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As for safety, New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC are the same as any big city in most countries. There are certain neighborhoods where it would be unwise to go walking alone late at night. This would be the same in London, Liverpool or Paris. Those unsafe neighborhoods are typically not the tourist...

Hello. We are planning a road trip from Washington DC to Niagara falls (stopping for sleep between them) and then from Niagara falls to Boston (sleeping between them too). I am going with my wife and my daughter with a rented car. I would like to know some sightseeing places through the route to stop...

Hello, I'm a 17 year old student from the United Kingdom and as i'm taking up an American Studies university course this year in 2009 I would love to have the chance to experience American history in another form other than books and documentaries. Basically I want to take an approximately 2...

Hello Amit, February/March is still the winter time in the U.S. In some of the cities you want to visit you can expect to encounter cold weather and possibly snow. Here is the monthly average temperatures for New York City. http://weather.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?wealocations=wc:USNY0996 You can...

If you rent a car in New York City, take the Verazanno Narrows Bridge to Staten Island and across it to New Jersey. If you are lucky and traffic is not heavy, you will be on the New Jersey Turnpike or Route 95 heading south within an hour. There are plenty of motels at most exits along either road. You...

Next Monday, May 26, is Memorial Day in the USA. This federal holiday is annually held on the last Monday in May. It was originally instituted to commemorate all the US soldiers that died in battle. Now, it has many meanings for the citizens of the USA. It is still a day of rememberance for our fallen...

Owned and operated by Orlando businessman John Morgan in partnership with John Walsh, host of America ' s Most Wanted, NMCP spans three floors and m ore than 28,000 square feet at 575 7th Street NW between E and F Streets in downtown Washington, D.C. Within those walls, the museum presents the history...

Hello, If you are even a little bit of a fan of Museums, I recommend allowing a couple of days for the Smithsonian Museums. They are quite large and there's many of them. You won't be able to see everything, so pick a couple that interest you the most. My favorites are the Air & Space and...

This was originally posted to our old Forum: Author Message Mike Leco USATourist Administrator Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 101 Location: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2004 8:20 am Post subject: Washington DC On Memorial Day weekend at the end of May, they dedicated the new World War...