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The best advice you can get is from the guy that work late night in your hotel. Ask for things that he/she does in their free hours. Why late night? Usually they have some concierge services that work only during the day and try to give you the standard advices.
I also got some very good deals asking taxi drivers but the better ones were from bus drivers!
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Each person has their own taste, so this questions is almost subjective. However, after living there for four years, I now know there are certain things that EVERY tourist seems to want to do or see.
St Paul's. It's one of the greatest cathedrals in Europe, and I've heard people say it's their European highlight, the pinnacle of sights that they've seen. ...
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First I have to say that is very difficult to answer your question, because is near impossible to say "hey, this volcano will be launching lava on this dates". If you remove Hawaii from your list, I believe the only places you can see lava are:
Mount Erebus: Antarctica, not very easy to reach and really difficult to climb. Has a lava lake.
Erta Ale: ...
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I've just been in Rovaniemi, Finland a couple of weeks ago. It's currently impossible to see the aurora as the 24-hour day is in place; obviously you need a dark sky to see it.
However, Rovaniemi is just by the Arctic circle, is easy to get to (fly or train from Helsinki overnight), and is also the home of Santa Claus!
I stayed at the Borealis ...
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I would work this out strategically, and look up lists like The Ten Most Active Volcanoes in the World.
There are approximately 1,500 active volcanoes in the world today and 75 percent of them are located in the "Pacific Ring of Fire." On average, 50-70 volcanoes erupt every year.
As the article text below provides descriptions, I've included photos along ...
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Yes, there is!
On the first Sunday of every month, almost all the main museums and art galleries are open for free.
The only slight downside is that loads of people take advantage of this, so the queues can be quite long (it took 25 minutes to get into le Musée d'Orsay today mid afternoon as a guide), and they can be very busy inside. See this question on ...
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In December at least it will be summer, so you can explore the entire country!
Suggested cities and activities below:
El Calafate, Patagonia - use as a base to go see the Perito Moreno glacier - the 3rd largest in the world, and the general area - great for hiking, climbing and trekking. The Andes are spectacular down there.
Ushuia - the end of the ...
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I did a long distance drive about ten years ago via the I-40, and decided to check out the Canyon so long as I was passing by.
I switched to State Route 64, which took me directly to Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), near the South Rim. There are 2 or 3 companies there selling helicopter flights over the canyon.
There are no special documents or ...
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Definitely plan for strolls along the canals, and possibly a canal tour.
Amsterdam has many major art museums, and I recommend visiting at least some of them, even if you're not generally fond of staring at paintings (I'm not). The two most important ones are the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum (they are practically next door to each other, on the ...
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For general communist architecture I would start at Alexander Platz and walk down the 'Karl-Marx-Allee' all the way to 'Frankfurter Tor' in Friedrichshain. There is nothing super special there, but the street was used for the big parades and still has a bit of an 'East German' feeling to it.
As for bunkers, there are still many around, some of them from the ...
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Budapest is known for its thermal springs, as they're the largest in Europe, so you should try one of the many baths, such as the Gellert (very central location, but a bit touristy) or the wonderful Szechenyi bath.
The market hall is great for some local food, but also to buy souvenirs.
The synagogue has some interesting and moving stories to tell.
The Buda ...
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Tuesday is national museum closing day in France. Many state-owned museums are closed on Tuesdays, as are many local museums outside Paris. In Paris, most city-owned museums are closed on Mondays. Some museums are open later on one night a week, usually Thursdays. Most museums close on some public holidays but not all. There are many exceptions, so always ...
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Night train through Germany are operated by City Night Line. It may help to look at the map in their brochure. Another useful way to visualize your options is Eurail's map with travel times. For train schedules across Europe (except the Balkans and the Russias), everything is conveniently available on the German railways website.
If you do the whole trip by ...
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Amsterdam is a relative small city, you can basically tour around for just 1 day.
Van Gogh Museum
Paulus Potterstraat 7, 1071 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands
This 4 storey building contains largest collection from Dutch artist, Van Gogh.
A pre-recorded guide can be rented for around 10 euros.
