Articles for category: TRAVEL

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Ghost Town in the Sky Amusement Park of Maggie Valley, NC

After 5 years of sitting vacant the amusement park is reopening Friday, May 25th. Aptly named, Ghost Town in the Sky, is over 3,300 feet up the mountain-side from the valley below. The climb to the park can be done by chair lift, a 75 degree, incline train, or a long and winding bus ride. ...

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Famous People from New Hampshire

Live Free or Die.” This is the motto of the State of New Hampshire. New Hampshire is situated in the north-eastern United States. It is bordered on the north by the Canadian province of Quebec, on the east by Maine and the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Massachusetts, and on the west by Vermont ...

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Planning a Fall Weekend Getaway in Miami, Florida

Even though South Beach and Downtown Miami are havens for party-goers during beach season, there’s still plenty to do and enjoy around Miami as the weather gets cooler. Fall in Miami is still summery enough for many out-of-state travelers, so you can enjoy a beach vacation well into late October. Many of Miami’s top hotels ...

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Missouri Trout Parks and Fish Hatcheries

If you’re interested in Missouri trout fishing you won’t be disappointed as Missouri has some of the best trout fishing that you’ll ever find. Managed by the Conservation Department, the four trout parks are all located at large springs with hatching or rearing facilities. Bennett Spring Fish Hatchery – Lebanon, Missouri The state of Missouri ...

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World Shooting & Recreation Complex in Sparta, Illinois

The Grand American Trap shoot is held at the World Shooting & Recreation Complex in Sparta, IL. If you are a trap shooter and shoot registered targets, this is an event you should not miss. Every August over 3000 of the worlds best trap shooting amateurs gather at the World Shooting & Recreation Complex in ...

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Top Seattle Hotels for Every Budget

If you’re a lucky traveler who will be visiting the Emerald City in the Pacific Northwest (not in the Land of Oz, of course), you may be pulling your hair out trying to figure out the best place to stay for the money, or if money is no object, perhaps you’re looking for the ultimate ...

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Rich in History: Auburn, NY’s Fort Hill Cemetery

Fort Hill Cemetery is regarded as one of the best preserved fortified villages of the ancient Cayuga Indians.(Read Here) The local Indians in the 16th century used this area as a fortified hill. It is believed by local historians that this Fort was built as a defense in the many wars that raged between the ...

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Travel Guide to the Royal Delft Porcelain Factory in Delft, The Netherlands

The Royal Delft porcelain factory is situated in the city of Delft, in The Netherlands. In Dutch it is known as Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles. Translated, this means “Royal Porcelain Jar”. The business was started in 1653 by David Anthonisz van der Pieth. Still in business centuries later, The Royal Delft porcelain factory celebrated their 350th ...

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Why The Travel Guidebook Drive I-95 is the Driver’s Guardian Angel

Authored by husband and wife team Stan Posner and best-selling authoress Sandra Phillips-Posner, the travel guidebook Drive I-95 makes traveling down one of America’s principal thoroughfares easier. The author team spent ten hours per day in a car for eight weeks doing the research to make this 3rd Edition possible of the travel guidebook Drive ...

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What to See in Bern, Switzerland in a Day

Bern, Switzerland’s unique capital city has a special place in my heart. It is incredibly charming but nothing like a capital city. All capital cities have something special about them and also something common. I have been to London, Berlin, Rome, Paris and Delhi. The busy business-like atmosphere, the big city feel is common to ...