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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 18:28:01 GMT
Not a world wonder, but Faneuil Hall Marketplace is ranked 7th most popular tourist attraction in the world. I love it and go their frequently. Walking around Boston is one of my favorite things to do. Julie Mmmm...The Monkey Bar, the Chipyard...Boston Chowda!! I was there earlier this week..love that place!
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Post by ntsf on May 2, 2015 18:58:25 GMT
I live near Golden Gate bridge, alcatraz, and only 3 hours from yosemite. I go over the bridge all the time. see it every week. I used to work on alcatraz... and I have only been to yosemite about 3 times
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 2, 2015 19:04:52 GMT
We've seen most of the SF tourist things: Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, etc. and have been to Yosemite and Tahoe many times. I consider Yosemite a gift from God and am amazed when people tell me they have never been.
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Post by JustTricia on May 2, 2015 19:37:19 GMT
I live about an hour from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I've been there twice just to see the track and the museum, but I have never been to a race. I have no desire to, either. Dh did do security for the Brickyard 400 one year. Once was enough for him. I can't think of anything else that is a major tourist attraction in the state if Indiana. I grew up two miles from the track and didn't go to anything until I was 22, and then it was just qualifications. I was 33 before I went to my first race. When you grow up with something that causes you to change your driving habits for a month and not be able to leave your neighborhood for an entire day, it's not high on your "fun" list.
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Post by peabay on May 2, 2015 19:45:06 GMT
I live outside of NYC and we go in a lot. It's probably my favorite place to be.
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Post by breetheflea on May 2, 2015 19:51:39 GMT
I live about an hour from Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I've been there twice just to see the track and the museum, but I have never been to a race. I have no desire to, either. Dh did do security for the Brickyard 400 one year. Once was enough for him. I can't think of anything else that is a major tourist attraction in the state if Indiana. I grew up two miles from the track and didn't go to anything until I was 22, and then it was just qualifications. I was 33 before I went to my first race. When you grow up with something that causes you to change your driving habits for a month and not be able to leave your neighborhood for an entire day, it's not high on your "fun" list. . That is how my sister feels about Bike Week in Daytona.
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Post by kate on May 2, 2015 19:54:30 GMT
I live by many tourist attractions. I have to stop and think about things that seem "normal" to me that are tourist attractions, e.g. Central Park (I go in, though, or around it daily) and Lincoln Center (back in the day, I used to sing there a lot, and I always had free tickets from friends who were singing there).
Other things, I do once or twice a year, e.g. Broadway, art museums, etc. Still others I do only if I have visitors in town (e.g. other museums).
I love that my kids have NYC as their backyard, though. Two of my kids' schools are very near the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and they go there several times a year with their classes - they just walk over.
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Post by bc2ca on May 2, 2015 20:03:12 GMT
I think it is really easy to ignore the attractions in your own backyard. When we knew we were leaving Seattle we made a list of things we wanted to do, including taking the kids up the Space Needle. We had been to the Pacific Science Center hundreds of times, but never taken the kids up the Space Needle (DH and I had been separately years before) until a couple of weeks before we left.
We did a number of tourist things when we first moved to Southern California, but still have a list of things to do/places to go. Weekends are pretty full with work, sports and other commitments.
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Post by raindancer on May 2, 2015 20:39:56 GMT
I'm about 6 hours from the grand Canyon and I don't go often. I went once. I don't "get" it. I love nature but it's just not a place that "spoke" to me. I did grow up outside of Yellowstone though and we went several times a year.
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Post by M in Carolina on May 2, 2015 21:24:30 GMT
I grew up at Atlantic Beach, NC, which is the Southernmost barrier island of the Outer Banks. I've spent a lot of time on Ocracoke and have driven up through Hatteras and Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial is my favourite place. I love the Cape Lookout Lighthouse--the diamond pattern lines up to point N-S, E-W. When I learned to fly, we used the lighthouse as a guide to figure out where we were.
I love the beach and am going back this month with friends. It's changed a lot in the last 15 years.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 21:46:13 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 2, 2015 22:36:01 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. Would you go to swim or enjoy the view? The Pacific up here is too cold to swim in for any length of time. We used to take Kellie down to Carmel Beach and he loved digging in the sand.
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Post by leannec on May 2, 2015 22:43:00 GMT
Well, they are not a World Wonder but I live an hour from the Rocky Mountains ... I can see them from my neighbourhood ... my BIL lives in Canmore so we go out there a few times a year and visit Banff as well ... I always comment that we are lucky to have the mountains so close but I'm not an "outdoor kind of girl" Here is a photo of the Banff Hot Springs pool ... a wonderful place to visit
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Post by anxiousmom on May 2, 2015 22:44:02 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. I live less than two hours away from the beach-probably right around an hour. We do go a lot, but not nearly as much as we could. In some ways, living the distance we do makes it harder. You still have to do all the prep, but it kills an entire day. Which is fine, but sometimes you just can't do it. Now, my brother? He lives about 15 minutes away. I can't understand why he isn't there every day.
