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What are the 2 major gateways into Italy? Da Vinci Airport (FCO) in Rome ---- Malpensa Airport (MXP) in Milan
What is Italy's national airline? Alitalia (AZ)
How long is the flight from New York to Rome? from Chicago? from Los Angeles? 8 hours --- 9.5 hours --- 12 hours
What is Civitavecchia known for? Where is it located? Civitavecchia is a busy Mediterranean port --- located next to Rome on the western Tyrrhenian Sea
What is Italy's fastest train? Pendalino / ETR
What city was originally built on 7 seven hills? Rome, along the Tiber River
Where are the Spanish Steps? Rome, Italy
What are 5 day trips from Rome? HAVOC 1) Hadrian's Villa 2) Appian Way 3) Villa d'Este 4) Ostia Antica 5) Catacombs
Where is Venice? On what sea? Venice is in northeast Italy on the Adriatic Sea.
In what city is St. Mark's Square? St. Mark's Square --- Venice
In what city is The Doge's Palace and what does it contain? The Doge's Palace --- Venice --- maps
What 2 famous bridges are in Venice? Bridge of Sighs and Rialto Bridge
What does the Rialto Bridge cross? The Rialto Bridge in Venice crosses the Grand Canal
What's the luxury beach resort in Venice called? The Lido
What are 4 day trips from Venice? 1) Murano 2) Burano 3) Padua 4) Verona
What is Murano famous for, and where is it? Murano = glass --- day trip from Venice
What is Burano famous for? Lace-making
Where is Florence located? Florence is on the Arno River in the Tuscany Hills
Where is Michelangelo buried? The Church of Santa Croce, Florence
What is the gateway to the Alps and Italian Lake District? Milan [Malpensa Airport]
Where and what is the location of da Vinci's The Last Supper? Church of St. Mary of Grace, Milan
Where are the two famous Duomos? Florence and Milan [The Duomo in Milan has pigeons]
What are the 2 famous lakes of the Italian Lake District? Lake Como and Lake Maggiore [Stresa is on Maggiore]
What Italian town is the Amalfi Coast near? Naples, on Tyrrhenian Sea
Where is the Galleria delle'Academia and what does it contain? Galleria delle'Academia --- Florence --- has Michelangelo's David
Where is Michelangelo buried? Church of Santa Croce = Florence
What are the 3 day trips from Florence? Pisa, Fiesole, Siena
Where is mt. Etna? Sicily, Italy [an island]
What is Sicily's seaport capital? Palermo, Sicily
Where is the Emerald Coast? Sardinia --- Costa Smeralda
Where was the Star Spangled Banner written? Fort McHenry, Baltimore
On what river is Washington DC? Potomac River
Where is the nation's oldest zoo? Philadelphia Zoo
Where is the Barnes Foundation? Philadelphia
In what two states is the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area? New Jersey and Pennsylvania [NJ = Yingying]
Where is the Carnegie Institute? Pittsburg, PA
What and where is the US's oldest warship? US Frigate Constellation, in Baltimore
What are the 3 attractions in Delaware? 1) Winterthur Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington 2) Rehoboth 3) Lewes
In what city is Lafayette Square? Lafayette Square ---- Washington DC
Where is the themepark Busch Gardens Old Country? Virginia, near Williamsburg
What is in and where is Newport News? Newport News is in VA --- a port ---- has a Mariner's Museum
What's in Norfolk, VA? Nasa Langley Research Center
Where did Patrick Henry cry, "Give me liberty or give me death?" St. John's Church, Richmond, VA
What route takes visitors into Tidewater Virginia/Wiliamsburg? Colonial Parkway Drive
What town is at the mouth of the Amazon? Belem, Brazil is at the Amazon's mouth
What is the main tributary of the Amazon? Rio Negro
On what river is Manaus, Brazil? Manaus is on Rio Negro
What is the main gateway into Brazil? Galeao International Airport GIG in Rio
What is the 5th largest country in the world? Brazil
What and where is the Feirarte? The Feirarte is an open-air market in Ipanema area of Rio de Janeiro
What is Rio de Janeiro's landmark and how is it reached? Sugar Loaf Mountain --- by cable car
Where is Tijuca National Park? [world's largest urban forested park] Tijuca Natl Park --- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What are the 3 main beaches in Rio De Janeiro? Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon
Where are the museums in Rio de Janeiro? Flamengo Park
What is the other famous Rio de Janeiro landmark and what's it based on? Christ the Redeemer [statue] based on Corcovado Mountain
When is Carnival? 4 day festival starting the Saturday before Ash Wednesday
What's the most famous day trip from Rio de Janeiro? Sao Paulo
Where is the Sacred Art Museum and the MASP musuem [MASP = Impressionist art] Sacred Art Museum and MASP are in Sao Paulo SP SAM MASP
Where is Costa Verde? between Rio de Janeiro and Santos [Brazil]
