Cypress Gardens

The Shangri-La tree at Cypress Gardens conveys to the eyes of the beholder the qualities of peace, contentment and eternal youth that we associate with Shangri-La.

"The Banyan Tree" at Florida's Beautiful CYPRESS GARDENS is one of the largest in the state.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Clingman's Dome Tower in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Completed in 1959, this new observation tower is on top of the Park's highest peak - elevation 6642 feet.  From this point can be seen breath-taking views of the surrounding mountains in every direction.  The Tower is reached by an easy half-mile paved trail from the parking area on Clingman's Dome.

Parking area at Clingman's Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Clingman's Overlook - Elevation 6311 Feet - Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Named for Gen. Thomas L. Clingman, 1812-1897.  In the 1850's he was responsible for the first trail from Indian Gap to Clingman's Dome.  From this parking area a 1/2 mile paved trail leads to an observation tower on the summit of Clingman's Dome the highest peak in the Park - Elevation 6643 feet.

Court House Rock, Sedona, Arizona

Court House Rock

Back drop for many movies, 5 miles South of Sedona, Arizona.

Copper Mines Of Arizona

Lavender Pit

Copper Mine - Phelps Dodge Corp.

Bisbee, Arizona

Highway 80, a paved thoroughfare is routed over one of the "benches" of the fames Lavender pit, one of the world's largest open pit mines.  Tourists marvel at the panorama of the 155 acre pit and view with interest the mining operations going on below.

Copper Mine at Morenci, Arizona

These serpentine terrraces are the result of the removal of a mountain to uncover a vast bed of copper.  Phelps Dodge has laid bare a bed of red Metal half a mile wide, more than a mile long and an eighth of a mile deep.

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plymouth, Massachusetts

Historical Plymouth recalls the time in U.S. history when the stalwart pilgrims landed in 1620.

Williamsburg, Virginia

Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia

An eighteenth-century carriage stands before the residence of the Royal Governor of Virginia, one of the most elegant mansions in colonial America.  The formal gardens show the lavishness of the period.  Open daily.

Ballroom Garden Governor's Palace

The garden beyond the Ballroom of the Governor's Palace typifies the formality of English design.  Here are found elaborate geometrical parterres, framed with clipped hedges and accented with topiary work.  Standing watch over the garden are twelve massive box trees, the "twelve apostles" often found on English estates of the period.  Open daily.

Robertson's Windmill, Williamsburg, Virginia

This windmill is known as a post mill because the whole superstructure revolves around a single huge post of timber.  Today an operating Craft Shop open to the public, Robertson's Windmill once again offers to its patrons the finest meal ground in Virginia.

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome (Ghost City), Arizona

Main Street (which is also Highway 89) houses the Mine Museum sponsored by the Jerome Historical Society, and a variety of novelty and antique shops run by the live "ghosts" who refuse to leave this best preserved and most fascinating ghost town in Arizona.

Little Daisy Hotel

Jerome (Ghost Town), Arizona

This hotel was closed and deserted in 1938 when the mining operations closed.  it was built before 1920 with 40 double rooms, and was used by the copper mine employees.

Traveling Jail - Jerome, Arizona

This building moved 225 feet from its original foundation.  From this point you look over the Verde Valley & Red Rocks to the San Francisco Peaks.