Travel through the best cultural experiences and the most beautiful places of the United States and Canada without ever leaving the comfort of your favorite reading spot--that is the amazing armchair journey offered by “Abroad at Home: The 600 Best International Travel Experiences in North America” from the National Geographic Society. From first page to last, this book opens eyes wide, boggles the mind, and inspires the imagination. The world abroad is much closer than we realize—and what a wonderful world it is! North America—meaning the United States and Canada---is known for cultural diversity and is often called “the great melting pot”. We are a dazzling, distinctive blend of people, places, history, present day, and the future. This book is designated by regions of the USA, with a separate section for Canada. It is greatly important that we not forget how we got to where we are today. Often times, the answers we need are to be found in the questions of the past. Looking back can sometimes help us to move forward with a better understanding of who we are and where we should be headed. “Abroad at Home” takes you through unique and unexpected combinations of cultures and communities and leaves you with much food for thought. The photography is absolutely stunning, the food and film festivals are fantastic, and the people are intriguing, engaging, and proud of their heritage. The inside information from the locals is enlightening, the “Insight” information inserts offer helpful tidbits of information, and the food recommendations make you very, very hungry. Take a trip: Albany, New York—you could be in Amsterdam as the brilliant blooms of the tulips trumpet the city’s Dutch roots; Observe the Scottish Highland Games in Glasgow, Kentucky; Celebrate the National Basque Festival in Elko, Nevada; Montana’s American Prairie Reserve is comparable to the Serengeti grasslands; the extraordinary, ornate Palace of Gold near Wheeling, West Virginia offers a glimpse of the palaces of India. In Canada you will find: the Cap aux Meules, Magdalen Islands are as stalwart as the cliffs of Cornwall, England; St. Raphael Roman Catholic Parrish in Ontario is as striking as any magnificent Scottish ruin; the Bugaboo Range, British Columbia will give the Swiss Alps a run for the money; the Butchart Gardens of Victoria, British Columbia evoke the beauty of an English rose garden. No wasted space in this book—it’s packed with information and photos from cover to cover.

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