Nemo Museum
A science museum. Suitable for children and the ...
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Yes, there are many different helicopter tours of the Grand Canyon. Most are out of Las Vegas. You can estimate the cost to be $300 USD or more per person.
Here's a sample of the view when flying to the Grand Canyon from Las Vegas:
As a bonus, you also get to see the Hoover Dam and the Strip from a different angle.
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Here's my guess...
Trinity Church, in Serebryaniki
Source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6837647 (translation)
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I was thinking a long time on how to best answer this question. Despite the tininess of Liechtenstein I think it is nevertheless necessary to concentrate on one specific part. So I wrote three answers in one. The first for persons who are interested in cultural life, the second for people how focus on some sports and the last one for people who want to ...
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Whenever I used to visit Montreal I'd try to hit as many of the following as possible:
The Old Port of Montreal
St. Catherines street
Bell Centre/new forum. Plus the old forum, it's a lot of hockey history, and my favourite restaurant is right next door (indeed the only St. Hubert's I'll go to)
Olympic Stadium, although it was more when they had a baseball ...
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Sounds like you just want a list of more 21+ (not child type of guides) travel guides. I'm 27 and I understand what you're getting into. I've been to Vegas a lot for conventions (photography more specifically). Last time i was there was '09. Vegas grows so fast. There are already new hotels sprouting when I was there, like Aria (newest hotel / condo / loft / ...
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Right, despite missing out on the first day of my tour there while my train broke down, the rest of the gang went and unfortunately for me, I missed out on an opportunity to see Nessie. One day though, one day...
Firstly, you need to be aware of the geography. Loch Ness is in a natural cleft between Fort William and Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, ...
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You will definitely want to visit Weird Stuff, which is an enormous warehouse of all kinds of discarded technology located in Sunnyvale. It's a bit out there, but very worth it.
If you're interested in doing any archival research, you might also want to schedule an appointment with Stanford's Silicon Valley Archives.
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This is the official website where you can get all the informations you asked for (in english as well): http://www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/visits/index.jsp
Short summary:
There are no restrictions for non-german citizens.
You can participate in a guided tour and you can even watch a debate from the tribune of the reichstag for ~1 hour. You need a ...
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It's not a neighbourhood per-se, but I think you'd find the Olympic Park interesting. You've got the main stadium itself, which is impressive and you can go up the tower to an observatory to see the surrounding area. That in itself could be enough to tick your urban design box!
Also in the park you have the Montreal Biodome, in the old cycling facility. ...
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I am bit confused because you say "visiting las vegas" and "we don't want it to be to much of a tourist thing". Las Vegas is a tourist thing.
If you want to get drunk then visit the Hooters opposite the MGM. You find a lot of people handling out flyers for strip clubs on the main street (The Strip), and there is a place where you rent a ferrari or lambo ...
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Driving the road is 830 miles and not that hard except for the narrow roads, blind curves, etc. There are villages all around the coast of Iceland. Nytimes has a good article.
Now driving in the unpopulated highlands (the desert part in the middle) means driving in areas where there are no gas stations, no farms, no towing and you may have to drive across ...
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You should definitively go to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View and especially check out the Stackoverflow plaque in the Computer History Museum Wall.
See also the Meta SO thread about it.
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If you have you have a GPS unit at your disposal, I would suggest geocaching.com. Geocaching is a game where locals hide something for you to find. Usually these so-called caches are hidden at superb locations. I really like them since they are often at nice locations not mentioned in any tourist guide.
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If you have only the toddler (and not, say, a 6 year old and 12 year old as well) I don't think it matters much where you stop. A full on amusement park is wasted on someone who can get hours of joy from a cardboard box or a stick (or, luxury, a cardboard box AND a stick.) You're wise to plan a route that takes you into towns large enough to have parks with ...
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Lunenburg is a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists go there from all over. You could also walk the Cabot Trail (not that Cape Breton is super close to Halifax, but if you're outdoorsy you'll love it) or go see the tides in the Bay of Fundy. The provincial tourism board is not a bad place to start for details and more ideas.
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