Cool Cities to Visit

South

Georgia

Savannah

• An awesome place to stay, The Marshall House.
• Beer: Moon River Brewing Company.

North Carolina

Outer Banks

• Lots of sand and wind, Jockey's Ridge.
• Lots of sand and water, Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
• Chicamacomico Lifesaving Station
• North Carolina Aquarium
• I love German sausages and beer! The Weeping Radish Restaurant & Brewery.
• Visit Captain Ben's seafood restaurant on Ocracoke Island

South Carolina

Charleston

• Take a ferry to Fort Sumter.
• See beautiful gardens (and tiny GOATS!) at Magnolia Plantation.
• Good restaurants: AW Shucks (Seafood) and Bucci's (Italian)

Texas

San Antonio

• Remember the Alamo!
• Take a stroll down the Riverwalk.

Tennessee

Memphis

• Eat real barbecue at Neely's.

Virginia

Fredericksburg area

• Stonewall Jackson Shrine
• Lake Anna

Luray

• Luray Caverns
• A Moment to Remember: nice cafe with good sandwiches

Manassas

• Manassas National Battlefield

Williamsburg

• Colonial Williamsburg
• Colonial National Historical Park

North

Montreal, Canada

• A reasonably-priced hotel, Hotel Europeenne
• Hercules Furs
• Marche Bonsecours
• Chapelle Notre-Dame-de Bon-Secours
• La basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal
• Cathedrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde de Montreal
• Some good restaurants in the city: L'uisine de Spaghetti Parisienne (Italian), Chez Better (continental sausages), Stash Cafe (Polish), Restaurant Le Fripon (French), and Restaurant des Gouverneurs (French).

Niagara Falls, Canada

• Ignore the cheesy name: Love Boat Steak & Seafood

Quebec City, Canada

• My favorite hotel, L'Hotel de Vieux Quebec.
• Quartier Petit Champlain
• Musee de l'Amerique Francaise
• Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupre Basilica
• Basilique-Cath�drale Notre-Dame de Qu�bec
• Hand carved lamps, jewelry boxes, etc.: Sculpteur Flamand
• Nifty gifts: Magasin Genereal L. P. Blouin
• 5 Nations Indian Art Galleries
• Plains of Abraham
• Verrerie la Mailloche
• Some good restaurants in the city: Diable aux Anges (Italian), Au Petit Coin Breton (crepes), Cafe Buade (continental), La Fleur de Lotus (Cambodian), Les Fr�res de la C�te (Mediterranean), Resto Bistro Le Saint James (bistro), and Restaurant Relais de la Place d'Armes (continental).

Toronto, Canada

• Shopsy's Deli

East

Baltimore, MD

• Walter's Gallery
• National Aquarium
• Fort McHenry
• USS Constellation
• Maryland Science Center
• Inner Harbor
• Good food in Little Italy: Amicci's and Aldo's.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

• Molly the Rebel
• The Herb Lady

Rehobeth Beach, Delaware

St. Mary's City, Maryland

Strasburg, Pennsylvania

• Strasburg Rail Road
• Eldreth Pottery

Washington, DC

• Sackler Gallery
• Ford's Theatre
• National Zoo
• Natural History Museum

West

Wall, South Dakota

• Wall Drug
• Mt. Rushmore

Coeur D'Alene, Idaho

Portland, Oregon

• Mount St. Helens
• Powell's Bookstore
• Uwajimaya

San Francisco, California

• Kinokuniya Bookstore
• Restaurants: Tarantino's (Seafood), Seoul Garden (Korean), Izumiya (Japanese) and Kushitsuru (Japanese--they have the best shabu shabu!)
• Golden Gate National Recreation Area
  • Presidio
  • Muir Woods
  • Alcatraz
  • Cliff House
  • Fort Point
• Golden Gate Park: Japanese Tea Garden and buffalo
• Japantown shops: Ichiban Kan (General), Sanko Cooking Suppliers (Pottery & Furniture), Soko Hardware (Pottery, Furniture, Electronics), Townhouse Living (Furniture)

Los Angeles, California

• Disneyland

Las Vegas, Nevada

• Hoover Dam