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Post by cadoodlebug on May 2, 2015 22:47:36 GMT
Well, they are not a World Wonder but I live an hour from the Rocky Mountains ... I can see them from my neighbourhood ... my BIL lives in Canmore so we go out there a few times a year and visit Banff as well ... I always comment that we are lucky to have the mountains so close but I'm not an "outdoor kind of girl" Here is a photo of the Banff Hot Springs pool ... a wonderful place to visit When we went to the Canadian Rockies we spent 3 nights at a B&B in Canmore. We liked it because it wasn't as crowded and touristy as Banff but an easy drive to see all the sights in Banff.
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Post by Sarah*H on May 2, 2015 22:51:08 GMT
We live about 45 minutes from Fallingwater. We've been twice in the last few years. I'm going again in the fall. It's not the sort of thing I feel the need to see every year.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 22:52:19 GMT
I live near Lake Tahoe and visit often. I think it's an amazing place. Here are a few facts;
It's a freshwater lake with a depth of 1,645 ft, making it the second deepest in the United States. It's the sixth largest lake by volume in the United States behind the five Great Lakes. If you were to pour Lake Tahoe out onto an area the size of California, the water would still be 14" deep. The shoreline circumference is 72 miles.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 22:59:21 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. Would you go to swim or enjoy the view? The Pacific up here is too cold to swim in for any length of time. We used to take Kellie down to Carmel Beach and he loved digging in the sand. I sit in the sand. No matter the time of year. I only swim when it's really hot.
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Post by Merge on May 2, 2015 23:04:08 GMT
Not unless you count the Astrodome ...
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Post by peajays on May 3, 2015 1:26:39 GMT
By "often", I mean at least twice a year or more.
I live very close to Niagara Falls, Canada and where the War of 1812 took place and the Bruce Trail (hiking)
It never ceases to amaze me that people who have lived in this area have not really visited Niagara Falls and all the wonderful things/places that are in this area. People from all over the world come here and spend a LOT of money to see this beauty and wonder. I love going to see the Falls, the mist, rainbows and splendor of this place is so amazing.
Do you live near a World Wonder or a place that is considered a World tourist destination? Do you enjoy and appreciate where you live.
BTW: If anyone is planning to come to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, please visit the Niagara Parks website. There are some really good deals that cannot be missed. You can get an adult pass to Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara Furry, WEGO transit and the Butterfly Conservatory for $19.95 for all of these. Doesn't expire until November and can be used over several days (except WEGO transit - 48 hrs.).
edited to add that my avatar photo is a photo that I took in February while I was visiting the Journey Behind the Falls. Amazing to see the ice and the water flow when it was really cold outside.
When the kids were younger we lived in Hamilton, we took the kids to Niagara and I bought those passes and it was one of our favourite trips we've taken together! I love The Falls!
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Post by cakediva on May 3, 2015 2:17:40 GMT
I live less that 2 hours drive to Hobbiton, and have never been. Does that count? My oldest DD would never leave if she lived that close!
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Post by Butterfly Momma on May 3, 2015 3:19:07 GMT
I live about 2 hours from Niagara Falls and we have not been there in the almost 7 years we have lived here. We are planning on taking our boys this summer ... thanks for the tip about the deals on Niagara Parks website. Ironically, I grew up in NB and have visited the Falls a few times in my lifetime
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Post by bc2ca on May 3, 2015 4:59:48 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. I love the beach and, except for 1 year, have always lived within a few miles of the Pacific Ocean. We rarely spend an entire day there unless we have visitors. The beauty of living nearby is you can go for an hour or two to swim in the summer, walk in the winter or our current favorite is for a sunset BBQ. I am always surprised at the number of people we run into living here that never go to the beach. raindancer I've been to the Grand Canyon twice - once as a teen and again as an adult. I think it is so surreal that it really is hard to grasp & enjoy beyond a quick visit to see and say you have been there. I told DH the only way I would go again is to take a river raft trip down the Colorado.
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2015 5:11:44 GMT
I live in an important place where Pacific salmon spawn, and you won't catch me dead near there. It is super interesting, but the smell!!!!
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Post by Grom Pea on May 3, 2015 6:10:52 GMT
Not a world wonder but I do live pretty close to the beach, maybe 3-5 miles from the ocean and I can actually walk to the bay side it's about a mile. However I don't go that often because I'm busy with other stuff in life. If I had someone else to do all my cooking and cleaning and driving to appointments etc we'd probably be there more often.
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Post by M in Carolina on May 3, 2015 6:43:58 GMT
I'm 3 hours away from the beach right now, but I don't get to go as often as I'd like. I'm far enough away that to spend more than an hour or two at just the beach area, I'd have to go for more than one night. Going is expensive, plus it's hard for me to walk very far in optimum conditions, and walking on the beach is very difficult.
