LOS ANGELES AND SANTA MONICA Twin a city stay in Los Angeles with time by the Pacific. LA’s Metro runs the E Line light rail service to Santa Monica, taking less than 50 minutes from downtown stations. Santa Monica's attractions include its pier, beach and the original Muscle Beach, where Southern California's exercise craze began in the 1930s. NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND Take a side trip from the Big Apple to visit Long Island for its 'Roaring Twenties' mansions that feature in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, sandy beaches and historic lighthouses. Get there in just half an hour from Manhattan by train, with the Long Island Rail Road serving stations along 120 miles to the island’s tip. NEW ORLEANS AND PLANTATION ALLEY Take an Uber or organised tour from the Crescent City out to preserved landmarks along Louisiana’s Great River Road, such as Oak Alley, Laura and Whitney plantations, to hear stories of the slaves who worked the estates. The closest to New Orleans, Destrehan Plantation, is home to the New Orleans Plantation Museum. BOSTON AND BEYOND Stay in Boston and visit Cambridge, a 10-minute subway ride away, that is home to Harvard University. Commuter trains leave Boston to coastal town Salem, known for its witch trials and colonial-era buildings. Rhode Island’s capital, Providence, is half an hour or less from Boston on Amtrak’s Northeast Regional and Acela rail services. DALLAS, FORT WORTH AND GRAPEVINE The Trinity Railway Express runs an hour-long service between Dallas and Fort Worth Central Station, with onward bus links to Fort Worth's Stockyards. The TEXRail commuter rail service connects Dallas DFW Airport with Grapevine, known for its Historic Main Street, and Fort Worth. The DART Silver Line also links DFW and Grapevine. HUB AND SPOKE FAVOURITES PETER ELLEGARD PROVIDENCE WARWICK CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU LAURA PLANTATION TAKE A DAY TRIP 44 visitusa.org.uk
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