Seeing America

People who think the Richard Nixon legacy begins and ends with Watergate are primed to miss so much of the 37th president’s legacy.

Chattanooga’s immortality as a railroad town was marked for eternity with the release of Glenn Miller’s “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” a song he recorded in 1941 for the film “Sun Valley Serenade.” The song topped the Hit Parade chart, selling more than a million copies.

St. Louis has traditionally been a town through which people pass. Hence, it’s nickname: “Gateway to the West.” But, despite whatever preconceived notions a traveler might have about St. Louis, it’s a great town to visit.