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United States of America

Travel Planning and Tourist Information
General Information:
Formed in 1776 with original 13 states and now expanded to 50 states and some territories.
US is about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa;
about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil);
slightly larger than China; almost two and a half times the size of the European Union.
With a developed travel industry and tourism infrastructure, surprisingly US has no central tourism office.
Each state is responsible for its own tourist information.

Money, Costs:
Atleast $50 per day is needed for hotel and food. $100 should be OK in most places.
Tipping is 15% and most major credit cards are accepted.

Getting Around:
Most tourist use rental cars with-in the city and access thru flights to the destinations.
Given below are the free telephone numbers, and official websites with fill-in applications to get the free travel information brochures.

US States - FREE OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION, TOLL FREE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
The list below gives you an easy way to access the travel information brochures of all American States and Territories.
Starting with TOLL FREE telephone numbers, it has the list of the official websites of all US States.
Make all your travel plans with confidence with the following up-to-date free information.
Once you're in the destination, make short trip to the visitor information center to get information about more travel activitites available locally.

last updated October 20, 2005

Tip: Use any free Auto Form Fill programs or Browser feature to quickly fill up the web based forms of different US States to get their printed free information brochure.
With-in US, call the toll-free number to access the operator to get more information or travel information guide delivered to your mailing address.
Allow atleast 4-6 weeks for the free travel information brochure to arrive.

`US State`	`Abbreviation`	`FREE Telephone Number`	`WEB`	`VACATION GUIDE / CONTACT`

`ALABAMA`	`AL`	`1-800-ALABAMA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`ALASKA`	`AK`	`1-800-478-1255`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`AMERICAN SAMOA`	`AS`	`1-684-633-5155*`	`Site`	`Contact`
`ARIZONA`	`AZ`	`1-866-275-5816`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`ARKANSAS`	`AR`	`1-800-NATURAL`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`CALIFORNIA`	`CA`	`1-800-862-2543`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`COLORADO`	`CO`	`1-800-COLORADO`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`CONNECTICUT`	`CT`	`1-888-CT-VISIT`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`DELAWARE`	`DE`	`1-866-2-VISIT-DE`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA`	`DC`	`1-800-422-8644`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA`	`FM`	`1-212-697-8370`	`Official Site`	`Contact`
`FLORIDA`	`FL`	`1-888-7-FLA-USA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`GEORGIA`	`GA`	`1-800-VISITGA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`GUAM`	`GU`	`1-671-646-9154/5/6`	`Official Site`	`Contact`
`HAWAII`	`HI`	`1-800-464-2924`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`IDAHO`	`ID`	`Use Live chat thru web`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`ILLINOIS`	`IL`	`1-800-2-CONNECT`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`INDIANA`	`IN`	`1-888-ENJOY-IN`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`IOWA`	`IA`	`1-888-472-6035`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`KANSAS`	`KS`	`1-800-2KANSAS`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`KENTUCKY`	`KY`	`1-800-225-8747`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`LOUISIANA`	`LA`	`1-800-334-8626`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MAINE`	`ME`	`1-888-624-6345`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MARSHALL ISLANDS`	`MH`	`1-692-625-6482`	`Official Site`	`Guidebook`
`MARYLAND`	`MD`	`1-800-MD-IS-FUN`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MASSACHUSETTS`	`MA`	`1-800-227-MASS`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MICHIGAN`	`MI`	`1-1-888-78-GREAT`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MINNESOTA`	`MN`	`1-800-657-3700`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MISSISSIPPI`	`MS`	`1-866-SEE-MISS`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MISSOURI`	`MO`	`1-800-519-2100`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`MONTANA`	`MT`	`1-800-VISIT-MT`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEBRASKA`	`NE`	`1-877-NEBRASKA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEVADA`	`NV`	`1-800-NEVADA-8`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEW HAMPSHIRE`	`NH`	`1-800-FUN-IN-NH`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEW JERSEY`	`NJ`	`1-800-VISIT-NJ`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEW MEXICO`	`NM`	`1-800-733-6396 ext 0643`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NEW YORK`	`NY`	`1-800-CALL-NYS`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NORTH CAROLINA`	`NC`	`1-800-VISIT-NC`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NORTH DAKOTA`	`ND`	`1-800-435-5663`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS`	`MP`	`670-664-3200/3201`	`Official Site`	`Contact`
`OHIO`	`OH`	`1-800-BUCKEYE`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`OKLAHOMA`	`OK`	`1-800-652-6552`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`OREGON`	`OR`	`1-800-547-7842`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`PALAU`	`PW`	`1-323-932-6262`	`Official Site`	`NOT AVAILABLE`
`PENNSYLVANIA`	`PA`	`1-800-VISIT-PA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`PUERTO RICO`	`PR`	`1-800-223-6530`	`Official Site`	`Travel Guides of Regions`
`RHODE ISLAND`	`RI`	`1-800-556-2484`	`Official Site`	`Click on FREE Guide`
`SOUTH CAROLINA`	`SC`	`1-800-346-3634`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`SOUTH DAKOTA`	`SD`	`1-800-S-DAKOTA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`TENNESSEE`	`TN`	`1-800-225-8747`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`TEXAS`	`TX`	`1-800-8888-TEX`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`UTAH`	`UT`	`1-800-UTAH-FUN`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`VERMONT`	`VT`	`1-800-VERMONT`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`VIRGIN ISLANDS`	`VI`	`1-800-372-USVI`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`VIRGINIA`	`VA`	`1-800-VISIT-VA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`WASHINGTON`	`WA`	`1-877-260-2731`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`WEST VIRGINIA`	`WV`	`1-800-CALL-WVA`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`WISCONSIN`	`WI`	`1-800-432-8747`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`
`WYOMING`	`WY`	`1-800-225-5996`	`Official Site`	`Vacation Guide`

US National Parks, Monuments, Protected Areas, Forests - OFFICIAL TOURIST INFORMATION
US has great amount of land reserved in form of National Parks, Forest and Monuments.
Most of them are accessible thru flight and with a self-drive rental car.
Each park often has a newsletter, a non-profit organization and lots of activitites surrounding it.
Most popular areactivites are car drive tours, sight seeing, hiking on the trails, camping etc.
The best way to see the national parks is to buy the annual National Park Pass.
This pass is around $50 and it is for a family and it is valid for a year.
This pass is discounted for studetns, and seniors and some for variants are also available.

last updated October 20, 2005

Tip: While visting, first see the Park Ranger or volunteer from the Park Information Center.
Talk to them to revalidate or get most recent local travel information.
Plan your tourist/vacation activities based on the above information.
There are ample ranger/volunteer assisted activities which are often the best way to go.
Use the printed park brochure, and trail/newsletter information that are available only on the location.

`O f f i c i a l / P r o m i n e n t U S N a t i o n a l P a r k S i t e`

`National Park Service - Official Site`
`AWAY Network - National Park Site`
`Friends of US-Parks - National Park Site`
`Area Parks - National Park Site`
`National Park - Park Fees Page`