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Netherlands Antilles

The Netherlands Antilles used to be a constituent state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The term is still loosely used to describe the various islands in the Caribbean that were formerly Dutch colonial possessions, even though the Netherlands Antilles legally ceased to exist on October 10, 2010.

The Netherlands Antilles consisted of the following islands:

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Neuchatel

Neuchâtel (German: Neuenburg) is a town of 35,000 people (2018) in the western Switzerland. Neuchâtel is part Suisse Romande — the French-speaking Switzerland.

Understand
It was founded in 1011 in a wonderful location between the eponymous lake and the Jura mountain chain. You can travel from the mountains to the beach in just a couple of minutes. There's a magnificent view to the Alps as well across the lake. Lac Neuchâtel is 38 km long and 8 km wide, and thus the largest lake entirely in Switzerland.

By train
Neuchâtel is served by the major train line which crosses Switzerland on the southern Jura. Trains arrive in hourly, if not more often, from major Swiss cities such as Bern, Lausanne, Geneva, and Zürich. The railway station is a 15-minute walk from downtown, alternatively you can take the bus 7 or 9 towards Place-Pury or take the funicular down to the lakefront.

By plane
The nearest major airports are in Geneva and Basel, the one in Bern is chiefly for charter flights.

By car
The A5 motorway between Basel and Geneva passes next to the city. Neuchâtel has nine car parks, six underground and three outdoors.

By boat
Thanks to the many boat lines on the lake, you can easily get into town from places like Estavayer-le-lac, Yverdon-les-Bains, Morat or Bienne. At the web site of Navigation you can find schedules and prices.

By public transport
Public transportation in Neuchâtel is fairly good. Neuchâtel has a reliable bus, tram, and train network operated by Transports Neuchâtelois (TN) and running throughout the city, to the many outlying communities, and to other towns in the area. The public transport network also comprises three funiculars. All bus lines converge at the main square of the city, Place Pury.

You can buy a ticket from vending machines found at bus stops and there is a 24-hour pass for Fr. 7 which allows you to use any transport in the Neuchâtel area for 24 hours from the time of issue.

By bike
Getting around by bike is possible even if you didn't bring one. The local organization Neuchâtel roule rents bikes and biking equipment like helmets and child seats.

By foot
The old town is pedestrianized and pleasant to walk in. The way up to the railway station from downtown is fairly steep, though.

Do
Visit the old downtown with a historic center. Neuchâtel is home to several museums, including a museum of natural history and a museum of ethnography.

Buy
A Swiss watch made in the Val-de-Travers.

Neuchâtel features a variety of small fashion boutiques in the downtown area; however, cheaper clothing can easily be purchased at the city's only shopping centre, the Maladiere, which is combined with the soccer stadium near the waterfront.

Eat
Fondue Neuchâteloise, which is a speciality of Switzerland, that consists of molten cheese in which you dip bread.

Neuchâtel features an abundance of restaurants and eateries, including several Crêperies. As well, there are several chocolate shops and bakeries throughout town which sell small sugary treats at varying prices.

Drink
A number of regional wines, including the ones from Auvernier, Cortaillod, Hauterive and La Coudre. They may seem bitter.

Neuchâtel has many bars and clubs throughout the city center, with varying degrees of classiness. Depending on the bar, different crowds are often present.

Stay safe
Neuchâtel is a fairly safe city, but compared to the rest of Switzerland, it may have a relatively high "crime-rate". Although violent crime is unheard of, petty crime and pickpocketing is a problem. Avoid going to suspicious places like Jolimont and Serrieres after dark.

Go next
Train travel from Neuchâtel can easily take you to many of the major destinations in the area; the TGV from Bern to Paris passes through Neuchâtel, taking four hours to reach the City of Lights. Train travel to major Swiss cities is also very simple: 40 minutes to Bern, 1 hour 30 to Zürich, 40 minutes to Lausanne, around 1 hour to Geneve, and between 2 and 3 hours to reach destinations in the Swiss Alps such as Grindelwald, Brig, and Kandersteg.

 * Murten — A small town by Lake Murten with a beautiful old town and intact defensive walls.

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Neufchâtel-Hardelot

Hardelot Plage is a medium sized beach resort in the Hauts-de-France region of France, approximately equidistant along the coast from Boulogne to the North and Le Touquet to the South. It was founded in the 1910s by Englishman John Whitely (who also founded Le Touquet) and it remained a relatively small quiet resort principally popular with golfers and sand yacht enthusiasts until major redevelopments starting in the late 1980s. From that point forward the town developed itself as a more traditional beach resort, with the sand yachts and wind surfers banished to the edges of the beach in high season, when lifeguards are provided. The town has more than doubled in size since 1990 and now has a continuous built up area bordering the next town to the north-east (Condette). As well as the beach, Hardelot now boasts two shopping streets, several restaurants, an equestrian centre, two golf courses and a country club, and (just outside), a castle and a nature reserve.

Get in
Hardelot has no railway station and bus services outside of school days are infrequent (although there is the occasional bus to Boulogne). By road it is accessed from junction 27 of the A16, or from the old main road out of Boulonge (the D940) towards Le Touquet. Taxis from Boulogne or Le Touquet are available at the cost of around €25 one way.

Facilities exist within the town to hire bikes, mopeds and cycle carts.

Get around
The centre of town is largely on a grid pattern with a single main road leading from the edge of town to the sea front. Most shops and restaurants are on the main road, although at the coast end there are two parallel streets also containing shops and restaurants.

The built up area of the sea front itself is larger than the town itself (or at leas the town has yet to be developed to cover all of it) and is about a mile in length.

The country club is about 800 m out of the town centre, the two golf clubs a little further than that. The equestrian centre is about a mile further out on the main road. Down the side road next to the equestrian centre is the lake, now a nature reserve, and a little way beyond that is the castle.

See

 * Of historial interest though not an especially pretty site are the remains of several German World War II fortifications on and above the beach just south of the town. For those wishing a more comprehensive World War II experience, two excellent museums exist further up the coast in and around Ambleteuse.
 * Of historial interest though not an especially pretty site are the remains of several German World War II fortifications on and above the beach just south of the town. For those wishing a more comprehensive World War II experience, two excellent museums exist further up the coast in and around Ambleteuse.
 * Of historial interest though not an especially pretty site are the remains of several German World War II fortifications on and above the beach just south of the town. For those wishing a more comprehensive World War II experience, two excellent museums exist further up the coast in and around Ambleteuse.

Do
Sit on the beach, swim in the sea, ride horses, sail sand yachts, surf, play golf or play tennis at the country club. Also in high season there are arts and music festivals held in both the castle grounds and the country club. The castle is also host to regular weekend produce fairs with free wine tastings for a nominal entry fee.

The only place of religion in the town is the Roman Catholic Church of St Augustine, which provides Mass every Saturday evening.

Buy
Other than those shops you would expect anywhere in France (baker, pharmacy, newsagent, etc.) the shops come in two varieties, ones that sell things for the beach, and expensive boutiques selling antiques, artwork and gourmet food. There are also plenty of estate agents for those interesting in buying part of the town.

In high season and at other busy times (Christmas, Easter) there is usually a market on the main road on Sundays.

Eat
Hardelot has many restaurants, bars and cafes to suit all tastes and most wallets. The two largest are the Terrasse and the Grand Cafe at either end of the main Place de la Concorde.

For those self-catering, Haredelot itself has several bakeries, two confisseries, a butchers, a charcuterie and a fish shop. It also has a small but reasonably stocked supermarket (a Spa) open 7 days a week. The nearest large supermarket is a Carrefour up the road in Condette and the nearest hypermarket is a LecLerc in the Outreau suburb of Boulogne.

Drink
Hardelots bars offer the majority of the local French and flanders beers between them. Two of the pubs are Irish themed. Those who particularly want fine wine and spirits need look no further then the aforementioned expensive boutiques.

Sleep
Hardelot's tourist accommodation is geared nearly exclusively to the self-catering market. There are no hotels near the beach, although there are hotels further out near the golf courses and there is one inside the country club. Largely, however, this is a place where you rent an apartment or a gite for your holiday.

Go next

 * Boulogne and with it the nearest hypermarket (the Leclerc in Outreau) is about twenty minutes drive to the North.
 * Le Touquet is the same distance to the South.
 * The A16 motorway connecting Paris with the Belgian border is accessible fifteen minutes drive out of town.
 * The rest of the Cote D'Opale is available in either direction along the D940 coast road.

