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Name the sites on an All-America vacationPosted by Bill Kirby on June 13, 2007 - 4:24 PM
Well, I'm making a list. What are the places every American should visit, at least some time in his or her life? The quick list I've got for my "must see" vacation lineup includes: The Statue of Liberty, Independence Hall, the White House, U.S. Capitol, Grand Canyon, Alamo, I’ve seen all the sites on my list except the last one, but I keep thinking I’m missing something. What do you think we should add and why? Submitted by UNICORN955 on June 15, 2007 - 2:31 PM.
FORD'S THEATER & DOWNSTAIRS MUSEUM --- WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE BOOTH SHOT LINCOLN. THE MUSEUM HAS THE ACTUAL DERINGER HE USED AND THE BOX SEATING DOOR WHICH HE DRILLED A HOLE IN TO SEE IF LINCOLN WAS FACING FORWARD.
MOUNT VERNON --- WHERE THE SMART PRESIDENT NAMED GEORGE IS BURIED.
RYMAN AUDITORIUM, NASHVILLE / CARNEGIE HALL, NYC
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, THAT KING KONG CLIMBED.
SMITHSONIAN BUILDINGS, WASHINGTON, D.C., WHERE THEY HAVE ARCHIE BUNKER'S CHAIR.
FIFTH STREET BOAT DOCK, AUGUSTA, WHERE THEY LOADED UP ALL OF THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS INCLUDING JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ALEX STEPHENS ON THE SAME BARGE IN MAY 1865 AND TOOK THEM TO SAVANNAH AND FROM THERE UP NORTH TO PRISONS.
EXCHANGE CLUB OF AUGUSTA FAIRGROUNDS, WHERE TY COBB STARTED PLAYING PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL IN 1904.
GRACELAND IN MEMPHIS WHERE ELVIS LIVED.
DOLLYWOOD, PIGEON FORGE, TENN., JUST BECAUSE IT'S THERE.
WARM SPRINGS, GA., WHERE FDR HAD HIS AFFAIR AND DIED.
CLAXTON FRUIT CAKE COMPANY IN CLAXTON, GA., JUST TO SEE WHERE THEY MAKE THOSE DOOR STOPS.
JAMES BROWN STATUE ON BROAD STREET IN AUGUSTA AND RAY CHARLES STATUE IN MACON, --- THE ONLY TWO STATUES TO ENTERTAINERS IN THE WHOLE STATE OF GEORGIA.
GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN MACON, ROCK N' ROLL HALL OF FAME IN CINCINATTI, COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN NASHVILLE --- WHICH HONORS THOSE WHO MADE AND MAKE LIFE BEARABLE.
Submitted by Xanthra on June 15, 2007 - 7:46 PM.
The National Archives to see the Declaration of Independence.
Fort McHenry where the Star-Spangled Banner was written.
Salam Massachusetts (might as well stop by Plymouth and Boston Harbor while your in the area).
Ellis Island.
Gettysburg.
Niagara Falls.
St. Louis Gateway Arch.
Old Faithful.
Mount Rushmore.
Jamestown.
Walt Disney World.
Submitted by alexanmi on June 15, 2007 - 9:40 PM.
San Francisco
Lombard Street
Coit Tower atopTelegraph Hill
Ride the Trolly from downtown to Pier 39 and Fisherman’s Wharf, see the sea Lions and take a ferry tour of the bay, go by Alcatraz, the Golden gate Bridge (as you mentioned)
While in California, camping and picnicking in the RedWood Forest is wonderful, so is the fishing, and you could go the extra mile and find Chandelier Tree, as part of the Giant Red wood forest, this tree is so large, you drive your car through it.
Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon is small town, just sixty miles south of Crator Lake and seventy miles north of Mt. Shasta , is so beautiful and is the home of the highest concentration of bald eagles in the Pacific Northwest.
The Columbia River between Washington State and Oregon State, there are several dam sites where you can see the fish jumping, head east from Portland, towards The Dalles, the drive, although highway, is beautiful with views of Mt. Hood and Mt Saint Helens.
