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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bnb, Dec 9, 2004.

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  1. bnb

    bnb Member

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    There's a (very) outside chance the bnb household may go on an extended (6 month +) drive through the lower 48 next year. Pretty much taking us across the country twice, and up and down each coast...I know the west coast pretty well...and would spend some time in Oregon, San Fran..etc, but haven't seen much of the rest of the country.

    So far, places we would definitely see include:

    Grand Canyon
    Las Vegas
    Yellowstone
    New Orleans
    Memphis
    Boston
    NYC
    DC


    ...what places would you consider 'must-sees??'
     
  2. rudager

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  3. bnb

    bnb Member

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    Rudager:

    Please tell me where that is, because it's SURE to make the list!!!

    here's hoping you haven't leached that image and it's soon replaced by something obscene...
     
  4. rudager

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    It's Lucy the elephant hotel in Atlantic City. I'm not sure if it's still standing.
     
  5. Preston27

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    I did a google search, and came up with this.

    Lucy the Margate Elephant
    The only elephant you can walk through and come out alive! For museum hours call:
    (609) 823-6473

    Link
     
  6. RocketFan007

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    Don't miss Yosemite.
     
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    Mt Rushmore
    Stone Mountain, GA
    the monument the Chief Crazy Horse

    Stuff carved into mountains fascinates me.

    West Point
    The Vanderbilt Mansion
    Washington, D.C.
    Gettysburg.
     
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    You must visit the Eldorado Ballroom, at Elgin & Dowling, Third Ward, Houston Texas. There's nothing quite like it in the whole wide world.

    Eldorado Ballroom
     
  10. bnb

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    Come on y'all....where's your 'merican spirit???

    This trip may not happen, but i'm having fun planning it anyways. There's just so much to see. Anything you'd recommend that I might not find in a tourbook???

    (Thank's for the Eldorado tip, Tex...that's the kind of thing i'm looking for...and giant elephant, and the stuff carved out of mountains tour).

    If I make it to Houston...an Astro's game at MinuteMaid, and a High School Football game are on the list (NASA too...of course...and the last 47 seconds of a Rockets game)..but what about the rest of the country?? Where are your favourite places? Things to do??
     
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    Niagra Falls!
     
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    VooDooPope Love > Hate

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    Best road for driving a sports car or riding a motorcycle on in the country...

    The Tail of the Dragon
    US129 with 318 curves in 11 miles

    www.tailofthedragon.com
     
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    Supermac34 President, Von Wafer Fan Club

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    That's the Biltmore, correct?
     
  15. MadMax

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    i'm shocked that no one said:

    "STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!!"
     
  16. Rocket Fan

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    the biltmore rocks...

    but maybe that's because I'm partial to the Vanderbilts ;)
     
  17. Rocket Fan

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    but actually I think there are many different Vanderbilt mansions..
     
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    Graceland
     
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    If in Colorado in the late Spring through early Fall, I'd suggest both Rocky Mountain National Park (you can stay overnight in Estes Park - the Stanley Hotel where The Exorcist was filmed is there and is always popular) and Mesa Verde National Park. If you miss Mesa Verde, you should definitely see at least some sort of Native American site like that - they are fascinating and truly a part of American history. Also around that area is the 4 corners, which is kind of cheesy, but neat nonetheless - at one time you can literally be standing in 4 states.

    On Rocky Mountain National Park, it is a great park to visit with family. They have a variety of nice, shorter hikes and a large amount of longer ones. It is good in the winter (theoretically better wildlife), too, but I wouldn't suggest it as part of a family trip per se. Also, of note, Colorado has 54 mountains over 14,000 feet (compared to Texas, where the highest mountain is something like 7,000 feet), including Long's Peak (which is in RMNP, but is a 12 hour hike) and another one (can't remember the name), which is one of the most easily accessible peaks in the world...you literally drive up and then hike half a mile and you can say you hiked a 14teener.

    Hope that's some of the insider info you were looking for.
     
  20. Pole

    Pole Houston Rockets--Tilman Fertitta's latest mess.

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    If you're gonna see yellowstone, you need to see Glacier Nat'l Park, the Gallatin River Valley, the Grand Tetons, the South Dakota badlands, and Mt. Rushmore and the black hills.
     

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