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Neu-Isenburg

Neu-Isenburg is a city in Hesse that borders directly in the north to Frankfurt. The city is regionally known for its proximity to the Frankfurt airport, its shopping mall and some nicer garden restaurants.

Understand
Neu-Isenburg has almost 36,400 inhabitants and was a sleepy town until the industry took advantage of the good location and the proximity to the airport. Nowadays it is a very multicultural city with many people that live only temporarily in town. It still has a nice old town centre, but the city is spread out. After the business hours it is calm, except for the noise caused by the planes taking off and landing at Frankfurt airport.

Get in
Neu-Isenburg is very well connected and has entries/exits to the Autobahns A3, A5 and A661 plus the federal street B43 (shortcut to the airport). In the morning and evening rush hour most Autobahns are congested so plan additional time if you travel to Frankfurt or to the trade fair. There is a direct bus to/from the airport (Bus 651 from Airport Terminal 1) that leaves twice per hour and the railway is well connected to the Frankfurt and Darmstadt main stations. There are trains to Wiesbaden and Offenbach, but you have to change trains in Frankfurt main station.

Get around
Neu-Isenburg is part of the RMV and therefore connected to the public transport system of the greater Frankfurt area and most of south and east Hesse. Within the center you can easily walk, or taxis are available in front of the Hugenottenhalle and the railway station. Keep in mind that the public transport almost stops early in the evening, so if you intend to go around after 20:00, check the schedules or have a bike. Trains to Frankfurt an Darmstadt generally are available until midnight.

Eat
Neu-Isenburg has a huge variety of restaurants due to the many business travellers and non-German population.

Budget
There are dozens of food stalls in the Neu-Isenburg Zentrum Mall that offer cheap food over lunch time.

Drink
Neu-Isenburg is a small town. If you are interested in parties etc., go to Frankfurt which is 10-20 minutes away.

Connect
There are many phone/call shops along Frankfurter Str. for long-distance calls that partially also have some internet terminals. Ownership often changes, so look for clean shops.

Go next

 * Frankfurt Germany's financial capital adjoining Neu-Isenburg.
 * Darmstadt
 * Wiesbaden is a 30-min ride on the Autobahn.

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Neum

Neum is a resort town on the 9 km strip of Adriatic coast that belongs to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In other contexts this country is often loosely referred to as "Bosnia", but Neum is specifically part of Herzegovina. That entity is undefined and contentious so on this page the country is abbreviated to BiH. In 2013 the Neum strip had a population of 4653, most of them in the town itself.

Understand

Neum shouldn't be the only place you visit in fascinating BiH, but for most it will be. That's because its territory separates Dubrovnik from the rest of Croatia, so any visitor who takes this route has to briefly exit not only Croatia but the EU, then re-enter; then do the same when their excursion returns north. Traffic tail-backs have been common, and there may be other complications, outlined below.

This situation arose from a 1699 peace treaty: Ottoman expansion was smashed forever at the Battle of Zenta, and new borders were drawn with Venice, the Holy Roman Empire, and the growing regional superpower of Austria-Hungary. The land border hardly mattered in the days when only goat-herd trails crossed the rugged mountains and most travellers reached Dubrovnik by sea, as you still can. In the 20th century highways were built but the future Croatia and BiH were part of Yugoslavia, and the border was just a county line. It mattered more once those countries became independent, and even more when Croatia joined the EU and committed to joining the Schengen free movement area: Neum meant you coudn't even move freely between Dubrovnik city and the northern part of Dubrovnik region.

Pelješac Bridge opened on 26 July 2022 and that changed everything for Neum. This 2,404-metre bridge leaps from Komarna to the Ston Peninsula and enables motorists to drive from Split to Dubrovnik without leaving Croatia. Traffic volumes via Neum have plumetted, and may fall further once all the bridge access motorways are completed in Sept 2023. So you only come this way now because you choose to, or are prohibited from the bridge, such as cyclists. Neum is still the shortest route in road km, the border tailbacks have dwindled, and you can look ahead on highway apps to gauge the queues.

Neum now has to re-invent itself. It remains a highway rest-stop and low-duty resort, with cheap tobacco, alcohol and fuel: you might save €10 by filling your tank here. But it's also a beach resort in its own right, cheaper than surrounding Croatia. Montenegro promoted itself as "the Mediterranean like it used to be" so Neum has to think of a similar slogan, and develop the facilities to go with that.

Transit
This section applies to anyone passing through, while the later sections consider transport assuming you plan to stay here.
 * Crossing points: the northwest border crossing is called Klek in Croatia and Neum 1 in BiH. Nine km along the road, the southeast crossing is called Zaton Doli in Croatia and Neum 2 in BiH. These are the only crossings for foreigners. Imotica border crossing on the minor road 3 km north of Neum 2 is only for locals. Tourists are usually turned back: just occasionally they're waved through, then wish they'd been stopped when they hit the pot-holed lane on the BiH side.
 * Queues vary at the borders. They're often trivial, but at the height of the tourist season before the bridge opened it could take an hour to enter Neum and 15 mins to leave.
 * Passport checks are brief and customs checks are rare, but you do need your passport handy. The hold-ups are not because anyone has dodgy documents, but because at least one traveller on every bus has packed their passport inside their case deep within the bus baggage trunk. Most countries' citizens (including Russian and Chinese) may enter BiH without a visa, and these passports are waved through and don't get a stamp. Citizens of most African, Arabian and South Asian countries, and of Belarus, need a visa: you might be waved through without a check, but you can't chance it because the exit kiosk or the return border posts might check. Visas need to be multi-entry to permit return, and your passport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the term of your visa (the visa-free majority don't need any extra validity.)
 * Driving: your licence is valid in BiH on the same basis as in Croatia, so you don't need an International Driving Permit. It's the vehicle that's the problem: you must supplement your motor insurance to include BiH, and there are no facilities at the Neum borders to buy supplementary insurance as there are at several other BiH borders. If you rent a car in Croatia and use it to cross Neum, they'll charge extra for taking it out of the EU, and apply that charge to every day of the rental even if you only make the brief transit. This has been a disincentive to flying into Dubrovnik and using it as a base for touring the rest of Croatia.
 * Pets: Croatia is considered "low risk" for rabies (foxes being the chief hazard) but BiH is "high risk". This means that your dog, which is presumably immunised and micro-chipped with a "pet-passport", and which spends the entire transit cooped in a car devoid of foxes, may henceforth be regarded by officialdom as a lethal slavering monster. No joke: western vet protocol is that an animal from a high-risk country must be quarantined if healthy, but immediately killed if it becomes unhealthy, then to be posthumously pardoned when a postmortem reveals only a dental infection.
 * Mobile phones: Dubrovnik region has boosters either side of Neum so your mobile should remain attached to Croatia, and thus within the EU data-roaming area. But it might instead latch onto BiH where charges for international callers are much higher. Consider switching off or going into flight-mode.

By plane
By far the closest and best-served airport is Dubrovnik, 80 km by road across the border in Croatia. You can make the journey by bus, changing in Dubrovnik.

Other airports within 200 km of Neum are Split (, Croatia), Sarajevo (, BiH) and Tivat (, Montenegro).

By road
If you intend to stop over, make this known at the border post when you enter from Croatia, so they can swipe your passport into their system and might even give you a stamp. You're allowed to stay in BiH for up to 90 days (less for some visa-holders) so this will prevent any arguments and interrogations when you subsequently leave. Similarly, make sure you're swiped out.

Highway 17.3 clambers up the mountainside from Neum to reach Hutovo, and eventually Mostar, without crossing the border (though there might be a police car at the edge of town checking any vehicle with non-BiH plates in case anyone's snuck into the country via the back door.) There's no public transport up this road, so you can do it with your own vehicle, but all bus routes cross Croatia even for BiH destinations.

Neum is 60 km from Dubrovnik city, 80 km from Dubrovnik Airport, 70 km from Mostar, 30 km from Ploče, 90 km from Makarska and 230 km from Split. There's no bus station, just wait at the on Highway 8 (Jadranska Magistrala). Ask around locally for the schedule, which is very approximate since it factors in hold-ups that may not match, so the bus either flies through early or is way late. You might be advised to join the bus at its rest-stop rather than the bus stop.

For Dubrovnik there are at least four buses a day, taking an hour: they're nearing the end of their journeys from elsewhere in Croatia and may be full. Especially for day-trips to the city, enquire locally about marshrutkas - these are shared taxis, taking residents in for shopping and other essentials in the morning and bring them back mid-afternoon.

These same four buses run north via Ploče and the Makarska Riveria resorts to Split taking 4-5 hours; some swing inland onto the motorway and bypass Makarska. From Split they variously continue to Šibenik, Zadar and Zagreb.

