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Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! This first edition of “Day Trips from Philadelphia” is your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover in your own backyard. With full trip-planning information and tips on where to eat, shop, and stop along the way, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip. Explore places you never knew...
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Lively descriptions of New York breweries and brewpubs, with a history of brewing in the Empire State and information on types of beer produced at each site, tours, food served, and nearby lodging and attractions. The author, a beer connoisseur, recommends a favorite for each brewery.
63) Saving Maine
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Is Maine's famed natural character vanishing? The answer is: no, not all of it, thanks to the hard work and generosity of people such as Percival Baxter and Peggy Rockefeller, and of dozens of concerned, ordinary citizens and groups such as the Maine Coast Heritage Trust and The Nature Conservancy, which have helped to establish preserves and parks that will maintain at least some of the natural beauty of Maine forever.
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Ask any Boston native, and they'll all tell you the same thing: Bahston rahks. That pride and love is alive in Let's Go Boston, the only travel guide brought to you by the students who know Boston best. Let's Go balances the historic and the modern with panache, taking you down cobblestone streets, up the Freedom Trail, and right to Fenway's cheapest seats. Our neighborhood-by-neighborhood organization means it's easy to find that perfect trattoria...
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Leave the sensible shoes and the backpacks behind: this isn't your grandmother's guide book. Naughty New York is the first guide written for ladies by ladies that helps you plan a sexy getaway with your man, a weekend on the town with your best friends, or a daring solo adventure on your own in the bustling metropolis. Like all good city guides, it includes the best hotels, shopping, culture, restaurants, and bars. But with Naughty New York you'll...
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Alexandria is one of America's most important Colonial towns. Sitting in the shadow of the nation's capital, it was the home of George Washington, the launching point of the French and Indian war, and the site of the Thomas Jefferson's inaugural ball. Alexandria is now the site of hundreds of architecturally and historically significant buildings, streets named after the heroes of America's founding, and is home to numerous boutiques and gourmet restaurants....
67) Long Island
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Your Travel Destination. Your Home. Your Home-To-Be.
Long Island
Explore a 118-mile-long reason to love New York. Experience the best of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Savor the beaches, the fresh seafood, the local wines.
• A personal, practical perspective for travelers and residents alike
• Comprehensive listings of attractions, restaurants, and accommodations
• How to live & thrive in the area-from recreation to relocation
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68) New England
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Pack up the car and enjoy gorgeous drives through some of the most spectacular scenery the area has to offer. This series of indispensable highway companions maps out short trips for exploring scenic byways and back roads. Whether you embark on an adventure that winds along mountainsides, cuts through open fields, or shows off the shoreline, the road trips in our Scenic Driving guides will transform your passenger seat into a front row seat to experience...
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From Boston to Chicago, Miami to San Diego, America is chock-full of great cities and regions that are undeniably great places to spend a day, a weekend, or more. But where to take the kids? Whether one is a city-dwelling parent, a suburban day-tripper, or a vacationer, GPP Travel's new Are We Almost There? series shows where. Readers will feel like locals in the know with these easy-to-use, highly portable, and kid-friendly guides-which have all...
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Rediscover New Jersey's 47 New Deal Post Offices
The United States Postal Service is selling historic buildings. Some of these house historic artwork created during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Not all the murals remain in their original location. In some cases the fate of
the art, and buildings, remains unknown.
Learn which towns have murals and which
murals have been moved. The New Jersey Post Office Mural Guidebook
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Discover Queens, New York City's Best-Kept Secret!
Manhattan is touristy; Brooklyn is turning mainstream; and Queens is now the up-and-coming borough in New York. With food from every corner of the world, major sporting venues, quirky nightlife, and rich history and cultural institutions to boot, Queens has just about everything a visitor could want. This handy reference explores Queens neighborhood by neighborhood, and even those familiar with the...
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The fog-shrouded islands of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard are filled with distinctly New England apparitions steeped in the staunch sea-faring traditions of their earthly home. As author Barbara Sillery states, "they are there whether you believe or not." Dip into this ghostly guide for a tour of more than twenty historical sites along with stories of their supernatural inhabitants. In each instance, skepticism abounds and the question...
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Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let this first edition of Metro New York Off the Beaten Path show you the metro New York City region you never knew existed. Visit a sizable chunk of the Berlin Wall-in Battery Park. Attend a session of Night Court. Discover isolated and tranquil spots scattered across the five boroughs and beyond-including nearly forgotten islands, tucked away...
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In Subway Adventure Guide: New York City, residents and tourists alike gain access to off-the-beaten-path adventures in a compact guidebook format and see the New York City that's not featured on postcards sold all over Manhattan. Each of the roughly three dozen end-of-the-line destinations spread out over New York City's five boroughs included in this easy-to-use guide, from restaurants and bars to landmarks and museums, are highlighted in great...
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Exploring the Spirit of Maine is a unique travel guide and reference book for those seeking either traditional or non-traditional options for spiritual and/or inner development. Author Karen Batignani reveals Maine's rich and varied religious history along with contemporary spiritual offerings: an ashram in Industry, a yoga retreat in Island Falls, Franciscan Friars in Kennebunk, two schools for shamanism and one that ordains high priestesses are...
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These history travel guides provide an introduction discussing the history and preservation of the present-day site and facilities and include a detailed, walking tour interspersed with first-hand accounts about the cemetery and events that have taken place there. A timeline runs through the walking tour giving descriptions of key personalities who conceived, planned and designed the area with brief and colorful biographies. Also included is information...
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The ultimate to-do list for Mainers and visitors alike.
What better way to celebrate 50 years of book publishing than to celebrate the greatest things Maine has to offer. Following the popular trend in "bucket list" books, this experiential guide will help visitors and residents alike discover everything there is to do here. Taken all together, these experiences are enough to fill a lifetime.
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The rich history of New England is captured in enduring works by writers including Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sarah Orne Jewett, Louisa May Alcott and more. From the icy waters of Vermont's Lake Champlain to the freezing tidal depths of coastal Maine, from New Hampshire's rocky hills to Connecticut's stone-walled roads, New England is a microcosm of the American landscape. In a country of proud regionalism, the Yankee spirit stands out...
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