Articles by Sightseers’ Delight

About Sightseers’ Delight

Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.

Smyrna historian: Need more space for museum

June 20, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A former mayor and councilman who founded the city’s historical society says the Smyrna Museum needs more space.

Americans taking more vacations, but spending less, survey finds

June 8, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

More Americans are planning to take a summer vacation, but the length of those vacations and overall budgets will decline.

Are tourists fleeing Disney parks?

June 2, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The number of visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida and the Disneyland Resort in California decreased in 2016, according to a new report.

A look at the famous burials at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Ga.

May 31, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Gregg Allman, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, will be buried in the historic Rose Hill Cemetery in hs hometown of Macon, Ga.

Authorities stepping up patrols for Memorial Day

May 26, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Authorities nationwide are planning to step up patrols as people take to the roads for the long Memorial Day weekend.

Appeals court blocks Trump travel ban

May 25, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled President Trump’s executive order temporarily pausing the admission of nationals from six countries with connections to terrorism violates federal law.

Be prepared for the crowds this summer

May 25, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Get ready to wait in lines, security checkpoints and pretty much anywhere else a line can form. It looks to be a busy summer travel season, starting with Memorial Day Weekend.

TSA planning to hire more agents for busy summer travel season

May 22, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to hire 2,000 more agents in advance of the busy summer travel period.

This is the best destination for summer 2017

May 17, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Las Vegas is the best summer destination. At least according to a new report from WalletHub.

Georgia sees record-breaking revenue from tourism in 2016

May 10, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

Georgia’s tourism industry generated a record-breaking $61.1 billion in business sales including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2016. That is a 3.5 percent from last year, according to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics.