GLACIER NATIONAL PARK

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Glacier National Park is one of the United States national parks, located in Montana on the Canada-United States border. The park covers over 1 million acres and includes parts of the Rocky Mountains' sub-ranges, over 130 lakes, more than 1,000 species of plants, and hundreds of species of animals.

Photo credit: Mountain goat, official symbol of Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park is managed by the National Park Service. Visitation to Glacier National Park averages slightly 2 million visitors annually. A quite big number of visitors. How does Glacier National Park attracts so many visitors? What's so special about it? The answer is simple - its nature attractions. There are 41 attractions listed by National Park Service, and here's the top ten of them.

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#1 Grinnell Glacier - A large glacier offering 300 acres of beauty. Beautiful long hike for the visitors. They can see breathtaking views of Upper and Lower Grinnell Lakes and of course, the glacier. 

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#2 Going-to-the-Sun Road - A spectacular and scenic 52-mile highway through Glacier National Park, which crosses the Continental Divide at Logan Pass in Montana.

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#3 Iceberg Lake Trail - Hikers often wear bells and strike up loud conversations, so as not to startle the bears on this back country trail.

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#4 Virginia Falls - Excellent hike! Easy and lots of gorgeous waterfalls. Make sure you go to the very last waterfall -Virginia, it comes off the mountain.

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#5 Waterton-Glacier International Park - Beautiful, scenic, and uncrowded. Waterton Lakes National Park is a quiet park, by national park standards. You don't have to go far to get away from the crowds there!

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#6 Highline Trail - A popular hiking trail with phenomenal views. Scary for the height challenged! Fantastic views, great hike.

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#7 Logan Pass - Area in Glacier National Park that was used as a "pass" for travelers to get through the mountains.

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#8 Iceberg Lake - This spectacular lake, bordered on three sides by mountains and located 1,000 feet above the trailhead, has patches of ice even in the warmest periods.

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#9 Avalanche Lake - A popular hiking area within Glacier National Park. Nice and easy through the woods with incredibly scenery and waterfalls.

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#10 Lake McDonald - Large recreational park in Glacier National Park. Clear and calm. Great picnic and swim spot!

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

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New Orleans is the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, and it is the 46th largest in the United States. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, and it is well known for its French and Spanish architecture, as well as its mixed-culture and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is famous for its music (the birthplace of jazz) and its festivals (Mardi Gras). The city is often known as "most unique" in the United States.

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New Orleans has many major attractions. According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most visited cities in the United States. Take a walk through history and visit the museums and homes that present New Orleans' past. With over 45 museums throughout the city, it's easy to immerse yourself in the city's history, culture and arts.

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Plantations were once the backbones of New Orleans' economy, as well as the sources of a culture.  Now they are major tourist attractions, and in southern Louisiana, there are a good number of them within easy driving distance of New Orleans.  

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Grand parks, some of the biggest in the country, make for perfect afternoon outdoor. And top it all off with monumental sculptures of art, classic and contemporary, all over town for public viewing. 

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Inside the streets of New Orleans, there are many architectural styles from different time periods and cultures, many hold secrets of time and people long gone, but never forget. 

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DENVER,COLORADO

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 Colorado is known for its rocky mountains geographical background. The name Colorado was named after the Colorado River.Colorado is gifted with it beautiful landscape and panorama of mountains,forests, high plains, rivers and desert islands. 

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 You have read a tidBit about Colorado. However, this time around, we will take you to the capital of the state of Colorado. Denver is the largest city in Colorado and it is officialy known as the City and County of Denver, interestingly ! 

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There are reasons you should pay a trip to Denver. The reasons are:

  

Sport City

 

Wow ! Denver is a Sport City in USA, surpisingly, a home to a variety sports teams and is one of the USA cities with teams from four major sports: The Denver Broncos, a National Football League team; the Colorado Avalanche, a National Hockey League team; the Danver Nuggets, a National Basketball Association team; and the Colorado Rapids, a Major League Soccer team. 

Photo credit: Pepsi Center, a home to the Denver Nuggets of NBA and the Colorado Avalanche of NHL

Photo credit: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, a home to the Denver Broncos of NFL

Coors Field, a home to Colorado Rockies of MLB

Photo credit: Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a home to Colorado Rapids of MLS

Denver Zoo

Denver Zoo is a 80-acre zoo offering free programs every summer which allows you to see the exotics birds, reptiles and small mammals at close distance.  The fee of admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children ages 3 to 11, and free for children under 2. Entering the zoo, you will see 3,500 different animals and one of the world’s largest habitats for endangered gorillas. 