There are 2 or 3 buses a day from Dubrovnik via Neum to Sarajevo, usually taking 7 hours via Mostar.

By boat
Since Neum is the only connection to the sea, it's covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Get around
From border post to border post, the main highway through Neum strip is 9.2 km long. The town occupies half of that, while the rest is just tiny places such as Kamenice, so the term "Neum" here applies to the whole strip and its hinterland.

This means that you might need a taxi between your bus drop-off and your accommodation, especially given the steep terrain. They'll probably be happy to take a €5 note.

See

 * is across the inlet from Neum town. When BiH is described as having 20 km of coastline, it's factoring in this peninsula, as the highway cuts inland through Kamenice to total 9 km. Klek is wooded and a road runs up it to a marina at Opuće. The very tip, hard to believe, is disputed between BiH and Croatia. From here you look north across the bay to the Pelješac bridge and the Croatian villages of Komarna and Klek - the name means "key".
 * one km east of town is the scrappy remains of a necropolis, mostly 14th / 15th century but its oldest parts are Roman. In 2022 the site is overgrown and unkempt.
 * The landfill tip on the lane next to the east border has somehow got itself listed as a "museum". That's probably correct in a few centuries time, come back in 2300.
 * spans the channel west of Neum.
 * is the ridge north of town, with a great view of the bay and beyond. Reach it by the lane branching off M17.3 just beyond St Antony's church, a 3 km hike.
 * is a village 22 km inland up Highway 17.3. It has several traditional Ottoman buildings, and stećci - large medieval carved tombstones - in its necropolis.
 * is a village 22 km inland up Highway 17.3. It has several traditional Ottoman buildings, and stećci - large medieval carved tombstones - in its necropolis.

Do

 * Water sports such as jet-skiing and SUP paddleboarding are available through the hotels. You can snorkel off any accessible beach with your own mask and snorkel, for vistas of eelgrass and karstic boulders remarkably similar to those of Croatia. As of 2022 there is no scuba-diving centre in Neum.
 * Etnofest Neum is a traditional Croatian music festival held in mid-August.
 * Neum Underwater Film Festival is held in mid-August.

Buy

 * Money: the official currency is the BiH convertible mark, abbreviated as BAM, but the euro is also universally accepted.
 * Alcohol and tobacco are much cheaper here than in Croatia.
 * Konzum is the main supermarket, at the highway junction. It's open daily 07:00-22:00.

Eat

 * Main highway M2 has Jelovnik (within Motel More), Odisej, Marinero (below), Gradska Kavana Neum, Pekara Magistrala and Jadranpromet. They get suddenly busy when a bus pulls in for a rest stop.
 * Kralja Tomislava is a street hairpinning down to the shore and a large public car park by Hotel Sunce. Its restaurants miss the passing traffic on the highway above, so they feel less like a bus station cafe.
 * Kralja Tomislava is a street hairpinning down to the shore and a large public car park by Hotel Sunce. Its restaurants miss the passing traffic on the highway above, so they feel less like a bus station cafe.

Drink

 * Alcohol is inexpensive and widely available in restaurants, cafes and hotels. Neum is a family-oriented resort and doesn't have free-standing pubs - party animals have to head to Dubrovnik, and pay Croatian prices.
 * Wine is grown locally, for example by Puntar Wine Estate, and the grapes are also made into brandy.

Sleep

 * Hotels are mostly Tito-era concrete monstrosities. They're more expensive than private Villas, but still far cheaper than equivalent accommodation in Croatia.

 * Hotel Zenit 200 m north of Stella is a crumbly old place and doesn't accept credit cards.
 * Hotel Zenit 200 m north of Stella is a crumbly old place and doesn't accept credit cards.
 * Hotel Zenit 200 m north of Stella is a crumbly old place and doesn't accept credit cards.

Go next

 * Inland, roads wind up the hills of Herzegovina to Hutovo and eventually to Mostar.
 * Dubrovnik is an hour's drive south of Neum.
 * North you can stay on the coast road through Ploče for resorts such as Makarska, or turn inland on the motorway towards Split.

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Neumünster

Neumünster is the fourth largest city in Schleswig-Holstein with a population of approx. 77.000. It is located in the center of Schleswig-Holstein, 40 km south of Kiel and 60 km north of Hamburg.

Understand
The name Neumünster is derived from the latin "novam monasterium" (new monastery). Founded in 1127 as a monastery the city grew rapidly in the second half of the 19th century as a centre of industry (iron works, leather and textile industry, rail service workshops). Today the city's economy is based on a modern mix of industries. Approximately 40 percent of the city were destroyed by allied bombings in World War II so there is no historic district today.

Since the 19th century Neumünster is an important hub for street and rail traffic in Schleswig-Holstein.

By car
Neumünster is connected via four exits to the Autobahn A7 (Hamburg-Flensburg) and via highways B430 and B205 as well by smaller roads to other cities in Schleswig-Holstein. For visiting events in "Holstenhalle" use the exit Neumünster-Nord to avoid driving through the city.

By train
The city is a main railroad hub for Deutsche Bahn AG, Nordbahn, AKN and Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn.

 * ICE (high speed train) connections: to Hamburg, Kiel, Rendsburg, Schleswig and Flensburg (and further to Denmark)
 * EC/IC (EuroCity/InterCity) train connections to: to Hamburg, Kiel, Rendsburg, Schleswig and Flensburg (and further to Denmark)
 * Regional train (Deutsche Bahn AG) connections to Hamburg, Kiel, Rendsburg, Schleswig, Kiel, Flensburg
 * Regional train (Schleswig-Holstein-Bahn SHB) connections to: Heide (and further to Büsum/Northsea)
 * Regional train (Nordbahn) connections to: Bad Oldesloe (and further to Lübeck with Deutsche Bahn AG)
 * Regional train (AKN) to Kaltenkirchen and Hamburg

Lübeck is connected by train only via Bad Oldesloe by Nordbahn trains.

Caution: Neumünster has three railway stations - Hauptbahnhof (central station), Südbahnhof (southern station) and Neumünster-Stadtwald. All train services serve Hauptbahnhof. AKN and Nordbahn are serving Südbahnhof, too. SHB serves Neumünster-Stadtwald, too. (For all AKN, SHB and Nordbahn trains Hauptbahnhof is the final destination.) When you have to change trains from AKN, Nordbahn or SHB to another train service make sure that you do not leave your train too early at Südbahnhof or Neumünster-Stadtwald!

By plane
Hamburg airport is the nearest public airport and is connected to Neumünster by a special motor coach (Kielius) operated hourly by Autokraft. There is a reduced price for return tickets. Tickets have to be bought by the driver. (Caution: they do not accept credit cards!)

By bus

 * Autokraft motor coach connections to Hamburg and Kiel
 * Motor coach connections to Plön and some other regional places

Get around
By bus within the city and to some suburban villages. Bus services usually end at about 20:00 hrs. The city and the surrounding landscape is very flat and convenient for bicyclists. Taxi is good but expensive.

Do
A local monthly magazine (Treffpunkt Neumünster ) is available in print and online.

Buy
Neumünster is an important shopping centre for the whole region. Besides a lot of shops in the inner city there is a shopping mall in the west (Freesencenter) and a big factory outlet centre in the south. Weekly markets on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at "Grossflecken" in the inner city.

Eat
A lot of restaurants of all styles and price levels are available.

Go next

 * Beaches of the baltic sea (Kiel, Schönberg) are some 40 km away, those of the North Sea (Büsum, St.Peter Ording) some 60 km.
 * Plön

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Neunkirchen

There's more than one place called Neunkirchen:

Austria

 * Neunkirchen, the main city of the district Neunkirchen in Lower Austria

Germany

 * Neunkirchen (bei Mosbach, Baden), in the Neckar-Odenwald district of Baden-Wuerttemberg
 * Neunkirchen am Brand, in the Forchheim district of Bavaria
 * Neunkirchen am Sand, in the Nürnberger Land district of Bavaria
 * Neunkirchen (Unterfranken), in the Miltenberg district of Bavaria
 * Neunkirchen (Siegerland), a locality in the Siegen-Wittgenstein district, North Rhine-Westphalia
 * Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia
 * Neunkirchen (Hunsrück), part of the Verbandsgemeinde Thalfang am Erbeskopf in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Neunkirchen am Potzberg, part of the Verbandsgemeinde Altenglan in the district of Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Neunkirchen (Westerwald), part of the Verbandsgemeinde Rennerod in the Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
 * Neunkirchen (Saarland) - a town, a municipality, and a district in Saarland

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Neupré

Neupré is a city of 9,900 people (2018) in Liège.

