Travel News - Top 10 American Sites, Top 10 American Parks, Stupid Tourist Questions, Fool Fell, Tail Bumped
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Yahoo has published an article saying which sites in the U.S. attract the most visitors. It was not surprising that DIsney has two sites on the list but I was surprised that San Francisco’s Fisherman’s wharf was on the list.
America’s top 10 tourist attractions
1. Times Square, New York City
2. The Las Vegas Strip, Nev.
3. National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
4. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston
5. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
6. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco
8. Niagara Falls, N.Y.
9. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenn./N.C.
10. Navy Pier, Chicago
And speaking of most visited, The Daily Green had an article listing the op 10 most trafficked U.S. National Parks.
The 10 Must-See National Parks
1. The Smokies
2. The Grand Canyon
3. Yosemite
4. Yellowstone
5. Olympic
6. The Colorado Rockies
7. Zion
8. The Grand Tetons
9. Cuyahoga Valley
10. Acadia
And yet another list from the UK Telegraph:
20 stupid questions asked by tourists
My favorites were:
“In what month is the May Day demonstration?”
“Why on earth did they build Windsor Castle on the flight path of Heathrow?”
“Can you tell me who performs at the circus in Piccadilly?”
And speaking of stupid people doing stupid things…
Tourist falls from St. Pete Beach hotel balcony
ST. PETE BEACH — He wanted to show a woman afraid of heights that it was safe to lean over a sixth-floor hotel balcony.
Instead, David Senior, 26, of Joliet, Ill., fell four stories onto a second-floor concrete ledge Tuesday night.
David survived and was flown to Bayfront Medical Center, where he was in fair condition Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The family asked that no other information be released.
And speaking of things you don’t want to happen on your vacation…
Jetliner’s tail slams into runway during takeoff
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Emirates jetliner carrying more than 225 people slammed its tail into the runway as it took off from Australia, sending smoke into the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, officials said Saturday.
No one was hurt, but passengers described being terrified after learning something was wrong soon after the Airbus A340 took off from the southern city of Melbourne about 10:30 p.m. Friday, bound for Dubai.
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