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US: Dover, DE – Delaware’s 30th Annual Amish Country Bike Tour

Delaware’s 30th Annual Amish Country Bike Tour is held in the state’s capital, Dover. It is the largest cycling event and one of the East Coast’s favorite bike tours. Last year, 2,200+ cyclists from 25 states and England participated in the event.

Amish Bike TourThe Bike Tour starts and stops at Dover’s historic open air park, Legislative Mall. The tour has five loops: 15, 25, 50, 62 and 100-mile loops through FLAT back roads, farmlands and Delaware’s Amish community. Along the route, there are four food-rest stops with food and beverages, slices of locally baked pie and a fully-catered BBQ meal at the end of the tour.

The Amish Country Bike Tour is an experience that is suitable for all ages and abilities, from beginners and families to serious cyclists. The event goes on rain or shine

Location: Historic Dover, 411 Legislative Ave, Dover, DE 19901
Date: Sat, Sept 10, 2016
Time: Optional start times: 7 – 10am
Tel: 800-233-5368
amishcountrybiketour.com
For Regional Accommodations, Restaurants & Attractions: visitdover.com
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Canada: Montreal, Quebec – Old Montreal’s Voiles de voiles

View of the Voiles de voiles Pirate Ship adventure from the SOS Labyrinthe in Old Montreal. The Voiles consists of games, aerial courses and bouncy castles that can keep you occupied for hours.

voiles

Canada: Montreal, Quebec – SOS Labyrinth at Vieux-Port de Montréal

The SOS Labyrinth is one of the great family attractions at Montreal’s Old Port. Essentially, you have to make your way through this huge complex maze and find 4 items: the Captain’s hook, a pair of Dutch wooden shoes, a travel wallet and a Cuban pitchfork. The stories behind these items can be found on the wall as you enter the labyrinth, and they are also on their web site. Plan to spend about an hour here.  labrinth

 

US: Newburgh, New York – Historic New York

A historic plaque in the Newburgh, NY service plaza on I-87.

Historic New York

US: Whitestone, New York – Support Small Business, Shop Local!

Words to live by, especially these days. Shop Small Buisness

 

US: Miami, Florida – Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

This is the statue of Bel Vizcaya, who was not actually a real person. He was dreamed up by James Deering, who designed Vizcaya in the early 1900’s, and he stands at the entrance to the grounds.

Vizcaya Statue

US: Miami, Florida – Jungle Island’s Parrots

Parrots enjoying themselves at Jungle Island near Miami. There are about 1,800 birds here, in addition to the tigers, vultures, flamingos, kangaroos, lemurs, hippos and a kookaburra. You can get very close to the animals, and you may even wind up with a parrot on your shoulder.

Jungle Ialand's Parrots

US: Palm Beach, Florida – Henry Flagler Five Dollar Bills

How many of you know that Henry Flagler of Standard Oil, who was a pioneer of tourism in Florida, appears on some US five dollar bills? His Flagler mansion, which was known as the Whitehall Hotel, appears on the back.

Flagler Five Dollar Bill

 

US: Palm Beach, Florida – Flagler Museum Gold Detail Ceiling

Ceiling detail in the entry hall of the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach. The carving was intricate, and the gold was real gold.

Flagler Gold Ceiling

 

US: Palm Beach, Florida – Henry Morrison Flagler Museum Ballroom

Here is the magnificent ballroom of the Flagler mansion, in its heyday and today. You can see carved moldings, electric chandeliers, arched doorways and windows and polished wooden floors.

Flagler Ballroom2