Get in
12 miles southwest of Liège, Belgium. Liège can be reached by express train from Paris (Gare du Nord) via Brussels in about 3½ hours and from Germany via Aachen. Taxicabs and limited bus service to Neupré are available from Liège. There are several hotels in the city.

Go next

 * Henri-Chapelle - World War II Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial. The final resting place for 7,992 American military dead lost during the drive into Germany
 * Liège

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Neusiedl am See

Neusiedl am See is a city in the province of Burgenland in Austria, on the northern shore of the Neusiedler See.

See

 * Beaches being on the Lake Neusiedl, a world heritage site, the town has a history of beaches and watersports

Do

 * As well as beaches there is a pool, open until ten on weeknights

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Neusiedl Lake

Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See) is in the easternmost part of Austria, with a small part of it being located in Hungary. It's inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Get in
Neusiedl Lake can be reached by train from Vienna or by bus from Eisenstadt and Sopron.

Do
In summer Neusiedl Lake is known for water sports as well as swimming.

Drink
Local wines.

Go next
On the south side lies the Győr-Moson-Sopron County of Hungary.

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Neuss

Neuss is a city of 154,000 people (2019) across the Rhine river from Düsseldorf in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. It is known for its historic Roman sites, and for the annual Neusser Bürger-Schützenfest. Neuss and Trier share the title of "Germany's oldest city"; and in 1984 Neuss celebrated the 2000th anniversary of its founding in 16 BCE.

By plane
Düsseldorf Airport is just 15 kilometers from Neuss downtown, and served by many major airlines, including transatlantic. There is a direct S-Bahn connection from the airport terminal to every 20 minutes, taking half an hour.

By train
The main train station is Neuss is not served by intercity trains. There are however regional and local trains frequently arriving from Düsseldorf (taking 10–15 minutes), Cologne (half an hour), Mönchengladbach (15 minutes), Krefeld (15–20 minutes), Wuppertal (35 minutes), Hagen (one hour) Aachen (70 minutes), Kleve (1½ hours), and Venlo (Netherlands; 50 minutes). When traveling from further-away places you will usually have to change in Düsseldorf.

By public transport
From Düsseldorf both trams 709 and U75 run to Neuss city centre and offer a ride to and from Düsseldorf city centre without transfers.

By car
Neuss is well-connected through various Autobahn and other major highways. Using a navigation system is useful to not lose track.

Get around
Stadtwerke Neuss operate 12 city bus routes. These run in a star shape (exceptions 850 (T), 857T, 858) towards the city center. For night owls, there are 6 overnight express lines to almost all parts of the city at 01:05, 02:05 and 03:05 from the Zolltor stop in the city centre on the nights from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday, as well as before public holidays. In order to save costs, it is necessary on many bus routes on weekends in the morning hours until around 08:00 to reserve the desired routes by telephone, as these only run when required (so-called taxi buses). Furthermore, the BVR (Busverkehr Rheinland), the Rheinbahn, and the NEW MöBus operate 15 bus routes that connect the city of Neuss with the cities of its district, as well as with the independent cities of Düsseldorf and Mönchengladbach.

Several tram lines (709, U75) of the Düsseldorf Rheinbahn also run to the city centre.

Alternatively, there is also the possibility of taking an S-Bahn (S8, S11, S28) to get to some parts of the city. At the weekend, the stops in the city districts are stopped at around 02:00 (S11, S28) or continuously (S8). There is also a suburban line (RB38) that connects the Neuss district of Holzheim and Grevenbroich and parts of the Rhein-Erft district every half hour.

A total of 27 bus lines, 1 express bus line, 2 tram lines, 3 S-Bahn lines, and 1 regional train line run in Neuss during the day, and at night on weekends and before public holidays: 6 bus lines and 3 S-Bahn lines.

Theatre

 * Rheinisches Landestheater Neuss, Oberstrasse 95., E-Mail: info@rlt-neuss.de . Big state theater in Neuss.
 * Theater am Schlachthof, Blücherstrasse 31-33., E-Mail: info@tas-neuss.de . Alternative smaller theater.
 * Globe theater, Hammer Landstrasse 2. . Replica of the London original. The Shakespeare Festival takes place here once a year (June 16 to August 14).

Buy

 * The in Neuss Rheinparkcenter is a shopping centre with around 140 shops. There are branches of all well-known brands, as well as shops that are even less well-known in Germany. Use tram 709 to Rheinpark-Center Süd stop.
 * In the city centre of Neuss there are, among other things, many cafés, bakeries, textile shops, as well as various service providers (insurance companies, banks, doctors, hairdressers, etc.). The larger department stores include one Kaufhof branch and a C&A branch in the city centre and Tk Maxx.
 * The entire pedestrian zone of Neuss city center has a white floor. The tram now runs on a single track through the city so that pedestrians have more space. Furthermore, the old tram stops were replaced by modern and space-saving stops. The fact that the tram can travel in both directions every 10 minutes, despite the single-track route, often creates a certain fascination for people with technical sights.
 * It is all the more worthwhile to discover some small, owner-managed retail treasures. Engels spice mill, Book 8 (and the Parent company on Hymgasse 21), Ullrich cigars, Radtka library, wooden toy shop at Quirinus Münster, Italian shoe boutique, Neustraße,  Antiques Rieder, Jacques wine depot, and NATO shop.
 * In addition, useful branches are to be mentioned, Barrique Neuss, opposite the Stadtsparkasse Zentrale, HEMA (largest branch in Germany), the offshoot of the original Dutch department store, Mayersche bookstore, HM, and Gutenberg bookstore.
 * The clearly best day to track down the flair of downtown Neuss is Saturday morning. After a visit to the Neusser Markt at the Quirinus Münster, it's time to sip a café on the market. On such a day, you always meet more Lückscher than agreed.

Budget

 * The doner triangle is located at the former Neuss bus station. As the name suggests, there are 3 kebab shops that are arranged in a triangle shape. Due to the long opening times, they are very popular with party-goers.
 * Pizza Turretis a well-known pizzeria, which is near the new Neuss bus station. There are no seats.
 * Spaghetti house, Rheinstrasse 8. . There are various pasta dishes in the restaurant. Usually a small starter salad and a small dessert are served with the actual dish. If you want to come in the evening, make a reservation by phone.

Mid-range

 * Guest house Pütz, At the Norf 72. . Restaurant in the Norf-Derikum district of Neuss. On some days there are special themed meals. The portions are a decent size and the salad dressing is a special highlight. In general, a telephone reservation is recommended. Open: M W-F 11:30-14:30 and 17:00-00:00; Sa 17:00-00:00; Su 11:30-00:00; Tu closed.
 * Canedo restaurant, Rheintorstrasse 22. . The Canedo restaurant has been offering culinary specialties from Portugal for 18 years and is known for its fish specialties beyond the city limits. Open: Tu-Su 12:00-00:00; M closed.
 * Harbor love Neuss, At the customs port 7. . Restaurant, bar and event location directly on the harbor basin 1 with 2 floors or "decks". Very gladly booked as an event location. Special highlights are the "Dinner & Disco" evenings and the "Come Together Parties" in the run-up to Christmas, which also offer smaller companies and groups the opportunity to have a Christmas party in a party atmosphere. In general, a telephone reservation is recommended. Open: Tu W Th 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-23:00; F 12:00-15:00 and 17:30-02:00; Sa 17:30-23:00; closed M Su and public holidays.

Splurge

 * Spitzweg restaurant, Bell hammer 43a., E-Mail: info@restaurant-spitzweg.de . Restaurant with young and German cuisine, owner Marika Weinhold 2006 "Gastronomy of the year", German gastronomy award of the Herford brewery. Daily 18:00-00:00.

Cafes

 * Coffeehouse 1571, Michaelstrasse 69. In the oldest half-timbered house in the city there is cake, coffee and more, everything homemade. Breakfast from 09:00.
 * Küppers Gallery, Münsterplatz 26. In the shadow of St. Quirin, you get a fresh, homemade and original breakfast and lunch buffet at an unbeatable price.

The largest selection of cafes can be found on the Neuss market. On the one hand, the small owner-managed:
 * Market Cafe Neuss, Market 32.
 * Kleeberg, Market 26.
 * Cafe Extrablatt, Market 11-13. Email: neuss@cafe-extrablatt.de.

