The best of the American Southeast The New York Timeshas been offering up dream weekends with practical itinerariesin its popular weekly "36 Hours" column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider's knowledge, and a sense of fun to hundreds of cities and destinations, always with an eye to getting the most out of a short trip. Based on the best-selling book 36 Hours: 150 Weekends in the USA & Canada,the Timesand TASCHEN now bring together the best of the Southeast.From the great urban centers on everyone's travel list to surprising locales with undiscovered character and charm, the paths lead from lunching with politicos in Washington D.C. and club-hopping in New Orleans to spotting alligators in Florida's Everglades. Featured destinations: Annapolis, Maryland Asheville, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Baltimore, Maryland Birmingham, Alabama Cape Canaveral, Florida Charleston, South Carolina Charlottesville, Virginia Clarksdale, Mississippi The Everglades, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gatlinburg, Tennessee Key West, Florida Knoxville, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Memphis, Tenn. Miami, Florida Montgomery, Alabama Naples, Florida Nashville, Tenn. New Orleans, Louisiana Orlando, Florida Oxford, Miss. Palm Beach, Florida Raleigh- Durham, N. Carolina Richmond, Virginia Savannah, Georgia St. Simons Island, Georgia Virginia Beach, Virginia Washington, D.C. Williamsburg, Virginia. Also available in this series: Midwest & Great Lakes Northeast West Coast Southwest & Rocky Mountains