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by Patricia Schultz


  Highway 12, Utah, 884

  Hudson Valley, New York, 839

  I-90 freeway, Idaho, 782

  Kancamagus Highway, New Hampshire, 826

  Lake Coeur d’Alene Scenic Byway, Idaho, 782

  Lakes Region Tour, New Hampshire, 825

  Midland Trail, West Virginia, 903

  Million Dollar Highway, Colorado, 736

  Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts, 815

  Moose Path Trail, New Hampshire, 824–25

  Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi, 818

  Needles Highway, South Dakota, 870

  Newfound Gap Road, Tennessee, 871

  Northeast Kingdom, Vermont, 887–88

  Old Frankfort Pike, Kentucky, 793

  Old King’s Highway, Massachusetts, 811

  The Oregon Coast, Oregon, 857–58

  Overseas Highway, Florida, 749–50

  Pacific Coast Highway, California, 724–25

  Paris Pike, Kentucky, 793

  Pink Jeep Tours, Arizona, 710

  Rim Drive, Oregon, 856

  Route 66, New Mexico, 830

  Route 100, Vermont, 889

  Salmon River Scenic Byway, Idaho, 783

  San Juan Skyway, Colorado, 736

  17 Mile Drive, California, 725

  Seward Highway, Alaska, 704

  Skyline Drive, Virginia, 891

  Starline Movie Star’s Home Tours, California, 718

  Trail Ridge Road, Colorado, 737

  Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, Oregon, 856

  White Mountains, New Hampshire, 826

  Wildlife Loop Road, South Dakota, 870

  Yosemite National Park, California, 733–34

  Zion–Mount Carmel Highway, Utah, 883–84

  Train Trips

  Africa

  Rovos Rail and the Blue Train, S.Afr., 422–23

  Asia, East

  Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, China, 487

  Asia, South and Central

  Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, 555

  Kalka-Shimla, India, 536

  Royal Wheels of India, India, 549–50

  Asia, Southeast

  Eastern & Oriental Express, Sing., 619

  Hua Hin, Thai., 627

  Victoria Express, Viet., 642

  Australia

  Katoomba Scenic Railway, New South Wales, 645

  Canada

  Canadian Rockies by Train, Alberta/British Columbia, 912–13

  Orford Express, Quebec, 936

  Europe, Eastern

  Trans-Siberian Express, Russia, 328–29

  Europe, Western

  Alps’s Most Scenic Train Trips, Switz., 272

  Bernina Express, Switz., 272

  Chocolate Train, Switz., 272

  Christkindl Tram, Munich, Bavaria, Ger., 141

  El Transcantábrico Classico, León, Castilla y León, Sp., 258–59

  Glacier Express, Switz., 272

  Jungfraujoch rail trip, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 275–76

