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Evansville’s LST-325 Gets Top Marks from a National Travel Website
While Evansville’s LST-325 had its fundraising cruise cut short, that’s not stopping the historic ship from being noticed. The World War Two ship was voted as the Best Tourist Attraction for the Evansville area in 2021, according to the publication Evansville Living. It is also holding down the top spot in a similar list on the website TripAdvisor. The recognition comes after the ship had to cut short a fundraising cruise after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19 in September. In early 2021 the LST-325 was relocated to a more prominent location along the Evansville riverfront, including the addition
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7 Best Amtrak Travel Packages for Visiting Coastal Cities and National Parks
With fluctuating travel restrictions and safety concerns, many travelers have shifted their gaze from the sky to the rails. Domestic train travel not only allows passengers to skip the hectic lines at the airport and dreaded middle seat on flights, it also presents an opportunity to see some of America’s most stunning landscapes en route to the destination. Trains also provide the ticket to the meaningful slow travel movement. From national parks to coastal communities, Amtrak’s travel packages offer an expansive way to experience more than 500 destinations—both bucket list and lesser-known ones—on a network of more than 21,400 miles
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Great Basin National Park – WorldAtlas
The Great Basin National Park is a hidden gem of a park located in the desert of Nevada, United States. It covers an area of 312.3 sq.km near the eastern border of the state. The Great Basin Park is distinct for having both high elevation and low elevation landscapes. Mountain peaks and rock caves are among the most popular tourist attractions. Though impressive, the Great Basin is considered one of the less-known or less popular National Parks, with an average of 100,000 to 150,000 visitors per year compared to the more famous parks which can receive millions of visitors. This
