Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
Insight Guide t• USA The South is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go t• USA The South, choosing what to see, from exploring New Orleans to discovering the Grand Canyon or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Louisiana, Tennessee. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about USA The South as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. This guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide USA THE SOUTH covers: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

In this travel guide you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to explore the culture and the history of USA The South to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around USA The South.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Little Rock, Memphis and many more locations in USA The South

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of USA The South, from Georgia to Virginia has its own colour assigned for easy navigation.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Charleston as well as an introduction to New Orleans's food and drink and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go t• USA The South, how to get there and how to get around, as well USA The South's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.  

STRIKING PICTURES
Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Edisto Island and the spectacular Luray Caverns.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.

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Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)
Insight Guide t• USA The South is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go t• USA The South, choosing what to see, from exploring New Orleans to discovering the Grand Canyon or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Louisiana, Tennessee. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about USA The South as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. This guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide USA THE SOUTH covers: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

In this travel guide you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to explore the culture and the history of USA The South to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around USA The South.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Little Rock, Memphis and many more locations in USA The South

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of USA The South, from Georgia to Virginia has its own colour assigned for easy navigation.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Charleston as well as an introduction to New Orleans's food and drink and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go t• USA The South, how to get there and how to get around, as well USA The South's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.  

STRIKING PICTURES
Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Edisto Island and the spectacular Luray Caverns.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.

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Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

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Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

Insight Guides USA the South (Travel Guide with Free eBook)

by Insight Guides

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Overview

Insight Guide t• USA The South is a pictorial travel guide in a magazine style providing answers to the key questions before or during your trip: deciding when to go t• USA The South, choosing what to see, from exploring New Orleans to discovering the Grand Canyon or creating a travel plan to cover key places like Louisiana, Tennessee. This is an ideal travel guide for travellers seeking inspiration, in-depth cultural and historical information about USA The South as well as a great selection of places to see during your trip. This guide book has been fully updated post-COVID-19.

The Insight Guide USA THE SOUTH covers: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

In this travel guide you will find:

IN-DEPTH CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL FEATURES  
Created to explore the culture and the history of USA The South to get a greater understanding of its modern-day life, people and politics.

BEST OF
The top attractions and Editor's Choice highlighting the most special places to visit around USA The South.

CURATED PLACES, HIGH-QUALITY MAPS
Geographically organised text cross-referenced against full-colour, high-quality travel maps for quick orientation in Little Rock, Memphis and many more locations in USA The South

COLOUR-CODED CHAPTERS
Every part of USA The South, from Georgia to Virginia has its own colour assigned for easy navigation.

TIPS AND FACTS
Up-to-date historical timeline and in-depth cultural background to Charleston as well as an introduction to New Orleans's food and drink and fun destination-specific features.  

PRACTICAL TRAVEL INFORMATION
A-Z of useful advice on everything from when to go t• USA The South, how to get there and how to get around, as well USA The South's climate, advice on tipping, etiquette and more.  

STRIKING PICTURES
Features inspirational colour photography, including the stunning Edisto Island and the spectacular Luray Caverns.

FREE EBOOK
Free eBook download with every purchase of a printed book to access all the content from your phone or tablet, for on-the-road exploration.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781839053207
Publisher: Apa Publications
Publication date: 12/06/2022
Series: Insight Guides Series
Edition description: 3rd ed.
Pages: 328
Sales rank: 456,819
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The best of the Southern States 6

Southern Aspirations 17

History & features

Decisive Dates 20

Beginnings to the Golden Age 25

Plantations - a Legacy of the South 40

From the War between the States to World War II 43

Jefferson Davis 55

Modern Times 57

Southerners 67

The New South 73

Las Vegas by the Sea 77

What's Cooking 81

Dancing in the Streets 85

Civil War Sites 91

Places

Introduction 109

Georgia 111

Coca-Cola 116

Alabama 133

Civil Rights 140

Mississippi 153

The Mississippi 164

The Gulf Coast 173

NASA's Best-kept Facilities 184

Louisiana 187

Hurricane Katrina 189

Literary South 209

Arkansas 211

Tennessee 221

Oak Ridge 234

South Carolina 241

Porgy 248

North Carolina 263

Hollywood and North Caroline 276

Virginia 283

Hollywood Cemetery 288

Travel tips

Transportation

Getting There 302

Getting Around 303

A-Z

Accommodations 304

Admission Charges 304

Budgeting for Your Trip 304

Climate 304

Crime and Safety 305

Customs Regulations 305

Eating Out 305

Electricity 305

Embassies and Consulates 305

Emergencies 306

Etiquette 306

Health and Medical Care 306

Heat Exposure 306

LGBTQ+ Travelers 306

Media 306

Money 306

Opening Hours 307

Postal Services 307

Public Holidays 307

Religious Services 307

Shopping 307

Telephones 307

Time Zones 308

Tourist Information 308

Tour Operators and Travel Agents 309

Travelers with Disabilities 309

Visas and Passports 309

Weights and Measures 309

Further Reading

Fiction 310

General Non-fiction 310

History & Civil Rights 310

Music 310

Travel 310

Maps

Civil War Sites 100

Georgia 110

Atlanta 112

Alabama 132

Birmingham 134

Mississippi 152

Vicksburg 154

Gulf Coast 174

Louisiana 186

New Orleans 190

Arkansas 210

Little Rock 213

Tennessee 220

Memphis 223

South Carolina 240

Charleston 243

North Carolina 262

Charlotte 265

Virginia 282

Richmond 284

Inside front cover USA: The South

Inside back cover National Parks, Reserves and Monuments

Legend

Insight on

Photo story

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