California’s beaches are one of the most popular natural tourist draws. Each beach features a different natural landscape, from lagoons and bays, to rocky stretches. The variety and easy access to many surf spots, as well as the easy to ride, quality waves, keep people coming back. California also provides visitors and residents with a plethora of snow sports for the colder months. There are five regions for skiing and snow sports in this state, and many of them are close to major cities. In this video, WatchMojo.com learns that sand, sun and snow are just a few of the reasons to visit the Golden State.
Aww the irony…
In the original Anaheim Disneyland it may be a Small World after all, but that world’s inhabitants are getting bigger and heavier almost by the day. The passengers are getting so much bigger that they are actually causing the boats to bottom out.
Disney has decided to re-engineer the rides so that it can stand the weight of the growing population. When the ride was first designed in 1963 the assumption was that the male adult riders would average 175 pounds and the women about 135, which they pretty much did at the time.
Today, the Small World ride now must accommodate adults who often weigh more than 200 pounds, which it often cannot do. Increasingly, overweighted boats get to certain points in the ride and bottom out, becoming stuck in the flume.
The ride monitors attempt to leave empty seats on many boats to compensate for the hefty, but this routinely antagonizes the hundreds of paying customers waiting in line. When a boat does bottom out, a long line of other boats backs up behind it, their passengers slowly going mad from listening to the ride’s theme song.
Locals and tourists alike attempted to hide as strangers in formal wear started throwing pies at each other in San Francisco. On 5 March at precisely 5:39pm, tons of people just started throwing pie at each other. Just for fun.
Don’t worry though - no pies were harmed in the making of this stunt: participants were advised to use pie plates filled with shaving cream as opposed to actual pie. Read more…
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If you’re traveling in Santa Monica, California and expect to go for a jog, beware: you could get a ticket for stopping to stretch. And don’t even think about doing sit-ups - you could be slapped with a $158 fine. It is illegal to congregate on grassy medians, and it just so happens that these medians have long been used in the city by the exercising community to stretch, or perform certain stationary exercises. But no more. Read more…
The train can be a great way to travel - you can just sit back, relax, have a drink and watch the scenery pass by. Sometimes, the train ride can be a trip in itself. Here’s a list of some of the best train trips in North America:
Empire Builder: Glacier National Park
Copper Canyon Train: Mexico
Coast Starlight: The American West Coast
Princess Rail Tours: Alaska
Canyonlands: The American Southwest
Rocky Mountaineer: Canada
Adirondack: New York City to Montreal
Downeaster: The American Northeast
Skunk Train: California
Crescent Train: New York City to New Orleans
There’s never a bad season to visit a park, so here is a list of the best parks in the United States:
40. Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Brecksville, Ohio
39. Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
38. Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota
37. North Cascades National Park in Sedro-Woolley, Washington
36. Shenandoah National Park in Luray, Virginia
35. Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in Thibodaux, Louisiana
34. Acadia National Park in Acadia National Park, Maine
33. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Porter, Indiana
32. Double Trouble State Park in Bayville, New Jersey
31. Great Basin National Park in Baker, Nevada
30. Niobrara National Scenic River in Valentine, Nebraska
29. Cumberland Island in St. Marys, Georgia
28. Weir Farm in Wilton, Connecticut
27. Mammoth Cave National Park in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
26. Isle Royale National Park Travel in Houghton, Michigan
25. Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes, Colorado
24. Minto-Brown Island Park in Salem, Oregon
23. Horseshoe Bend National Military Park in Daviston, Alabama Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona
22. Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas
21. Carson National Forest in Penasco, New Mexico
20. Swope Park in Kansas City, Missouri
19. South Fork Quantico Creek Loop in Washington D.C.
18. Big Bend National Park in Big Bend National Park, Texas
17. Capitol Reef National Park in Torrey, Utah
16. Gaviota State Park in Los Angeles, California
15. Glacier National Park in West Glacier, Montana
14. Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Madison, Wisconsin
13. Millenium Park in Chicago, Illinois
12. Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
11. Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota
10. Central Park in New York City, New York
9. Everglades National Park in Homestead, Florida
8. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
7. Yellowstone National Park in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
6. Yosemite National Park in Yosemite National Park, California
5. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg, Tennessee
4. Slide Rock State Park in Sedona, Arizona
3. Denali National Park and Preserve in Talkeetna, Alaska
2. Nā Pali Coast State Park in Kauaʻi, Hawaii
1. Grand Canyon National Park in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Sharks are just scary. Period. There’s not much you could say to change public opinion on that one. To that end, here is a list of the top ten beaches you should avoid if you, like most, do not want to encounter one of these great creatures on your next surfside trip (however, you should keep in mind that the likelihood of you ever getting attacked by a shark is not high. Except at these beaches.):
Many would disagree, but it is my opinion that autumn sucks. Everything’s dying, you have to rake, it gets cold, you just know what’s coming next (winter). Fortunately, Mother Nature has given us a gift to get through this tough time: beautiful foliage. And there’s no better way to enjoy this wonder of nature then by driving past it in your toasty car. If you’re looking for North America’s most beautiful autumn drives, here you go:
Black Hills, South Dakota Read more…
State Highway 126, Oregon Read more…
Denali Highway, Alaska Read more…
Natchez Trace Parkway, Tennessee, Alabama & Mississippi Read more…
Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, Canada Read more…
Highway 88, High Sierra via Carson Pass, Calif. Read more…
Kancamagus Highway, White Mountains National Forest, N.H. Read more…
Southern Utah/Northern Arizona Read more…
Devil’s Lake State Park, Wis. Read more…
Green Mountains, Vt. Read more…
Route 120 between Ridgway and Lock Haven, Penn. Read more…
Columbia River Gorge Road (I-84), Ore. Read more…
Amish Country Byway, Ohio Read more…
Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C. Read more…
Coconino National Forest, Ariz. Read more…
This list of the funniest places in the world has nothing to do with their names (although you could rack up quite a list of those!). These are the places you should go if you want to laugh. Check it out:
Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, California
International Comedy Festivals in Montreal, Edinburgh, and Melbourne
Chicago, Illinois
Manhattan, New York
Mumbai, India
There’s nothing worse than getting to the beach, only to see that it’s so crowded you can barely find a spot to spread your towel. (Well, there are worse things: you are at the beach, after all!) But, if this seems like a fate worse than death, check out this list of beaches from around the world that you won’t have to share:
Bai Dai Beach, Phu Quoc, Vietnam Read more…
Wildcat Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California Read more…
Los Frailes, Ecuador Read more…
Pink Beach, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda Read more…
Playa Medina, Venezuela Read more…
Poles Bay, Kea, Greece Read more…
Cayo Costa, Florida Read more…
Plage Blanche, Morocco Read more…
Porat Beach, Bisevo, Croatia Read more…
Majahuitas Cove, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Read more…
Store Beach, Sydney, Australia Read more…
Polihua Beach, Lanai, Hawaii Read more…
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