The place, where Madeleine (Kim Novak) gets the heebie-jeebies contemplating the past in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Vertigo".
Imagine youself as an ant becoming aware of a human standing befor it. That's you becoming aware of these trees. Awsome!
This National Park has beautiful scenery, including sandstone formations carved by wind and water over hundreds of years – a sight to see. The night sky view sitting under the arches is terrific.
More than 270 miles long, 18 miles wide, and a mile deep, this vast canyon is known throughout the world for its size and beauty.
US's first monument its an absolute beauty and pictures don't do justice. Mystifying and beautiful at the same time. Try a walk at dusk. Really spooky
Totally disagree. Get out and wander natural marvels. The wood is great, and you can climb all over it. And the pictos are cool :)
Sunken remains of the battleship were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Oil can still be seen from the ship; & is referred to as “Tears of the Arizona” or “black tears.”
The Santa Monica Beach Bike Path extends from Will Rogers State Beach, at its northern terminus, south through Venice and Marina Del Rey to the bridge that crosses Ballona Creek. Read more.
Home of Elvis Presley, it was opened to the public as a museum on June 7th 1982. Second to the White House, this is the most visited private home in the United States at 600,000 visitors a year.
This zoo opened in 1915 & covers over 100 acres with more than 4000 animals. In the 80s an orangutan named Ken Allen became famous for repeatedly escaping from the 'escape-proof' orangutan enclosure.
The museum opened on July 19, 2002 and is the only public museum in the United States solely dedicated to espionage that has shaped history and continues to have a significant impact on world events.
Escape to St John to explore Trunk Bay. Voted one of the world’s top 10 beaches in by Condé Nast Traveller, it features a snorkel trail with underwater signs about coral and marine life.
The first permanent English settlement in the New World, Williamsburg is a historic town that contains many original structures and recreations of life in the 18th century.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was created in 1983. Cleveland was chosen for the location because of disc jockey Alan Freed, who was known for promoting the new genre called “Rock and Roll.”
The cleanest beach youll ever see. Who wants to go to PR without getting a tan? Half the fun is on the ferry. - Madam Laqueer, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4
Boat tours to Boca Chita Island and Light house. Snorkel tours to the beautiful living coral reefs. Glass bottom boat tours starting in February 2013! Kayaks, paddle boats.
Old Faithful is about the only place in the park you can get AT&T (Edge) Internet access. Leave a tip if you find other spots to find Internet.
Sarah Winchester, a wealthy widow, built the 160-room Victorian Winchester mansion in 1884. It took over 38 years to build and had workers work on it year round until her death in 1922.
See a full-scale reproduction of the Wright 1903 Powered Flyer, replicas of camp buildings, flight markers and a granite monument honoring the Wright brothers. Read more.
The most dependable and safest place to watch a volcano in action, Kilauea has been erupting continuously for a quarter century. Read more.
It’s a bicultural museum, offering encounters with the Wampanoag People and the Colonial English community in the 1600s.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VIEW!... Plus, inside the visitors center you can watch in the IMAX theater the short film on the history behind Niagara Falls. Highly recommend!
Inventor Thomas Edison's grand mansion and fascinating labs make for a great day trip. Learn about the origins of the light bulb, the phonograph and movies. Read more.
The Common was used for public hangings up until 1817. In early 1965, 100 people gathered here to protest the Vietnam War, & speeches have been given here by Martin Luther King Jr & Pope John Paul III
To keep the solar glare out of batters' eyes in the late afternoon hours, home plate was placed in the southwest area of the plot of land, with the third base line pointing northward.
The moon orbits the earth not only but also moves away from it. Every year, the distance between Earth and the moon is rising by about three and a half centimeters.
From the Chinese theater to the crazy costumed super-hero squad constantly busking, this is the quintessential Hollywood. LA's version of Times Square. Check out the Cirque Du Soleil store! Read more.
Definitely hit up the strip.tons of great bars always playing live music. Also, Nashville's hard rock is one of the best. They even have second floor for live shows.
