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The Las Vegas Hilton is not on the busiest part of the famed Vegas strip and that can be a good thing. It is a very nice hotel that is much larger than the typical Hilton but not as gaudy and audacious as some of the hotels in Sin City.

Because it is not a regular Hilton hotel, members of the Hilton Honors program may be a little disappointed. They give out points for your stay but you won?t get the typical favored treatment that you will find in other Hilton properties. This hotel will reserve that special treatment for their high stakes gamblers.

The Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful natural sites in the US. Many people visit the South Rim of the canyon, as it is the most accessible from major cities.

Recently, the Hualapai opened up the West Rim for viewing by tourists. The landmark facility in their effort is the glass skywalk which allows the visitor to walk on a cantilevered structure that overhangs the edge and has a glass floor. This gives the vacationer an unforgettable view of the Grand Canyon.

The Imagination! Pavilion sits towards the back of the front half of Epcot, Future World. At one time Imagination! was the one of the best attractions in the park but now it is getting a little old and, to be honest, lacks imagination.

The Hoover Dam is one of the USA’s most spectacular engineering destinations. It was built in an era when jobs were needed to pull the nation out of the lack of employment of the Depression. Men died putting in the structure and they are respectfully commemorated on the Nevada side of the river.

Other articles on this site discuss the various features of Epcot and the strategies for enjoying the amazing park. However, all of that effort is worthless if you do not have a map of the park.

A full brochure of the map is available here and a high-level map is available below.

The Cincinnati Reds are the first professional baseball team having been formed as the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869. Their current stadium holds just shy of 43,000, is a pure baseball facility that tries to deliver the theme of the riverboat heritage of the city, and sits next to the Ohio River. In the stands in the outfield is a mockup of a riverboat with two smokestacks. These smokestacks shoot out small fireworks at the beginning of game upon the completion of the National Anthem.

Epcot is easily one of the most memorable and unique places to visit in the world. The Disney property actually contains two fantastic parks: Future World and the World Showcase. Future World is the front half of the park and is dominated by large buildings that are sponsored by major corporations around a technology theme. World Showcase, in the back half of the park, features a series of buildings built in the theme of a host nation. These buildings surround a large lake.