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  • Mystic Village & Seaport, Mystic, CT, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Mystic is a village located partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

    Mystic is a popular tourist destination because of Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, the touristy shopping downtown, and its maritime heritage. It is home to many marinas, historic ship-captain’s homes, galleries, and traditional boats offering day-sails. Mystic is also near Foxwoods Casino.

    * Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, 55 Coogan Blvd.

    * Mystic Seaport – The Museum of America and the Sea, 75 Greenmanville Av. The nation’s largest maritime museum. A living history museum on 17 acres. Old historic port used in the filming of many movies, including Amistad.

    * Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, 110 Pequot Trail, Ledyard.

    * Olde Mistick Village, A fun, outdoor shopping area with food, entertainment, and lots of shopping. With over 60 shops, this is a fun place to go on a family outing if you have nothing to do.

    * Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road.

    * Mystic Ballet, Inc., 325 Mistuxet Ave.

    * Steamboat Sabino at Mystic Seaport, Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue.

    * B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill, 129 North Stonington Road.

    * Argia Mystic Cruises Three sails every day May through October aboard a traditional sailing ship.

    * Mystic Whaler Cruises, 35 Water Street, New London, CT.

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  • Submarine Force Museum, Groton, CT, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Submarines have fascinated people from Alexander the Great to the Beatles, from Jules Verne to John Holland. You’ll find out why when you visit the nation’s finest displays and collections of America’s submarine heritage.

    The Submarine Force Museum, located on the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut, maintains the world’s finest collection of submarine artifacts. It is the only submarine museum operated by the United States Navy, and as such is the primary repository for artifacts, documents and photographs relating to U.S. Submarine Force history. The museum traces the development of the “Silent Service” from David Bushnell’s Turtle, used in the Revolutionary War, to the Ohio and Virginia class submarines.

    Originally established as “The Submarine Library” by Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in 1955, the Submarine Force Library and Museum soon gained respect for its archival and research value. In April 1964, the entire collection was donated to the Navy and relocated to the Naval Submarine Base, New London, Groton, Connecticut. The name “Submarine Force Library and Museum” was officially adopted in 1969.

    The museum’s collections include more than 33,000 artifacts, 20,000 significant documents and 30,000 photographs. With so many holdings, the displays change frequently and a return visit will be a new experience. The 6,000 volume reference and research library is a world-renowned collection relative to the history of U.S. submarines and is open to anyone looking for information on submarines or submarine history.

    The Submarine Force Museum Tour includes :

    * The Front Walk
    * The Main Hall
    * Main Exhibit Area
    * Medal of Honor Gallery

    Historic Ship NAUTILUS Tour includes :

    * Topside and the Torpedo Room
    * The Wardroom and Officer Staterooms
    * Historic Ship NAUTILUS Attack Center
    * The Control Room
    * The Crew’s Mess

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  • Narragansett Beach, RI, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Narragansett is in South County, Rhode Island. It includes the beach villages of Galilee, Scarborough, Point Judith, and Bonnet Shores. Families and students enjoy Narragansett especially in the summer because beaches are so close! After spending all day in the sun, there are many restaurants to sit down, relax, have some drinks, and eat some good food while hearing the ocean waves hit the shore.

    Narragansett history in a nutshell – the bay and town took the name of the Indian nation that lived in Rhode Island, the name means “people of a small, narrow place.” Point Judith and Galilee were inhabited primarily by farmers and people in the fishing industry. Today Narragansett is home to shops, beaches, restaurants and marinas. The town is scarcely 20 miles long and less than 2 miles wide.

    * South County Museum, Strathmore Street.
    * Narragansett Towers, 35 Ocean Road.
    * Point Judith Lighthouse.
    * Newton Rocks, Take Ocean Rd. to Newton Avenue.
    * Indian Head, One of the most famous landmarks in Narragansett is a HUGE wooden sculpture of a Narragansett Indian head.
    * Narrow River.
    * Pettaquamscutt Cove National Wildlife Refuge.

    Beaches

    * Narragansett Town Beach, 77 Boston Neck Road.
    * Bonnet Shores Beach, 175 Bonnet Point Rd.
    * Scarborough State Beach, 870-970 Ocean Road.
    * Roger Wheeler State Beach, 100 Sand Hill Cove Road.
    * Salty Brine State Beach, 254 Great Island Road.

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  • Newport, RI, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Newport is a beautiful seaside city in Rhode Island that is famous for its mansions, shopping, and scenery. Newport is also known for hosting the Newport Folk Festival and the Newport Jazz Festival and many other Festivals and Fairs.

    Cobblestone streets and brick sidewalks accent an upscale touristy downtown area with many shops, galleries and great restaurants and its all located along water.

    Newport sits on the southern end of Aquidneck Island and features several fine beaches, rocky cliffs and much history including an old fort.

    * Famous Cliff Walk. – Dedicated in 1975, this 3.5 mi. (5.6 km) public access walkway is a beautiful walk that must be taken. Some of the best views in New England can be seen from this beautiful area. This walk allows you to see and be a part of the Atlantic ocean that day. Wildlife can be seen everywhere.

