Activities in North America
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Las Vegas Wedding at the Graceland Wedding Chapel
2 hours (Departs Las Vegas, Nevada)
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Exchange marriage vows at the Graceland Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, the wedding capital of the world. Countless celebrity couples have walked down the aisle…Not LP reviewed
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Deep Eddy Pool
- Austin, USA
- Activities › Other
With its vintage 1930s bathhouse built as part of the Works Progress Administration, Texas’ oldest swimming pool is fed by cold springs and surrounded by cottonwood trees. There are separate areas for waders and lap swimmers.
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Instituto Mexicano-Americano de Cultura
The Instituto Mexicano-Americano de Cultura offers one- to 52-week courses. Study between one and four hours per day. Check its website for course fees and homestay options. Music and dance classes are also available.
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Buseo Nautilus Divers
Snorkeling is good at Playa Las Gatas and even better at Playa Manzanillo, especially in the dry season, when visibility is best. Buseo Nautilus Divers offers a variety of dives and NAUI courses and certification.
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Al Gauron Deep Sea Fishing
Al Gauron Deep Sea Fishing offers fishing trips, lasting from two to 12 hours (full-day trips go from 8:30am to 4:30pm, July to August). Whale watches and other cruise packages are also available.
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Manhattan Express Rollercoaster
A small taste of the New York of old, when your life would flash before your eyes on a regular basis, the Manhattan Express Rollercoaster is twisty fun.
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Pink Jeep Tours
- Sedona, USA
- Activities › Jeep
This company must be doing something right because it recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company runs 13 different thrilling and funny, if bone-rattling, off-road tours lasting from about two hours (adult/child $55/42) to four hours ($167/144). Tours to the Grand Canyon are also offered.
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Deep Blue Dive
Based in Beach Hotel Inés; the instructor here is also PADI-certified.
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Strayboots
Self-guided hybrid tours that fuse interesting urban info and a scavenger-hunt element to help New York neophytes find their way around the neighborhood of their choice. Go at your own pace as you text in your answers to central command to receive your next clue. At the time of research a savvy, tailor-made app was in the works.
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Hiking Trails
With over 800 miles of hiking trails, Yosemite is a delight for trekkers of all abilities. You can take an easy half-mile stroll on the valley floor; venture out all day on a quest for viewpoints, waterfalls and lakes or go wilderness camping in the remote outer reaches of the backcountry.
Some of the park's most popular hikes start right in Yosemite Valley, including, the most famous of all, to the top of Half Dome (17-mile round-trip). It follows a section of the John Muir Trail and is strenuous, difficult and best tackled in two days with an overnight in Little Yosemite Valley. Reaching the top can only be done after rangers have installed fixed cables. Depending on…
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Universal Orlando Tickets
Flexible (Departs Orlando, Florida)
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For a limited time, receive a 3rd Day free* on either a 2-Day Base ticket or 2-Day Park-to-Park Ticket! See below for details. With two amazing theme parks –…Not LP reviewed
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Manhattan Sky Tour: New York Helicopter Flight
12-15 minutes (approx.) (Departs New York City, New York)
by Viator
Take to the Manhattan skies for an exciting helicopter tour of New York City! Enjoy spectacular aerial views of Manhattan on this memorable 12-minute…Not LP reviewed
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Alcatraz and San Francisco City Tour
8 hours (Departs San Francisco, California)
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Combine a San Francisco City Tour and guided visit to Alcatraz for the ultimate introduction to San Francisco! You'll enjoy the beauty and attractions of…Not LP reviewed
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New York Helicopter Flight: Grand Island
25 minutes (Departs New York City, New York)
by Viator
See the entire City of New York on a comprehensive 25-minute helicopter tour of the Big Apple! As well as the most popular sights, such as the Statue of…Not LP reviewed
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Park City Mountain Resort
We love the Town Lift-served hiking and mountain biking (day pass $20). Park City Mountain also operates a 3000ft-long alpine slide (per ride $10), where a wheeled sled flies down 550ft along a cement track, as well as a super-long zipline ride (2300ft long, 550ft vertical; $20). Kids not tired yet? Check out the adventure zone (admission $20) with its climbing wall, spiderweb climb, boulder climb and slide. Note that hours vary depending on the activity and the month.
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Paddling the Noatak National Wild River
The Noatak National Wild River is a 16-day, 350-mile float from Lake Matcharak to the village of Noatak, where Bering Air (www.beringair.com) has scheduled flights to Kotzebue. However, the numerous access lakes on the river allow it to be broken down into shorter paddles. The entire river is rated from Class I to II. The upper portion, in the Brooks Range, offers much more dramatic scenery and is usually accessed from Bettles.
The lower half, accessed through Kotzebue, flows through a broad, gently sloping valley where hills replace the sharp peaks of the Brooks Range. The most common trip here is to put in at Nimiuktuk River where, within an hour of paddling, you enter…
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McNabs Island Ferry
Fine sand and cobbled stone shorelines, salt marshes, abandoned military fortifications and forests of maple, beech and red spruce paint the scenery of the 400-hectare McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour. In all there are 30km of roads and trails to explore close to the city yet far away from its clatter and clamor. Staff of the McNabs Island Ferry will provide you with a map and an orientation to the island.
