The mile-and-a-half stretch of downtown Atlanta’s Auburn Avenue, known as Sweet Auburn, is the birthplace of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and where the city’s vibrant African American community came into its own during the 1890s. During the years of enforced racial segregation in the early 20th century, Auburn Avenue was so prosperous that local …
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Among the various barbecue capitals in America, Memphis stands out. Unlike in Texas, which is all about beef, BBQ in Memphis means pork, and it comes in two versions: pulled shoulder pork and ribs served either ‘wet’ (with sauce) or ‘dry’ (with a rub of spices and herbs instead).
Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida and has a wide array of shopping malls to suit different tastes for tourists and guests to shop, dine or simply hang out. These shopping malls are the perfect place in which to use your Jacksonville restaurant coupons. Here are five great places you can shop in Jacksonville.
Florida is one of the top tourist destinations in the world attracting more than seventy million people every year. While many immediately think of the famous theme parks in Orlando, such as Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios, golf is also a huge draw due to the year round balmy weather. There are more …
One of the stranger sights in a state full of oddities fills the Tularosa Basin, just west of Alamogordo, New Mexico: the world’s largest field of gypsum sand dunes, blinding white and ringed by the San Andres and Sacramento mountains. The snow-coloured dunes cover 275 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert, and are constantly changing …
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Escape the election-year clamor and discover a place where all is tranquil, joy prevails and the winner is always you. In sunny Tucson, the Sonoran Desert will quickly work its magic on you, so you can relax, rejuvenate and feel your absolute best. Enjoy great savings, too! As a first-time guest at Canyon Ranch in …
Cape May is the oldest seaside resort in the U.S., but its real claim to fame is its juxtaposition of Victorian country-town atmosphere and prime Jersey Shore location. In the mid-1800s, it was a place for the elite to flee the summer heat, its salty air and cool breezes drawing holidaymakers such as Abraham Lincoln, …
On its long campaign across southern Idaho, the Snake River bisects a seemingly endless expanse of flat rangeland, with much of its water diverted for irrigation. Then, towards the Oregon border, as mountains edge in to constrict the valley, the Snake River gets down to business, carving its mighty Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge …
