1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die Quotes

“Any adult with an ID can get a free “reader identification” and use the library.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Although both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the falls are well worth visiting, the best views, including nighttime illumination, are from the beautifully manicured flower gardens that line the Canadian side. However, to get up-close-and-personal with the falls, visit Niagara Falls State Park in New York, where there are several locations, including Prospect Point, Luna Island, Terrapin Point, and the Three Sisters Islands, that allow visitors to stand within a few feet of the raging rapids and at the brink of the falls.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“The original Starbucks began in Pike Place Market (see p. 897) as a plain-Jane hole-in-the-wall coffee shop but, having awakened a coffee revolution, has been opening everywhere else since—there are now more than 10,000 Starbucks retail operations on the planet—and counting. Still in business, that first location attracts Starbucks pilgrims from all over the world.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Texas barbecue is so good, you don’t need barbecue sauce, and some places don’t bother to serve it, believing that it distracts from the exquisite flavors.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Most visitors, however, will need a car to watch the sunrise from Cadillac Mountain, a park tradition. At 1,530 feet the highest peak on the U.S. Atlantic coast, this is the spot where America catches its first rays of the morning sun.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“The archipelago of St-Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory, a negligible fraction of that country’s once huge colonial holdings in North America.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Early Hawaiians built fires on the top as a navigational aid for canoes traveling along O’ahu’s south shore, a function now provided by the Diamond Head Light, built in 1917. The name “Diamond Head” dates to the 1800s, when British sailors digging around in the crater found what they thought were diamonds. They rushed into Honolulu with their newfound treasure, only to discover that the “diamonds” were really worthless calcite crystals—but the name stuck.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“The 50-minute flights go from Hanapepe Valley to Mana Waiapuna, also known as “Jurassic Park Falls,” then on to some of Kauai’s most beautiful sites: the Bali Hai Cliffs; the pristine blue waters of Hanalei Bay and the Princeville Resort area (see p. 943); Olokele Canyon; and Waimea Canyon, the dramatically, ruggedly beautiful “Grand Canyon of the Pacific” (see p. 947).”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“The island, a miracle of diversity, contains 11 of Earth’s 13 climate zones—from lush tropical rain forests to desolate, black lava deserts to arctic tundra.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“If you dine at SkyCity, revolving just beneath the 520-foot-high observation deck, the elevator ride is free (otherwise it’s $18), but be forewarned that the restaurant is one of Seattle’s priciest (you’re paying for the million-dollar view).”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“The most visited resident of Balboa Park is the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Dating back to 1916, and more parklike than a traditional zoo, it set the standard for zoos around the world with its well-tended grounds, up-to-the-minute approach to exhibits, and wildlife conservation.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“don’t forget to look for that famous “Hollywood” sign. The 50-foot-high sign was placed atop Mt. Lee in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 as part of a promotion for a real estate development called Hollywoodland.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Denver’s first permanent structure was said to be a saloon, and more beer is brewed here today than in any other American city, earning it the nickname the “Napa Valley of beer.” For one weekend in the fall it boasts the best selection on earth during the Great American Beer Festival, a New World Oktoberfest that gathers representatives from the nation’s best breweries to tap over 1,600 different kinds of beer—enough to get it listed in Guinness World Records for the most beers tapped in one place.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“(Montana may never be considered the epicenter of modern life, but about 65 to 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, it was a happening place.)”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“In business since 1948 and claiming to serve 10,000 meals a day, the Rendezvous lies in a busy cellar down an alley near the grand Peabody Hotel, known for the trained ducks that waddle through its lobby twice daily to the music of John Philip Sousa.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Beanfest also holds the Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race in which teams from Arkansas and states as far as Louisiana and Missouri push outhouses built on wheels in a bid for the coveted gold toilet seat trophy.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“With upwards of a million people attending, give yourself over to the crowd and join a massive 100,000-strong conga line like the one that set the world’s record in 1988.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Over 300,000 veterans from the U.S. armed forces, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, have been laid to rest in these 612 serene acres overlooking the Potomac, and more than 100 graveside services are still held every week—so many that the cemetery is projected to run out of space by 2020.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“Bethlehem’s peak season is—naturally—Christmas, when it celebrates not only the birth of Jesus, but its own birth, having been named on Christmas Eve 1741.”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“fun village of Oak Bluffs, with hundreds of colorful Victorian cottages and a beloved 1876 carousel said to be the oldest working merry-go-round in the country,”
― Patricia Schultz, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die

“This land is your land, This land is my land. From California, to the New York island. From the redwood forests To the Gulf Stream waters.”
― Schultz, Patricia, 1,000 Places to See in the United States & Canada Before You Die