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Download or read book The Other Orlando written by Kelly Monaghan and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orlando is home to a lot more than two giant theme park complexes. This guide provides in-depth coverage of nearly 200 other area attractions, including smaller theme parks, spectacular dinner shows, sports, the arts and the great outdoors. 4 maps.

Download or read book Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads written by Nancy E. Sheppard and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-10 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip down memory lane to beloved destinations for fun and families across Virginia's tidewater. Cruise the rails of Ocean View Amusement Park's "The Rocket" roller coaster, dig for fossils at Hampton's Rice's Fossil Pit, celebrate the winter season at Portsmouth's Coleman's Nursery and learn the significant role that Buckroe Beach's Bay Shore Beach Park played in American history. From the Great White Fleet to a Wild West park, journey through this vibrant history with author and historian Nancy E. Sheppard and discover whether such cherished places can ever truly be lost.

Download or read book Iowa written by Lori Erickson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to travelers with a taste for the unique, these easy-to-use, state-by-state guides will help you discover the hidden places that most tourists miss -- shining the spotlight squarely on the off-beat. If it's funky, funny, little known, or out of the way, then you'll probably find it in Off the Beaten Path "RM". -- More sidebars about the quirky and unique -- Additional state trivia -- Fully updated information

Download or read book Last Train To Tucson, A Novel About Love And Trains In An Alternate Reality written by Forrest Landry and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last Train To Tucson combines a love of trains, both model and full-size, with that Old Black Magic, Love. Join Hal Robinson as he enters an Alternate Reality to actually drive a real train. You'll see how he falls in love and begins to want to stay in the AR. Come in and take the Last Train To Tucson, then see if you want to come home. This engaging story will have you chasing all over the desert, looking for the elusive doorway to that other Reality! Forrest Landry loved living in Tucson and shows it in his portrayal of Hal's desert odyssey. He depicts a love of trains and a buffet of one couple's love foibles.

Download or read book Oddball Iowa written by Jerome Pohlen and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2005-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This zany travel guide presents a more peculiar state than the Iowa Tourism Office might like out-of-towners to imagine. Leaving out the traditional scenic trips to the Mississippi River bluffs and the Amana Colonies, this guide will take the adventurous traveler to the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk, the home of the "Lonely Goat Herder" marionettes from The Sound of Music, and the world's largest Cheeto. To enhance the experience of this unusual side of Iowa, the guide includes facts about numerous events in Iowa's history, such as Ozzy Osbourne's infamous bat-biting incident and Jesse James's first moving-train robbery. Iowa is depicted as the birthplace of the Roto-Rooter, the Delicious apple, the electronic computer, the reinforced concrete bridge, and the Eskimo pie. The accompanying photographs and maps will direct travelers to other fun vacation spots and attractions, including the butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair, the annual National Skillet Throw, the Hobo Convention and Museum, the Ice Cream Capital of the World, and the National Balloon Museum.

Download or read book The Madison Hardware Story written by Derek Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Lionel Train enthusiasts the name "Madison Hardware" invokes thoughts of toy train treasures stacked to the ceiling of a small Manhattan store front. For over ninety years Madison Hardware supplied New York, and later Detroit, with the Lionel Trains that millions of children longed for. The Madison Hardware Story is more than just toy trains. It is the story of a store and how it's owners impacted an entire collectible's market.

Download or read book Whoo! Whoo! Goes the Train written by Anne Rockwell and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan, who loves trains and learns all that he can about them, has a wonderful time when he finally takes his first train ride.