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State Departments of Tourism
Going on vacation soon? If you are staying in the states and want to get a heads-up on what's going down, you can get a lot of information from the state department of tourism. All have web sites and most have toll-free numbers.
A state department of tourism is charged with attracting visitors to the state and they're great at it. Get all the information you want and more, get it sent to you quickly, and sometimes get freebies like state and regional maps. Some have promotional materials, coupons and discount plan information, and all will take the time to find out what kinds of activities you are looking for and give you free expert advice on where to go and what to do.
- Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel
401 Adams, Montgomery, AL 36103
800/ALABAMA
http://www.state.al.us
- Alaska Division of Tourism
P.O. Box 110801, Juneau, AK 99811
800/76-ALASKA
http://www.travelalaska.com/
- Arizona Office of Tourism
2702 North Third St., Phoenix, AZ 85004
800/842-8257
http://www.arizonaguide.com
- Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
One Capital Mall, Little Rock, AK 72201
800/NATURAL
http://www.1800natural.com
- California Division of Tourism
801 K St., Sacramento, CA 95814
800/TO-CALIF
http://www.gocalif.ca.gov
- Colorado Travel & Tourism Authority
1127 Pennsylvania Ave., Denver, CO 80203
800/COLORADO
http://www.colorado.com
- Connecticut Office of Tourism
505 Hudson St., Hartford, CT 06106
8000/CT-BOUND
http://www.state.ct.us/tourism
- Delaware Tourism Office
99 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
800/441-8846
http://www.state.de.us/tourism/intro.htm
- VISIT FLORIDA
3550 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33137
904/487-1462
http://www.flausa.com
- Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism
285 Peachtree Center Ave. NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
800/VISIT-GA
http://www.georgia.org/itt/tourism/
- Hawaii Tourism Office
250 S. Hotel S. Hotel St., Honolulu, HI 96813
800/GOHAWII
http://www.gohawaii.com
- Idaho Division of Tourism Development
700 W. State St., Boise, ID 83720
800/635-7820
http://www.visitid.org
- Illinois Bureau of Tourism
100 W. Randolph, Chicago, IL 60601
800/2-CONNECT
http://www.enjoyillinois.com
- Indiana Tourism Division
One North Capitol, Indianapolis. IN 46204
800/289-6646
http://www.ai.org/tourism
- Iowa Division of Tourism
200 East Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309
800/345-IOWA
http://www.traveliowa.com
- Kansas Travel & Tourism
700 S.W. Harrison St., Topeka, KS 66603
800/2KANSAS
http://www.state.ks.us/
- Kentucky Department of Travel
500 Mero St., Frankfort, KY 40601
800/225-TRIP
http://www.state.ky.us/tour/tour.htm
- Louisiana Office of Tourism
1051 N. Third St., Baton Rouge, LA 70804
800/334-8626
Louisiana Travel
- Maine Office of Tourism
33Stone St., Augusta, ME 04333
800/533-9595
http://www.mdisfun.org
- Maryland Office of Tourism Development
217 E. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 45454
800/543-1036
http://www.mdisfun.org
- Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
100 Cambridge St., Boston, MA 02202
800/447-MASS
http://www.mass-vacation.com
- Travel Michigan
P.O. Box 30226, Lansing, MI, 48909
888/78-GREAT
http://www.michigan.org
- Minnesota Office of Tourism
121 E. Seventh PL., St. Paul, MN 55101
800/657-3700
http://www.exploreminnesota.com
- Mississippi Division of Tourism Development
550 High St., Jackson, MI 39205
800/WARMEST
Mississippi Division of Tourism
- Missouri Division of Tourism
P.O Box 1055, Jefferson City, MO 65102
800/877-1234
http://www.visitmo.com/
- Travel Montana
1424 Ninth Ave., Helena, MT 59620
800/VISIT-MT
http://www.travel.mt.gov
- Nebraska Division of Travel & Tourism
P.O Box 98907, Lincoln, NE 68509
800/228-4307
http://www.visitnebraska.org
- Nevada Commission on Tourism
401 N. Carson St., Carson City, NE 89701
800/NEVADA-8
http://www.travelnevada.com/
- New Hampshire Office of Travel & Tourism Dept.
P.O. Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302
800/FUN-IN-NH
http://www.visitnh.gov
- New Jersey Tourism Division
20 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625
800/JERSEY-7
- New Mexico Department of Tourism
491 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87503
800/545-2040
http://www.newmexico.org
- New York State Division of Tourism
P.O. Box 2603, Albany, NY 12220
800/CALL-NYS
http://www.iloveny.state.ny.us
- North Carolina Div. Of Tourism
301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27601
800/VISIT-NC
http://www.visitnc.com
- North Dakota Tourism Department
604 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505
800/HELLO-ND
http://www.ndtourism.com/
- Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism
P.O. Box 1001, Columbus, OH 43216
800/BUCKEYE
http://www.ohiotourism.com
- Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department
15 N. Robinson, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
800/652-6552
http://www.otrd.state.ok.us
- Oregon Tourism Commission
775 Summer St., NE, Salem OR 97310
800/547-7842
http://www.traveloregon.com
- Pennsylvania Center for Travel, Tourism, & Film
404 Forum Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120
800/VISIT-PA
http://www.state.pa.us/visit
- Rhode Island Economic Development Corp.
One West Exchange St., Providence, RI 02903
800/556-2484
http://www.visitrhodeisland.com
- South Carolina Dept. of Parks, Recreation & Tourism
1205 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29201
800/346-3634
- South Dakota Department of Tourist Development
711 East Wells Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
800/SDAKOTA
http://www.state.sd.us/tourism
- Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
320 Sixth Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37202
800/836-6200
http://www.state.tn.us/tourdev/
- Texas Tourism Division
P.O. Box 12728, Austin, TX 78711
800/88-88-TEX
http://www.traveltex.com
- UTAH!
Council Hall, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
800/200-1160
http://www.utah.com
- Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing
6 Baldwin St.,Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633
800/VERMONT
http://www.travel-vermont.com
Virginia Tourism Corporation
901 E. Byrd St., Richmond, VA 23219
800/VISIT-VA
http://www.viginia.org
- Washington Sate Tourism
P.O. Box 42500, Olympia, WA 98504
800/544-1800
http://www.tourism.wa.gov
- West Virginia Division of Tourism
2101 Washington St. E, Charleston, WV 25305
800/225-5982
http://www.state.wv.us/tourism
- Wisconsin Department of Tourism
201 W. Washington Ave. Madison, WI 53707
800/432-TRIP
www.tourism.state.wi.us
- Wyoming Business Council Tourism Office
1-25 & College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002
800/225-5996
www.state.wy.us/state/tourism
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