Discotheques

 * Basement, Neustraße 2a. Discotheque with 2 dance floors.
 * Stylish, At the convent 2.
 * LOFT21
 * Revolution night palace, Xantener Str. 7.
 * Old betting hall

Go next

 * Krefeld
 * Düsseldorf
 * Meerbusch
 * Mönchengladbach

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Neustadt an der Weinstraße

Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a city at the German Wine Route in the district Südliche Weinstraße in the state Rhineland-Palatinate.

By plane
Frankfurt airport, Stuttgart airport and Saarbrücken airport are all about 2½ hours away.

By car
The town lies just of the A65, about 30 km from Ludwigshafen and 50 km from Karlsruhe.

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 * Bad Dürkheim
 * Landau in der Pfalz
 * Haßloch and the Holiday Park amusement park.

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Nevada

Nevada is an arid state of the USA, lying between California and Utah. Most of the state is within the Great Basin, but parts of the northeast drain into the Snake River and the southern portion is within the Mohave Desert and the Colorado river drainage. While many outsiders pronounce the state's name as "ne-VAH-duh", the correct local pronunciation is [nəˈvædə], with a short "a" as in apple. Although the majority of tourists only visit Las Vegas, Reno and Tahoe to gamble, watch shows, and indulge themselves in food and drink, Nevada offers the more discerning traveler western frontier experiences verging on horse opera cliché, and landscapes utterly different from Europe, East Asia or more populated parts of North America.

In this more primitive environment, gambling seems not so much a high-tech means of fleecing the overly optimistic as the direct descendant of the itinerant cardsharp. Legal brothels are another holdover from the "soiled doves" of frontier times.

Cities

 * – The state capital located nearby Lake Tahoe and home to some famous brothels.
 * – Home of the iconic Hoover Dam.
 * – Features ghost towns and is near the Great Basin National Park.
 * – Second largest city in the state, often considered part of the Las Vegas valley and home to many educational institutions.
 * – Known as "The Entertainment Capital of the World", Vegas is known internationally for its adult entertainment venues including extravagant casinos and nightclubs, world class restaurants, golf, gambling, and its history with the Manhattan Project.
 * – Wineries and legal brothels.
 * – Known for its lottery store and home of the state's largest roller coaster.
 * – Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World," it is famous for its extravagant casinos and entertainment venues, also the birthplace of Harrah's.
 * – The "twin" city of nearby Reno.

Other destinations

 * – the village of Rachel
 * – A city of 70,000 people during the annual Burning Man festival at the end of August, wide open desert during the rest of the year.
 * – the village of Rachel
 * – A city of 70,000 people during the annual Burning Man festival at the end of August, wide open desert during the rest of the year.
 * – A city of 70,000 people during the annual Burning Man festival at the end of August, wide open desert during the rest of the year.
 * – A city of 70,000 people during the annual Burning Man festival at the end of August, wide open desert during the rest of the year.

Understand
Nevada achieved statehood in 1864, becoming the 36th state, despite its tiny population. The primary purpose of this early grant of statehood was to pack Congress with two more senators and thus help preserve Northern/Republican dominance in the post-Civil War era. At the time, Nevada's economy was dominated by the mining industry, thus tying the state to the industrialized North. Nevada was also seen as a counterbalance to the more agrarian and Confederate-sympathizing California.

Over the years, Nevada's economy has diversified somewhat into agriculture, light industry, distribution, and gaming. However, over 87% of the land in Nevada is still owned by the Federal Government.

There are fairly large cultural differences between urban and rural areas, and therefore they are treated separately here.

Urban
The urban areas, consisting of the Reno and Las Vegas areas, are heavily dependent on tourism and thus very welcoming to outsiders. In addition, these areas have seen a huge influx of immigration from other states and countries and thus have a cosmopolitan feel. In a gambling town, everyone's your friend as long as you have money. Recent immigrants from California are widely complained about (especially by the less recent immigrants from California), but that's about the extent of it.

Rural

Rural folk in Nevada are about like rural folk in the rest of the U.S., except more so. Although they are mostly conservative and highly individualistic, you'll be surprised by their helpful, easygoing nature and tolerance of people that they don't feel threatened by. As the entire rural economy of Nevada is dependent on access to Federal lands for mining and grazing, environmental activists and Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service employees may be viewed as a threat. Young and hip people, especially from the Northeastern U.S., may be assumed to belong to one of those groups.

Some rural areas have significant populations of Native American peoples, mainly Paiute and Shoshone. Reservations are found at Fort McDermott on the Oregon border, in the Reese River Valley between the Toiyabe and Shoshone Ranges, around Pyramid Lake and at the northern end of Walker Lake. Local tribes were traditionally identified by their dietary mainstays, which were cutthroat trout at Walker Lake, cui-ui (a large type of sucker) at Pyramid Lake, and even a type of caterpillar in the mountains near Lake Tahoe. Pine nuts from single-leaf pinyons were a staple in most locations and can sometimes be found for sale in rural stores.

Holidays
Nevada observes all the federal holidays, except Columbus Day, and adds 'Nevada Day' on the last Friday in October (which occasionally will be on the same day as Halloween). However, some cities and towns that have a large population of federal workers or military personnel may observe Columbus Day anyway.

Tourist information

 * Travel Nevada website

Talk
English is the official language of Nevada. Spanish is also widely spoken in Nevada, and like much of the Southwest, Nevada is heavily influenced by the language, Hispanic culture, and history under Spanish and Mexican rule. Tagalog is also spoken among Filipino populations. You might also find a few Basque speakers among the state's Basque community.

By car
Two interstates serve both the north & south part of the state. Interstate 15 runs through Las Vegas and has connections to Los Angeles in California and Salt Lake City in Utah. Interstate 80 traverses through Reno and has connections to San Francisco, and eventually Salt Lake City, Omaha, Chicago, Cleveland, and New York.

By train
Amtrak's California Zephyr services Reno, Winnemucca and Elko as it crosses northern Nevada (along I-80 corridor) between Sacramento and Salt Lake City on its way to/from Chicago on one end and Emeryville on the other. While Las Vegas does not have scheduled train service, there are Thruway buses that connect the city from the Southwest Chief in Kingman, Arizona, and Barstow, California, and from the San Jaoquins in Bakersfield. Plans for an interstate high speed rail service are a perennial issue in state politics, possibly connecting to the Californian system that is under construction.

By plane
and  are the most popular entry points to the state from all over the U.S. There are also direct international flights from Europe, Mexico, Canada, east Asia and Central America into Las Vegas. There are also alternative airports which may be closer to your final destination in:

 * is the other airport near Las Vegas, in the town of Henderson. Henderson Executive Airport is a major general aviation airport with a FBO terminal for VIP flights.
 * just over the state line in Utah, in the south side of town. This airport is a general aviation airport for private pilots (and their passengers). It is also a major airport for the Wendover Resorts Flight Program with chartered flights operated by XTRA, Allegiant and/or Sun Country Airlines from multiple cities in the U.S. on a regularly scheduled basis.
 * is the next nearest airport to access Wendover and the northeastern part of the state with regularly scheduled commercial flights. The airport is east of Wendover in the west side of Salt Lake City.

By foot

 * The American Discovery Trail connects Nevada with California, Utah and both coasts.

Desert travel
There's an awful lot of desert to explore in Nevada, and it's very easy to leave civilization behind. While that is a worthy goal, common sense is necessary to avoid life-threatening situations. Here's some tips for traveling to the more remote desert areas of Nevada:

