Travel and holiday Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd New England
Book SynopsisNew England is a land of evocative grandeur, defined by its remarkably varied terrain, history, culture, and renowned weather. This book binds these diverse elements together, highlighting the region's spectacular four season climate. As seen in over 380 gorgeous color photos from the lofty summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington to the legendary Green Monster of Boston's Fenway Park and from the dreamy shores of Maine's Acadia National Park to the leafy Litchfield Hills of Connecticut the four seasons of New England are explored from both well known and out of the way locales within this famed six state corner of the northeastern United States. Whether it is reveling in the glory of a setting summer sun over a Cape Cod beach or stepping out of the moment with a lighted Christmas celebration in Quincy Market, New England and its distinctive seasonal changes captured here will stir the imagination. By the time you are done, you will understand why this is known as one of the world'
£30.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Eerie America
Book SynopsisAmerica is the land of the beautiful, but it is also a land of mystery and many haunted and bizarre places. With 150 images, addresses, and directions, go state-by-state to tour the macabre side of the United States. Journey to haunted old battleships, abandoned prisons, creepy lunatic asylums, the Amityville Horror House, the Winchester House, museums such as Edgar Allan Poe''s home, New Orleans Voodoo Museum, the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, and much more! In addition suggesting places to visit, where to stay, and places to eat, chapters on each state have a break down of how best to experience the curious and bizarre sometimes just a building and other times a whole town. Come on this unusual but richly satisfying tour. You won''t be disappointed.
£999.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Suburban Classic
Book SynopsisThe energy, commerce, and excitement generated by New York City are unparalleled anywhere else in the world. The suburbs that surround the city are home to many of the movers and shakers that make Manhattan sparkle. These exclusive communities in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey that commuters call home are as special in their exquisite beauty and style as the metropolis itself. This collection of photographs from thirty-four of the most exceptional and unique small towns around New York includes beautifully designed homes many belonging to celebrities and pristine landscapes that make them vastly popular tourist destinations. The Old Westbury Gardens estate, the gorgeous beaches and rolling hills of neighborhoods on Long Island Sound, and the historical architecture of Southport, are just a few reasons to visit this unique region yourself. Three states and five million people are represented in this deeply reflective work.
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd North Shore Lore
Book SynopsisThe history, geography, and people of the North Shore come to life in this easy-reading book of over 35 stories about the region northeast of Boston and south of New Hampshire, including many lesser-known, but charming, inlets, placid pools, and stirring basins. Read about one of the strongest earthquakes on the East Coast, centered just off Cape Ann, which few people know about. Join a British nobleman and a Marblehead barmaid on their extraordinary life adventure after being united during an earthquake. Learn about Brown''s Folly in Danvers as written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Meet the Derby family, important in the shipping industry, and Eleo Sears, the Gold Coast''s golden sportswoman and far ahead of her time. Also find Salem''s witchcraft trials, the East India Trade, the retreat of the British when they came to search for arms, the contributions of Thomas Watson, and more. These are the stories that make the North Shore fascinating!
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Gone But Not Forgotten New Englands Ghost Towns
Book SynopsisNew England has a long, rich history that can be experienced by visiting the abandoned villages, monuments, and cemeteries that cover the region. Here are 36 locations including a recent ghost town found in Connecticut, an eloquent 9-11 memorial in New Hampshire, a cemetery in Vermont that is more like an outdoor art gallery, the grave of an accused vampire in Rhode Island, an Island in Maine, whose residents were forced out by the state, and the New England Holocaust Memorial in Massachusetts. This handy pictorial guide includes visitor information, detailed directions, 180 color photographs, and the history associated with the towns, monuments, and cemeteries scattered across New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Arizonas Back Roads A Travel Guide to Ghosts
Book SynopsisJourney to Arizona through over 240 scenic photographic images and 36 stories imparting unusual and bizarre regional happenings throughout history. Read about the Native American ruins and the ancient civilizations that inhabited their stone walls, leaving behind pottery shards, handmade tools, and astonishing petroglyphs etched on boulders. Discover forgotten places, now decaying and abandoned, with accompanying stories behind their rise and fall. Visit six Southwestern mining towns famous for riches, scandals, and hope for new lives. These towns were booming in their heyday, but because of greed, natural disasters, and drying-up mines, they became ghost towns. Meet Wild West outlaws who ended up dead and buried somewhere in the desert. Discover mysterious conundrums either found buried beneath the dirt floor, roaming the barren desert, or made from odd objects, and witness the unusual weather conditions that plague the Southwest. Find ghosts, mummies, and fossils talked about in urban legends of the desert and lost treasures and castles in the mountains. Includes directions and visitor information. Arizona awaits your arrival.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Central Massachusetts Perspectives
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Californias Historic Haunts
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Maryland Landscapes
Book SynopsisTake a photographic journey across Maryland. From its beaches on the Atlantic coastline and the Chesapeake Bay to the fall colors of the mountains of western Maryland, 48 images provide a beautiful overview and an appreciation of the many interesting facets of this geographic region. In the early 1970s, this peninsula was relatively untouched by the housing and business sprawl that rapidly developed around the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. corridor. This new book shows not only the landscape in all its magnificent glory, but also the connection that has developed between the built environment and the natural environment throughout the Old Line State. Residents and visitors alike will enjoy this keepsake.
