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?
TO SEE BY CAR
By GEORGE F. KACHLEIN, Jr.
President, American Automobile Association
Yellowstone National 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.
Los Angeles Area
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.
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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.
Colonial Williamsburg
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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 buildings, furnish
ings, formal gardens, and craft
shops. Of special delight to the child
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