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There is never a loss of things to do while you’re in New York and aside from some of the obvious choices like seeing a great Broadway play or musical and visiting one or more of the great museums like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art , it is also fun to discover an aspect of New York that you didn’t know existed. There are many great cultural attractions in the city that can be discovered and explored while you are there and some of the most fun things to do are also along a bit more obscure lines of thought. Taking a tour of the city is one of the first things many people who are staying in a fine New York hotel seek out and there are plenty of choose from. The double decker buses and walking tours are popular though an interesting twist on the idea is to take one of the intriguing haunted tours of the city.

As you might expect in the nation’s largest and most dynamic city, and one with such an amazing history, there are more than one interesting characters whose personalities didn’t leave the city with their bodies. Some of the haunted walking tours of New York not only seek out these wayward souls but also take an interesting approach to presenting the history and background of this great city. Greenwich Village is alive with ghostly figures and one of the prime touring areas to find them and their haunts. New York also tends to boast some of the most famous ghosts in history, which is only fitting. Times Square is another popular location to encounter a ghost tour, well any area of the city is likely to be haunted. It’s simply having the great background story and tour guides that makes searching them out all the more exciting and fun. Also, there are ghost story programs that are suitable for children and popular with families. Exploring New York’s culture includes discovering the ghosts of its past.

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While staying in Punta Cana check out one of the more popular tourist attractions. The Dominican Republic Monster Truck Safari . This is an all day excursion and one you don’t want to miss. It’s heads and shoulders above the rest, because this unique tour takes you on an 8×8 Monster Truck that goes where buses and cars can not travel and where you’ll enter into the depths of the islands unspoiled countryside. You’ll see breathtaking landscapes, cross rivers, streams and ride through sugar cane fields. Visit some local villages and experience how the locals live.

You’ll be picked up at your hotel in Punta Canna and spend 9 to 10 hours before the excursion ends. What a fantastic way to spend time away from your hotel. Your adventure starts at the Monster Truck Safari office, where it’s recommended to put on your own mosquito spray or purchase some of their bug patches. You’ll then hop on one of three large Monster Trucks and off you go, where you’ll be entertained by the guides and hosts.

Lunch is served outdoors next to a riverside location, and is buffet style; drinks are served throughout the ride, alcoholic and non-alcoholic. After lunch, there is a little respite where everyone gets to lay in the sun on the riverbanks or explore for a little bit. When your tour begins again, you’ll be taken to visit a school, where you’ll get to see Dominican children learn their lessons for the day, and bring cash, because there are many gift shops there and the proceeds go to fund the schools. You’ll also get to visit a real Voodoo Doctors house and get to go inside to learn about the practice.

Upon coming back to your hotel, you’ll have a whole new perspective about the natural beauty and the life of the Dominicans. You’ll receive a deeper understanding of a beautiful culture and of a people who truly love their land.

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Copenhagen, Denmark, a beautiful, progressive and an extremely interesting place to visit. A place that will constantly gives tourists a reason to keep coming back year after year. Copenhagen is in the Northern part of Europe, Sweden is its neighbor and it is Denmark’s capital city. Copenhagen has a low-profile when it comes to international notoriety, but that hasn’t stopped its growth in population, its growing cutting edge, state-of-the-art businesses and its ever increasing prominence with the leisure crowd. A majority of Copenhagen hotels report bookings increasing every year.

There are many reasons for Copenhagen’s growth in population and in the tourist industry, such as ‘Stroget’, the world’s longest pedestrian mall , which runs through the city’s center between Kongens Nyton and Radhuspladsen. The former is the square at the head of the Nyhavn Canal. There are many expensive and famous stores that reside along this pedestrian mall, like the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufacturer, the Illums Bolighus and the Magasin du Nord. Another attraction is the Carlsberg Brewery, which produces 3 million bottles of beer every day. The brewery offers a free 90-minute tour and takes visitors through the brew house and around the lines of production, at the end, the brewery gives its visitors a beer party where they’ll be able to taste many samples of beer. The Thorvaldsen Museum, which has the biggest collection of Bertel Throvaldsen’s sculptures, reliefs and busts, along with a stunning collection of large artwork acquired by Thorvaldsen himself, dating before the 1800s. Or, a majority of visitors enjoy the manicured beauty of the Tivoli Gardens , where they delight in the sea of tulips and roses, frolic around the water fountains or the peaceful, serene lake dotted with swans and ducks. There’s even live entertainment most nights, ranging from musical concerts to theater performances.

Copenhagen isn’t as well-known a destination as its more known for its alluring, cosmopolitan village-like charm, for its Scandinavian easy-going, clean and fun city with a lot of character and a promise to be the best-kept secret in all of Europe.

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