£9.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Abandoned NYC
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pirates Ghosts of the Carolinas Coast
Book SynopsisARRRRGH! Come aboard for seafaring pirates, ghosts, and spooky tales from the coast of North Carolina. With pirate lore and history abundant for this seaside area, join storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown as she explores graveyards, haunted houses, and locations with spirits that have sparked shivers within audiences for decades. Read about actual places with ghosts revealed. Dare to experience misty, dangerous railroad tracks at the site of a death by train in Wilmington. Hear ghostly children play in a home at Pelican Reef. Find out what it might feel like to be buried alive and why the saying, saved by the bell, might be important to some. Walk with pirate ghosts on the old Chandlers Wharf, and visit with a foggy spirit moving aimlessly near Cape Fear River. Visit Topsail Island where the Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship, may still sail with her ghostly pirates haunting the waters and marshes. Whether history, unsolved mysteries, legends, or just plain scary happenings, these tales will keep you shuddering long into the night.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Savannahs Afterlife True Tales of a Paranormal
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lighthouses and Lightships of Rhode Island Past
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Balloons Over Albuquerque
Book SynopsisA photographic celebration of hot-air balloons' culture and community!
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Philadelphia Perspectives
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£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Maine Memories A Vintage Picture Postcard Tour
Book SynopsisThis interesting and historical book is the first and only one to present an illustrated tour of the state of Maine through more than 350 vintage picture postcards. Chapter topics include the harbors and lighthouses, ships and boats, bridges and buildings, camping and RVing, lakes and forests, as well as the railroads, churches, and wildlife of The Pine Tree State. Every caption provides a detailed description of the view, as well as information about the card itself its age, size, maker, and estimated value. This book is an invaluable source of good, old-fashioned entertainment and information about Maine in particular and postcards in general, making it a great resource for both residents of and visitors to Maine, as well as for postcard collectors and dealers. Be captivated by the fascinating story told by the impressive series of Maine images, and see why Maine remains a popular tourist destination.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Massachusetts Lighthouses Lightships
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Campfire Tales Great Lakes 4
Book SynopsisEnjoy 11 spooky campfire tales based on legends and true events in and around the Great Lakes region. Filled with creepy and sometimes humorous details, each has historic significance. Shiver as you read about the ghosts in Duluth, Minnesota, haunting the Glensheen Mansion, and the myth of a giant moose terrorizing tourists off the North Shore of Lake Superior. Meet the Melon Head Creatures, living in a dark and forbidden forest off Lake Michigan, the result of a mad scientist's experiments, or a classic Lady in White. Discover the Manitous water gods, Native American spirits living at the bottom of the lake always looking for unsuspecting prey. Find a giant man-eating turtle, storm Hags, and the Red Devil of Detroit. Learn about Niagara Falls'' Maid of the Mist, the real legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and the Michigan Dogman.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Signs of Lancaster County
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Youtube trailer for this books illustrates scenes from Amish country, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pinelands
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£30.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Women in White The Haunting of Northeast Florida
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fly Fishing the Tidewaters of Marylands
Book SynopsisEnjoy a thoughtful, rural, and down-to-earth portrait of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay as seen by an avid fly fisherman. From isolated tidal rivers to unexpected spots beneath highway overpasses, each of the 12 stories, organized by the month of the year, offers a unique view of this diverse fishery with the straightforward sensitivity of an old country song. Along with a thorough examination of the fishery, read about struggles with the economic difficulty of creating a home on Maryland's Eastern Shore; consider an elegy for a faithful truck; and find an unexpected winter redemption in a pawnshop. Each chapter includes wood cut prints by Danielle Spradley and the vintage photography of A. Aubrey Bodine. The stories are punctuated with old wives' tales and family recipes. All good fishing yarns provide anglers with insight and useful information, but these stories extend past the fishery of the Chesapeake Bay and into our daily lives.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Savannahs Monuments The Untold Stories
Book SynopsisLearn the histories and behind-closed-door chronicles of 69 monuments in Savannah, Georgia. These shrines commemorate the Southern city's people and events, celebrating sculptors and heroes, Savannah's contributions to America's wars, and its economic and innovative legacy. Discover various ethnic groups who have contributed to the city's history through monuments such as the Jewish Burial Ground Marker, where people still lay pebbles to honor those who have passed before them. Stories are shared in an accessible, conversational, and engaging manner, with attention to historical detail, and are accompanied by more than 180 images. Use the included tour maps to enhance these accounts as you wander the beautiful squares, parks, and boulevards of Savannah and appreciate the coastal empire in a way you never have before.
