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Grand Canyon Skywalk
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a tourist attraction in Arizona near the Colorado River on the edge of a side canyon in the Grand Canyon West area in the main canyon. Located at the canyon’s west rim, the Grand Canyon Skywalk allows visitors to “Walk the Sky” with its unique glass bottomed cantilever U shaped [...]
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is part of the Smithsonian Institute and houses a national collection of more than 125 million natural science specimens and cultural artifacts. The Museum is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs . The museum’s collections [...]
Bixby Bridge , a breathtaking drive
Bixby Bridge is one of the top ten highest single span bridges in the world situated in Big Sur , California . Also known as Bixby Canyon Bridge , as in Death Cab For Cutie song , where it is specifically mentioned as the place the narrator travels . The bridge spans across a large [...]
Aspen, Colorado – Popular destination for winter sports enthusiasts
Aspen has always been a popular destination for winter sports enthusiasts, and for good reason. Located in central Colorado, Aspen has several ski resorts to choose from. Since it is a major tourist attraction, resorts in the Aspen area will almost always be busy, especially at the prime of the ski season. Filled with steeps [...]
Oresund Bridge – The longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe
Oresund Bridge is the longest road and rail bridge-tunnel in Europe and connects the two metropolitan areas of the Oresund Region: the Danish capital of Copenhagen and the Swedish city of Malmö. European route E20 crosses the bridge along with the Oresund Railway Line. The bridge is called Öresundsbron in Sweden and Øresundbroen in Denmark. [...]
Barbados – the real fantasy island
Barbados , the real fantasy island, gives a dreamlike intimate feeling to your trip. Barbados is an island nation of the Lesser Antilles, 34 km (21 mi) in length and as much as 23 km(14 mi) in width, amounting to 431 square km (166 sq mi). It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic [...]
Kitzbuhel , Austria- The Pearl of the Alps
Kitzbühel is a medieval city in Tyrol, Austria, situated along the river Kitzbühler Ache, now best known as a ski resort . Kitzbuhel is considered the “Pearl of the Alps” and is the most famous holiday resort in the Austrian Tyrol. This 700-year-old village offers visitors the charm of an alpine village. Skiing began in [...]
Squaw Valley Ski Resort , a more attractive winter vacation
The Squaw Valley Ski Resort is one of the largest ski areas in US and is located in the Olympic Valley , California . It is the second-largest ski area at Lake Tahoe (after Heavenly), with 33 chairlifts and the only funitel in the U.S. The resort attracts approximately 600,000 skiers a year. Around 600,000 [...]
The Maldives – The last paradise on Earth
The islands of Maldives persuade tourists with promises of ‘the last paradise on earth’ . The Maldives The Maldives lies in two rows of atolls in the Indian Ocean, just across the equator. The country is made up of 1,190 coral islands formed around 26 natural ring-like atolls, spread over 90,000 square kilometers. These atolls [...]
The Channel Tunnel – the undersea connection between Britain and France
The Channel Tunnel is considered one of the most amazing engineering feats of the 20th century. The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45-km (31.4 miles) undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France, under the Strait of Dover in the English Channel. The Channel Tunnel is also affectionately referred to as the Chunnel or Eurotunnel, and in [...]
