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Lighthouses
Where: Isle Au Haut, Maine
Contact: 207-367-2261
Prices: $280 to $319, includes all meals and bikes to explore
island
What’s Cool: Remote getaway reachable only by boat and
without telephone or electricity
Where: Big Bay, Michigan Contact: 906-345-9957
Web address: http://www.lighthousebandb.com
Prices: $95 to $175, includes
breakfast
What’s Cool: The outdoor-lovers' dream, with hiking,
biking, and rock climbing
Where:
Point Arena, California Contact: 877-725-4448
Web address: http://www.mcn.org/1/palight/
Prices: $130 to $150
What’s Cool: Whale sightings December through
April
Where:
Newport, Rhode Island Contact: 401-847-4242
Web address: http://www.roseislandlighthouse.org/
Prices: $550 to $1000 per week
What’s Cool: Get to be "official" lighthouse keeper for
week
Where:
Yachats, Oregon Contact: 541-547-3696
Web address: http://www.hecetalighthouse.com
Prices: $132 to $167, includes seven-course
breakfast
What’s Cool: Haunted by former residents "Rue and
John"
Where:
Port Richmond, California
Contact: 510-233-2385
Web address: http://www.ebls.org
Prices: $320 to $390, includes room,
breakfast and dinner
What’s Cool: Gourmet dinners that change seasonally and the
breakfast specialty: French Toast Soufflé
Tree sorts - Tree houses
Ariau
Amazon Towers
Two-night
packages start at about $300 per person, including meals and
excursions.
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Belvilla is the leading supplier of holiday homes in the Benelux, and
have been successful promoting character holiday houses since 1980. Belvilla
holiday lodging are desirable because of the quality and variety of our
homes. Our homes range from modest Austrian chalets to luxuriant Italian villas,
historic French Châteaux, and everything caves, castles, mansions in
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Scotland's Eerie Mary King's
Close Steeped in
history and legend, Edinburgh, Scotland's, Royal Mile is home to the famous City
Chambers, and hides an older world beneath street level known simply as Mary
King's Close. This little known and rarely visited close, once a bustling
neighborhood of Edinburgh's common people, is now a hidden home to ghosts and
legends, and the site for a major college paranormal investigation. Get close to
the close and discover Scotland's hidden secret
community.
Road Trip: The Hauntings of Route
66 Fall is finally falling and you're ready for a road trip
that offers something a little different than your average drive in the country.
There's plenty of great highways where you can search for the perfect adventure
different. but why not combine a well known route with a few unknown adventures
of the fourth kind? Discover haunted spots all along America's most famous
highway. Discover the hauntings of Route 66.
New England's Frightful Dark Entry Forest and the Curse of
Dudleytown It could, of course, be fact or fiction, the
strange tale of the haunted woods near Cornwall, Connecticut. The truth is, an
inquiring public is not welcome there, and local law enforcement will fine you
for violating the strict rules of entry into surrounding parks and public lands.
But there are some that talk of the curse of the old ghost village of
Dudleytown, and are quick to point out that even if you were allowed free
access, you wouldn't want to linger there for long.
Haunted Rolling Hills Country Mall - Ghost Hunt
Adventure In the light of day the old building doesn't look
particularly haunted, but owners of the Rolling Hills Country Mall in Bethany,
New York, who live on the property, claim the structure's colorful past is
highlighted by things that go bump in the night, including the voices of the
dead. In fact, a paranormal society uses the old building as their offices and
conducts ghost hunting classes and tours of the old building at night. Discover
the ghostly mysteries of Rolling Hills Mall.
Menengai Crater and Kituluni Hill: Places of Great
Mystery Welcome to Kenya's supernatural wonders: Menengai
Crater, which has been called one of the most mysterious places in Africa, a
geological wonder as old as any on the Dark Continent, shrouded in myth and
legend, a place where devils dance and spirits roam, where ghosts can be seen at
night. And, not far away, Kituluni Hill, a place where the laws of nature seem
to bend to greet the macabre, where science is baffled and researchers confused.
