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Americans Pick Top U.S. Treasures
Travel Industry Association of America ^
| April 28, 2005
Posted on 04/29/2005 9:48:06 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Grand Canyon, the Statue of Liberty, and Yellowstone National Park are the clear front-runners in a national survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA) that asked Americans to name the top American treasures they would like to visit. Results showed a true appreciation for the nation's natural and historic sites. The top ten selections, in order, were:
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: america; grandcanyon; nationalparks; sites; statueofliberty; topten; tourism; travel; treasures; usa; yellowstone
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A bit of a light topic but any opinions on favorites?
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Oh, this is RICH....and just WHAT do you suppose this list will do for the terrorists?
I have a guess.....they'll target them. DUH.
I can't beLIEVE this.
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posted on
04/29/2005 9:51:40 PM PDT
by
NordP
(Keeping America Great - Rice/Hughes in 2008 ! -- What do you mean, she won't run?)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Here is one of my personal favorites that will also thwart any terrorist plan to destroy it.... The Okefenokee Swamp!!
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posted on
04/29/2005 9:56:30 PM PDT
by
aliquando
(A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
It's a good list -- hard to argue against any of them. Even if they left off Wall Drug, Sponge-O-Rama and Tony Luke's Cheesesteaks at Front and Oregon in South Philly.
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posted on
04/29/2005 9:56:57 PM PDT
by
speedy
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, there is nothing more precious in this country.
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posted on
04/29/2005 9:57:09 PM PDT
by
dts32041
(Two words that shouldn't be used in the same sentence Grizzly bear and violate.)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
I've done most of those in the top 10, but I would like to have week to go through PARTS of the Smithsonian Institute.
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:02:14 PM PDT
by
ryan71
(Speak softly and carry a BIG STICK)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
What about the Fort Knox gold depository?
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:08:50 PM PDT
by
Ceebass
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
7 Mile Road, Detroit, MI at 3 a.m. Best tourist spot in America. LOLOL
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:10:59 PM PDT
by
ServesURight
(Health Information Technology student! Make $$$ Coding, Transcription - www.ahima.org)
To: ServesURight
Wrong. South-Central L.A. hands down.
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:12:04 PM PDT
by
12 Gauge Mossberg
(I Approved This Posting - Paid For By Mossberg, Inc.)
To: aliquando
Okefenokee is cool, but Guana is cooler!
I know I'm outta line, but what the heck! http://photobucket.com/albums/v244/tsiya/
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:27:06 PM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(Let Me Die on My Feet in the Swamp, BUAIDH NO BAS)
To: speedy
1. The Grand Canyon
2. The Statue of Liberty
3. Yellowstone National Park
4. The White House and monuments of Washington, D.C.
5. Niagara Falls
6. The Hawaiian Islands
7. Mount Rushmore
8. The Redwood Forest
9. The Glaciers and the Fjords of Alaska
10. The Rocky Mountains
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Howcome "South of the Border" isn't on the list?
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:29:46 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Charles Henrickson
11. Rock City
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:32:16 PM PDT
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Charles Henrickson
Cleveland Ohio- see it before it disappears. On second thought...
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:32:49 PM PDT
by
fat city
(Julius Rosenberg's soviet code name was "Liberal")
To: FreedomCalls
What about the Clinton Library?
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
How about our very own "Buckhead"?
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posted on
04/29/2005 10:33:59 PM PDT
by
decal
("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
To: FreedomCalls
Good ole Pedro. Then there's the Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, MN, too.
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To: speedy
I made it to Wall, SD. :-)
To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Gone, sadly, sniff.
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