 * What to drive: Vehicle breakdown and getting stuck are the easiest ways to get into serious trouble in the desert. Don't travel far from the pavement in a low-clearance vehicle.  Four wheel drive is strongly recommended for the winter months, and is advised for unpaved mountain roads anytime.  It is best to travel in a convoy of multiple vehicles, so that one breakdown will not strand you.  Gas stations are few, far between, and often not open around the clock, so it is a good idea to carry extra fuel.  If you do break down or run out of fuel, your best bet is to stay with the vehicle unless you're within 10 miles or so of civilization -  Odds are that someone will come by in a day or two.[[Image:Nevada_USA_desert.jpg|thumb|200px|Nevada Desert Trees - Palm Trees]]
 * Roads: Nevada is criss-crossed with unpaved roads, some of which are maintained, most of which are not. Due to the slow growth rate of vegetation, once a road is established it can remain passable for decades with no maintenance and little traffic.  Few roads have culverts, so be on the look-out for washed out areas.  These generally aren't a problem if traversed slowly, but can cause serious damage if you don't slow down in time.
 * Fences: The boundaries between grazing allotments are fenced as are the boundaries between public and private land. On higher volume roads there will be a "cattle-guard" on the road which is passable by vehicles but not by cattle.  Lower volume roads will have a gate across the road.  Always leave the gate in the same condition as you found it - if open leave it open, if closed make sure you close it behind you.  Gates leading into private land will sometimes be locked or marked with a "No Trespassing" sign, in which case you should respect the property owner's wishes and find another way to get where you want to go.
 * Livestock: In open rangeland (just about everywhere in Nevada), cattle have the right-of-way. It is not uncommon for ranchers to leave hay and water for their stock close to a road, and thus it is not uncommon to encounter herds of cattle on or near the road.  You should always slow way down for these herds, as the calves especially have a nasty habit of running out in front of cars.  You break it, you buy it. Cattle are half-wild, often ornery.  Don't approach them closely on foot.
 * Navigation: Navigation in Nevada is fairly easy if you keep your wits about you. The poverty of vegetation gives astonishingly long sight distance, and mountain ranges are ubiquitous for reference.  Large-scale topographic maps of the entire state are available in bound form at most bookstores and many gas stations.  These should be sufficient for most purposes.  Smaller scale topographic maps are published by the US Geologic Survey (USGS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and can be purchased at outdoors-oriented stores (such as the REI in Reno) or photocopied at the University of Nevada-Reno (UNR) library. The BLM maps tend to be more up-to-date with regards to roads, but are more difficult to find.  Due to the small scale of these maps, they are not practical for long-range vehicle travel, but can be very useful on hiking trips.
 * Weather: Most of Nevada is cold desert above 4,000 ft (1,300 m) elevation with summer daytime temperatures around 85°F/30°C and nights cooling sharply to 50°F/10°C. Winter temperatures are more variable and can drop far below zero (Fahrenheit or Celsius).  Lower elevations in the Las Vegas area create hot desert with summer daytime temperatures consistently above 100°F/40°C and little nighttime relief, but pleasant winters. Carry extra clothing, sleeping bags and tire chains between October and April and remember that occasional snowstorms are possible above  4,000 ft (1,300 m) as late as June.  Summer thunderstorms can be locally intense, causing flash-floods where roads cross normally-dry washes.  Wear a hat, long shirt, long pants, sunblock; and drink plenty of water to avoid heat stroke and sunburn in the summer.
 * Water: Away from municipal water districts, water supplies are few, far between, and usually contaminated by livestock except in the highest mountains. Bring enough in your vehicle for your entire trip, plus a few days reserve, with extra for your vehicle's radiator in case it starts leaking. When hiking, seek local knowledge about water supplies on multi-day trips.  Don't rely solely on maps.
 * Rail crossings: When travelling along the dirt roads of Nevada, you will undoubtedly need to cross a railroad which has no warning signs or lights. If you can see or hear a train wait for the train to pass.  In the open range distance is very deceiving and the trains travel exceedingly fast compared to what you may be used to in built up areas.  The reflections from the sun and shifting heat waves can easily disguise a moving train to look far away in the distance. That train which looks "miles away" may in fact be within moments of passing through the crossing you are waiting at.

By plane
Allegiant, Spirit and Southwest Airlines offer direct intrastate flights between Reno/Carson City and Las Vegas. Other airlines do offer flights between the two major Nevada cities but usually with connections in California (Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, JetBlue, Spirit, Southwest and United); Salt Lake City, UT (Delta); and Phoenix, AZ (American Airlines).

By bus
Information on transit can be found from APTA.

See

 * Great Basin National Park. One of the lesser known national parks and one of the newest national parks in the system, and therefore not so crowded or overdeveloped.  It is also somewhat small, but has some lovely campgrounds and some nice hiking trails.  Beware the altitude as the upper campground is around ten thousand feet. The aspens in autumn make this park spectacular.
 * Check whether it is possible to take part at a guided tour through the Nevada Test Site (Nevada National Security Site), the former test site of nuclear bombs. The tour is often fully booked months in advance. See U.S. DOE/NNSA - Nevada Site Office, Nevada Test Site Tours. As of 2023, these tours are only open to US citizens or permanent residents.
 * Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park. A state park preserving several undisturbed ichthyosaur fossils of the species Shonisaurus popularis, as well as the early-20th-century ghost town of Berlin.
 * Fans of Fallout: New Vegas may recognise familiar sites from the game in Goodsprings, Primm, Hoover Dam, McCarran Airport, Searchlight and of course the Las Vegas strip.

Gambling
Gambling is the major industry in Nevada, directly responsible for about 20% of total employment. Gambling establishments range from huge casinos boasting slot machines, table games and sports books to small bars and convenience stores, with a few video poker games apiece.

Las Vegas is the epicenter for gambling, and people from around the globe come to try their luck at winning big in Vegas' plethora of expansive casinos. If you can bet money on it, you will find a location within one of any of the casinos to do so. Keep in mind that strict restrictions are placed upon casinos concerning where minors may be present within a casino, and these rules are harshly enforced.

You must be 21 years of age to gamble or be present whatsoever in a gaming area, such as a casino.

Brothels
Nevada is the only state within the United States in which prostitution is legalized. Exceptions are Clark County (where many tourists fall victim to the "prostitutes", since they forget that prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas), where it is prohibited by state law, and four jurisdictions where local or municipal law bans it — Washoe, Douglas, and Lincoln Counties, and the independent city of Carson City. Brothels with a Carson City address are actually outside the city limits. Some of the state's most popular brothels are near Carson City and in Pahrump; policies and prices vary. Condom use is mandatory at all establishments where sexual activities are conducted, and you must be at least 18 years of age to participate.

Festivals
Burning Man The Burning Man festival, held annually in northwestern Nevada at Black Rock City in late August is a festival of "radical self-expression". Black Rock City could be considered one of the most environmentally unpredictable cities in Nevada: travelers going there should be prepared for absolutely anything.

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) EDC is a 3-day electronic dance festival with its flagship event held in either May or June at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway annually. The event is themed as a carnival, with performers roaming the festival grounds, and amusement rides checkered throughout the venue. Multiple stages featuring the most popular electronic and dance music artists, coupled with hundreds of thousands of festival-goers in attendance make it one of the largest "raves" in the world. You must be 18 years or older to attend.

Camping
Most of Nevada is federal land managed by the BLM (U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management) or by the Forest Service (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service). Self-sufficient campers can camp free of charge on land under the management of either agency as long as camping doesn't interfere with other legitimate uses. Both federal agencies also have developed campgrounds where fees are usually charged. Fees vary by location, averaging about $5 at BLM campgrounds and $10 at Forest Service campgrounds.

There are two National Parks (U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service) in Nevada: Great Basin N.P. in east-central Nevada and Death Valley N.P. straddling the California-Nevada state line. The Park Service offers developed campgrounds where fees are charged and no-fee primitive campgrounds.

Eat
Restaurants in and around casinos in Reno, Las Vegas and Tahoe especially cater to the dietary whims of urban California (Las Vegas is a weekend excursion for people from Los Angeles, and Tahoe is the same to people from San Francisco). Notable chefs have opened restaurants worth a detour from the usual tourist activities. Buffets in casinos are often heavily subsidized in hopes that those who come to eat will stay to gamble. The more upscale examples offer surprisingly good food and plenty of it.

Outside of these tourist meccas, food takes on a western character. This is certainly the rule in small town cafes, but also in casinos along borders with Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Arizona drawing a western clientele with different dietary preferences from Californians.

Nevada and other parts of the larger inter-mountain region export beef and lamb, but are no cornucopia when it comes to fruit and vegetables. These are produced in very finite quantities because water is scarce and elevations usually high enough to induce late and early frosts. Accordingly cafes and restaurants with local clienteles serve 'meat and potatoes' fare. Coffee can be a weak disappointment. Nevertheless the food can be interesting in a regional way, often making inventive use of a limited range of ingredients.

Chinese immigration drawn by railroad-building and mining opportunities established Chinese-American cuisine even in remote towns. Urban sophisticates may find it quaintly amusing -- chow mein, sweet-and-sour, egg drop soup, fortune cookies and all. Basque sheepherders went everywhere green grass could be found. Their cuisine may not actually be very distinctive, but it is served in multiple courses — perhaps three different entrees — at long communal tables.

Drink
Nevada may very well have the most relaxed liquor laws in the entire country. Although anti-drunk driving measures and the drinking age of 21 are as strongly enforced as anywhere else, that's pretty much where it ends. Most bars are open 24-7. Privately-owned liquor stores tend to have an extremely comprehensive selection of liquor, beer and wine, especially in Las Vegas. They may even sell via a drive-through window. While some bars may close they do so by choice, not by legal necessity. Indeed, until the COVID-19 pandemic effectively shut down the state for part of 2020, many Nevada bars had been continuously open every single second for well over 40 years, including holidays.