Kenya, you see, is a birthplace of mystery.
UFOs and Colorado's Mysterious Valley Are you
looking for something different and unusual for your next outdoor getaway? Do
you feel like an X-File-type adventure where you become the super sleuth
investigating a secret conspiracy? There's a lot to look for in the San Luis
Valley of Southern Colorado. Discover a strange world where things aren't always
what they seem to be.
Haunted Santa Fe: A Ghost on Every
Corner It's not surprising that America's oldest city may
well be her most haunted community. Santa Fe, New Mexico, established amidst
Tanoan Indian ruins in the 14th century by Spanish explorers, is home to the
oldest house in America, the oldest church, the first public building and the
first hotel. Is it surprising that ghosts walk the streets of downtown Santa Fe?
Discover the haunted buildings of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and get ready to
experiences the ghosts of Old Town.
Travel Adventures in the Bermuda Triangle Just
the mention of the name conjures thoughts of spooky ship disappearances and lost
flights over the ocean. The Devil's Triangle, Atlantis' Fabled Graveyard, the
Mystery Sea - it has been called many names, this area defined by its
unexplained mysteries. It has long held our interest and tickled our
imaginations. Yet the infamous Triangle is home to some of the best resorts in
the western Atlantic. Explore the Triangle's mystery and discover great places
to in the 'Twilight Zone'.
The Mysterious Land of the Witches The dense
tropical countryside is full of mist and mystery regardless what day of the year
you visit. It doesn't take a scholar, or a student of the dark arts, to realize
there is something different about Los Tuxtlas, in Vera Cruz State, in
Southeastern Mexico. Not only does it look different, it feels
different.
The Mysterious Stone Cricles of the British
Isles No one knows for certain exactly why or when Stonehenge
and other stone circles were first constructed. Shrouded in mystery, this
ancient British landmarks have been the subject of scientific and metaphysical
research for as long as time remembers. Plan a historical adventure of England's
mythical ancient architecture and discover more.
The Mysterious Marfa Lights The Marfa
Lights of West Texas are a truly unexplainable but very real phenoma. Legends
abound about the origin of the lights but many scientific researchers can still
not explain their existence but admit they are real.
Voodoo Adventures in Eerie Manchac Swamp Night
could never be darker. Never could there be more eyes watching you than when you
silently glide across the swamp on a moonless night. Accessible only by water,
the Manchac Swamp is said to be haunted by the curse of a Voodoo queen.
Adventure the swamp if you dare, but don't be surprised at what you'll
find.
The Shipwreck Hauntings of the Great Queen
Mary Annually, the Queen Mary "Shipwreck Terror Fest" is the
highlight of Halloween on America's West Coast, and the 2003 fest promises to be
bigger and better than ever before. Discover the diverse hauntings of this grand
adventure in terror and experience "Shipwreck", a festival of terror for
Halloween.
Kate Fest and the Bell Witch The Bell Witch -
ol' Kate to those who know her - may very well be America's favorite ghost
story. And now adventure travelers can experience first hand the story, the
legend and the excitement of the fable in the annual Kate Festival held each
September in historic Adams,Tennessee.
Adventures with the Ghosts of Galveston
Island New Orleans has been called one of America's most
haunted cities, but Galveston Island, just off the coast of Texas, rivals the
Big Easy in reputation as the place with the most ghosts. Discover the ghosts of
Galveston and consider visiting the haunted city on your next spooky
adventure.
Witch Hunt Adventures in Salem,
Mass. Imagine a time and a place where witchcraft and magic
were as common as apple pie and baseball; where the supernatural was as much a
part of the local culture as art and music. It happened in Salem, Massachusetts,
and it's still happening after 300-plus years of local
history.
Kate Fest and the Bell Witch Cave The Bell
Witch - ol' Kate to those who know her - may very well be America's favorite
ghost story. And now adventure travelers can experience first hand the story,
the legend and the excitement of the fable in the annual Kate Festival held each
September in historic Adams, Tennessee. Do you dare take a ghostly
adventure?
