The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Many Natural Wonders
Made in America and
Surprising Tho'e Of
Europe Aw aic he
Traveller

Alps with Colorado-unfaif, that is, %
Colorado. To many tourists he won
ders of the Grand Canyon and the other
great show places will come as a sur
prise The general travelling public
does not realize that Colorado is open
the year round. In this region will he
found some of the worlds greatest Won
ders-the Yellowstone National Park,
the Painted Destrt and other marvels
which are all too unfamiliar 20 Ameri-
cans. No Government in the world has
taken such intelligent care of the nat
ural beauties within its boundaries as
America and made them so accessible
and enjoyable. The tourist who crosses
the continent 20 visit he American
Switzerland will besides enjoy degree
of comfort and luxury in travel I'M
known in Europe.
The famous spas and medicinal
springs which the war has closed 10
the American traveller have their coun-
terparts throughout IN, United States
| There are rcsor.s no less ,ni,acious for
every variety of bodily in, If less famous
perhaps than those Of Europe, while the
fashionable invalid will find these heal
ing waters convenient to modern hotels
and easily accessible. 1T is no longer
necessary to cross he Atlantic to take
these courses Of tr,atmen'. \ pros
porous season Is anticipated in the re-
sorts Of Virginia, Arkansas, Michigan
and elsewhere as a result Il the Euro
| pean war
By a singular coincidence the two
| great world eNpositions at San Diego
ana San Francisco open at the season
when many tourists must forego their
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tive is thus afforded for thousands who
would under normal conditions be
making their annual pilgrimage TO
southern Europe, The climate Of south.
ern California offers the same escape
from winter temperatures as southern
Europe and the same luxurious tropical
or scmi-tropcal vegetation.
Within few days the arrangements
Of these cXpositions have announced
that despite the war practically all Of
the European countries will be repre-
scented as was originally planned Much
of the art which thousands Of tourists
journey abroad to enjoy will actually
be transferred to America. These loan
exhibitions will he a very great attrac-
ton, 1t is expected that the war will
be in a measure a disguised blessing,
since it will influence many thousands
Of Americans to visit the Pacific coast
who would in ordinary circumstances
have gone to Europe.
The Panama Canal meanwhile offers
very attractive route to the Pacific
coast resorts. The great artificial
waterway makes a patriotic appeal to
all Americans, and as yet a very small
fraction of the population of the United
states has found time TO visit it. II Is
well worth a special trip TO watch the
actual operation Of the great locks and
the movement of the worlds commerce
across the continent.
To accommodate the passenger traffic
this winter special lines of American
ships will be run through the canal so
that the sea trip over two great oceans
| may he made under the protection OF
the Stars and Stripes. The continuous
trip from New York and other Atlantic
coast cities to California may he made
| without transshipment