Tag: “Atomic Tourism”

17 places found.

  1. Birthplace of Atomic Energy Sign

    The first city in the world to be lit by atomic power was Arco Idaho. The city hall and business office has a grand sign with a neon atom and all to celebrate it.

  2. Titan Missile Museum

    The Titan Missile Museum is home to the sole remaining Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) complex of the original 54 that were on alert during the Cold War. The Titan II carried a nuclear payload 600 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan!

  3. Trinity Site

    Located inside the White Sands Missile Range, the Trinity site is ground zero for the first atomic bomb test on July 16, 1945. Tours are available twice a year, on the first Saturday in April and October.

  4. Ojai Valley

    Ojai is a popular tourist town in the Ventura County. Ojai is situated in the Ojai Valley.

  5. El Capitan

    This is one your first encounters in the Yosemite Valley.

  6. Benesse House and Benesse Art Site Naoshima

    Set on a small island in Japan's Inland Sea, Benesse Art Site combines the themes of "Nature and Art" in a complex that includes a luxury hotel and two museums: "Benesse House Museum" and "Chichu Art Museum".

    The hotel: "Benesse House" is an hotel with four facilities, Park, Beach, Museum and Oval. All these facilities have guestrooms.

  7. Makapu Lighthouse

    The Makapuu Point Lighthouse was installed in 1909 at the Eastern end of the Oahu Island.

    Take an early morning drive out of Honolulu along Highway 72 (Kalanianaole Hwy) east past Kaloko Beach. Find some parking along the side of the road and hike out to the viewpoint above the lighthouse before the sunrise.

  8. Community Based Tourism, Kyrgyzstan

    Community Based Tourism, or CBT, has offices throughout Kyrgyzstan, although their central office is located in Bishkek. CBT is an excellent resource for those travelling through Kyrgyzstan.

  9. Oaxacan Art

    Oaxaca is one of the largest and poorest states of Mexico, however one of the most colorful and creative in the form of folk art known as Oaxacan Wood Carvings. The wood carvings are called Alebrijes, and are carved by the Zapotec Indians.

  10. Stradun

    The polished limestone pedestrian street through Dubvronik's Old Town is trafficked by tourists and locals alike. Also known as the placa, it starts at the Pile Gate and Fountain Onofrijeva and runs down to the .