UFO and Alien Adventure in Roswell, New
Mexico Searching for aliens - extraterrestrial life - in the
deserts of New Mexico may not be the first thing that comes to mind when
planning a grand adventure. But UFO enthusiasts will be gathering by the
thousands again this summer when the (annual) Roswell UFO Festival gets
underway. Search for ET this summer getaway!
Haunting Adventures Near Home Here are
a few places that promise to carry you away - at least for a time - to a place
of excitement and mystery; an adventure of the mind as much as one for the body.
Discover haunted places, eerie locations, and exciting travel opportunities,
many near to home.
Witch Hunt Adventures in Salem Imagine a time
and a place where witchcraft and magic were as common as apple pie and baseball;
where the supernatural was as much a part of the local culture as art and music.
It happened in Salem, Massachusetts, and it's still happening after 300-plus
years of local history.
Celebrate the Day of the Dead in Mexico Deep in
the heart of Mexico, where traditions are rooted in both indigenous and Old
World customs, Halloween as we know isn't celebrated. Instead, it is a special
time of year when the monarch butterflies return, and so do the dead - a great
time to visit!
In Search of the Lost Cities of the
Yucatan Starting with historical Merida as a base, explore
the lost cities of the lowland Maya: Uxmal, Labna, Kabah, Chichen Itza and
others. Discover the secrets of the Maya, experience the romantic "White City" -
the Paris of the West - and adventure through time and history in a charming
tropical setting full of ancient mystery and magic.
UFOs and the Mysterious Valley Are you
looking for something different and unusual for your next outdoor getaway? Do
you feel like an X-File-type adventure where you become the super sleuth
investigating a secret conspiracy? The San Luis (Mysterious) Valley offers high
adventure and mystery for the daring outdoorsman.
Under A Mayan Summer Solstice The third week of
June or any time of year is the right time to discover ancient mystery and trek
through the ruins of fabled Chichen Itza, the El Dorado of the Yucatan jungle.
Bring along an extra camera.
The Legend of the White Tower Ravens In all of
Europe, the Tower of London may well be the most popular visitor's attraction.
With a colorful and infamous 900 year history, there are many stories and tales
that originate from the towers, but none, perhaps, more intriguing than the
legend of the tower ravens. When the ravens leave the tower, so says fable,
England will fall.
Teotihuacan: The City Where Men Become
Gods No one knows for certain who built this ancient city.
It's first structures were erected 200 years before Christ. By 300 A.D. it had
become the sixth largest city on earth. The third largest pyramid in the world
still stands stoically at its center. An adventure awaits in Central Mexico - a
visit to the City of the Gods!
UFOs and the Mysterious Valley Are you looking
for something different and unusual for your next outdoor getaway? Do you feel
like an X-File-type adventure where you become the super sleuth investigating a
secret conspiracy? The San Luis (Mysterious) Valley offers high adventure and
mystery for the daring outdoorsman.
Summer Solstice Adventures The annual Summer
Solstice is a time of great celebrations and rituals worldwide. Discover the
ancient world and the myths and mysteries of the summer soltice and destinations
that will take you back in time and space.
The Ghosts of the Great Queen Mary Dry docked
now in Long Beach Harbor, the RMS Queen Mary is still bringing high-class
entertainment and an exclusive environment to travelers from all over the world
in spite of being forever land-locked on the California coast. And the
experience can be truly
"ghostly".
Orient-Express offer a stylish collection of
unusual luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist
trains and inward waterway cruises throughout
the world, in settings as diverse as Peru, Botswana, Tahiti, Portugal and
Australia. Our lodging, restaurants, trains and cruises are unique and we
manage them to the highest luxury standard. Journey through Thailand,
Malaysia & Singapore Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa, and Copacabana
Palace - Rio's most famous hotel. We operate five luxury tourist trains and
a river cruiser in Europe, Asia and South America, including the famous Venice
Simplon-Orient-Express. Join us to experience the golden age of luxury rail
travel and discover exotic new locations.
