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Family Weekly J April SI, 1983 AMERICA'S TOP A poll of travel editors and A.A.A. experts came up with this list of favorite U. S. vacation spots; how many have you visited? and where are you going this year? America is endowed with the world's finest scenery. We see this in the rugged beauty of the Grand Canyon, in the cathedral splendor of wilderness pines, and in the shifting sands of North Caro lina's Outer Banks. It is also a land of man made attractions. Cities large and small, Disneyland, Mt. Rushmore Memorial, and lakes formed by mighty dams are major vacation objectives. The best way to explore this broad and enchanting na tion of natural and man-made wonders is in the family car. The ease and convenience of motoring have long made the automobile the most popular conveyance for vacation and pleasure travel. The A.A.A. estimates that this year near ly 90 percent of all U. S. sight seeing trips will be taken in family cars. There are so many interest ing things to see in America that it is difficult to choose the top attractions. Any two per sons' lists of favorites would vary. So the A.A.A. weac to the experts. We asked a group of travel editors and writers to name America's vacation lands with the most appeal. Their replies, coupled with thoughts gleaned from many of our own 3,500 domestic travel counselors, resulted in this list of America's Top 20 Attractions . rmmUt Weekly. April 11. JMj jgg ATTRACTIONS This was the undisputed leader. Its spectacular and colorful forma tions, its sheer immensity have drawn millions. A mule-back ride from the rim down to the banks of the river is an exhilarating and unique vacation experience. Mew York City The fascination of the Big City continues to draw throngs of visitors. The Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Chinatown, Rocke feller Center, Wall Street even the Pulton Fish Market keep setting visitor records. The city's reputation as the world's finest entertainment center continues to attract the elite among travelers. Washington, O. C. The nation's capital is one of the world's most beautiful cities, with broad avenues, hundreds of parks, and striking memorials to great Americans of the past In April, when the cherry blossoms bloom around the Tidal Basin and on Hains Point, the city puts on its finest raiment for all to see. Tke Sky Una Drive It is a magnificent motoring ex perience to drive along the backbone of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains with your head literally in the clouds at times and the broad vistas of the Shenandoah Valley on one side and the Piedmont Plain on the other. nssan1 ' ' Vaa law UK.v J San Francisco IbV 1 - jh f i 1 -W-saBBw The nation's most cosmopolitan city continues to lure the young man who goes West Its Chinatown is the largest Chinese settlement in the Western world, its cable cars still furnish an exciting ride, and Fisher man's Wharf restaurants offer a variety of exotic foods. Tko Pacific Northwest The Seattle World's Fair last year focused attention on this area, and as a result many Americans discovered its natural beauty for the first time Exceptionally good hunting and fish ing bring outdoorsmen in growing numbers. Seattle plans a major tour ist center on the grounds where the fair was held. TO SEE Tollowstono Motional Park A couple of years ago earthquakes changed Old Faithful's timetable somewhat, but it still spouts faith fully. The spectacular coloring of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone makes it an outstanding feature of the park. The Wildlife Sanctuary is the largest and most successful in the nation. Lot KaftlM Movieland, Disneyland, and tele vision make this area popular. If you want to see a tv show, write several weeks in advance for tickets. Movie studios can be visited only if you have a personal contact or take part in a standard commercial tour. Disneyland, perhaps the most costly tourist attraction in America, is well worth a visit. BY CAR Niagara falls The awesome and ear-filling spectacle of Niagara's cascading waters is perhaps the American vacation spot best known to foreign ers. The falls are colorfully lighted for two hours after dusk. A steamer takes visitors to an advantageous spot below the falls. The restored capital of the Vir ginia Colony is a year-round vaca tion attraction with almost daily events scheduled for visitors. The remarkable restoration preserves the colonial flavor in building, furnish ings, formal gardens, and craft shops. Of special delight to the child- (ConHnutd cm page 6) 1 flnavr By GEORGE F. KACHLEIN, Jr. President, AiMtkan AutamoWU AuodoHon Wo'vo Arranged a Good DmI lor Our Vacation-Minded Rtadtnl Through special arrangement with Rand McNally, the nation's most re nowned map makers, family weekly is able to offer its readers a vacation bargain the 1963 edition of the famed Rand McNally Road Atlas and Travel Guide for only f 1. ' This handsome 84-page book not available at ordinary retail outleta is guaranteed to make car travel easier and more enjoyable. 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