[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Rosa-Parks-Museum-300×218.jpg” captiontext=”Rosa Parks Museum. Photo credit: Montgomery Convention & Visitors Bureau” align=”left”] Some cities just can’t catch a break as a must-see destination. They also carry a heavy past needing a proud update. That was Montgomery’s dilemma despite Rosa Parks, a local black woman, refusing to move to the back of a city bus. …
“This is the first luxury resort to open on Eagle Beach in 20 years,” said Herber Valkenberg, president of Icon Hotel Marketing, the North American representative for Blue Residences in Aruba. Tower One at this stunning property opens March 1, 2014; the second tower opens May 2014. The third debuts January 2015. In total, Blue …
At first glance, a few things don’t add up in Maryville, Tennessee, located 30 miles south of Knoxville at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The city has a mere 28,000 residents yet can attract country-western greats like Riba and Rascal Flatts to its annual Foothills Fall Festival. The mostly-free, three-day event …
Casinos conjure up vibrant images. Foxwoods Resort Casino is no exception. With its 5,800 slots, gamblers sit on swivel chairs staring at rolling cylinders amidst a cacophony of musical sounds. The experience is hypnotic. For others, the spin of the roulette ball entices bets as do poker, keno, racebook and other games on 350 gaming …
The legend of Bourbon Country and thoroughbreds comes through loud and clear in eastern Kentucky where both reign. Add to that a genteel lifestyle accented with white-board fences cross-crossing lush pastures. More highlights to make this destination an ideal slice of Americana are the state’s Civil War sites, cozy towns and the Southern hospitality of …
An interesting fact about Fort Worth, Texas is a majority of America’s paper money is printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing located within city limits. But according to a local private-investment mogul, “All of Fort Worth’s money is in two downtown office buildings on Commerce and Main Streets.” The oil billionaire Bass family …
It seems odd to drive six miles on a private, gravel-topped road surrounded by majestic mountains, cleared land, proportional rock piles and little else to reach the 15-room, Kessler Canyon ranch resort located in DeBeque, Colorado. Why wasn’t it built closer to nearby Interstate 70? The Grand Junction …
