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  • Providence, RI, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Providence is the state capital and largest city in Rhode Island, as well as the 3rd largest city in New England. Formerly an industrial bastion of organized crime, Providence’s Renaissance has created new parks and attractions and brought emphasis back to its historic roots. Downcity events, historic vistas, eclectic districts such as College Hill and Federal Hill, and a great nightlife make Providence a worthwhile tourist destination.

    Museums

    * Museum at the Rhode Island School of Design, 224 Benefit Street.
    * Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main Street.
    * Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson and Wales University, 315 Harborside Blvd.
    * The Museum of Natural History and Planetarium at Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave.
    * Providence Children’s Museum, 100 South St.

    Architecture

    * Rhode Island State House, 82 Smith Street.
    * Brown University, 45 Prospect Street.

    * Besides the State House, Providence has some significant works of architecture, of the more noteworthy:

    * Old Stone Bank.
    * The Arcade.
    * City Hall.
    * Industrial Trust Tower (Bank of America Tower) – Kennedy Plaza.
    * Trinity Repertory Theater.
    * Providence County Courthouse.
    * First Baptist Church – Main St. & Waterman St.
    * Cranston Street Armory – Cranston St.
    * Biltmore Hotel – The 1922 Neo-Federal Beaux-Arts styled hotel.
    * Federal Courthouse.
    * Athenaeum – The fourth oldest library in the country.
    * Market Square.

    Parks

    * Roger Williams Park Zoo – 1000 Elmwood Ave.
    * Waterplace Park and Riverwalk.

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  • Boston, MA, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Boston is the largest city in New England, the capital of the state of Massachusetts, and one of the most historic, wealthy and influential cities in the US. Its plethora of museums, historical sights, and wealth of live performances, all explain why the city gets 16.3 million visitors a year, making it one of the 10 most popular tourist locations in the country.

    Although not in Boston, the neighboring city of Cambridge (just across the Charles River, home to Harvard and MIT) is part of the larger urban area and an essential addition to any visit to Boston.

    Boston is regarded as the unofficial “Capital of New England” for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region.Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country.

    See

    There are several visitor pass programs that offer discounted or free admission to a number of the sites listed below, among them the GoBoston Card and the CityPass. Depending on the length of your stay and what you want to see, either program could potentially save you quite a bit of money.

    * Boston Children’s Museum, 300 Congress St.
    * Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave.

    * The Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, 1 Oxford St,, Cambridge.

    * Harvard Art Museum, 32 Quincy St., Cambridge.
    * Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford St., Cambridge.

    * Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Ave.
    * Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway.

    * MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge.
    * Museum of Science, Science Park.

    * New England Aquarium, Central Wharf.
    * Mapparium, 175 Huntington Ave.

    * Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge.
    * Semitic Museum, 6 Divinity Ave.Cambridge.

    * USS Constitution Museum, Charlestown Navy Yard.
    * Warren Anatomical Museum, 10 Shattuck St.

    Do

    * Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway.
    * Boston Harbor Islands State Park.

    * Newbury Street Eight blocks of high-end boutiques, hair salons, and galleries.
    * Boston Common and Public Garden.
    * Community Boating.
    * Freedom Trail.

    * Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, downtown Boston.
    * Boston By Foot. 77 North Washington St.
    * Copley Square. Take a Duck Tour.

    * Boston Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Av.
    * Boston Pops Orchestra. Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Av.

    * New England Conservatory.
    * Theater District. Washington St, Tremont St.
    * Bicycling. 20 Park Plaza.

    * Prudential Center Skywalk Observatory. Prudential Center.

    * Urban AdvenTours Bike Tours.
    * Sam Adams Brewery Tour.
    * Harpoon Brewery Tour.
    * Counter-Productions Theatre Company.
    * Cape Cod Scenic Tours (Sightseeing Tours).

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  • Portsmouth, NH, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the US. It is the fourth-largest community in the county. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination, Portsmouth is served by Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, formerly the Strategic Air Command’s Pease Air Force Base.

    Portsmouth is the third oldest city in the USA and is prominent in New Hampshire’s seacoast region.

    Attractions :

    * The Strawbery Banke Museum, 420 Court Street
    * Albacore Museum and Park, 600 Market St.
    * Red Hook Ale Brewery, 35 Corporate Drive.
    * Smuttynose Brewery, 255 Heritage Ave.
    * Portsmouth Fish Pier.
    * Prescott Park.

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  • Portland, ME, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Portland is located on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants making it the largest city in Maine.

    Portland is a small seaside city with a high concentration of shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, tours and many things to see and do. Many people commute to Portland to work, and the city’s population significantly increases in the summertime.

    Portland is Maine’s cultural, social and economic capital.

