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Columbus & Central Ohio Travel Guide

February 27, 2023 Sightseers’ Delight
Columbus and Central Ohio are often overlooked, but the region is one of the nation’s fastest-growing metros and full of surprises. The city is vibrant and alive, known for public-private collaborations and an entrepreneurial spirit. With the Scioto Mile named by Men’s Journal among the “21 Best Urban Parks + Trails for City-Dwellers,” more than 20 Metro Parks, and curated coffee and bourbon trails, you can hike, bike, paddle, and sip your way around town.
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Houston Travel Guide

May 1, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight
Houston seems like one of those cities that no one ranks high on his or her list of places to visit That is a shame. Space City is quite a fascinating city. It home to incredible food, deep history and quirky attractions. What is amazing to many first-time visitors is the sheer size of the city, which seemingly goes on forever. However, despite its massive size, Houston is fairly easy to navigate, and once visitors
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Nashville Travel Guide

September 16, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
A stroll down Broadway shows why Nashville is “Music City,” with artists flocking there for generations. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum anchors the scene, while history runs deeper at Fort Nashborough (1779) and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage. Nashville blends big-city energy with easy navigation, distinct neighborhoods to explore, and a standout dining scene. The city was named for Continental Army General Francis Nash and founded in 1779 when the area was still part
A view of the Trump International Hotel and Tower (left) and Willis Tower in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2016.
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Chicago Travel Guide

September 16, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
The name “Chicago” was first recorded in 1688 as “Chigagou,” an Algonquian term meaning “onion field.” In 1779, Haitian-born trader Jean Baptiste Point du Sable settled with his Potawatomi wife Kittihawa at the post that became Chicago, honored today by DuSable Lake Shore Drive, DuSable Bridge, and the DuSable Museum of African American History. Chicago was incorporated as a town in 1833 and as a city in 1837. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed
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New York City Travel Guide

September 16, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
There is nowhere else in the world quite like New York City. That can make visiting or writing a travel guide about the city a challenging proposition. It also means the options for visitors are endless. There are more than 1,000 things to do in the City That Never Sleeps. That overwhelming number of possibilities means there is something for everyone. Popular sites, such as the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island,
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Tucson Travel Guide

September 16, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
Tucson is the county seat and largest city in Pima County, Arizona’s second-most populous city, with more than 540,000 residents and more than 1 million metro, ranking 52nd in the country. It sits 108 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border and is home to the University of Arizona. Major suburbs include Oro Valley, Marana, Sahuarita, and the enclave city of South Tucson, with nearby communities like Catalina Foothills, Casas
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Travel Guide

September 14, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is huge, in a word. It’s Texas, after all, and everything is, in fact, bigger in Texas. But don’t be dissuaded by the area’s sheer size. There are many great things to see and do in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dallas is the ninth-largest city in the United States and part of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the top visitor destination in Texas. The city has
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Tombstone Travel Guide

September 13, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
Tombstone, Arizona, was founded in 1879 by prospector Ed Schieffelin on a mesa called Goose Flats. It became one of the last great frontier boomtowns, with silver mines producing an estimated $40–$85 million by the mid-1880s. The population exploded from about 100 to roughly 14,000 in under seven years, supporting banks, newspapers, churches, theaters, and more than 100 saloons. Cultural life ranged from operas at Schieffelin Hall to rowdier shows at the Bird Cage Theatre,
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Clarksville, Tennessee, Travel Guide

September 11, 2016 Sightseers’ Delight
Clarksville is an often overlooked destination when it comes to a Tennessee vacation, but Tennessee’s fifth-largest city is an easy day trip from Nashville. The city, located on the Tennessee-Kentucky line, is perhaps best known as the home of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the 101st Airborne Division. It is also home to Austin Peay State University, named in honor of a native son and former state governor. Steeped in history, the downtown is quaint but