Why visit Southern USA
The South falls from the granite, forested fists of Kentucky and Tennessee into craggy hill country and thick woods. This rugged landscape slowly changes as the waters of its rivers – including North America's greatest, the Mississippi – saturate the land into boggy, black-water blankets and sun-seared marsh, all thinning into the salty membrane of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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Road Trippin' USA: San Francisco, National Parks & Las Vegas
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- 1 Riding a historic cable car to see the seals of San Francisco's Fisherman’s Wharf
- 2 Whitewater rafting along the thrilling South Fork American River
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