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    Default Places of interest in the USA..

    In less than 9 days i'll be in the USA my first stop will be in Boston, any places of interest i should visit while there?

    I'll also go all the way through the east cost ending in Miami beach, if any members could provide information about these places, i'd appreciate it.

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    McDonalds.

    There's one on every street and avenue.

    Just look for the big M.
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    Faisal,
    There's a LOT to do in Boston (just don't waste your time hanging around Logan airport). The Museum of Fine Arts which has it's own stop on the green line, is worth an afternoon by itself. It's got some incredible treasures in there, including some of the lions from ancient Babylon's Processional Way from the gate of Ishtar.

    You can't go to Boston and not see the Red Sox, but tickets ain't cheap. I recommend you go during a Tuesday or a Wednesday day game (tickets are cheaper then).

    If there's something else you want to do in a vein I haven't mentioned, let me know.

    If you're driving down from Boston to Miami Beach, be sure to hit D.C. There's some awesome architecture and history there. If you have any interest in the US Civil war at all, let me know, and I'll tell you how to get to some of the major battlefields. Allow for 3 days of driving time to get from Boston to Miami. That'll make it a not to painful 8 hours a day in the car, maximum Obviously if you stop along the way, that shortens your time in the car. That should give you roughly 6 days to play with.

    Some rough driving times, assuming traffic isn't too bad.

    Boston -> New York City 4.5 hours
    New York City-> Philadelphia 2.5 hours
    Philadelphia-> Washington D.C 2 hours

    Coastal Route:
    Washington D.C. to Norfolk VA (coastal route) 3 hours
    Norfolk VA to Wilmington NC 4 hours
    Wilmingotn NC to Charleston SC 3 hours
    Charleston SC to Savanah GA 3 hours
    Savanah GA to Jacksonville FL 2 hours
    Jacksonville FL to Daytona 6 hours
    Daytona FL to Miami area 6 hours

    Inland Route:
    Washington D.C to Richmond VA 2.5 hours
    Richmond VA to Greensboro, NC 3 hours
    Stop in to visit Don Corleone and see a minor league baseball game: 1day
    Greensboro, NC to Columbia SC, 3 hours.
    From here, depends on whether you want to go to Orlando (lots of driving with not a lot in between) or cut back to the coast.

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    Definately spend time in New York City, see a yankees game or a play of broadway if you can. It is a fantastic city.



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    I'll second the museum of fine arts, and the public library is worth a look too...parts of it look like a museum...

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    Oh thanks alot guys, especially Don

    If you have any interest in the US Civil war at all, let me know, and I'll tell you how to get to some of the major battlefields.
    Oh yes, i am interested i wouldn't mind visiting the locations

    Stop in to visit Don Corleone and see a minor league baseball game: 1day
    i'd be most honored to visit you, depending on schedule though but really if its possible i'll pm you and give you my contact information when i manage to secure me some form of communications (if you have vodafone or something similiar in the US).

    Have fun!!!
    I most certainly will

    Oh and thanks again for the info guys, feel free to add any places of interest on the east coast that i could visit, especially if it is a historical place or architecture
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    whoa! a 2500+ post senior member i've never even seen before! i spend too much time in the tavern.
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    If you're going down the east coast Ill reiterate Don's suggestion of the Civil War battlefields.. very fun.

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    In Washington, check out the Smithsonian and the monuments

    have fun and let us know how you like it

    ichi

    ps i live out west too bad you can't get out here its really very nice
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    the bunker beneath the white house where they drink tea with osama

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    Thanks for the posts guys

    I got the tickets and i'll be ready to fly in a few days. Oh and besides the battlefield locations, i'd be interested in a museum that displays the weaponry and such on both sides of the war.

    This is my last post on the .org in the UAE once i arrive i'll check this thread again , i'll also make a new thread (hopefully) with pictures of places i have been too, i think non-US members of this forum would be interested
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