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 Island Of Lundy

Country: United Kingdom
Island Of Lundy This little, windswept, granite island lies at the mouth of the Bristol Channel where it meets the Atlantic . Only 5 kilometres (3 miles) long by 0.8 kilometre (1/2 mile) wide, with an area of just over 405 hectares (1,000 acres), it has fewer than 20 permanent residents, employed by the Landmark Trust, which manages the island for the National Trust. There are three lighthouses (two in use), one ...

 National Park of American Samoa

Country: American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa The Park The National Park samples the best of American Samoa scenery, shorelines, reefs, and rainforest. In essence, it is really “three parks” on four separate islands. All the units have fine scenery and tropical rainforests. Lata Mountain on Ta’u excels in its wild and remote forests, free-flowing streams, and rugged coastline. Ofu and Olosega have the most accessible coral reefs and miles of ...

 Dolphin Encounters

Country: Bahamas, The
Dolphin Encounters Dolphin Encounters began in 1989 when two bottlenose dolphins from a defunct aquarium in Nassau were rescued to be relocated to a large seawater dolphin habitat on Treasure Island (a.k.a. Great Guana Cay), Abaco, Bahamas. Soon after, six more dolphins joined our marine mammal family in Abaco. This created the foundation of what is today known as Dolphin Encounters in Nassau. The Abaco facility e ...

 Blue Lagoon Island & Stingray City

Country: Bahamas, The
Blue Lagoon Island & Stingray City Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas is warm little island located about 30 minutes from Paradise Island and Nassau Island.  At Blue Lagoon Island Bahamas, tourists can participate in a number of interactive programs.  Activities include Blue Lagoon dolphin encounters and the popular Stingray City Bahamas, where children and adults can swim with stingrays and other marine life.  Blue Lagoon ...

 Alcatraz Island

Country: United States
City: San Francisco
Alcatraz Island Sitting like a beacon in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, between San Francisco and Oakland, California, is Alcatraz Island.  Though most prominently known for the years it served as a maximum security prison, the “Rock’s” history stretches far beyond those infamous days, and its legends and stories continue to find their way into American lore, complete with a number of ghosts who are sa ...

 Museum of Science and Industry

Country: United States
City: Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry One of the nation's premier learning centers, the Museum presents captivating, compelling and real experiences to inspire the inventive genius in everyone. The Midwest's number two tourist attraction (after Woodfields Shopping Center). The 2,000 displays in 75 major exhibition halls are designed for participation. Founding of the Museum of Science and Industry The eulogies were written. By 19 ...

 Safeco Field

Country: United States
City: Seattle
Safeco Field Safeco Field is the home of the Seattle Mariners baseball club. The stadium has a retractable roof with a train line running under the roof when it is open. Trains can be heard blowing their horns during the games. The stadium seats 47,116 for baseball. It was the host for the 2001 MLB All-Star Game. Other events have been held at Safeco Field, including the 2001 college football Seattle Bowl and ...

 El Kala National Park

Country: Algeria
City: El Kala
El Kala National Park Algeria may lack the creature comforts of a vacation on the either side of the Mediterranean, but it has a rare collection of sights which you may not find anywhere else. The country is a virtual treasure house of our shared heritage. Algeria travel offers marvelous opportunities for entirely new experiences. General security concerns are somewhat exaggerated and Algeria does have a goodly number ...

 Picasso Museum

Country: France
City: Antibes
Picasso Museum A visit to the Picasso Museum is a moving experience. It evokes joy and pain, despondency and exultation. Visitors cannot help but sense all that has gone on within these walls that were the Antibes Chateau. There was the delicate balance of a family relationship and the ensuing drama; the intrusion of the museum on the chateau; the silence and the magic. The chateau of Antibes is poetic, serious ...

 Santorini

Country: Greece
City: Vlychadia
Santorini Santorini, named by early Venetians in honor of Saint Irene, forms a circular group of islands belonging to the Cyclades island chain in the southern Aegean Sea, located midway between mainland Greece to the west, Turkey to the east, and the island of Crete to the south. The Cyclades form part of the Aegean island arc system, generated by northward subduction of the African plate along the arcuate ...

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