June 2009 Weddings
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Top 5 Tourist Attractions in Your Town
Town: Philadelphia, PA
Top 5 Tourist Attractions:
1) Independance Hall
2) The Liberty Bell
3) Eastern State Penitentiary
4) Philadelphia Museum of Art
5) Pat's vs. Geno's (Cheesesteaks)
Re: Top 5 Tourist Attractions in Your Town
Town: Louisville, KY
1. Churchill Downs
2. Louisville Slugger Museum
3. Muhammed Ali Museum
4. Bourbon Trail distillery tours (although not in town - Makers Mark, Woodford Reserve, Jim Beam, 4 Roses, etc.)
5. Six Flags ? No idea really...
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Shelburne Falls, MA
*Bridge of Flowers (yes, it is literally a bridge of flowers)
*The Potholes (glacially carved rocks at the rivers edge)
*High Ledges (A relative unknown to the tourists, but a locals favorite this time of year. Gorgeous views.)
Newport News, VA
*Mariners Museum
*Living Museum
**Honorable mention in the NN area are Colonial Williamsburg, Prime Outlets, and Busch Gardens...but they are technically in Williamsburg, so they don't count in the Top 5.
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Town: Cleveland, OH
1. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
2. Cleveland Museum of Art
3. Progressive Field
4. Science Center
5. Browns Stadium
There are a bunch more museums: History, Botanical Garden, Children's Museum to name a few. We also have the Cleveland Orchestra and some cool areas like Little Italy and Coventry
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This is hard for me. I don't think there are five, but here we go!
1. The site of the first battle of the American Revolution.
http://www.tu-endie-weistatepark.com/
2. The WV State Farm Museum.
http://www.wvfarmmuseum.org/
3. The Mothman.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12036
4. The Silver Bridge Disaster.
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Bridges/Silver-Bridge.htm
5. Fort Randolph.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Randolph_%28West_Virginia%29 .
A lot of honorable mentions that are nearby are, the longest single arch steel span bridge in the world (Fayetteville, WV), the gas station that Hank Williams died at (Oak Hill, WV) , and a lot more! I was surprised, I didn't think I would find five!
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1. Downtown Charleston (this includes carriage rides, Battery Park, Market, King Street etc...)
2. ?Ft. Sumter
3. South Carolina Aquarium
4. Patriot's Point
5. Boone Hall Platantion?
1. The lake kentuckylake.com for all lake type things-fishing, swimming, boating, skiing, jet skit's etc tons of resorts on our lake
2. Patti's 1800's restaurant and settlement pattis-settlement.com old style restaurant, build in the 1800's where they dress from the 1800's and have delicious food
3. Historic downtown Paducah, KY http://www.paducah.travel downtown is a historic site, great food and atmosphere especially in summer, we got married about a block from here at a place called the luther f. carson four rivers center, paducah is also known for hosting American quilters society quilt show... people literally come from all over the world for it... winner this year was from australia (worked on her quilt for 4 years straight or something like that)
4. Land Between the Lakes-LBL- lbl.org great for camping, hiking, horse riding, lots of atv trails etc.
next arent exactly my town but only about an hour away
5. Mammoth Cave mammothcave.combiggest cave system around... strangely i havent been though
this one is about 2.5hrs away
6. Current River http://www.currentriverlanding.com/ every weekend in summer time the river is packed with "floaters" you rent either a canoe, kayak, or intertube and relax and float the river... and most drink while doing so.. which is allowed!
we really dont live in a big town but i did forget two others
7. Metropolis IL- home of superman http://www.cityofmetropolis.com/ I really dont think it's anything to see but quite a few people come just to see the huge superman statue in the middle of a crappy little town...
8. Fort Cambell army base... i dont really know if you can go on the base still to see anything but as far as i know it's fairly a popular attraction about an hour from here..
Minneapolis/St. Paul
1. Mall of America - This is definitely a tourist place as most locals will find a smaller mall. It is fun to experience once though.
2. Any of the lakes nearby - Calhoun, Harriet, Minnetonka, the list goes on. There is sailing on the lakes within Minneapolis but Minnetonka allows motorized boats. Very relaxing
3. Minnesota Zoo - From what I've heard it's pretty big but I've actually never been there.
4. Valleyfair - a local amusement park.
5. Sculpture Garden - The cherry on the spoon is especially popular.
Town: Lexington, KY
Top 5 Tourist Attractions:
1) Keeneland (historic horse track that is absolutely breathtaking)
2) Bourbon Tours/Distillery District (like hawkilady: it is a drive of bourbon distilleries around central KY. my favorite is Woodford Reserve.
3) Kentucky Horse Park: will be home to the 2010 world equestrian games (first time ever they will be in America).
4) Versailles Castle/Castle Post (a literal huge castle that is now a private residence but is rented out for events).
5) Red River Gorge. Its about an 45 min away, but it is a huge hiking and rock climbing spot. it is also home to Natural Bridge: a huge natural rock bridge.
Town: Rochester NY
? High Falls - which I believe is the highest urban waterfall in the US.
? Strong Museum of Play - a pretty awesome place for kids and adults.
? Susan B Anthony's House or George Eastman's (the guy who started Eastman Kodak Company). Eastman's house is about 3 blocks from my apartment.
? Lilac Festival. (After all this is the Flower City!) Highland Park has the world's largest collection of lilacs. There are 500 different varieties of lilacs covering about 20 acres. Every May there is a huge festival in the park while they are in bloom. Even Martha Stewart came by a few year back, therefor it must be awesome.
? Nick Tahou's - home of the "garbage plate". For those of you who don't know what a garbage plate is, its a plate of deliciously greasy goodness... consisting of either 2 hot dogs or 2 burgers (sans-bun) piled on a plate along with with mac salad and fries or hash browns, then topped with onions, ketchup, mustard and hot sauce. Chop, mix and enjoy! it looks gross but is sooo good!! ive found that these are best enjoyed drunk at 3am. haha.
TOWN: San Diego, California
(1) San Diego Zoo/San Diego Wild Animal Park
(2) Balboa Park (museums, gardens, historical societies)
(3) Beach (any of them, really...)
(4) Seaport Village/Gaslamp
(5) Old Town
(I could keep going...Sea World, Legoland, The Whaley House & Haunted San Diego, The Del Mar Fairgrounds/Racetrack, Petco Park, etc. etc. etc.)
Indianapolis, IN
1. Indianapolis Zoo (#1 because I worked there)
2. Indianapolis Motor Speedway
3. Crown Hill Cemetery (presidents, poets are buried there..and john dillinger)
4. All of the monuments collectively (Medal of Honor, Soldiers and Sailors, USS Indianapolis - only city that has more national monuments is DC)
5. Indiana State Museum or Museum of Art
It's really not as boring as it seems. There are a lot of events that go on.
I was actually kind of disappointed in the Minnesota Zoo, I think the Como Zoo was a lot better.