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.
Other articles that caught my eye:
- Volunteer vacations on a budget
- How to Travel on a Budget – Hostels and Backpackers
- 17 Travel Tips to Make Your Trip More Enjoyable
- What’s a “back-to-back” airline ticket?
by Chris Christensen
I am the host of the Amateur Traveler. The Amateur Traveler is an online travel show that focuses primarily on travel destinations and what are the best places to travel to. It includes both a weekly audio podcast, a video podcast, and a blog. I am also the Director of Engineering for TripAdvisor.com/Flights.2 Responses to “Travel News – Top 10 American Sites, Top 10 American Parks, Stupid Tourist Questions, Fool Fell, Tail Bumped”
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Scott Jones
Says:March 27th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Boy, someone should lose their job over putting Cuyahoga in a top-10 list of National Parks – most park aficionados don’t believe it’s even worthy of the name, let alone inclusion above such parks as Denali, Mt Rainier, or the Everglades.
I understand that they were ranking by visitation, but that only makes the list even worse, as popularity usually speaks more to location than “must-see” status (which was their title; I didn’t notice anything to lead a reader to believe they were actually ranking on popularity). If you look at just the numbers, then you’ll find that only 1 national “park” is the top ten list of most visited “national park units;” and frankly, many of those are simply driving through the park on the highway and won’t even stop their vehicle inside the park boundaries.
#6 is annoying as well, as there is no national park named Colorado Rockies. If you’re listing national parks, list the actual name as you did the rest of the items.
chris2x
Says:March 27th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
I assume they meant Rocky Mountain National Park.
I agree that the title is misleading but I thought it was interesting to see the list. Given where the population of the U.S. is, I was surprised more of them were not in the east.