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Vicksburg National Military Park Part 1
Overview Vicksburg National Military Park explains the significance of the most important strategic battle in the US Civil War. The politics of the US Civil War are well known and indefensible. The Confederates (CSA) had little true hope of winning the war. They used a strategy that has been very successful in conflicts since then.…
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Margaritaville Atlanta Hotel
Overview The Margaritaville Atlanta is part of the Wyndham Timeshare properties. It is a large, twenty-two-story hotel adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, in the heart of Atlanta. The resort has a public restaurant and bar on the first floor, a guest bar by the swimming pool, and an owners’ lounge. Located near entertainment and dining,…
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Wyndham Avenue Plaza, New Orleans
Overview Located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Wyndham Avenue Plaza is ideally located for visiting the different parts of Crescent City. The entrance is literally steps from the famous St. Charles Trolley line. From there, you can transfer to other trolley and bus lines to see what New Orleans has to offer. Wyndham…
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Historic Pipe Spring National Monument is well Worth a Visit
Overview Pipe Springs NM is located on the Kaibab Indian Reservation, near the city of Fredonia, AZ. This part of the world has always been dry, and water, especially year-round water, has been and remains vital to survival. Natives found a natural spring at the base of a cliff that provided plentiful water year-round. They…
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Beautiful Natural Scenery: Three Parks in Southern Utah
Overview Depending on how you define southern Utah, there are at least two epic National Parks (NPs) and one National Monument (NM). The fate of Bears Ears National Monument is too political to discuss here. Zion, the third-most-visited NP in the country, is located in the area. The other photo-worthy NP in this part of…
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The Missile Museum at White Sands Missile Range: Learning about the history of rockets and missiles
Overview White Sands is a huge natural area in southern New Mexico. Most of it is part of the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), a high-security military installation testing cutting-edge weapons technology. In addition to the inclusion of White Sands National Park, a little-known location accessible to the public with restrictions, White Sands Missile Range…
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Cuervo, New Mexico: A Ghost Town
Overview New Mexico has several ghost towns that are easy to visit. But Cuervo may be the easiest. Between Santa Rosa and Tucumcari on Interstate 40, take exit 291, and you will be in Cuervo. The town was divided when I40 was built. Leaving two streets north of the highway and four south. The famous…
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White Sands National Park
Overview White Sands National Park is part of a much larger geological formation also known as White Sands. It is located in the Tularosa Basin between two mountain ranges in south-central New Mexico. Best known for its scenery and sledding on the dunes, in recent years, an archaeological discovery has thrust the park into the…
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The Garden Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Known as the Garden Island, Kauai, the westernmost of the large Hawaiian Islands, offers much. Besides the natural beauty. There are three National Botanical Gardens (The Limahuli Garden on the North Shore and, on the South Shore, the Allerton and McBryde Gardens), native archaeological sites, food trucks, chickens, and a whole lot more. It is…
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