£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Marylands Public Gardens Parks
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Street Art Santiago
Book SynopsisSantiago, with its deeply evolved and extremely active underground graffiti scene, bursts at the seams with an abundance of eye-popping, jaw-dropping murals. Stencil graffiti artist Lord K2 documents 14 neighborhoods within the capital of Chile with his arresting photography and intimate conversations with local artists. Through more than 200 images and 80 interviews, learn how street art was influenced by American, European, and Brazilian graffiti and how its evolution runs parallel to the political history of the nation itself. During the Cold War, nationalist muralist brigades spread socialist idealism through symbols of power and oppression. Santiago's repressed lower classes gradually usurped the art form, and murals eventually became a weapon of resistance. This vibrant city, with its array of distinct cultural districts, now invites you to experience its fascinating and tightly knit artistic community that has flourished since the fall of Pinochet's dictatorship in 1990.Trade Review"In recent years Chilean graffiti has come into the global spotlight with many artists and enthusiasts journeying to cities such as Valparaiso and Santiago to discover what makes this particular corner of the street art world so visually exciting. Lord K2's new book Street Art Santiago is a wonderful piece of documentary journalism, which explores the cities rich mural art history through its strong political tradition of Latin-American Muralism to the vibrant street art movement in action today. This documentation is made particularly rewarding by the interviews given by the artists who share their lives, ideas and working methods in an intimate social and cultural record. Through the artists voices the book becomes an enlightening and often exhilarating journey that delivers an honest and powerful understanding of the processes and culture of street art. Above all the images from the barrios speak for themselves. Santiago is a city influx - ancient facades meet new developments and abandoned buildings shelter layer upon layer of murals, reflecting the life of the city in a unique way - making it an irresistible visual feast and an essential street art destination." TRISTAN MANCO"With informative quotes from the artists and excellent contextual photos, Lord K2's Street Art Santiago exhaustively documents the Chilean scene neighborhood by neighborhood from paint illegally tossed against a wall to enormous, skillfully executed murals." MARTHA COOPER"With his keen eye, acute intellect and boundless passion, Lord K2 takes us on a remarkable foray into Chile's rich street art scene. In addition to showcasing an extraordinary array of urban interventions, Street Art Santiago features interviews that provide insights into the minds of the artists, as well as into the distinct history of Chilean graffiti and the society that fosters it." LOIS STAVSKY"A great insight into the vibrant and extensive Santiago de Chile graffiti and mural scene." PABLO ARAVENA"With outstanding photography and unfiltered interviews, Lord K2 documents the vibrant and colorful street art and graffiti scene in one of the worlds most richly evolved urban art Meccas." ZEWOK 1The Youtube trailer for this book shows an array of stunning images from Lord K2's collection...
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Brass Valley The Fall of an American Industry
Book SynopsisIn this ode to Connecticut's Naugatuck River Valley, vibrant photos and moving poetry relate the region's legendary industrial history and ponder its legacy. The story begins in 1802, when two metalworking families joined forces to manufacture brass. Business soared during the War of 1812 with the demand for buttons, and soon brass parts became essential in the age of steam and electricity. As large-scale brass manufacturing grew across what became known as Brass Valley, mill towns along the river, such as Torrington and Waterbury, developed into thriving cultural centers. This continued until 2014, when the last plant closed, and the tradition of soot-covered workers charging generations-old furnaces came to an end. This poignant elegy captures the glowing metal flying through the air at the Ansonia foundry in its final days, as well as abandoned opera houses and train tracks, the vestiges of a dying infrastructure and American way of life.
