American states, U.S. territories tourism info

States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible.

Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or (334) 242-4169, www.alabama.travel.

Alaska: Alaska Travel Industry Assn., Visitor Information Center, 2600 Cordova St., Suite 201, Anchorage, AK 99503; (800) 862-5275 or (907) 929-2200, www.travelalaska.com.

American Samoa: American Samoa Visitors Bureau, P.O. Box 2506, Pago Pago, AS 96799, (684) 699-9805, www.americansamoa.travel. (Website is to be activated soon, but at press time, it was not up.)

Arizona: Arizona Office of Tourism, 1110 W. Washington St., Suite 155, Phoenix, AZ 85007; (866) 275-5816 or (602) 364-3700, www.arizonaguide.com.

Arkansas: Arkansas Tourism Office, 1 Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201; (800) 628-8725 or (501) 682-7777, www.arkansas.com.

California: California Tourism, P.O. Box 1499, Sacramento, CA 95812; (800) 862-2543 or (916) 444-4429, www.visitcalifornia.com.

Colorado: Colorado Tourism Office, 1625 Broadway, Suite 1700, Denver, CO 80202; (800) 265-6723 or (303) 892-3885, fax (303) 892-3848, www.colorado.com.

Connecticut: Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, 1 Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103; (888) 288-4748, www.ctvisit.com.

Delaware: Delaware Tourism Office, 99 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901; (866) 284-7483 or (302) 739-4271, www.visitdelaware.com.

Florida: Visit Florida, 2540 W. Executive Center Circle, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32301; (888) 735-2872 or (850) 488-5607, www.visitflorida.com. Georgia: Georgia Department of Economic Development, 75 5th St. N.W., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30308; (800) 847-4842, www.georgia.org/travel.

Guam: Guam Visitors Bureau, 401 Pale San Vitores Road, Tumon, GU 96913; (671) 646-5278, www.visitguam.org.

Hawaii: Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, 2270 Kalakaua Ave., Suite 801, Honolulu, HI 96815; (800) 464-2924, www.gohawaii.com.

Idaho: Idaho Division of Tourism Development, 700 W. State St., P.O. Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720; (800) 847-4843 or (208) 334-2470, www.visitidaho.org.

Illinois: Illinois Bureau of Tourism, 100 W. Randolph St., Suite 3-400, Chicago, IL 60601; (800) 226-6632, www.enjoyillinois.com.

Indiana: Indiana Office of Tourism Development, 1 N. Capitol, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204; (800) 677-9800, www.visitindiana.com.

Iowa: Iowa Tourism Office, 200 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50309; (800) 345-4692 or (515) 725-3083, www.traveliowa.com.

Kansas: Kansas Travel & Tourism, 1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100, Topeka, KS 66612; (800) 252-6727 or (785) 296-2009, www.travelks.com.

Kentucky: Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism, Capital Plaza Tower, 22nd Floor, 500 Mero St., Frankfort, KY 40601; (800) 225-8747 or (502) 564-4930, www.kentuckytourism.com.

Louisiana: Louisiana Office of Tourism, Inquiry Department, P.O. Box 94291, Baton Rouge, LA 70804; (800) 994-8626 or (225) 342-8100, www.louisianatravel.com.

Maine: Maine Office of Tourism, 59 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333; (888) 624-6345, www.visitmaine.com.

Maryland: Maryland Office of Tourism Development, 401 E. Pratt St., 14th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202; (866) 639-3526 or (800) 634-7386, www.visitmaryland.org.

Massachusetts: Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4510, Boston, MA 02116; (800) 227-6277 or (800) 447-6277 (for brochures only), www.massvacation.com.

Michigan: Travel Michigan, 300 N. Washington Square, 2nd Floor, Lansing, MI 48913; (888) 784-7328, www.michigan.org.

Minnesota: Explore Minnesota Tourism, 121 7th Place E., Metro Square, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55101; (888) 868-7476, www.exploreminnesota.com.

Mississippi: Mississippi Development Authority/Tourism, P.O. Box 849, Jackson, MS 39205; (866) 733-6477 (for brochures) or (601) 359-3297, www.visitmississippi.org.

Missouri: Missouri Division of Tourism, P.O. Box 1055, Jefferson City, MO 65102; (800) 519-2100 (for brochures) or (573) 751-4133, www.visitmo.com.

Montana: Montana Office of Tourism, 301 S. Park Ave., P.O. Box 200533, Helena, MT 59620; (800) 847-4868 (for brochures) or (406) 841-2870, www.visitmt.com.

