Southfork Ranch (Parker, Texas)
Made famous by the 1980s TV series Dallas, Southfork Ranch is one of America’s most well known conference and event centers. Actually located 25 miles north of Dallas in Parker, Texas, Southfork Ranch was the …
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Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, California)
Featured in more than 30 major motion pictures, the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California became an international symbol of the city after it was used in two scenes from James Deans “Rebel Without a …
Plum Orchard Mansion (Cumberland Island, Georgia)
Designed by the well known firm Peabody and Stearns whom had been hired by Lucy Carnegie to design the home for her son George Lauder Carnegie (the nephew of Andrew Carnegie) and his wife Margaret …
Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S. (Key West, Florida)
It should really be called “The Southernmost Point in the Continental United States that’s always above land and accessible to the public”, but that’s a little wordy and more the simply named monument stands nonetheless. …
The Dragon’s Backbone / Longji Terraced Rice Fields
The Dragon’s Backbone (Longji Terraced Rice Fields) has got to be the best possible name to describe what is essentially a complicated group of terraced rice farms. Construction of the terraces began during the Yuan Dynasty …
Brihadeeswarar (Thanjavur, India)
Most commonly refereed to as simply The Big Temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. Brihadeeswarar Temple (sometimes spelled Brihadishvara Temple, also called Rajarajesvaram or Peruvudaiyar Kovil) was built by Raja …
Pamukkale (Turkey)
Made of white limestone and travertine terraces, the thermal springs in the Denizili Province of southwestern Turkey are the world’s most famous hot springs. Since classical antiquity people have been drawn to the thermal springs …
The Winter Palace (St. Petersburg, Russia)
The official residence of Russia’s royal family from 1731 to 1917, the Winter Palace is now a popular tourist attraction and part of a large complex of buildings housing the State Hermitage Museum in Saint …
The Bloomsbury Tavern (London, England)
The Holborn district in the West End of central London has a rich history due largely to its rise as a main thoroughfare in the time of Henry V. With London’s West End Theater District …
Marble Arch (London, England)
Designed in 1827 by famed architect John Nash as the state entrance to the cour d’honneur of Buckingham Palace, the Marble Arch is one of the most fittingly named roadside attractions in the world. Literally an …