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● The
Southwest
● The
Northwest
● The
Rocky Mountains
● The
Pacific Coast
● The Middle West
● Florida
● The
Southeast
● The
Northeast
● New
York State
● Urban Scenes
The Southeast
 North
of Florida along the Atlantic Seaboard are the southern states of
Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. These states
have the unusual property of having a coast line filled with beaches
and fishing vessels to their east, and hills and mountains for hunting,
camping, and freshwater fishing to their west. Along the eastern
coast are such historic cities as Savannah, GA, with its stately
mansions and Eighteenth Century downtown area, and in South Carolina
is the city of Charleston, as well as famous beach resorts such
as Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head Island and Kiawa Island. Charleston
is a rapidly modernizing city yet it still maintains many gardens
famous for their azaleas, magnolias, and camellias.
Visitors should not
overlook Fort Sumter National Park,
the site of the first battle of the American Civil War in April
1861.
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The Smoky Mountain
National Park
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The
western parts of the states of Georgia and South Carolina meet up
with the eastern part of the state of Tennessee, where the Blue
Ridge Mountains begin, and where the Smoky Mountain National Park
is located. Here there are many mountain vistas, and lovely parks
for hiking, camping, and fishing. The best mountain for viewing
many different states is Lookout Mountain located in Tennessee near
the city of Chatanooga. Tennessee also has many parks where Civil
War battles took place, but they are of limited scenic interest
and will appeal only to those interested in American history. The
states from South Carolina up to Pennsylvania have numerous parks
marking famous battles from the Civil War. The two most interesting
are Antietam in Maryland, and the larger Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
For historians there is also the Biltmore Estate,
illustrating the sort of mansions built
by early twentieth century millionaires. Some tourists find Nashville,
TN an interesting city to visit because of the Grand Ole Opry (a
dialect rendering of Grand Old Opera), home to country folk music,
sometime called bluegrass'.
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