  Kleine Matterhorn cable car, Zermatt, Valais, Switz., 281

  Mont Blanc Massif cable car, Valle d’Aosta, It., 216

  Piz Bernina, Switz., 272

  Rhine River, Rhineland, Ger., 151

  Rigi-Kulm, Lucerne, Switz., 278

  Transbordador Aeri, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 262

  Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Venice, Veneto, It., 222

  Via ferrata, Trentino-Alto Aldige, It., 202

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Lewes, East Sussex, Eng., 9

  The Royal Scotsman, Edinburgh, Scot., 34

  Snowdon Mountain Railway, North Wales, Wales, 50

  Mexico

  Ferrocarril Chihuahua Pacifico, Chihuahua, 947–48

  New Zealand

  TranzAlpine Express, South Island, 673

  Scandinavia

  Norway in a Nutshell tour, Nor., 355, 362

  South America

  Andean Explorer, Puno, Peru, 1047

  Corcovado Mountain, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1013

  El Tren a las Nubes, Arg., 993

  Hiram Bingham Orient Express, Urubamba Valley Cuzco Region, Peru, 1042

  Parque Nacional del Café, Eje Cafetero, Col., 1031

  Spirit of the Andes, Ecua., 1032

  Tren del Fin del Mundo, Ushuaia, Arg., 994

  United States

  Conch Tour Train, Florida, 750

  Conway Scenic Railroad, New Hampshire, 826

  Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, New Mexico, 829–30

  Denali Star, Alaska, 702

  Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, 735–36

  Essex Steam Train, Connecticut, 741

  Green Mountain Flyer, Vermont, 885

  Mount Hood Railroad, Oregon, 855

  Mount Washington Cog Railway, New Hampshire, 826

  My Old Kentucky Dinner Train, Kentucky, 794

  Napa Valley Wine Train, California, 713

  Sandia Peak Tram, New Mexico, 828

  White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad, Alaska, 703

  Ships and Cruises

  Africa

  Kasr Ibrim, Lake Nasser, Upper Egypt, 380

  Lake Malawi, Malawi, 410

  M.S. Eugénie, Lake Nasser, Upper Egypt, 380

  Murchison Falls, Ugan., 432–33

  Nile Cruise, Upper Egypt, Egypt, 381–82

  Toronado Fleet, Sinai, Egypt, 380

  Zambezi Queen, Botswana, 398

  Antarctica

  The White Continent, 1053

  Asia, East

  Li River, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 486

  Miyajima to Hiroshima, Jap., 508

  Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Jap., 506

  Star Ferry, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China, 487

  Three Gorges, Hubei and Chongqing, China, 493–94

  Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 520

  Asia, South and Central

  The Blue Voyage, Bodrum/Antalya, Turkey, 574–75

  Bosporus Strait, 579–80

  Asia, Southeast

  Ayerwady River, Myan., 611–12

  Chao Phraya River, Thai., 620–21

  Ha Long Bay, Viet., 633

  Koh Phi Phi, Thai., 628

  Luang Say, Mekong River, Laos, 602

  Manohra Dream, Thai., 621

  Manohra Song, Thai., 621

  Pandaw, Myan., 611–12

  Road to Mandalay, Myan., 611–12

  Song Xanh, Mekong Delta, Viet., 639

  Vat Phou, Mekong River, Laos, 602

  Australia

  Cape Tribulation, Queensland, 651–52

  Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea, Queensland, 653–54

  Ningaloo Blue Dive, Western Australia, 665

  Canada

  Eastern Star, Nova Scotia, 927

  The Gulf Islands, British Columbia, 913–14

  Europe, Eastern

  Curonian Lagoon, Lith., 306

  Volga River, Russia, 321–22

  Europe, Western

  Bateaux Mouches, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 115

  Canal du Midi, Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Fr., 120

  Canals of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Neth., 228

  Cassis, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr, 131

  Cruzeiros Via d’Ouro, Porto, Port., 245

  Dutch waterways, Neth., 232

  Lake Constance, Bavaria, Ger., 142

  Mount Athos, Macedonia, Gr., 168

  Rhine River, Rhineland, Ger., 151

  Wachau Valley, Austria, 90

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Ashford Castle, Cong, County Mayo, Ire., 70–71

  Cunard’s Cruise Liners, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng., 11

  Hebridean Princess, Hebrides, Scot., 38

  Sir Walter Scott, Loch Katrine, Scot., 43–44

  Middle East

  Dubai Creek, Dubai, U.A.E., 473

  New Zealand

  R. Tucker Thompson, North Island, 667

  Pacific Islands

  Aranui 3, Marquesas Islands, Fr.Poly., 686

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bsp; Blue Lagoon Cruises, Yasawa, Fiji, 685

