Best Travel Destinations - United States
For decades the RMS Queen Mary cruise liner—also known as “the Grey Ghost”—transported passengers across wartime waters as a transport ship and luxury liner. During her waterway passages she carried seasick sailors, destitute stowaways and wealthy vacationers. With the Queen Mary's maiden voyage in 1936, it’s no surprise that during her history she’s seen many deaths. In fact, they say RMS Queen Mary, now a retired ocean liner, saw so many deaths that certain parts of her ship are now barred from public display due to reports of paranormal activity. It would not be long before those curious sorts interested in paranormal sightings would create the requirement for haunted ghost tours of the cabins and hallways. Dare to spend the night on the Haunted Queen ...
You can find various ice sculpting contests in the Northern Hemisphere, but none are as cool as the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska. It’s run by the non-profit organization Ice Alaska, and is recorded as the largest ice sculpting contest in the world. Ice freezes quickly and thickly in Alaska’s interior during wintertime temperatures, adding only a very light glacial blue shade. It's so clear that you are able to read a newspaper through a four-foot ice block. Sculptors claim that Fairbanks’ ice is the finest on the planet for sculpting. Ice sculpting was recently included in the Winter Olympics as a cultural contest. The World Ice Art Championships has served as the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1993 and 1997. While many different ...
Fly Geyser is a small geothermal geyser located in Washoe County, Nevada, which is a combination of man-made wonder with nature’s own addition. Fly Geyser was accidentally dug by well-diggers in 1916 during a well construction. The well worked perfectly up until the 1960s when geothermally heated water, along with minerals, began pouring out and continued on ever since. With the combination of both water and minerals, the Fly Geyser was formed at approximately 5-feet tall. It is truly one of a kind in the area of Hualapai Flat, less than a mile from Route 34. Fly Geyser is a wonderful Nevada tourist spot that only a few people know about. Even to the residents of Nevada, the Fly Geyser is not as big a ...
The ultimate destination for whitewater rafting in Colorado is the Arkansas River. It is also one of the most sought after rafting destinations in the country. Locals refer to it simply as “the Arc.” It is the 6th longest river in the United States and the 45th longest in the world running nearly 1,500 miles! The river’s basin starts in the Colorado and flows all the way through to Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. You can pick up the river in many places throughout Colorado including Pueblo, Buena Vista, Canon City and Salida. There are plenty of places to pick for whitewater rafting in Colorado based on your comfort level. Rapids are organized into class one through six. Class one offers very few rough areas and ...
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