I'm also a pale redhead and burn horribly and freckle, so just going to sun worship isn't for me. I do love going down to the beach to enjoy great seafood, walk around historic Beaufort, shop, enjoy the harbour with all the boats, the water, the island inhabited only by horses. I love going to Fort Macon because it's a state park and all the boardwalks were constructed to make walking/pushing a wheelchair easier. They even have a wooden boardwalk from a large parking lot that goes to a beautiful covered picnic pavillion and bathroom facility built right in the sand dunes. Dh and I wanted to have our rehearsal dinner there because our elderly family members could easily walk to the pavillion and enjoy the beach without dealing with the sand and treacherous walking areas. MIL vetoed it because she wanted something "fancy".
When I lived at the beach, we were on the sound side of the island, but the island was so narrow that we could see across the main road and the beachfront houses to the ocean in the background. Our house was 3 stories--technically two on pilons with a small finished basement turned into a guest area. We really enjoyed our widow's walk/sun deck on the roof of the house. We had a panoramic view, enjoyed the cool breezes and the night sky, and had the best seats for fireworks. Dh and I spent New Year's Eve 1999 up there. So romantic. Dh said that if he hadn't proposed already, that he would have loved to propose then and there.
My family would walk across the street and through the neighborhood and would walk on the beach because there was private neighborhood access which included us. Our neighbors also let us walk through their yards to the beach when we'd have company and needed to carry a lot of items.
We would also bike through the area, especially at night. That was something that my dad and I would do together for fun. We enjoyed going later at night. There was a little ice cream place that was open late, so we'd go for a ride and stop for ice cream. I have so many amazing memories of living at the beach.
I did have a lot of people question why I didn't lie on the beach 24/7. Life goes on. We can't hang at the beach all the time. We have daily responsibilities. The crowds and traffic also kept us away during peak times. The locals did know of secluded beaches that were only accessible by ferry that most tourists didn't know about. We'd go to those places, like Hammock Island state park (catch the ferry in Swansboro) and enjoy an amazing day at a beach that isn't completely covered in people.
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Post by ptamom on May 3, 2015 8:49:20 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. Would you go to swim or enjoy the view? The Pacific up here is too cold to swim in for any length of time. We used to take Kellie down to Carmel Beach and he loved digging in the sand. I lived in San Diego county for 15 years, La Jolla going to school at the university, then Encinitas. I spent as much time as I could at the beach. Now, living in Northern California, about 40 miles inland from the ocean, beaches are not a draw. Cold, foggy, cloudy skies, cold water. Not at all like the beaches in San Diego.
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Post by Lindarina on May 3, 2015 9:09:07 GMT
I'm surrounded by fjords, and while they are very beautiful, I never visit one just to see the fjord itself. But they are a part of everyday life around here, and the roads often take me to one The aurora on the other hand stops me in my tracks every time! And I also love our summers with daylight almost until midnight, and no real darkness. I can understand why others would want to travel to experience those two fenomena.
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Post by Lindarina on May 3, 2015 9:26:21 GMT
I can't grasp an understanding of people who live near a beach and don't go very often. If I lived less than 2 hours from a beach I would probably spend most Sunday's there. I have some truly beautiful, sandy beaches close to me. The water is usually too cold for swimming though. But while I love the beauty of a beach, I love the active fun the ocean can offer more, like fishing from the rocky coastline or looking for sea life under rocks and in sea weed. The children can spend hours collecting small sea creatures on a rocky beach, but a sandy beach offer little life for them to find. So, while we love spendig time by the ocean, we usually avoid the beaches.
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Post by penny on May 3, 2015 11:41:36 GMT
I live in southern Ontario and go to Niagara probably four times a year... Sometimes the touristy stuff, sometimes just the parks... I have a membership to the botanical gardens in Hamilton/Burlington so you'd think I go there quite a bit, but I don't...lol Properly, probably four times a year, and then a half dozen times I'll stop in for an evening or if I'm driving past...
I try to get to Lake Erie at least once a summer... The warm water and sand is amazing... I love Long Point, but we usually go to Port Dover or Turkey Point... I do stop at Burlington beach during drives home after work though... Almost any time of year, it's nice to walk and look at the water for 20 minutes... I remember the first time someone told me about it - I thought they were setting me up for a prank... Burlington beach? Nice? lol But it's raked and clean and they have washrooms... And it constantly rates as one of the top for water quality... Bizarre, but not complaining...lol
I think the most ordinary special thing near me is the Warplane Heritage Museum... I live in a very quiet neighbourhood where you hear birds and trees rustling... The soft sounds of nature - except for when you can hear the Lanc flying overhead...lol It's just one of the warbirds they fly regularly and it's such a reminder of days past...
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