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Illustrated Delaware River The History of a Great
Book SynopsisAn illustrated travelogue tracing the fascinating history of the entire Delaware River, coveringover 400 years and over 300 miles, and featuring 140 original drawings and paintings. Filled with 140 finely-crafted original drawings and paintings, this book is designed to guide readers as they explore the rich and diverse heritage of the historic Delaware River Valley. This waterway that defines the common borders of the states of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York has hosted some of the most monumental events in the history of the United States. From its discovery by Henry Hudson over 400 years ago, to its crossing by George Washington during the Revolution, and through its course of over 330 miles, the Delaware River offers us much to learn. This entertaining guide introduces the reader to the events, places, and people that make the Delaware one of America's truly great rivers.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Shaker Legacies Hancock and Mount Lebanon
Book SynopsisDozens of beautiful photos, both vintage and contemporary, draw us into the fascinating world of Shaker communities' accomplishments, their progressive views, and their still-resonating impact on American life. This book focuses specifically on two Shaker villages, Hancock and Mount Lebanon, which were close neighbors situated on either side of the Taconic Mountain Range bordering New York and Massachusetts. Mount Lebanon was the vibrant voice of Shakerism for over 160 years while Hancock lived in the shadows of its larger sister. Explaining the beliefs that grounded these villages, this book unfolds the Shaker legacies we live with today, involving Shakers' spiritual beliefs, their social welfare structures, their wide-ranging industries from seeds to herbal medicines to furniture to fancy goods, and their building of villages and of lives with a sense of purpose and permanency.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ghost Hunting in Michigan
Book SynopsisFollow along with one of the oldest ghost-hunting groups in Michigan: the SouthEast Michigan Ghost Hunters Society (SEMGHS). Journey through 13 investigations of cemeteries, a comedy club, library, business, hotel, theater, private home, and an old prison. Find out what it's like to have a ghost follow you home. Meet the spirits at the Purple Rose Theater and discover why they never left. Consider what is growling at Blood Cemetery and run with a black form seen at the Durand Union Station. If you have ever wanted to go on a ghost hunt, but found that you were too afraid, it's time to put yourself right in the middle of some of the most haunted locations in Michigan. Read this book if you dare, but do so with the lights on!
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Paranormal Petersburg Virginia the TriCities
Book SynopsisTravel to Petersburg, Virginia, and the surrounding areas of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Prince George, Dinwiddie, and nearby Ettrick-Matoaca, Enon, and Chester to discover what spirits, monsters, UFOs, and legends await the unwary. Why are the Union and Confederate spirits still fighting the Civil War in the battlefields? Who is the lady in blue who haunts Weston Plantation House? Learn what the phantoms at Peter Jones Trading Post will do to keep from being photographed. Drink tea with runaway slaves still hiding on the top floor above the Blue Willow Tea Room. Are Edgar Allan Poe and his bride still on their honeymoon at Hiram Haines Coffee and Ale House? Why does the Goatman stalk young lovers? Meet the ghosts of Violet Bank Museum that greet guests at the house. Hauntingly active as they share space with the living, the dead refuse to give up their undead residency.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Strange West Virginia Monsters
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 101 Things to do in Marthas Vineyard
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Living in the Chelsea Hotel
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Four Seasons of Cape Cod
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd West Virginias Dark Tourism
Book SynopsisWest Virginia is famous for its mountains, nature, and scenery, but it''s also a treasure trove for tourists who prefer to visit history''s darker and stranger side. Hitch along with the author as he visits over 60 West Virginia strange and spooky landmarks, including the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and haunted Moundsville State Prison. Learn about Charles Manson''s childhood hometown, the Hillbilly Black Dahlia, and serial killer Harry Powers, whose story inspired Night of the Hunter. Haunted houses, colleges, and cemeteries, otherworldly alien encounters, cursed amusement parks, and more are explored in detail. You''ll even discover Bat Boy''s cave, Sasquatch''s hideouts, werewolf country, and read about the time Teddy Roosevelt went monster hunting. Each location is complete with visitor information and a bounty of odd history.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ashland Oregon Day Trips