Where is Petropolis and why does it have an Imperial Palace? Petropolis, Brazil --- former summer home for Portugal
Where is Guaruja? near Sao Paulo BRAZIL
Where is the largest collection of religious art outside the Vatican? Sacred Art Museum, Sao Paulo, Brazil
What's the launch point for Amazon River boat trips and a stop for cruise ships? Manaus, Brazil
Where is the Teatro de Amazonas? Manaus, Brazil
Where do the Amazon, Rio Solimoes, and Rio Negro meet? Wedding of the Waters, outside Manaus, Brazil
Where is the Mercado Muncipal? Manaus, Brazil
Where is the open=air market Ver=O=Peso? Belem, Brazil
What town is the island Ilha de Marajo near? Ilha de Marajo Island is near Belem, Brazil at the Amazon mouth
Where is the Goledi Anthropology Museum and Zoo? Goledi is in Belem, Brazil
What are the 2 attractions in Belem, Brazil? 1) Island of Ilha de Marajo 2) Goledi Anthropology and Zoo
What city is between Manaus and Belem, Brazil? Santarem, Brazil
Where is the Bahia district and what is its capital? Salvador, Bahia district, Brazil
Where is the Lacerdo Elevator and what does it do? Lacerdo Elevator is in Salvador, Brazil and connects the 2 cliff parts of Salvador
Salvador, an African-Dutch flavored Brasilian town, has a lot of churches. (blank)
Where is the Mercado Modelo? Mercado Modelo is in Salvador, Brazil --- silver, rosewood, fabric
What are the 2 best beaches in Salvador, Brazil/ Itapoa and Piata [IP]
What are the 3 day trips from Salvador, Brazil? RIFO Recife [canals] Itaparica Island ---- Fortaleza ---- Olinda [artist colony]
Where is the High Musuem of Art? High Museum of Art --- Atlanta, Georgia
Where is Six Flags over Georgia? Atlanta, Georgia
Where is the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site? Atlanta, GA
Where is River Street? River Street --- Savannah Georgia
Where is Natchez and what's in it? Natchez, Mississippi --- antebellum mansions
Where is Biloxi? Why is it popular? Biloxi, Mississippi is a port city --- gaming/casino, Ohr O'Keefe Museum
What is the Spinach Capital of the World? Alma, Arkansas
Where is Preservation Hall? New Orleans, LA [Preservation makes sense!]
What is in northern Arkansas? Ozark Mountains
Where is Hot Springs National Park and what's the really famous resort? Hot Springs is in Arkansas --- Ouachita is the resort
Where and what is Andrew Jackson's home? The Hermitage --- Nashville, Tennessee
Where is the Ryman Auditorium? Nashville "Music City USA" TN
Where is Beale Street? Memphis TN
Where is Graceland? Memphis TN
Where is Dollywood Theme Park and its "Winterfest" of lights? Dollywood Theme Park and Winterfest are in Pigeon Forge, Tennesseee
Where is Mammoth Caves National Park? Kentucky
Where is the KY Derby? Louisville
What are the 2 main cities in Kentucky? LL Lexington and Louisville
What town is famous for its quilts? Paducah, Kentucky
What are the 3 attractions in North Carolina? Cape Hatteras National Seashore -- Kitty Hawk --- Biltmore House in Asheville
Where is Hilton Head Island? South Carolina
Where and what is the Battery? Battery in Charleston, South Carolina --- pretty old homes
What are the 2 famous plantations in South Carolina? Magnolia Plantation and Middleton Place MPMP
Where is Milwaukee? Wisconsin
Where is the Hamburger Hall of Fame? Seymour, Wisconsin
What city has the oldest radio station? Madison Wisconsin WHA
What are the 3 theater things in Chicago? Lyric Opera, Goodman Theater, Second City
On what lake is Chicago? Lake Michigan
Where is the Museum of Science and Industry? (indoor farm, coal mine, German Sub] Chicago, Illinois
Where is the Field Museum of Natural History? Chicago, Illinois
What and where is the 1st natural=habitat zoo? Brookfield Zoo, Chicago
Where is Marriott's Great America Theme Park? Marriot's Great America Theme Park is in Chicago, Illinois
Where is the Shedd Aquariam? Chicago
Where is the Magnificent Mile and on what road? on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago Illinois
Why is Branson Missouri popular? Entertainment venues... Japanese violinist
Where is the Levi Strauss Museum? San Francisco
Where is the Tupperware Museum? Kissimmee Florida
Where did Lincoln grow up? New Salem, Illinois
Where is Union Square? San Francisco
Where is Burbank? San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles
What are the 3 airports in Northern California? San Francisco SFO Oakland OAK and San Jose SJC
What's the airport in PHX? Sky Harbor International Airport
What are the 3 parts of Disneyland? California Adventure, Disneyland and Downtown Disney
Where is Knott's Berry Farm? rides food It's near LA
Where is the Queen Mary and what's nearby? Long Beach, CA --- Aquarium of the Pacific
Where is Third Street Promenade? Santa Monica, CA
What are the 2 resorts in San Bernardino Mountains? Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead
What city is Mt. San Jacinto near? near Palm Springs, near LA
What are the 2 redwood parks between San Francisco and Los Angeles? Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
What are the 3 attractions in San Diego? San Diego Zoo, BALBOA PARK SAN DIEGO, and Sea World
Where is Legoland USA and what's it near? Legoland, Carlsbad, California --- near San Diego
Where is Fisherman's Wharf --- smells like sourdough? San Francisco
What does the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA have? Japanese Tea Garden
What is the Powell-Hyde line? A scenic cable car route in San Francisco
Why is Lombard Street famous, where is it? Lombard Street, San Francisco is Crooked
Where is the North Beach Italian area? North Beach is in San Francisco
Where is the 17 Mile Drive? 17 Mile Drive is between Monterey and Carmel, California [monterey and carmel have golf]
What's north of San Francisco? Muir Woods National Monument, Lake Tahoe, and Sacramento
What town is across from San Francisco? Sausolito, CA
Where is Mammoth Mountain-June Mountain? Northern California
Where is Jelly Belly? Fairfield, California
What are the 2 cool parts of Yosemite? Half Dome and El Capitan Cliff
What and where is Taliesin West Taliesin West --- Frank Lloyd Wright school --- in Phoenix, Arizona
Where is the Cosanti Foundation? Cosanti Foundation and Taliesin West are in Phoenix, Arizona --- Cosanti has Paolo Soleri workshop
What city is known for its red cliffs? Sedona Arizona
Where is Oak Creek Canyon and Verde River? Arizona
Where is Montezuma Castle? near Sedona, ARIZONA
Where is Lake Havasu? Arizona
What are the 2 parts of Arizona's the Painted Desert? Petrified Forest National Park and Monument Valley, Arizona
Where is Biosphere 2? Tucson, Arizona
What's the cactus place? Saguaro National Monument, Arizona
What's Tombstone and what does it contain? Tombstone, Arizona is near Tucson [south Arizona] -- Tombstone has Old Western stuff ---- OK Corrall, Boot Hill, Bird Cage Theater
Where is Meteor Crater? Winslow, Arizona
What is Alaska's largest city? Anchorage
What does the boat, the Prince of Fundy do? sails from Bar Harbor, Maine to Yarmouth Nova Scotia
What are the 4 main Canadian gateways? Vancouver YVR, Edmonton YEG, Toronto YYZ Montreal YUL
Where can you see the northern lights? Fairbanks, Alaska
What 2 towns does the Rocky Mountaineer Railtours connect? Vancouver and Jasper=Calgary
What are the stops on an Inside Passage cruise? SGSK Sitka, Glacier Bay, Skagway [gold-rush], Ketchikan, Juneau
Where is Mendenhall Glacier? Day trip from Juneau, Alaska
Where is Mt. Royal Park? Montreal, Quebec [designed by Olmsted]
What does the Anchorage-Fairbanks Alaska Railroad pass through? Denali National Park --- grizzly bears and Mt. McKinley/Denali
Where is the Alaskaland Theme Park? Fairbanks, Alaska
What's the best thing to see in Anchorage, Alaska? Glaciers, eg Portage Glacier
What are the 2 places known for the summer "Midnight Sun"? Nome and Point Barrow, Alaska
What are the 2 main cities of gold-rush Yukon Territory? Whitehorse and Dawson City
Where is Lake Balaton? Hungary
Where is the Black Sea Coast? Bulgaria
Where is the Citadel of Saladin? Cairo Egypt
Where is the Coptic Quarter? Egypt
Where are the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Karnak? Luxor, Egypt
What is the second largest city in Thailand? Chiang Mai, Thailand
What is the Thai currency? baht
Where are the Haw Par Villa ? Tiger Balm Gardens? Singapore
Where is the Jurong Bird Park? Singapore
Where is Kusu and what's famous there? Turtles are famous at Kusu and Kusu is in Singapore
Where is Underwater World? Underwater World is in Sentosa, Singapore
Where is the Chao Phraya River? Bangkok, Thailand
Where is Jim Thompson's house? Jim Thompsons house is in Bangkok, Thailand
Where is the Rose Garden Cultural Center? The Rose Garden Cultural Center is in Bangkok, Thailand
What was Thailand's old capital? Ayutthaya
Where is Po Ping Palace? It's in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Where is Aberdeen and what is it? Aberdeen is a floating village in Hong Kong
What is the gateway to the Fiji Islands? Nadi is the gatway to the Fiji islands
What is Pago Pago the gateway to? Pago Pago, America Samoa
Where is Bora Bora? Tahiti
Where is Viti Levu and the Coral Coast? Coral Coast and Viti Levu are on the Fiji Islands
Where is the Turquoise Coast? Turquoise Coast in on Turkey
Where is the Topkapi Palace? Topkapi Palace is in Turkey in Istanbul
What are the most important Turkish ruins? Ephesus, Turkey
Where is Cappadocia and Pamukkale? Inland Turkey
What's the Marienpltaz? The Marienpltaz is the town square in Munich, and it has a famous clock
What's the biggest zoo in Europe? Hellabrunn Zoo, Bavaria, Germany
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