Most bars feature some sort of casino gaming. Video poker machines are often built right into the bar itself. Indeed it's unusual to not see something like that in a Nevada bar. Bartenders may even offer you free drinks if you're actively playing.

As with the casinos, Nevada bars tend to take a decidedly cavalier attitude towards smoking; ask first, but chances are its perfectly OK to light up if you so choose. If that bothers you, well, California isn't too far away.

As with any other state, always be careful when driving on, around, or immediately after major holidays such as New Year's Eve/Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Independence Day, since on those days you will encounter the most drunk drivers.

Stay safe
Nevada's rugged outdoors is a major draw to thousands of tourists each year. Many venture into the state and national parks only an hours drive from major cities to find themselves at odds with the harshness of the environment. The following suggestions are a starting point to those who wish to venture away from the city and experience the endless beauty that Nevada has to offer. No webpage can substitute for common sense, a minimum of preparations and knowing your own limits. Many of the most scenic areas which can be reached by car are a long way from cell service, fueling locations or emergency services. You need to be prepared for the trip so that fun does not turn into difficult circumstances.

 * 1) Fill up your vehicle's fuel tank before leaving the main cities.  Even while on the interstate, long stretches between fuel stations can strand a motorist with few options except to wait for someone to drive by.  On rural roads or two lane highways, this could be a long wait.
 * 2) Always take extra water with you.  at least 2 liters of water per person for a short trip, 3-4 liters per person for an all day excursion.  Many locals in the region use inexpensive hydration packs, similar to a camels hump, which hold water for several hours of activity. The "CamelBak" is also a great place for your emergency blanket, map, first aid kit and snacks in case you are injured.
 * 3) Always check the weather before you go. Weather can change quickly in Nevada. In summer during the North American Monsoon, powerful thunderstorms often build up near the crest of the Sierra Nevada, particularly during late afternoon. Soaring summer temperatures can quickly drop 20 - 30 °F when the sun goes down. Even in the height of summer, rain or snow can occur when very cold air drops down off the Sierra Mountains.  It is unwise to be in a high, treeless place during a thunderstorm.  Always bring a jacket, sweatshirt, or other warm clothing in the car. A pocket sized "Emergency Blanket" made of silver foil will keep you warm and can also shade you from the sun if you are injured and must wait for rescue.
 * 4) During winter you should always carry tire chains in your car and know how to use them when crossing The Sierra Nevada Range from California to Nevada. This is a high mountain environment containing some of the snowiest places in the US with unpredictable heavy snow coming in late summer/early fall.
 * 5) Outdoor 10 essentials If you decide to enjoy the great outdoors below is a suggested list of minimal equipment you should have if you leave sight of your car.  Entering the desert unprepared is trusting Lady Luck with more than just your money.
 * 6) Water Be sure you always have a liter or two of water with you when you leave the car.

 * 1) Energy bar or snack Great for on the trail, but also in case you get lost or injured.

 * 1) Emergency blanket Silver foil blanket which keep you warm, and can shade you from the sun.

 * 1) Pocket knife Generally Useful.

 * 1) Eye drops Keep those eyes moist!

 * 1) Cough Drops Soothes a parched dry throat

 * 1) Bandages, first aid kit   Nothing too fancy. Large bandages, medical tape, 4x4 gauze pads, cleaning pad.

 * 1) Map and compass or GPS device You need a way to find your way back to your car.

 * 1) Flashlight A small LED flashlight is fine, just in case it gets dark.

 * 1) Whistle When your throat is dry, you can't yell for help. This works. Many include a small compass and tube for supplies.

Drugs
Recreational marijuana use is legal in Nevada. Adults aged 21 and over are allowed to purchase, possess, and use up to one ounce (28 g) of marijuana or up to one-eighth of an ounce of concentrated marijuana. Additionally, residents are allowed to cultivate small amounts of marijuana. Similarly to alcohol, marijuana is not allowed to be consumed in public and you should not drive after smoking it. Legal dispensaries have been established. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, so do not carry marijuana past state lines - even to another state where it is legal - as this will be considered drug trafficking and subject to harsh punishment.

Brothels
Nevada is the only state in the U.S. where prostitution is not outlawed at the state level, except in the counties around Las Vegas, Reno and Carson City. Other counties are free to allow or outlaw prostitution in licensed brothels. This is a controversial subject with some Nevadans, especially in mixed company. Tread lightly.

Mormons
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (more commonly known as "Mormons") settled in the Salt Lake valley in Utah in 1847, and soon thereafter began to settle various different areas throughout Utah and Nevada (which was part of the proposed state of "Deseret" at the time). A few of these settlements include Mormon Station (modern day Genoa) and Mormon Fort (modern day Las Vegas). These settlements were very active in trade with pioneers migrating west to California for the gold rush after 1849. After the state of Deseret was segregated to help form Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming, some of the members of the church left, but many stayed. Today Nevada has a significant Mormon population, particularly in Las Vegas, Reno and the lightly populated eastern part. Mormons, if they strictly follow church teachings, don't drink, are socially conservative and tend to have large families. They even abstain from some other beverages such as coffee if they are particularly observant. They can also be well-travelled and fluent in foreign languages because many men (and some women) are sent as missionaries to nations all around the world. The doctrine of polygamy has been officially disowned since 1890, but there are splinter groups that broke away because of that, some of them still practicing polygamy.

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 * California - America's most populous state shares an extensive border to the west of Nevada, offering easy access to destinations such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Lake Tahoe and Death Valley National Park.
 * Utah - Nevada's eastern neighbor is worth visiting for the mind-blowing rock formations found in places like Arches National Park and Zion National Park, as well as the winter recreation opportunities found around Salt Lake City, host of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
 * Arizona - Home to the Grand Canyon, Arizona borders Nevada to the southeast across the Colorado River. If you don't have time to visit Zion National Park, the Virgin River Gorge (from on the I-15 freeway up to the Utah border) is an excellent substitute, and completely free.
 * Idaho - Nevada's northeastern neighbor is a rugged state, with snow-capped mountains, whitewater rivers, forests, high desert, and plenty of wilderness.
 * Oregon - Sharing a border to the northwest, Oregon is home to impressive mountains and extensive forests. Note though, the distance to Portland from Las Vegas is about.

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Nevada (disambiguation)

There's more than one place called Nevada:

United States of America

 * Nevada - a state in the Southwest (United States of America)
 * Nevada City
 * Nevada County
 * Nevada (Missouri)
 * Nevada (Ohio)
 * Sierra Nevada

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Nevada (Missouri)

Nevada is a city in Missouri.

Sleep

 * Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, 2520 E Austin Blvd. Indoor pool and gym, plus free breakfast with waffles. Tel: +1 417-667-9292. $61 (Feb 2022).

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Nevada (Ohio)

Nevada (pronounced nah-VAY-da) is a small village in Wyandot County in Northwest Ohio.

By car

 * U.S. Route 30, Nevada, Ohio can be accessed by U.S. Route 30, about a half mile to the south of Nevada which provides connection to Fort Wayne, Lima, and Upper Sandusky to the west, Bucyrus, Mansfield, and Canton to the east.
 * Ohio State Route 231, goes through Nevada, Ohio, its the main route to Nevada from U.S. Route 30 which is located to the south of town.

Get around
There is no public transportation in Nevada, Ohio. It is located in a rural area, driving is easy and pleasurable.

Buy
The nearest large retailers are in Ontario and Mansfield.

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 * Upper Sandusky is about 15 minutes west on U.S. Route 30.
 * Bucyrus is about 15 minutes east on U.S. Route 30.
 * Tiffin is about 35 minutes north on Ohio State Route 231.
 * Marion is about 30 minutes south on Ohio State Route 231 and south on U.S. Route 23.
 * Ontario is about 30 minutes east on U.S. Route 30.
 * Mansfield is about 40 minutes east on U.S. Route 30.
 * Columbus is about 1 hour and 20 minutes south on Ohio State Route 231 and south on U.S. Route 23.

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Nevada City

Nevada City is a city in Nevada County in California's Gold Country.

By car
From Sacramento take I-80 East to Auburn and then take 49 from Auburn to Grass Valley. From Truckee take I-80 west and take the highway 20 exit towards Nevada City and Grass Valley.

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 * Lake Tahoe
 * Grass Valley (California)
 * Reno

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Nevada City (Montana)

Nevada City is in southwest Montana. It is considered a ghost town.

