We spotted this painted lady outside the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle. In the tradition of the Cows on Parade, the Zurich public-art project featuring hand-painted statues of cows, Major League Baseball has planted several Statues of Liberty with new paint jobs throughout New York.
Eventually there will be 42 miniature replicas of New York Harbor's grand madame around town. (Find them yourself or download the MLB-provided map.) You can also buy wee versions of the ladies Liberty, but where's the fun in that?
The Eiffel Tower, the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio, the Colosseum, the Taj Mahal and the St. Louis Arch? All totally passé. The Great Orlando Wheel is coming to Central Florida in 2010--and will be the greatest thing ever invented!
At least, that's what the producers of this ridiculous 4-minute promo video would have you think. See if you can stand to watch the whole thing!
Make it to the end? No, you didn't miss it. They never mention how much a ride on this monstrosity will cost.
Can't afford a European vacation this summer? Do what our contributor Claire Duffett did: Explore Southeast Asia instead.
Are we talking about the same war? You don't know the history of the Vietnam War until you've learned about the "struggle against American aggression" from the tour guides at Ho Chi Minh City's Reunification Palace.
And out of disaster comes... a new tourist destination. Thanks to the May 12 earthquake, Beichuan county got a large new lake, and Chinese scientists and government officials are already figuring out how to maximize its tourism potential.
Tangjiashan Lake was formed after the side of a mountain fell in and blocked a river. It's already been decided that it's safe and stable, so the next step is to decide how to keep it a scenic spot ripe for tourists.
We see plenty of potential for poorly-translated Chinglish signs here and perhaps a few new rules for tourists to follow. Or, here's an idea, let's just have a pretty lake with a few picnic tables. How about it, China?
The east coast town of Wollongong in Australia used to be good for not much more than a tricky spelling question at a pub quiz night. But the Wollongong tourist board is busy telling the world that the city is worth a trip when you're next visiting Sydney.
In their exact words, if you want to "mix a Sydney stopover with a stunning coastal drive and regional tourism experience" then Wollongong is the right place to go. They've created a 140 km, signposted scenic drive down the coast which has been named the Grand Pacific Drive which certainly does sound pretty, well, grand.
The route crosses the slightly scary Sea Cliff Bridge, and the Illawarra tree-top walk is also close by. Just right for a short-but-grand escape from bustling Sydney.
The longest day of the year is due in the northern hemisphere this weekend, and all earth-lovers, hippies and miscellaneous interested parties are invited to the Summer Solstice bash on Friday night at Stonehenge in England.
If you think that this collection of rocks is the work of the world's first astronomers then you might find some kind of magical occurrence at sunrise. Or you might find a collection of samba bands, a bunch of druids with dreadlocks and a number of police making sure all of the rules--including "no camping"--are enforced.
Summer solstice at Stonehenge is a bit of a hat-tip to the 70s, but we wish we could be there. It's one of the few times you can actually touch the stones, and we love getting our hands dirty.
If you have any yearning to marry a famous landmark, you'd better get your pre-nups signed before they're all spoken for. We already told you that the Berlin Wall has been married to a Swedish woman for decades, and another celebrity landmark wedding just happened.
This time it was a woman from San Francisco whose new name is Erika La Tour Eiffel. Although she also admits a fondness for the Berlin Wall, she decided to take the Eiffel Tower as her husband.
We're wondering which tourist attraction we'd want to marry: An ancient pyramid would make a loyal bedfellow, but a really tall building might make for some extra excitement. For a stable marriage, maybe a particular leaning tower deserves a second look?
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