Monthly Archives - March 2011
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Home to the Yankees baseball team, New York is a nation of dreams where young talent thrives and legends are born. This truly international metropolis has a quite distinct character to it that is unmistakably evident to all who visit. You will be surrounded by breathtaking skyscrapers and busy city streets that feel the footsteps of thousands of locals everyday as they scurry about motivated by that unshakable American spirit. New York is also home to many tourist attractions such as museums, exhibition centres, art galleries and theatres. New York is also a global giant when it comes to financial muscle and economic influence. The Hudson Theatre is one of the most recognizable names in the world of theatre. Having played host to a number …

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The Broadway Theatre district is situated in Midtown Manhattan. The area is dotted with Broadway theatres including restaurants, hotels, movie theatres and other entertainment venues in the vicinity. The district begins from 40th Street to 54th Street, and extends from east of Sixth Avenue to west of Eighth Avenue, and includes Times Square as well. The area of Broadway which flows through the theatre district is commonly called the Great White Way. In ‘Theatre Row’, which is an area on 42nd Street from Ninth Avenue to Eleventh Avenue, comprises many Broadway theatres, may also be considered to be an extension of the Broadway Theatre District, although it is not considered so officially. Broadway theatre, simply known as Broadway, refers to theatre performances acted out at …

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A state-of-the-art exhibition hall in the heart of Nashville, which is capable of hosting just about any large scale event, is the Nashville Convention Centre. The hall has 25 meeting rooms for the advantage of the business traveler to connect to office while away. These rooms can be divided up into three separate segments that have entrances of their own. The normal booth sizes are 10’x 10’, and the hall can accommodated 615 such booths. The hall has facilities that could hold up to 9000 visitors, and is ideal for exhibitions and galleries which attract large crowds. The square footage of the hall is over 118,000, while the ballroom has a square footage that extends to over 11,000 feet. The exhibition centre also has a …

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Walker Art Center is one of the five biggest museums for modern art in United States. A lot of Minneapolis hotels and hotels in downtown Minneapolis are located near this fantastic museum.

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New York is one of the most influential cities in the world which is also known as one of the most populated cities in the United States of America. This fascinating city is simply dotted with all sorts of attractions and the American Museum of natural History is one place you simply cannot miss as it showcases over 30 million artifacts. This state of the art museum is also home to three massive dinosaur exhibits where the splendour of prehistoric life and its beings are replicated in an environment which is truly reminiscent of an ancient era. New York is also home to a number of other museums such as the Chelea Art Museum and the Children’s Museum of Manhattan where visitors can spend hours …

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall is located in Los Angeles California; its borders are Hope Street, Grand Avenue, First and 2nd Street.  The hall has the capacity to seat over two thousand people and it is the home of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the city’s Philharmonic Orchestra. Designed by Frank Gehry the hall’s acoustic qualities won a lot of praise when it opened to the public in 2003. The halls construction and how it came to be today has a story behind it. It began when the widow of Walt Disney donated US$ 50 million for its construction in 1987; it was not until 1991 that Gehry had the plans of the hall ready. The underground parking was first started on in 1992, …

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Saint Louis Zoological Park is located in St. Louis, Missouri. Wild exhibits of the zoo includes Bear Pits, Fragile Forest, Penguin and Puffin Coast. If you are looking for a St Louis hotel, a Downtown St Louis hotel would be great to visit this zoo.

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A centre that focuses on shared experiences and an open door culture for any one to experience contemporary art is the Contemporary Arts Centre (CAC) in Cincinnati. The CAC was established in 1939 and for 70 years since then it has been in the forefront of exhibiting contemporary art. The Institution was the fore sight of three local women, and today it has the recognition of all those in the international arena of the art world, having been the first centre in America to solely exhibit works of contemporary art. When Picasso’s Guernica was completed in 1937 and was being toured from 1939 to 1952, the institution became the first one in 1940 to have that piece on display. True to this first tradition the …

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An undeniable attraction, the World Fireworks Championship displays spectacular fireworks from six international pyrotechnic production companies. Watch the stunning display as the night-sky is lit up with electrifying colours.

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Phoenix Zoo

By Pushpitha Wijesinghe on 31st March 2011
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Phoenix Zoo is the largest non-profit zoo in United States. The zoo contains 2.5 miles of walking trails and has over 1,300 animals on display Whether you stay in a Scottsdale Hotel or a Scottsdale resort, this amazing zoo is a must see.

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