Monday, June 1 - Friday June 5: Nashville, TN
- Morning class discussions on travel writing and sociology, community, race, urban development, culture. Afternoon tours set for Nashville.
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Saturday, June 6: Memphis, TN
- Graceland, Mississippi River, Beale Street, Music
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Sunday, June 7: Little Rock, AR
- Clinton Library, Central High School, integration
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Monday, June 8: New Orleans, LA
- Community Center of St. Bernard, Katrina's impact, Bourbon Street, French Quarter, St. Peter's, Cajun culture, service event
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Tuesday, June 9: San Antonio, TX
- Alamo/Riverwalk, Pleasanton, Texas Revolution, Birth of the Cowboy, wars in America
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Wednesday, June 10: El Paso, TX
- Border town, Chamizal National Memorial, Centennial Museum, poverty, language barriers
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Thursday, June 11: Roswell, NM
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Friday, June 12: Native American Indian Reservation, Gallup, NM
- Reservation, Navajo storyteller, Sheep herding
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Saturday, June 13: Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Canyon South Rim natural landmark
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Sunday, June 14: Salt Lake City, UT
- Mormon tabernacle, religious history
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Monday, June 15: Las Vegas, NV
- Casino, desert, gambling culture, legal vs. non-legal
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Tuesday, June 16-Wednesday, June 17: Los Angeles, CA
- Hollywood, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, movie studios, L.A. Coliseum, wealth, Americans and film
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Thursday, June 18: San Francisco, CA
- Chinatown, Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Berkeley, Service Event, cultural integration, architectural landmark
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Friday, June 19: Crescent City, CA
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Saturday, June 20: Portland, OR
- Meet with Senator Jason Atkinson
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Sunday, June 21: Seattle, WA
- Starbucks, Fish Market, Space Needle, Mount St. Helens, underground city tour
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Monday, June 22: Glacier National Park, Whitefish, MT
- Scenery, scarcity of population, whitewater rafting
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Tuesday, June 23: Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner, WY
- Old Faithful, natural resources
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Wednesday, June 24: Mt. Rushmore and Pine Ridge, SD
- Mt. Rushmore, Sioux reservation, Catholic medicine man, artistic history
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Thursday, June 25: Minneapolis, MN
- Mall of America, retail and business
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Friday, June 26-Saturday, June 27: Chicago, IL
- Sears Tower, Michigan Avenue, Wrigley Field-Cubs game, Art Institute, Taste of Chicago
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Sunday, June 28: Indianapolis, IN
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Southern heritage, Midwest culture
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Monday, June 29: Detroit, MI
- Car factory, Henry Ford Museum, Motown, Greek town, auto industry, economic collapse
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Tuesday, June 30: Cleveland, OH
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame, music in America
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Wednesday, July 1: New York State
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Thursday, July 2-Saturday, July 4: Boston, MA
- Freedom Trail, Fenway Park, Plymouth Rock, Fourth of July celebration
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Sunday, July 5-Tuesday, July 7: New York City, NY
- World Trade Center monument, MTV, Times Square, Central Park, Service Event
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Wednesday, July 8: Philadelphia, PA
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Thursday, July 9-Saturday, July 11: Washington, D.C.
- Meeting with Congressman Jim Cooper, National Mall, Holocaust Museum, Smithsonian
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Sunday, July 12: Williamsburg, VA
- Colonial village, walking tour, Botanical gardens
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Monday, July 13: Charleston, SC
- Deep South, town squares, Southern tradition, plantations
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Tuesday, July 14: St. Augustine, FL
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Wednesday, July 15: Montgomery, AL
- Civil Rights museum, cotton industry
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Thursday, July 16-Friday, July 17: Nashville, TN
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