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The zoo is open from March 1st to October 31st from 9am until 6pm with the last admission at 5pm. From November 1st until February 28th, the zoo is open from 10am until 5pm, with the last admission at 4pm.

16th Street Mall

16th Streer Mall is a pedestrian and transit mall covers over 300 locally owned stores, over 50 restaurants, and the Denver Restaurants. Besides shopping, it is a great place for people to take a stroll where beautiful flowers and trees can be found along the street. For Muslims & students from Malaysia who are hardly to find Halal food in Denver, no worries, you can go to this link : Halal Food at Denver

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Arts and Outdoors

Denver is undeniably a gorgeous city with the art scene and surrounding. Denver offers inexpensive and free art museums,cultural areas and parksety of.You can enjoy the outdoors and art scenes at these places. In summer , a variety of festivals are held for you - whether concerts or food or art festivals. Downtown Denver Arts Festival, Chalk Art Festival, Capitol Hill People’s Fair, Denver Pride Fest, and Cherry Blossom Festival are just a few of the most popular festivals held.

Photo credit: Denver Art Museum offers African, Textile, Photography and Spanish Colonial art

Photo credit: Clyfford Still Museum , a museum honoring the most influential painters of 20th century

Photo credit: Art Walks, From July to September, Denver’s art district stays open later the first Friday of the month for a festive evening

Photo credit: Washington Park, 165-acre park makes picnicking easy with access to picnic benches and shelter

Photo credit: Denver Skate Park, for every level of skater

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Hammond's Candy Factory

Hammond’s Candy Factory has been making candy since 1920. Watch the chocolate being made during the free tour that, of course, includes free samples. Tours run every half-hour Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm, and on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.

Photo credit: Hammond is famous for its hard candy treats

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SEDONA,ARIZONA

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HISTORY :

Millions of years ago, the are known as Sedona was covered with sea. As the withdrawal of the waters combined with the earth's powerful forces of upheaval, this masterpiece was formed. The crimson monuments of vividly colored mesas were formed. This place is popular with the panoramic beauty. 

The people who used to live here long time ago is "Paleo Indians" and is followed by the " Anasazi Indians" and Hohokam. 

                                                                      

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Photo credit: Anasazi Indians tribe 

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THE WEATHER : 

• ·      July is the average warmest month.
  ·         The highest recorded temperature was 110°F in 2003.
  ·         December is the average coolest month.
  ·         The lowest recorded temperature was 0°F in 1968.
  ·         The most precipitation on average occurs in March.

WILDLIFE : 

If you are fortunate to observe Arizona Wildlife, whether it be a large elk, black bear or mountain lion, or smaller animals such as bobcats and coyotes, view them all both from a scientific perspective or an example of nature's art. 

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 ATTRACTIONS : 

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• Tlaquepaque, meaning the "best of everything," has been a Sedona landmark since the 1970's. Its vine covered stucco walls, cobble-stoned walkways and magnificent arched entryways give you the feeling that Tlaquepaque has been here for centuries
• Tlaquepaque is a perfect setting to witness gifted artisans absorbed in their work. It's not uncommon to venture upon a well-known sculptor working on his or her latest piece right in one of the Tlaquepaque galleries. With over 40 specialty shops and exclusive art galleries, shopping becomes a joyful revelation of fabulous art treasures and distinctive gifts around every corner. Tlaquepaque is filled with spectacular one-of-a kind art expressions in every medium from Western and eclectic bronze sculpture, functional and traditional ceramics, breathtaking blown glass creations, contemporary and Southwestern fine art paintings, weavings, decorative arts, architectural décor pieces and stunning large format photography. Fine contemporary jewelry, designer casual wear in silks, and leathers and unusual gift items all await the Tlaquepaque visitor.
• Your senses will be delighted with the splashing sounds from a courtyard fountain and mouth-watering aromas wafting from a nearby restaurant as sumptuous feasts are prepared. Spend the day at Tlaquepaque and enjoy excellent Mexican cuisine, fine French dining, and an on-site brewery and wonderful lunches in an intimate garden setting. 
•  can see bursts of vibrant-colored flowers are everywhere, and if your timing is just right, you may hear the peal of the Chapel bells in joyful celebration of another Tlaquepaque wedding

Photo credit: tour with pink jeep at grand canyon, sedona

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