Book SynopsisThe Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Many wonder, What else can we do while in town? The answer lies in this book, a photographic essay of natural, historic, and iconic sites within a three-hour drive. Fifty-five area photographers capture notable landmarks such as Crater Lake National Park, the wild and scenic Rogue River, giant redwoods, the Klamath Wildlife Refuge, and Lassen Volcanic National Park. On-the-road and armchair travelers alike are invited to take in the idiosyncratic culture of towns such as Jacksonville, Yreka, Bandon, and Brookings. There''s plenty here for history buffs, too. Readers are invited to savor the culture and biodiversity of Ashland, but also step out into its spectacular surroundings.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd In My Footsteps
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£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Miami At Night
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Spirit Magnet In Texas 20 Ghostly Encounters
Book SynopsisFrom the clouds with ghostly faces in the Chisos Mountains to the spirits of the Alamo, follow in the footsteps of a spirit magnet as she takes a wild Western romp across haunted Texas and beyond.Meet Joshua''s ghost in his creepy room in Mineral Wells and Sara, who is one of the most active spirits at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio. Didphantom soldiers holding swords of fire really save the Alamo from destruction by the Mexicans? Is it really Teddy Roosevelt''s ghost that haunts the bar at the Menger? Be amazed at the phenomenal results from the Spirit Scanner. Find out in this factual and spine-tingling adventure across the Lone Star State.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Boston
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£9.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd In My Footsteps
Book SynopsisA detailed travel guide of Cape Cod written by a local resident and expert, updated and revised with multiple new locations to visit. Within the pages of this book are tours of select locations around the beautiful Cape Cod peninsula. The author and guide is a 12th-generation Cape Codder. Readers are taken from one end of Cape Cod to the other, following succinct, clear directions, and provided with engaging information about each site along the way. There are many well-known attractions listed here, but also many less recognized spots that only locals would truly know and treasure: popular beaches historic homes lighthouses from Sandwich sites around the Cape via Provincetown, Chatham, Falmouth, and back to Bourne This book goes deeper into the soul of Cape Cod. It will leave the reader and visitor feeling as if they are one with the land, much as the author does. With all the locations listed in geographical order, it is possible to walk, bike, and drive the Cape, seeing everything conveniently and simply.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Keeping Austin Weird
Book SynopsisTake a whimsical photographic tour of the people, places, and events in Austin that collectively make it one of the weirdest cities in America. City native Red Wassenich is tour guide to the odder side of town, which has grown enormously in size and reputation in recent years. Marvel at the Cathedral of Junk, a three-story, 60-ton behemoth made of flotsam and jetsam. Join the fun at Eeyore's Birthday Bash, a day-long bacchanalia celebrating the beloved fictional character. Meet Dr. Dumpster, who lived in a tricked-out trash bin for over a year. Visit the Museum of the Weird in the city's Dirty Sixth neighborhood. While locals fret endlessly over the forces of normalcy and consumerism that threaten its quirky existence, the town's still-unconventional underbelly is revealed in this book. So whether you're into art, food, politics, music, or sports with a flair for the strange, Austin has just the place for you.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pennsylvania
Book SynopsisIn 125 photographs, this book capture the beauty, culture, and history of Pennsylvania.
£18.04
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Philadelphia
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd American Coasters 2
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Scenic Seattle Touring and Photographing the
Book SynopsisThis guide is designed to help visitors to Seattle tour and photograph this scenic city. Descriptions of more than 100 destinations include travel and historical information, as well as specific advice for recreational and professional photographers on capturing the best shots, including suggestions for ISO settings, angles of view, best shooting times, and the existence of photographic restrictions. Example images and maps are also provided, and many locations are accessible by foot or by simple mass-transit connections from downtown. Areas covered include Seattle Center, Pike Place Market, the waterfront, South Lake Union, the University of Washington, and specific spots such as the Space Needle, Pioneer Square, the Great Wheel, Discovery Park, Fishermen's Terminal, the Hiram Chittenden Locks, Fremont, Volunteer Park, Kubota Garden, Alki Beach, the Museum of Flight, and a dozen viewpoints. With its rich maritime history, eclectic architecture, and endlessly photogenic seascapes, landscapes, and cityscapes, the Emerald City contains something special for everyone.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art From Cape Cod Selections from the Cape Cod
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 101 Things to Do in Rhode Island
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£25.19
