What is the most unusual/beautiful natural spot in the US?|182689

I_m always thinking a few vacations ahead and just would like some opionions on some maybe nice unknown beautiful spots in the US. I don_t like the tourist traps. But i don_t want to spend nights in the wilderness either. Campgrounds work though.

Depends on what you like. For ocean views, Big Sur (CA) and Coos Bay (OR). For canyons, Monument Valley (UT) and Dead Horse Point State Park (UT, near Arches NP). For lakes, Lake Tahoe (NV). For mountains, Colorado portion of Rocky Mountains, especially Maroon Bells.

Glacier National Park, Wyoming state.

Acadia National Park in Maine.
Kiawah island, South Carolina

What are the commute options to Downtown Boston from Providence Airport ?|153843

I am landing at Providence airport and then want to go to back bay boston which is very close to downtown. I wanted to know what are the commute options to get to back bay from Providence Airport (Theodore Francis Green Intl Airport). I was wondering if T operates from Providence to Boston.

The T operates as a commuter rail line (the big purple trains) from Providence to both Back Bay station, and South Station.

You can get from Green airport to the train station using the ripta buses (mass transit buses in Providence) until the new train station is built that will connect Green Airport to the Boston-Providence line.

There is a train station in downtown Providence that has dozens of trains a day to downtown Boston, both Amtrak and commuter trains. (They are extending the train service to go from Boston all the way to the Providence airport but that is at least a couple years away - so your only option for the train is from downtown Providence). Anyway, you can get from the Providence airport to the train station by local RIPTA buses or just take a taxi - I would imagine that is not too expensive. The trains from Providence to Boston all stop at the Back Bay station which is right near Back Bay (obviously). Alternatively, besides the train, there are a few buses from the Providence airport to Boston but not very frequent.

You can get schedules and fares and other info. here:

www.amtrak.com
www.mbta.com (commuter trains)
www.ripta.com (local Providence bus)
www.peterpanbus.com (direct buses from the airport to downtown Boston).