Hoover Dam - all that water in the middle of the desert...
Kentucky - One major natural wonder of the world you didn’t mention is, of course, Mammoth Cave. Highly recommended for a hot summer day visit, inside the cool cave take the all day tour, eat in the Cave’s café,
Another must see is Cumberland Gap, or Natural Bridge in Powell County, Kentucky
Fort Knox, just because of the Gold Vault history, and neat little Army base, too.
Although not a natural wonder of the world, but man made, is Mount Rushmore, near Keystone, South Dakota. It is so amazing.
Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia
Submitted by ccridder on June 19, 2007 - 7:23 AM.
I think the most overlooked, yet the greatest vacation spot in the US of A is in California. It is Mount Lassen National Park. Mt. Lassen is an active volcano. It is in Northern California. It is surrounded by boiling mud pots, hot and cold boiling lakes, painted dunes, a half mile high cinder cone. One can climb the volcano and walk inside the crater. It is an incredible experience. There is great fishing. The scenery phenomenal. Bald eagles nest and raise their young in the Lake Macumber area.
Submitted by usafacol on June 16, 2007 - 1:40 AM.
The following are the sites that I would include that everyone should visit once in their lifetime:
1.Mt.Rushmore in South Dakota
2.Stockbridge,Mass. (in the Fall)-quaint hometown of Norman Rockwell
3.National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton Ohio
4. Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
5. Ohio State vs Michigan football game in Columbus, Ohio
6.Gettsburg National Park and Cemetary in PA
7.Monticello, VA - Home of Thomas Jefferson
8.Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park
9.Niagra Falls in New York
10. Military school graduation at either West Point, Annapolis, or the Air Force Academy
Submitted by MarianneTempleton on June 18, 2007 - 11:35 AM.
In no particular order:
Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta;
EAA Air Show Oshkosh, WI;
Prescott-Jerome-Sedona, AZ;
17 Mile Drive & coastal drive to Monterrey-BigSur, CA;
Death Valley Salt Flats - play golf at Furnace Creek, CA;
Las Vegas Strip, NV;
Lake Tahoe from the top of Heavenly, CA/NV;
Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
Submitted by JawjaCracka on March 20, 2008 - 6:26 AM.
Gateway Arch St Louis, Times Square NYC, Football Hall of Fame Canton, OH, Baseball Hall of Fame Cooperstown, NY, Dealy Plaza Dallas, TX, The Alamo San Antonio, TX, Grand Old Opry, Nashville, TN, French Quarter New Orleans, LA, Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL, Baseball Spring Training, Florida, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC, Outer Banks North Carolina, Naval Display Buffalo, NY
Submitted by doddbh22 on March 21, 2008 - 4:53 PM.
The lady who wrote in Kirby's column on 21 March needs to her dates straight.I was born on 15 April 1922 and it was Easter Sunday. The two incidents about Lincolns' death and the sinking of the titanic both occurred on 15 April. Tax due day is also 15 April. Perhaps it was a misprint.
Submitted by doddbh22 on March 21, 2008 - 4:54 PM.
The lady who wrote in Kirby's column on 21 March needs to her dates straight.I was born on 15 April 1922 and it was Easter Sunday. The two incidents about Lincolns' death and the sinking of the titanic both occurred on 15 April. Tax due day is also 15 April. Perhaps it was a misprint.
Submitted by doddbh22 on March 21, 2008 - 4:54 PM.
The lady who wrote in Kirby's column on 21 March needs to her dates straight.I was born on 15 April 1922 and it was Easter Sunday. The two incidents about Lincolns' death and the sinking of the titanic both occurred on 15 April. Tax due day is also 15 April. Perhaps it was a misprint.
Submitted by maryadavis on July 30, 2008 - 5:08 PM.
I don't have the patients to win an All American Vacation so I prefer to take the whole thing into my own hands and get to see what I want by calling the Princess cruises company. I heard they have a special offer where you can make your own list of places to visit. Once they have enough people who want to visit the same areas they call you and you get to go on the best trip ever.
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