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About the destination: New York City is an international metropolis built on the shoulders of immigrants and their descendants. New York City is home to eight million people, and the city receives more than 50 million visitors per year. Your New York City tour should include sampling the food of hundreds of different cultures, and you can explore it easily on foot, by taxi, or via the famous subway system. A gift from the French people to the American people, the Statue of Liberty is a universal symbol of freedom and the city’s most famous landmark. Wall Street acts as the heart of big business being the home of the New York Stock Exchange. The Empire State Building looms over the Big Apple as the second-tallest building in the city, with the nearby Chrysler Building also dominates the landscape. Nearby is the headquarters of United Nations overlooking the East River and Grand Central Terminal, one of the busiest train stations in the world. No New York sightseeing is complete without a visit to Times Square. Take in its billboards, its many people, and its food, then cross over to Central Park, which comprises 850 acres of lakes and meadows, where to get away from the city buzz. You also have your pick of art and history museums, as well as the Reflecting Absence Memorial and Museum, where you can pay your respects to the victims of 9/11. Even though Manhattan houses most of the city’s landmarks, each of the districts of the city has its unique and distinctive personality worth exploring. From the historic streets of Brooklyn to Queens’s international cuisine, there is something for every type of person in the city. Most of all, New York is a city to have fun and indulge oneself. So, enjoy yourself, and get ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple. New York City has everything for everyone: architecture, art, cuisine, entertainment, shopping. It's all here.

About the destination: Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. Located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast, the District is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Congress and is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. The White House, symbolically the most important building of the country, is where US Presidents have lived and worked for more than 200 years. Dominating the Washington DC skyline stands the Washington Monument. It is dedicated to the first US President George Washington. Recognized around the world and a remarkable neoclassical landmark, The Capitol is where the US Senate and House of Representatives meet. The National Cathedral is the most well-known US cathedral. This beautiful building has been the site for many national memorial services. Among the country's most important institutions, the Supreme Court offers tours to learn about its history and inner workings. Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, the Lincoln Memorial was completed in 1922 and it is modelled after Greek temples. The magnificent Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and houses approximately 90 million archives materials. The Jefferson Memorial is modelled after Rome's Pantheon and is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, third US President and one of the Founding Fathers. D.C. shed its former reputation as a boring and dangerous city and it now has shopping, dining, and nightlife befitting a world-class metropolis. Travellers will find the city new, exciting, and decidedly cosmopolitan and international.

About the destination: Memphis is a city that belongs to the US state of Tennessee, is also the county seat of Shelby. The city lies between the Wolf and Mississippi rivers. Memphis is definitely one of the most known and most popular cities in the United States. For those who love music, Memphis is a mandatory city because it is the birthplace of some styles of music like blues, soul and rock and roll. In the legendary Sun Records some privileged voices such as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbinson, Jerry Lee himself Lewys or Johnny Cash recorded some of their albums. A popular tourist attraction is visiting the home of Graceland, which belonged to the King of Rock Elvis Presley. It is the second most visited home across the United States and there are several guided tours. For those who love basketball, Memphis is also a suitable city as it has basketball team in the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies, and you can watch their games or make a tour in their stadium FedExForum with has a capacity for 18,119 people. But besides all this, in Memphis there are plenty of activities to do. Lovers of culture and art can visit museums such as the National Civil Rights Museum, where you can learn the history of this city and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art where there are greatexhibitions every day. Memphis is also known for its good climate and its gastronomy, do not forget to try the barbecue ribs. Finally, it has a very raucous nightlife and is full of bars and pubs as the BB King's Blues Club.