Nebraska: Nebraska Tourism Information Center, P.O. Box 98907, Lincoln, NE 68509; (800) 228-4307, www.visitnebraska.gov.

Nevada: Nevada Commission on Tourism, 401 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701; (800) 237-0774 or (775) 687-4322, www.travelnevada.com.

New Hampshire: New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism Development, 172 Pembroke Road, P.O. Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302; (800) 386-4664 (for brochures) or (800) 262-6660, www.visitnh.gov.

New Jersey: New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism, P.O. Box 460, Trenton, NJ 08625; (800) 847-4865 or (609) 777-0885, www.visitnj.org.

New Mexico: New Mexico Tourism Department, 491 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87501; (800) 733-6396 or (505) 827-7400, www.newmexico.org.

New York: New York State Division of Tourism, 30 S. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12245; (800) 456-8369 or (518) 474-4116, www.iloveny.com.

North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC 27601; (800) 847-4862 or (919) 733-4171, www.visitnc.com.

North Dakota: North Dakota Tourism, Century Center, 1600 E. Century Ave., Suite 2, P.O. Box 2057, Bismarck, ND 58502; (800) 435-5663 or (701) 328-2525, www.ndtourism.com.

Ohio: Ohio Division of Travel & Tourism, 77 South High St., Columbus, OH 43215; (800) 282-5393 or (614) 466-8844, www.discoverohio.com.

Oklahoma: Oklahoma Tourism, 120 N. Robinson Ave., 6th Floor, P.O. Box 52002, Oklahoma City, OK 73152; (800) 652-6552 or (405) 230-8400, www.travelok.com.

Oregon: Travel Oregon, 670 Hawthorne Ave. S.E., Suite 240, Salem, OR 97301; (800) 547-7842, www.traveloregon.com.

Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Tourism Office, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North St., 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120; (800) 847-4872 or (800) 237-4363, www.visitpa.com.

Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico Tourism Co., 2 La Princesa Building, Paseo la Princesa, Old San Juan, PR 00902; (800) 866-7827 or (787) 721-2400, Ext. 2175, www.gotopuertorico.com.

Rhode Island: Rhode Island Tourism Division, 315 Iron Horse Way, Suite 101, Providence, RI 02908; (800) 556-2484, www.visitrhodeisland.com.

South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, 1205 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29201; (888) 727-6453 or (803) 734-1700, www.discoversouthcarolina.com.

South Dakota: South Dakota Department of Tourism, Capitol Lake Plaza, 711 E. Wells Ave., Pierre, SD 57501; (800) 732-5682 (for brochures) or (800) 952-3625, www.travelsd.com.

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Wm. Snodgrass/Tennessee Tower, 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave. N., 25th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243; (800) 462-8366 or (615) 741-2159, www.tnvacation.com.

Texas: Department of Economic Development, Tourism Division, P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711; (800) 888-8839 (for brochures) or (512) 936-0100, www.TravelTex.com.

U.S. Virgin Islands: U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, P.O. Box 6400, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00804; (340) 775-1444, www.usvi.com.

Utah: Utah Office of Tourism, 300 N. State St., Salt Lake City, UT 84114; (800) 200-1160 or (801) 538-1900, www.utah.travel or www.utah.com.

Vermont: Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing, National Life Building, 6th Floor, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501; (800) 837-6668 or (802) 828-3237, www.vermontvacation.com.

Virginia: Virginia Tourism Corp., 901 E. Byrd St., Richmond, VA 23219; (800) 847-4882 or (804) 545-5500, www.virginia.org.

Washington: Washington State Tourism, P.O. Box 42525, Olympia, WA 98504; (800) 544-1800, (360) 725-4028, www.experiencewa.com.

Washington, D.C.: Destination D.C., 901 7th St. N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20001-3719; (800) 422-8644 or (202) 789-7000, www.washington.org.

West Virginia: West Virginia Division of Tourism, 90 MacCorkle Ave. S.W., South Charleston, WV 25303; (800) 225-5982 or (304) 558-2200, www.wvtourism.com.

Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Tourism, 201 W. Washington Ave., P.O. Box 8690, Madison, WI 53708; (800) 432-8747 or (608) 266-7621, www.travelwisconsin.com.

Wyoming: Wyoming Travel & Tourism, 1520 Etchapare Circle, Cheyenne, WY 82007; (800) 225-5996 or (307) 777-7777, www.wyomingtourism.org.