    Tourists are drawn to Portland’s historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part of Casco Bay, and Artside, which runs along Congress Street in the center of the city. Portland Head Light in nearby Cape Elizabeth is also a popular tourist draw.

    According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2005 Annual Table Report, the Port of Portland ranked as:

    * The largest foreign inbound tonnage transit port in the US
    * the largest tonnage port in New England
    * The 25th largest port in the United States
    * The largest oil port on the US East Coast.

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  • Montreal, QC, Canada – Video

    Montreal – the metropolis of the province of Quebec. Quebec City is the political capital but Montreal is the cultural and economic capital of Quebec and the main entry point to the province. The second largest city in Canada, it is a city rich in culture and history, has an inordinate number of attractive, fashionably dressed people, and a well-deserved reputation as one of the liveliest cities in North America. Montreal is the 3rd largest French-speaking city in the world, behind Paris and Kinshasa.

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  • Ottawa(Parliament Hill, Peace Tower, City and River), ON, Canada – Video

    Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The city is situated along the Ontario side of the Ottawa River, opposite Gatineau, Quebec. It is currently the 5th largest city in Canada, and the second largest in Ontario after Toronto.

    Unique as a North American capital, the city is bilingual. English is the first language of a majority of the population, but French is the first language of a significant number.

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  • Quebec(City and Cruise), QC, Canada – Video

    Quebec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. Located at a commanding position on cliffs overlooking the St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec City”s Old Town is an UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only city in North America outside Mexico with its original city walls.

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  • Burlington(Teddy Bear, Lake Champlain Cruise tour, City), VT, US – Video

    Burlington is the largest city in the state of Vermont. Situated on Lake Champlain, it is the heart of a small urban area that acts as Vermont””s vibrant and cosmoplitan center. Known for its ultra-liberal environment and free-thinking spirit, Burlington is both a college town and an important commercial city, while maintaining an intimate atmosphere.

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  • The Flag Day, Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville(Baltimore), MD, US – Video

    The American Flag Foundation headquartered in Baltimore, MD leaded the Nation in celebrating Flag Day, Monday, June
    14, 2010, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. with its 31st Annual National Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance Flag Day program, which was celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The program is free, and open to the public.

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  • The Flag Day, Oregon Ridge Park, Cockeysville(Baltimore), MD, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    * The American Flag Foundation headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland leaded the Nation in celebrating Flag Day, Monday, June
    14, 2010, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. with its 31st Annual National Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance Flag Day program, which was celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The program is free, and open to the public.

    * “We are honored that The American Flag Foundation is celebrating our 100 th Anniversary of Scouting in the US at their Annual Flag Day – Pause for The Pledge of Allegiance program,” says Barry Gossett, Board Chairman, Baltimore Area Council Boys Scouts of America.

    * Mr. Bob Delisle, Vice President of Operations, explained the change of venue from its traditional site of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: “The Fort is in the midst of construction of a new Visitor’s Center which prohibits parking inside the Fort. For the comfort of our Flag Day attendees, an alternate site was chosen -Oregon Ridge Park- for this year.”

    * Mr. Delisle added, We are looking forward to the entertaining and invigorating personality of this year’s emcee, Bob Heck the Vid Tech, Emmy Award-winning Host of MPT Kids & Family. He will complement each piece of the program, including a Flag Trivia
    component.

    * Committee Chair Rick Knauer, COL, USA (Ret.) added “families are welcome to bring picnics or visit Chick-Fil-A on-site. For
    shopping convenience, there will also be a booth where Flags and accessories may be purchased.”

    * The program also included the Presentation of Historic Flags by the Civil Air Patrol Middle East Region and Maryland Wing Honor Guard, and Presentation of the Colors by the Maryland Defense Force; a Fly-over by the 104 th Fighter Squadron of the Maryland Air National Guard; a Parade of State Flags by various troops of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Cub Scouts.

    * Musical performances included Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Chorus, Heart of Maryland Chorus from Catonsville, Chorus of the Chesapeake from Dundalk, the 3 Wise Men Quartet, Maryland Sings’ Off-Broadway Kids, Maryland Sings’ Escape, Maryland Sings’ The Chancel Singers of Reisterstown United Methodist Church, and the 229 th Maryland Army National Guard Band.

    * Concluding the day, Spectacular Fireworks By Zambelli.

    * Since first official flag in 1777, with 13 stars and 13 stripes, we have had 27 official flags in the US.

    * To present the Presidential Proclamation is the Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin, US Senator from the state of Maryland.

    * Special guest, Ranger Vince Vaise, Chief Interpretation from Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine told about “The Origin of Flag Day.”

    * Enjoyed the 229th Maryland Army National Guard Band under the direction of SSG Dan Stinchcomb.

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