  Paul Gauguin, Tahiti, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 691

  Scandinavia

  Disko Bay, Ilulissat, Greenland, 346

  Göta Canal, Götaland, Swed., 363–64

  Lakeland, Savonia, Fin., 351

  Lapland, Fin., 349–50

  North Pole and Svalbard, Nor., 358

  Norway’s Coast and the North Cape, Nor., 359–60

  Stockholm Archipelago, Swed., 367

  South America

  Amazon Clipper, Amazonas, Braz., 1001

  Aqua Expeditions, Amazonas, Peru, 1038

  Cruceros Australis, Patagonia, Chile, 1023

  Cruceros Australis, Tierra del Fuego, Arg., 993

  Galápagos Islands, Ecua., 1032–33

  La Amatista, Amazonas, Peru, 1037

  Lake Titicaca, Bol., 996

  Patagonia, Chile, 1022–23

  Skorpios cruise ships, Patagonia, Chile, 1023

  United States

  Apostle Islands Cruise Service, Wisconsin, 904

  Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 803

  Columbia Gorge, Oregon, 855–56

  Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Mass., 810

  The Florida Keys, Florida, 750

  Inside Passage and Glacier Bay, Alaska, 703–4

  Maine Windjammer, Maine, 802

  MS Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 825

  Sacred Places

  Africa

  Gonder, Amhara Region, Eth., 401–2

  Kairaouine Mosque, Fès, Mor., 384–85

  Lalibela, Amhara Region, Eth., 402–3

  Mosque of Ibn Tūlūn, Cairo, Egypt, 376

  Mosque of Qaitbey, Cairo, Egypt, 376

  Mount Kenya, Kenya, 407

  Mount Sinai and the Red Sea, Sinai, Egypt, 379–80

  Temple of Karnak, Upper Egypt, Egypt, 382

  Asia, East

  Chi Lin Nunnery, Hong Kong, China, 487–88

  Fushimi Inari shrine, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 510

  Ganden Sumtseling Gompa monastery, Yunnan, China, 501

  Ginkaku-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 510

  Great Mosque, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 496

  Hase-dera temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Jap., 524

  Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Jap., 508

  Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 499

  Kannon Hall, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Jap., 524

  Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 510

  Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 510

  Kotoku-in temple, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Jap., 524

  A-Ma Temple, Macau, China, 493

  Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, 485

  Mount Fuji, Shizuoka and Yamanashi, Honshu, Jap., 518

  Mount Kailash, Tibet, China, 499–500

  Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 498–99

  Ryoan-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Saiho-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Senso-ji, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519–20

  Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China, 481

  Ten Thousand Buddhas monastery, Hong Kong, China, 488

  Tenryu-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Todai-ji, Nara Koen, Nara, Jap., 515

  Tosho-gu Shrine, Nikko, Jap., 524

  Asia, South and Central

  Adam’s Peak, Sri Lanka, 571

  Ajanta, Maharashtra, India, 541–42

  Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 568–69

  Aphrodisias, Anatolia, Turkey, 574

  Bhaktapur, Nep., 563

  Bhutan, 531

  Bibi Khanum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 589

  The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, 580

  Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 587–88

  Dalada Maligawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 570

  Djuma Mosque, Khiva, Uzbekistan, 588

  Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nep., 562

  Elephanta Island, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 542

  Ellora, Maharashtra, India, 541–42

  The Ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 553–54

  The Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 543

  Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 578

  Hemis Gompa, Ladakh, India, 537

  House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Turkey, 577

  Jetavanaramaya Dagoba, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 569

  Kandy, Sri Lanka, 569–70

  Konya, Turkey, 583–84

  Masjid-i-Imam mosque, Isfahan, Iran, 557

  Meryem Ana Evi, Ephesus, Turkey, 577

  Mevlana Monastery, Konya, Turkey, 584

  Mir-i-Arab Madrassa, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 587

  Mosque of Suleiman the Magnificent, Istanbul, Turkey, 579

  Mount Chomo Lhari, Paro Valley, Bhutan, 532

  Mount Kanchenjunga, Sikkim, India, 551

  Pardesi Synagogue, Kochi, Kerala, India, 539

  Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, 547–48

  Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, 551–52

  St. Francis Church, Kochi, Kerala, India, 538–39

  Sheikh Lotf-Allah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran, 557

  Sigiriya, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 569

  Solomon’s Throne, Osh, Kyrg., 560

  The Temples of Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 540–41

  Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan, 532

  Asia, Southeast

  Ananda Temple, Bagan, Myan., 611

  Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Camb., 592–93

  Ayuthaya, Thai., 620–21

  Bagan, Myan., 611

  Borobudur, Java, Indon., 595–96

  Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet., 636

  Lang Prabang, Laos, 600–601

  Mandalay, Myan., 611

  Nga Phe Kyaung, Inle Lake, Myan., 613

  Pha That Luang, Vientiane, Laos, 602

  Prambanan, Java, Indon., 596

  St. Paul’s Church, Melaka, Malay., 607

  Shwe San Daw, Bagan, Myan., 611

  Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myan., 613

  Shwezigon, Bagan, Myan., 611

  Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Bangkok, Thai., 622

  Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thai., 622–23

  Wat Phou, Laos, 602

  Wat Phra Kaeo, Bangkok, Thai., 622

  Wat Phra That, Mae Hong Son, Thai., 630

  Wat Sisaket, Vientiane, Laos, 602

  Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang, Laos, 600

  Ywama, Inle Lake, Myan., 612

  Australia

  Uluru, Northern Territory, 650–51

  Canada

  Basilica of Notre Dame, Quebec, 938

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Catedral Santa María la Menor, Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep., 1083

