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The ten national parks in the United States with the best scenic roads

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It may be that you like to see some beautiful scenery, but you’re the skilled walkers: objectively not all have the necessary training. However, you can also see the beautiful scenery along a road in the car. That’s why today we’re going to see the ten national parks in the United States with the best scenic roads ever.

national parks in the usa

It starts from the Racetrack Road in Death Valley National Park in California. You should take a vehicle with four-wheel drive, but if you’re skilled pilots can see breathtaking views, to the Racetrack Playa, a real geological mystery: it is a basin where it appears that the rocks have slipped away, leaving a trace in desert dust. Also try the Kolob Terrace Road in Zion National Park in Utah. The road passes through the upper part of the park compared to the canyon, so you get a different perspective from the usual rocks have different colored bands, strange spiers rising in the midst of pine forests and juniper.Read More »The ten national parks in the United States with the best scenic roads

Gran Paradiso National Park

Paradise flower at the Gran Paradiso National Park

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Founded in the summer of 1955 in Valnontey, a small village of Cogne, the alpine botanical garden Paradisia is a little gem hidden in the Gran Paradiso National Park.

Gran Paradiso National Park

Small compared to the park, because it is still 10,000 square feet of basins and valleys, framed by the Gran Paradiso massif, which host more than 1,000 species of plants and flowers of the Alps and Apennines and numerous specimens of medicinal plants, as well as some examples of flora from other mountain ranges around the world, and various plant species that live in different environments, reconstructed specially for tourists, such as wetlands, moraines, and limestone debris.Read More »Paradise flower at the Gran Paradiso National Park

Hogwarts Express

Wizarding World of Harry Potter: two new attractions at amusement park in Orlando

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Its will be inaugurated on July 8 the last two attraction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the largest amusement park in Orlando, Florida. It is the Hogwarts Express and the fascinating Diagon Alley.

Hogwarts Express

Early reports describe a very exciting walk along Diagon Alley, with the fans of Harry Potter amazed at the great work and attention to detail products for the construction of this part of the park. Among other stores, the Leaky Cauldron, where you enter Diagon Alley, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, the joke shop Fred and George, and Ollivander’s, where Harry buys his wand.Read More »Wizarding World of Harry Potter: two new attractions at amusement park in Orlando

Crystal Palace park

London for children, with the dinosaurs in Crystal Palace park

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The Crystal Palace park is named after the giant Crystal Palace, which was located in the western part of the park until it burned down in 1936.

Crystal Palace park

The Crystal Palace, originally built in Hyde Park to house The Great Exhibition of 1851, the following has moved into the area of Sydenham, which at that time was referred to as the Crystal Palace.Read More »London for children, with the dinosaurs in Crystal Palace park

Havasu Falls

What to see in the Grand Canyon, The Havasu Falls

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Havasu Falls, are the main attraction of those who choose to hike along Havasu Creek, a tributary of the great Colorado, with which it helped to create the spectacular natural scenery of the Grand Canyon. In this case, we are in Arizona, within the lands of the native Havasupai, the people of the Navajo.

Havasu Falls

Havasu Falls, just over 2 miles from Supai, is one of the waterfalls that were formed along Havasu Creek; certainly the most visited. Because belle, because swimming can reach up behind the blanket of water falling, because the rocks under the water the color of blue and green, because in front of the falls are of rustic wooden tables where you can have a picnic while admiring these beautiful waterfalls.Read More »What to see in the Grand Canyon, The Havasu Falls

Jupiter Artland

What to see in Edinburgh: Jupiter Artland

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If we travel to Scotland one of the steps that we can do is to visit Jupiter Artland, a strange sculpture park and outdoor artwork, not far away from Edinburgh; Just a half hour journey by bus number 27 of the city’s public lines.

Jupiter Artland

The idea was to design a space in which the works of art will merge with the vegetation; works to enjoy and discover through a series of paths, trails and outdoor scenarios really curious and details. A perfect time to combine art with walk in the outdoors.Read More »What to see in Edinburgh: Jupiter Artland

Taman Negara

Malaysia: Favorite ecotourism travel destination for its natural parks

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Want to know what is the favorite ecotourism travel destination in the world? Well, it seems that it is precisely the Malaysia. With it there are many others, it is certainly not the only one, but it seems to be a favorite of travelers. What the reason? It’s very easy: half of its surface is covered by a dense tropical rainforest, where there are plant and animal species unique in their kind. So if you want to go to the ecotourism the keyword is only one: Malaysia.

Taman Negara

If you go in Malaysia, you won’t miss to go and see one of the many natural parks of which this state is rich. The richness of the flora and fauna (also including tigers, elephants and rhinos) leave you breathless. Here you can really get in touch with nature and its wildlife habitat, not with that which we are accustomed to tame: you can go hiking in the jungles, hopefully accompanied by expert local guides, but you might also experience the thrill of climbing, rafting or a more relaxed birding, perhaps dedicated to those who are not very athletic or who does not love adventure travel.Read More »Malaysia: Favorite ecotourism travel destination for its natural parks

brooklyn bridge park

Brooklyn Bridge Park, where you can relax in New York doing a BBQ

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With a panoramic view of the beautiful skyline of Manhattan, you can not go wrong by deciding to take a walk along the different piers, jetties, of the Brooklyn Bridge Park. There is always a refreshing breeze coming from the river and the ferry takes just a moment, and just $4, to leave and return to Manhattan.

brooklyn bridge park

The Pier 4 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, 34 acres of urban park for the city since 2008, has just opened to the public, giving more space to the long and relaxing walks of New Yorkers. Relax, panoramic views, sports (there is also a bike path), paths along the water, are the main attractions of the park.Read More »Brooklyn Bridge Park, where you can relax in New York doing a BBQ

Playmobil Fun Park

Visit the Playmobil Fun Park in Malta

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If you travel to Malta in one of the family is essential stops Playmobil Fun Park, a small theme park dedicated to the very famous Playmobil dolls.

Playmobil Fun Park

These six-inch figures populate a large room with different scenarios where the kids envision many adventures. In addition, we also have great figures of all ages and occupations, with which kids imagine thousand adventures.

And these dolls are accompanied by animals such as horses and cows in which to ride, or a large crane, a circus and Playmobil farm which can enter the outside of the Playmobil Fun Park, where a playground delights of children.Read More »Visit the Playmobil Fun Park in Malta