Understand
There are only a few active businesses in Nevada City. There are a total of 108 buildings in Nevada City, 14 of which are original structures. Many of the historic structures were relocated to the area by Charles and Sue Ford Bovey of Bovey Restorations and placed on the historic street plan of early Nevada City.

Nearby Virginia City, another fantastic historic town, has many more active business.

Nevada City was part of the Montana Gold Rush and a prominent area of the Wild West days. It became one of two major trade centers for the gold mining Alder Gulch Region, with its sister city of Virginia City

Nevada City has been the filming location for many western movies including Missouri Breaks, Return to Lonesome Dove, Little Big Man and Thousand Pieces of Gold.

Get in
Airports are available at Bozeman and Butte.

Nevada City is from Virginia City, Montana on Hwy 287. Parking is in front of the Nevada City main street, and RV parking is available near the Train Round House and Nevada City Depot.

The open air town site can be accessed during the summer season daily by paying admission at the Montana Heritage Commission's Museum entrance.

Get around
A small train connects Nevada City to Virginia City, another. Both towns are only several blocks long and should be walked.

Do
The living history events at the Museum are a must see. They are held every weekend in the summer with a specific, changing theme for each weekend. Enjoy historic craft demonstrations, first person interpreters, foodways demonstrations and accurate portrayals of the areas history. You can get hands-on experiences of the Wild West. There is also an All Hallows Eve event held in October.

The area is also the staging area for Alder Gulch Shortline Railroad with a track that extends the 1 ½ miles between the Nevada City and Virginia City town sites.

Buy
The Nevada City Museum has tourist items.

Eat
Visit the Star Bakery for breakfast, lunch and dinner during the summer season.

Drink
Be sure to grab a sarsaparilla or other soda inside the historic saloon!

Other drinks can be purchased at the Star Bakery, the Nevada City Coffee Shop, and museum gift shop.

Sleep
Lodging is with Alder Gulch Accommodations, Nevada City Hotel and Cabins, and Just an Experience Bed and Breakfast. Many guests chose to spend their nights in area lodging in Virginia City, nearby Ennis, or Alder.

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 * Bozeman, 70 miles east. Larger city. Has Museum of the Rockies with the largest collection of North American Dinosaur fossils in the US.
 * Yellowstone National Park, 90 miles south

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Nevada County

Nevada County is in California. From the Gold Country in the west, this county extends east across the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Gold Country
The following Nevada County cities are in the Gold Country:

Sierra Nevada
The following Nevada County cities are in the Sierra Nevada mountains:

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 * - Located in the mountains and forests adjacent to the Nevada border, Nevada County's northern neighbor was a booming mining area during the Gold Rush, but today is home to only about 3,000 people. Historically the county was the site of several massive gold discoveries, including the 106 pound Monumental Nugget in 1869; a replica of the huge nugget can be seen in the Kentucky Mine Museum in Sierra City.
 * - Nevada County's southern neighbor stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Named after the Spanish word meaning "sand or gravel deposits containing gold", the county was a hotbed of activity during the Gold Rush.  Today visitors can enjoy mountain activities such as hiking and skiing, and will also be impressed by the historic courthouse in Auburn.
 * - Bordering Nevada County to the west, rural Yuba County is located along the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas, offering visitors recreational opportunities in the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests, and providing a glimpse into the area's Gold Rush past at the ghost town of Timbuctoo and neighboring Smartsville. The western side of the county is flatter, more populous, and primarily used for fruit orchards, rice fields, and grazing.
 * - Bordering Nevada County to the west, rural Yuba County is located along the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas, offering visitors recreational opportunities in the Plumas and Tahoe National Forests, and providing a glimpse into the area's Gold Rush past at the ghost town of Timbuctoo and neighboring Smartsville. The western side of the county is flatter, more populous, and primarily used for fruit orchards, rice fields, and grazing.

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Nevers

Nevers is a town in Nièvre.

Get in
By train from Paris Gare du Lyon or from Paris-Bercy. The service from Gare du Lyon is a direct non-stop train and the journey takes almost 2 h. The service is operated by Corail Téoz, a super-smart train on the Paris to Nevers route to Clermont-Ferrand. This has all sorts of luxuries: from a children's play area to leather seats to points for the laptop in first class. For security reasons, the precise platform number at Gare du Lyon is not announced until approximately 10 min before the scheduled departure time.

The Nevers train station is located on Rue Saint-Charleville, from where there are local train services to Vauzelles, Les Perrièrs and Le Banlay just adjacent to the train station is the bus station.

By car, the 230 km journey from Paris would take about 2 h. The road journey commences from Paris on the A6. Then, at Le Puy, join the A77 south. Nearer to Nevers, exit the A77 near Vernuche, and take the D907, which brings you into Nevers.

By the Terrafugia, one could arrive from Paris in approximately 1 hour and fifteen minutes.

Get around
Nevers is located on slight hilly terrain on the northern bank of the Loire River. The town centered around Place Carnot is quite walkable.

See
The incorrupt body of Saint Bernadette rests here enshrined since 1925 in a glass and bronze casket at the chapel of the convent church of St Gildard at Nevers. The church is run by the Sisters of Charity of Nevers and is located at Espace Bernadette  34 Rue Saint-Gildard. The visit to Nevers is recommended as a natural follow-up to the pilgrimage to Lourdes in southern France. Here there is a replica of the Grotto of Massabielle, where Bernadette saw the 18 Apparitions of Mother Mary. After the Apparitions in Lourdes in 1858, Bernadette Soubirous joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers in 1866. She lived there until her death. Finally, a museum retraces the saint's life amongst the Congrégation des Soeurs de la Charité de Nevers. The Espace Bernadette can be contacted at +33 3 86 71 99 50 and by email ebsn@wanadoo.fr

Some 500 m from Rue Saint-Gildard is Place Carnot. This is the centre of the town where the nearby attractions are 17th century Baroque Sainte-Marie chapel and the 15th century Palais ducal, the latter of which claims to be the earliest Loire chateau, with its stone carved Renaissance façade and octagonal turrets.

The Capelle Sainte Marie, built during the first half of the 17th century, is the only remaining part of the former Couvent des Visitandines. You will certainly be both fascinated and surprised by its extraordinary Baroque-style façade, which is unique in the Nevers region. The Palais ducal was the home of the Counts and Dukes of Nevers. It was at the initiative of Jean de Clamecy, who was looking to affirm his power, that the building was constructed around 1460. The architecture is inspired by the Gothic style of the Renaissance period as can be seen in the symmetry and regular lines of the façade, and in the decoration of the dormer windows.

Near to the Palais Ducal, the highest point of the Nevers town centre is the Cathédrale de Saint-Cyr Sainte Julitte, built between the 10th to the 16th centuries. Its oldest feature, the remains of a 6th century baptistery, was found only in 1944, after it was revealed by heavy bombing in World War II. The blown out windows have now been replaced by stunning modern stained glass.

The town itself is quite pictureque especially if viewed from the bridge across the Loire River, the longest river in France.

Pottery
Since the 16th century, Nevers has constantly been producing high-fired pottery. This technique, which originated in Italy, involves firing pieces twice, at 980° and then at 940° with remarkable results.

The main drawback of the high-firing technique is the limited number of colours. Only blue, green, ochre and black are resistant to it. This is where the originality and renown of Nevers pottery originates from. Pottery sells abroad and even today, visitors come here to buy Nevers's Blue Gold.

Nougat
Wrapped in an orange-coloured fondant envelop, the Impérial Nougatine nougat has a crunchy almond and sugar centre. The Nougatine de Nevers was dreamed up over a century ago by Jean-Louis Bourumeau. The sweet earned its reputation as a result of the Empress Eugénie's sweet tooth.

Indeed, in 1862, when Napoleon was staying in Nevers, his majestic wife fell under the spell of these sweets. Upon returning to Paris, she placed a large order to allow others to share her delicious discovery.

Today, this gastronomic tradition is perpetuated by the pâtisserie Edé, which holds the trade secret.

Roi Négus
Created in 1902 to commemorate the visit of the King of Ethiopia, the Négus is a soft caramel sweet, which is either chocolate or coffee flavoured, and which is covered in sugar. This amber-coloured sweet is manufactured in the traditional manner by the Confiserie Lyron, which has held the trademark since 1909.

Wine
Drink in moderation, but see the Pouilly Fumé, a dry wine with a strange name, which will enchant wine buffs with its very fruity taste. Also worth mentioning are the Coteaux Charitois or Giennois, which are other Ligerian wines with growing reputations.

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