About the destination: Nashville is a city that belongs to the US state of Tennessee and is the administrative seat of Davidson County. This city is known worldwide as the "City of Music" because there is a big music industry, particularly in country music. If you love music you cannot forget to visit the great Grand Ole Opry is a perfectly designed theater where there are concerts every day. Here they have past stars like Dolly Parton. Furthermore it is known as "The Athens of the South", with its neoclassical architecture and its educational facilities. It is a city with a lively music scene. If you like culture, visit museums such as the Tennessee State Museum where you learn can learn all the story about this town or the Adventure Science Center, where you'll find everything about science. If you like natural parks and nature do not forget to visit the Opryland Hotel Gardens, a huge garden with all kinds of vegetation and which a river passes through, all within a glass dome. As for nightlife, Nashville is a lively city where there are many places to have fun and have a good time at night such as The Big Bang Dueling Pianos bar with a great music atmosphere or the Robert's Western World, a pub with western atmosphere. Undoubtedly, Nashville is the ideal city to come visit family and to have a great experience.

About the destination: Charlotte is the largest city in North Carolina and the second-largest financial centre of the nation, behind only New York. Charlotte is a small southern town that is quickly becoming a big time southern city. Uptown is Charlotte's central district, and the location of its skyline. Charlotte's skyline is impressive. Many modern high-rise buildings make up the Charlotte skyline, but the 3 which stand out are The Wachovia building, The Bank of America building, which is the tallest, and the Transamerica building. Charlotte is not normally known for its pre-modern structures, but the City Hall building is one of the older ones. In the square is a statue honouring its veterans of World War I. Contrasting this comparatively old building is the ultra-modern skyline in the background.Charlotte is a surprisingly diverse city and it offers all of the amenities of other large cities and is conveniently located near three lakes, which offer every imaginable opportunity for water sports from fishing and swimming to water-skiing.Charlotte is a fast growing Southern city which still retains a lot of Southern charm.

About the destination: Orlando, located in Orange County, Florida, has a lot to offer tourists, but it is safe to say that the main reason people visit Orlando is for the variety of amusement parks: Disney World, Universal Orlando, Sea World, and several other big draw entertainment places. Nonetheless, Orlando has so much more. Beautiful tree-lined neighbourhoods, a happening performing-arts scene and various excellent gardens, nature preserves and museums around the city offers visitors amusing alternatives to the theme park experience. If the outdoors is your thing, you can swim or canoe at Wekiwa Springs State Park or one of the area's many other sparkling springs. If museums are your thing, there are many and varied options such as the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art with its huge collection of Tiffany glass, or the Orlando Science Center, with hundreds of interactive exhibits for visitors of all ages. The city has a very 'young at heart' attitude, and it is a melting pot of different cultures. For nightlife, there is pretty much anything you want. The downtown area has several bars and clubs for any crowd. In a nutshell, Orlando is truly a very cool town.

About the destination: Fort Myers is a city located in the Lee County in the U.S. State of Florida. The city presents a great activity during the summer months, since the city offers basically known tourism of Sun and beach. The city is full of restaurants, bars and different types of water activities.

About the destination: Miami is a major city in the south-eastern United States and makes up part of the largest metropolitan area in Florida. Miami has much to offer from beaches and great weather to endless night of the best party scene in the world. Miami remains one of the world's trendiest and flashiest hot spots, with beautiful beaches, an impressive Art Deco District and world class shopping and dining. Near the city of Miami are the Everglades National Park and the Florida keys. Miami Beach is not only a place of social and sunny entertainment, it's also a culture place showcasing the history and the heritage of the region. The Art Deco District in Miami Beach contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the world. These vibrantly coloured houses are a showpiece of fashion and trendiness. Miami is so many things. All glamorous, in every sense of the word. The city is considered a multicultural mosaic, this makes Miami one of the most unusual and interesting cities in America.

About the destination: Located closer to Cuba than to Miami, Key West is Florida’s irreverent southernmost subtropical paradise, a unique confluence of history, climate, natural beauty, cultural diversity, architecture and unabashed romantic appeal.Palm-lined streets with gingerbread mansions and tin-roofed conch houses were home to Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Frost and Jimmy Buffett, a few of the famous people who discovered solace and inspiration in the island city whose Bahamian and Cuban heritage in large part was inspired by Bahamian wreckers, commercial fishermen, spongers and Cuban cigar makers.