Opened in 1892, Ellis Island served as a federal immigration station for more than 60 years until it closed in 1954. Millions of newly arrived immigrants passed through the station during that time.
The Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883. It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903 and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.
Hanging out on the Met steps is a New York tradition, and billionaire David Koch has pledged "at least $10 million" to renovate the fountains outside the museum. Read more.
The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, & has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and CA.
One of my favorite places as a child! Grab a kite and enjoy of the gentle sea breeze. Be sure to try a "Piragua"!
The Kennedy Space Center was created in competition with the Soviet Union & was authorized in 1958 during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower
The world's new 7 wonders Nod! Exotic trees, flowers,The Puertorrican Parrot & the most beautiful waterfall. - Kenya Michaels, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 4
Besides the opportunity to spot American alligators, Everglades National Park is home to around 400 species and around 31 warbler species. Talk about a wildlife paradise!
Consider the lot at 3rd and L when you park. It's most people's third choice. Make it your first choice.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is absolutely one of the BEST aquariums in the world. Don't miss it when you're visiting Monterey, California.
The southwest Colorado line passes along the Animas River Gorge, far above rushing waters. Pack a jacket and sitting out in the train's open-air gondola. Read more.
A must see experience! $5 p/p to get into & you get a map of the 17 mile loop road with 11 scenic stops. It's a dirt road and can be rough & corrugated, but if you go slow should be ok.
Who could guess at the hidden treasures deep underground? Beneath the rugged land are more than 117 known caves!
Full of rich Navajo history and contain over 2,700 archaelogical sites, including cliff dwellings, pictographs, and petroglyphs. Don’t miss the 850-foot towering monolith of Spider Rock.
It took 14 years and a team of 400 sculptors, led by Gutzon Borglum, to complete this massive "Shrine of Democracy," dedicated in 1941.
Once believed bottomless by Oregon’s first settlers, subsequent investigations have determined Crater Lake to be America’s deepest with a maximum depth of 1943 feet. (From Aerial America) Read more.
Teachers can create their own program and receive PDPs from the Park by attending scheduled events of their choice and writing it up! Read more.
This is possibly the most magical place I have ever been! There are no cars on this Victorian era island. The spell will capture you too! Rent a bicycle and pedal around the island (~6 miles)...
The building is not only dedicated to corn, but is partially built of it too! Go get a picture!
In 1863, in this small town in southern Pennsylvania, something happened that profoundly influenced our country's development and shaped our national character.
This traditionally black neighborhood of several blocks in Atlanta includes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home, the Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was a pastor, and his grave site.
Free two-hour tours (June-August) are offered by the National Park Service and begin at the corner of Beacon and Park streets. -- Green Guide Editor
We got lost as soon as the gravel trail ended. Go to the right through the trees.
The first rides of the historic roller coaster began on June 26, 1927. Over 80 years later, the Cyclone is still thrilling thousands of riders each year.
Visitors to the Space Command area can interact with 30 exhibits including the Research Station, an 8 foot telescope, and a Remote Command area where you help to track down an unmanned space probe. Read more.
"The Alamo, located just outside of San Antonio, TX was the place where… I think it has to do with the rental car company?" - Conan O'Brien
Take the clipper up during the holidays or make an early spring break. Sticky Wicket is fab for bangers and mash
Originally called the National Air Museum when it was formed on August 12, 1946 by an act of Congress, some pieces in the National Air and Space Museum collection date back to 1876.
If you're short on time make sure to do the house itself quickly and save more time for the museum/library, tons of interesting stuff in there! The house is neat and all, but way more to be learned i
Lincoln was born at the home on Feb 12, 1809. A granite-and-marble Beaux Art memorial stands at the spot, containing a "symbolic" birth cabin. The memorial was dedicated in 1911 by President Taft.
Experience all the history and grandeur of the Kentucky Derby with a visit to this museum. Read more.
Really cool museum. Pat and kieth are great knowledgable people. Worth a stop short and sweet but very interesting and informative.
