Long-Distance tour

- Originally written by Xinyu Li(Katrina)

-- Updated by Lei Fan (Colin)

----Updated by Siting Fan (Doris)

                      Zhengming Rui (Jamie)

• Spring break 
• New York City [y1]  – Stay in midtown Manhattan. Visit the theaters, shop on 5^th Ave. and in the Soho district.  Visit NYU and Columbia University, Ground Zero (WTC site), the Empire State Building, Central Park, etc.

•  Washington DC – Stay in a convenient area with a  metro line station. Go to the center or visit Capitol Hill, the White House, the Mall, National Gallery of Arts, Smith Space Museum, American History Museum, etc.

•  Philadelphia –Visit the historic park, Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, etc.

• Caribbean Sea – The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and North America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America. You can take a cruise to go there.
   

•   Miami – Go to the beach, visit Oleta River State Park, Key West, etc.

•  Disneyland – Visit Epcot Center, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Universal Studios, Island of Adventure, etc.

Summer break 

•  Canada –Explore the Cabot Trail. Go hiking in  the National Park. Spend a night at the Theater in Toronto, or see the Polar Bears in Churchill. Sail the Great Bear Rain Forest, etc.

•  Boston – Visit Harvard and MIT. Get a view of Boston’s magnificent skyline and Charles River. Taste the delicious Lobster, etc.

• Niagara Falls – The Niagara Falls are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York. The falls are 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Toronto, Ontario, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.

• Chicago – Chicago is the largest city in the state of Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the country. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicago land," is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the country seat of Cook County.

Winter break 

•  Hawaii – Visit Pearl Harbor, Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head Crater, Little Circle Island, the Hula Dance, the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Pali Lookout, etc.

•  West Coast & Middle West – Visit Yellowstone, Hollywood, San Francisco, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, etc.

•  Las Vegas –Visit the newest and most lavish casinos from Bellagio, Venetian, MGM Grand, The Mirage and others. Take a stroll downtown and view a dazzling light show, etc.

• San Francisco –Officially the city and county of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States, with a 2009 estimated population of 815,358. The only consolidated city-county in California, it encompasses a land area of 46.7 square miles (121 km²) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of 17,323 people/mi².