For camping reservations, contact the Department of Natural Resources; due to increased fire risks from rotting trees ploughed down by Hurricane Juan campfires are currently prohibited on the island. The ferry runs from Fisherman's Cove in Eastern Passage, a short drive…
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Walking
The large parks of the Oakland Hills are ideal for day hiking. Information is available from the East Bay Regional Parks District. The district manages 59 regional parks, preserves and recreation areas in the Alameda and Contra Costa counties, which contain some 1000 miles of trails.
Off Hwy 24, the Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve is the northernmost of the Oakland Hills parks. It has great views of the Bay Area from its Round Top Peak (1761ft), an old volcano cone. From Sibley, Skyline Blvd runs south past Redwood Regional Park and the adjacent Joaquin Miller Park to Anthony Chabot Regional Park. A hike or mountain-bike ride through the groves and along the…
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Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Travelers have been making the trip to the summit of Pikes Peak (14,110ft) on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway since 1891, when Spencer Penrose built it. Katherine Lee Bates was so impressed by her 1893 trip to the summit that she was inspired to write 'America the Beautiful.' Diesel-powered, Swiss-built trains smoothly make the round-trip in three hours and 10 minutes, which includes 40 minutes at the top.
The train makes no official stops, but engineers will drop hikers at Mountain View, where you can hike the 1.5 mile to the six-mile mark of the Barr Trail at Barr Camp (9,500ft), which makes for a 7.5-mile hike up. It's the best way to day hike Pikes Peak, and you may as…
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Chichen Itza Day Trip from Cancun
12 hours (Departs Cancun, Mexico)
by Viator
Spectacular Chichen Itza holds both mystery and magic. Explore the most important archaeological zone and ancient capital of the Mayan Empire on a full day…Not LP reviewed
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New York Pizza Tour to Brooklyn and Coney Island
4 hours 30 minutes (Departs New York City, New York)
by Viator
Craving authentic New York pizza? Look no further than this New York Pizza Tour, which includes a lunch stop at First Lady Michelle Obama's favorite pizzeria,…Not LP reviewed
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Victory Chimes
Although traveling by schooner largely went out of style at the dawn of the 20th century, adventurers can still explore the rugged Maine coast on sailing vessels known as windjammers. A dozen of these multi-masted vessels anchor at Rockland, and each offers trips ranging from three to 11 days around Penobscot Bay and further up the coast. Travelers will explore towns and islands, stopping for hiking, sightseeing, or shopping. They also take their meals on the boat (expect sunset dinners and plenty of lobster). Bunks below decks are basic shared quarters, with shared toilets and showers; private cabins are available on some boats. The largest in the fleet, this classic…
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Integratron
The Integratron is worth a visit. The story is that visitors from Venus arrived in a flying saucer and told former aerospace engineer George van Tassel of a process for cell rejuvenation involving a dome based on principles of sacred geometry. He began work on it in 1953, calling the dome at once a time machine, a rejuvenation machine and an anti-gravity device.
There's no documentation of its actually achieving any of that, but the draw today is 30-minute 'sound baths', in which docents stroke crystal bowls under the acoustically perfect dome; many visitors report an out-of-body experience, so maybe van Tassel realized his goal after all.
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Paramount Canada's Wonderland
During summer keep your kids occupied at Paramount Canada’s Wonderland, a state-of-the-art amusement park with over 60 rides. Highlights include some lunch-losing roller coasters, an exploding volcano, a 20-hectare Splash Works water park, and the Fantastic World of Hanna-Barbera for the young ’uns. Queues can be lengthy; most rides operate rain or shine. Wonderland is a 45-minute drive northwest of downtown Toronto on Hwy 400. Exit at Rutherford Rd, 10 minutes north of Hwy 401. Alternatively, from Yorkdale or York Mills subway stations catch GOTransit’s hourly Wonderland Express Bus. Parking costs $10.
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Complexe Aquatique de L’île Ste-Hélène
Originally constructed in 1953, this outdoor pool complex was completely demolished and rebuilt when Montréal scored the 2005 World Aquatic Championships. The state-of-the-art facilities are now open to the public. The diving pool (complete with underwater viewing windows) and competition pool are mainly reserved for hosting competitions or for training competitive swimmers and athletic teams. But the championships’ magnificent 55m-by-44m warm-up pool is open for recreational swimming. There’s also a bay-like portion of the pool with a shallow, gently sloping bottom that’s great for kids and families.
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Starr Saphir Birding
Ornithologist Starr Saphir leads regular birding walks through Central Park during migration seasons – roughly April to June and September and October. Tours depart at 7:30am Monday and Wednesday from the corner of 81st St and Central Park West, or from 103rd St and Central Park West at 9am Tuesday and 7:30am Saturday.
You can show up without a reservation or call ahead to confirm your attendance by leaving Starr a message.
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