This nat'l forest was recently adopted by the Nat'l Forest Fdn as one of its “Treasured Landscapes” for on-the-ground restoration needs caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 http://ow.ly/eX5H5
This is a nice escape from Ocean City, MD... A lot of scenic observation points and a great visitor center. There's a lifeguarded beach and wild ponies. Maybe you'll be lucky and find some treasure!!
This is where the game's immortals are enshrined. The heart of the museum is the Hall of Fame gallery. The gallery has a plaque for each of the players who have been elected to the hall.
The Civil Rights Memorial and Center is dedicated to the memory of those killed during the Civil Rights movement. Read more.
This is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site of one of the largest ancient civilizations in North America. Who knew?
You've read about it, seen pictures, and maybe experienced it through movies, now you're here. Swing by the Grotto. If you feel inspired, light a candle and tell others about your visit! Read more.
The Mall opened in 1992 and is the nation's largest retail complex. Each year there are 40 million visitors, which is more than the combined populations of Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota & Canada.
Incredible experience walking through Mark Twain's childhood home! It's as if stepping through his classic American novels and becoming characters in his world.
Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression, between 1931 and 1936. The project employed thousands of workers, cost more than 100 lives and gave rise to Boulder City.
I conquered the Fearsome Foursome Challenge -- ride the 4 tallest coasters in an hour -- can you? --Bert Kreischer, Bert the Conqueror Read more.
The collection encompasses more than 5,000 years of human expression from around the world & more than 260,000 pieces. The Modern Wing was opened in 2009 & is the largest expansion in their history.
According to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium tied for home of the best stadium hot dog in 2008. Read more.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens is one of the largest and most complete research libraries in the United States and includes a copy of the Gutenberg Bible
A group of Spanish explorers made the first written record of the tar pits in 1769. The oldest known material from the tar pit dates back over 38,000 years.
In 1896, Col. Griffith J. Griffith gave funds in his will to build an observatory, exhibit hall, and planetarium on this donated land. Construction began in 1933 and opened to the public in 1935.
See a six-foot-tall human statue whose body parts are sized in proportion to the amount of sensory information each transmits to the brain, in the interactive "Brain: The Inside Story" exhibition.
Watch Dora & Diego’s 4-D Adventure, a 3-D movie starring our favorite amigos on a mission to save the rainforest with cool effects like air blasts, scents and more. Powered by ParentsConnect.com
if its late and you don't trust the area you are walking around in, walk in the street to avoid someone jumping out of a dark corner.
Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" spent 17 years in cell #42. Segregated from the prisoners, he turned to birds for company. He was the inspiration for the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster.
Founded in 1969 by the noted physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, the Exploratorium offers visitors exhibits, webcasts, websites and events to explore & understand the world around them.
Be sure to get on the Powell-Hyde line, which stops at the original Swensen's ice cream parlor, which opened in 1948. Read more.
Opened in 2004, this museum is devoted to the history and culture of Native people in the Western Hemisphere.
If you like it hot, try Surf City Grill's infamous Cajun corn dogs. If you're looking for something tamer, their clam chowder bread bowl is also a winner. Read more.
William Randolph Hearst's masterpiece is a testament to over-the-top architecture and opulence. Saying the swimming pools are ornate, the gardens lavish, and the art priceless is an understatement. Read more.
Wildlife: Caribou, grizzly bears, Dall’s sheep, snowshoe hares, wolverines, Arctic ground squirrels, golden eagles, peregrine falcons and ptarmigans. Read more.
Tons of room in this park which is a hidden gem not too far from the city and major highways. Lots of athletic fields/courts. Beautiful place.
Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada. In 1855, entrepreneur James Mason Hutchings & artist Thomas Ayres were the first to tour the area.
Wildlife: Hawks, kestrels, harbor seals, red bats, river otters, shrews, black bears, weasels, eastern newts, peregrine falcons. Cadillac Mtn. is often the first place in the U.S. to see the sunrise. Read more.
Trail Ridge Road, which runs through the park, is the highest paved through-road in the US.
