Traveling the US

[LaterBloomer]

Oh, Ponygirl, I don't want you to be afraid of NYC. It's a fun place. If you stay at the youth hostel there, and you tend to get nervous about public housing locations, you may want to take the city's bus to the hostel, or take the subway line(s) that are ... west of the hostel. The subway stop closer to Central Park requires you to walk through public housing. This sort of thing (public housing) doesn't bother me, but it might make someone else nervous. (Sometimes I think I'm too stupid to be afraid of the right things. Heights, speed, and bridges terrify me. Unknown places in the middle of the night? Fascinating.) Here's a site for NYC NewYorkology: A New York Travel & Events Guide Things can be expensive, so this site can help. Some museums have free nights or days. Check out your lcoal library. There are books that start with the words, "Cheap Bastard's Guide to..." with the name of a city. I have used the one for NYC, and I think that there are ones for Chicago and San Francisco. Maybe other cities, too.

Having grown up near Washington, DC, I have to say that I was floored the first time I had to pay for a museum. Most of them in DC are free. Your tax dollars have paid for them, so come on over!

You are going to be soooo spoiled for possibilities, and you'll have a wonderful time wherever you go. Travel is the most fun you can have withouth breaking the law.