwows Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Across America | p. 195 | |
| Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Albuquerque, New Mexico | p. 198 | |
| Tombstone Arizona | p. 201 | |
| Grand Canyon Arizona | p. 204 | |
| Las Vegas Nevada | p. 207 | |
| Miss America Las Vegas, Nevada | p. 209 | |
| Pacific Coast, Hawaii, & Alaska | ||
| Space Needle Seattle, Washington | p. 214 | |
| Cable Cars San Francisco, California | p. 216 | |
| Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California | p. 219 | |
| Napa Valley California | p. 222 | |
| Yosemite California | p. 225 | |
| Death Valley California | p. 227 | |
| Rose Bowl Pasadena, California | p. 230 | |
| Disneyland Anaheim, California | p. 232 | |
| Beverly Hills California | p. 235 | |
| Academy Awards Hollywood, California | p. 237 | |
| Pearl Harbor Oahu, Hawaiian Islands | p. 240 | |
| Surfing Hawaii, California, and Along America's Coasts | p. 243 | |
| Luaus Hawaiian Islands | p. 246 | |
| Bald Eagles Alaska, Florida, and Minnesota | p. 249 | |
| The Iditarod Alaska | p. 252 | |
| Across America | ||
| Barbershop Quartets | p. 256 | |
| Cross-Country Road Trips | p. 259 | |
| Drive-in Theaters | p. 261 | |
| Lumberjack Contests | p. 264 | |
| Monster Truck Rallies | p. 267 | |
| Naturalization Ceremonies | p. 269 | |
| Pie-Baking contests | p. 272 | |
| Quilting Bees | p. 275 | |
| Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus | p. 277 | |
| Square Dancing | p. 279 | |
| Train Journeys | p. 282 | |
| Lodging And Dining | p. 285 | |
| Honorable Mentions | p. 327 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 329 | |
| Index | p. 331 |
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