    * Breton Point State Park, Ocean Drive.

    * The Ocean Drive, This is a 10 mile drive along the beautiful Newport shoreline. Along the drive you will see, Green Bridge, The Private Beaches (Gooseberry Beach, Hazards Beach, Bailey’s Beach), many amazing houses (not mansions), and Brenton Point State Park, Castle Hill Inn and it ends at Fort Adams.

    * Fort Adams, 1 Lincoln Drive.
    * Fort Adams State Park.
    * National Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Avenue.

    Newport Mansion tours are not only for those interested in historical architecture or Rhode Island history, but for all ages due to the walk through tours, audio information, and the overall grandiose appeal of the estates.

    * Astor’s Beechwood Mansion, 580 Bellevue Av. A privately owned living history museum of the summer cottage of the Astor family’s of New York Society.
    * Belcourt Castle, Bellevue Av. Built between 1891 and 1894 for Oliver Belmont. Privately owned but open to the public.
    * The Breakers, Ruggles Av. Built between 1893 and 1895 by the Vanderbilt family. The Preservation Society of Newport County now owns The Breakers.
    * Chateau-sur-Mer, Bellevue Av.
    * Chepstow, Ruggles Av….

    Newport is known for its beautiful beaches. There are a variety of both public and private beaches located in the Newport area.

    * Bailey’s Beach, Ocean Avenue.
    * Eastons Beach, Memorial Boulevard.
    * Fort Adams State Beach. Located in Fort Adams State Park on Ocean Avenue.
    * Gooseberry Beach, Ocean Avenue.
    * Hazard Beach, Ocean Avenue.
    * Kings Beach.

    Museums

    * International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, 194 Bellevue Av.
    * Museum of Yachting, Fort Adams Dr. in Fort Adams State Park.
    * Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Av.
    * Naval War College Museum, 686 Cushing Road.
    * Samuel Whitehorne House Museum, 416 Thames St.
    * Touro Synagogue National Historic Site, 85 Touro Street.

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  • New Bedford, MA, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford’s excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world’s premier whaling port in the nineteenth and for a time “the richest city in the world” and “the city that lit the world” because of whale oil production.

    * Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorne St.
    * Schooner Ernestina, New Bedford State Pier.
    * New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant Street.
    * Your Theatre, 136 Rivet St. at St. Martin’s Church Hall.

    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park

    * Park Visitor Center, 33 William Street. Free national park volunteer and ranger-led tours last approximately one hour and step off from here at 10:30AM, 12:30PM and 2:30PM every day in July and August.

    * Waterfront Visitor Center, Wharfinger Building at Pier 3 take pedestrian overpass on Rodman St. An exhibit interprets present-day commercial fishing and the building’s past as the city’s seafood auction. Start your waterfront adventure here by taking a self-guided tour of the working waterfront, a harbor tour at 12PM, 2PM, or 4PM (fee) or a ferry ride to Martha’s Vineyard or Cuttyhunk island (fee).

    * New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill.
    * The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, 396 County St.
    * The Seaman’s Bethel, 15 Johnny Cake Hill Rd.

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  • Falls River(Battleship Cove & Heritage State Park), MA, US – Pictures – Upcoming Video

    Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located about 46 miles (74 km) south of Boston, 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and 12 miles (19 km) west of New Bedford and 10 miles south of Taunton.

    Fall River’s motto is “Pride Citywide”, but is currently being changed. It is nicknamed “The Scholarship City”, which is seen on the welcome signs upon entering the city.

    Fall River has the highest percentage (over 40%) of Portuguese of any city in the country; most are of Azorean descent. Fall River was the largest cotton textile manufacturing area in the late 1800s (AKA Spindle City).

    * Battleship Cove, 5 Water St. The world’s largest naval ship exhibit. Centerpiece is the U.S.S. Massachusetts, a World War II battleship. Also has a restored 1920 carousel.

    * Fall River Heritage State Park, Davol St.

    Fall River Heritage State Park sits on the shoreline of the Taunton River, next to the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge and across from the World War II Battleship the USS Massachusetts (BB-59). Eight and a half acres in size, it is a common place for residents of the city to relax and enjoy the beauty of Battleship Cove.

    * Marine Museum, 70 Water St.

    * Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St.

    * Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum.

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  • Portsmouth(Strawbery Banke Museum, Fish Pier, Prescott Park), NH, US – 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.

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  • Portland(Boat Tour), ME, US – Video

    Portland is located on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, MA. 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.

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  • Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway & observation deck, NH, US – Video

    Cannon Mountain (formerly Profile Mountain) is a 4,100 foot (1,250 m) peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

    Known for both its technical rock and ice climbing (particularly on Cannon Cliff) and its skiing (the state-owned Cannon Mountain Ski Area), the mountain was home to the Old Man of the Mountain until the formation collapsed on May 3, 2003.

    Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway – 80 person tram cars that climb to the summit of Cannon Mountain!

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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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