  Central America

  Church of Santo Tomás, Quiché, Guat., 971

  San Francisco, Granada, Nicaragua, 975

  Europe, Eastern

  Armenian Cathedral, Lviv, Ukr., 334

  Benedictine Abbey Church, Tihany, Lake Balaton, Hung., 302

  Bernadine Church, Lviv, Ukr., 334

  Blue Church, Bratislava, Slovakia, 329

  Bone Church, Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Czech Rep., 289

  Cathedral of St. Barbara, Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Czech Rep., 289

  Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod, Russia, 322–23

  Choral Synagogue, Vilnius, Lith., 307

  Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Prague, Czech Rep., 290–91

  Church of St. Elizabeth, Bratislava, Slovakia, 329

  Church of St. Euphemia, Rovinj, Istria, Croat., 285

  Church of St. Nicholas, Moscow, Russia, 321

  Church of the Blood, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 327

  Church of the Transfiguration, Kizhi, Russia, 321

  Dome Cathedral, Old Riga, Latv., 304

  Dominican Church, Lviv, Ukr., 334

  Dormition Cathedral, Kiev, Ukr., 333

  Dormition Church, Lviv, Ukr., 334

  Esztergom, Danube Bend, Hung., 301–2

  Esztergom Basilica, Esztergom, Danube Bend, Hung., 302

  Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Rep., 294<
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  Inner Town Parish Church, Pécs, Hung., 303

  Jvari Monastery, Rep.Ga., 298

  Kiev Caves Monastery, Kiev, Ukr., 333–34

  Kremlin cathedrals, Moscow, Russia, 319

  Painted monasteries of Southern Bucovina, Moldavia, Rom., 315–16

  Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Rep., 291

  St. Anne’s, Old Vilnius, Lith., 307

  St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow, Russia, 320

  St. Euphrasius Basilica, Poreč, Istria, Croat., 285

  St. Isaac’s Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia, 324–25

  St. Lazarus Church, Kizhi, Russia, 321

  St. Mary’s Church, Rynek Głúwny, Krakúw, Pol., 310, 311

  St. Nicholas Church, Prague, Czech Rep., 290

  St. Sophia’s Cathedral, Kiev, Ukr., 333

  St. Tryphon Cathedral, Kotor, Monten., 308

  St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Rep., 291, 292

  St. Wenceslas Cathedral, Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Rep., 294

  Sioni Cathedral, Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Rep.Ga., 297–98

  Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Mtskheta, Rep.Ga., 298

  Vardzia, Rep.Ga., 296–97

  Vilnius Cathedral, Old Vilnius, Lith., 307

  Wawel Cathedral, Wawel Hill, Krakúw, Pol., 311–12

  Europe, Western

  Abbaye de Fontenay, Montbard, Bourgogne, Fr., 107

  Abbaye de Sénanque, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 130

  Abbey of San Fruttuoso, Liguria, It., 189

  Agia Sofia, Monemvassia, Peloponnese, Gr., 170

  Agios Nikolaos tis Stegis, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, 173

  Archangel Michael monastery, Panormitis, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Gr., 167

  Àvila, Castilla y León, Sp., 257–58

  Basilica di San Giulio, Orta San Giulio, Lombardy, It., 190

  Basilica di San Marco, Venice, Veneto, It., 218–19

  Basilica di San Petronio, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, It., 180

  Basilica di Santa Chiara, Assisi, Umbria, It., 213–14

  Basilica of Santa Croce, Florence, Tuscany, It., 204

  Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Lazio, It., 183

  Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Tuscany, It., 204

  Basiliek van Onze Lieve Vrouw, Maastricht, Neth., 234–35

  Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 113

  Basilique Ste-Madeleine, Bourgogne, Fr., 106

  Basilique St-Sernin, Toulouse, Languedoc-Roussillon, Fr., 119

  Catedral de León, León, Castilla y León, Sp., 258

  Catedral de Santa María de Palma, Palma, Mallorca, Sp., 251

  Cathedral Museum, León, Castilla y León, Sp., 258

  Cathedral of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 260

  Cathedral of San Gennaro, Naples, Campania, It., 178

  Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Sp., 265–66

  Cathédrale Notre Dame de Chartres, île-de-France, Fr., 118

  Cathédrale Ste-Cécile, Albi, Languedoc-Roussillon, Fr., 119

  Cattedrale di Santa Maria la Nuova, Monreale, Sicily, It., 199

 

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