What are the most interesting things in your town or area for vistors to see?
By jakill
@jakill (835)
January 26, 2009 8:46am CST
I live in a small town in Dorset, UK, which has a history of being in a royal hunting forest where the Norman kings built the King's Court Palace, and you can still see the outline of this on farmland close to a residential area. Four miles to the north is Stourhead, an 18th century mansion built on the site of a former manor house. Its estate includes woodland and farmland, plus a very fine garden landscaped around lakes with follies dotting the shore. It is now maintained by the National trust and open to the public. And four miles south is Shaftesbury, a hilltop town and viewpoint with a ruined Abbey founded by King Alfred the Great in the year 888, containing the tomb of King Edward the Martyr. It's amazing what you can find out about the place where you live.
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@SwtJenlove (1090)
• United States
26 Jan 09
I live in a small town in south florida and i think the most interesting thing would be the gators and the most interesting place would be lake okeechobee because of all the fishing that can be done there. 
if your ever in the area you should check it out. very pretty!!
if your ever in the area you should check it out. very pretty!!1 person likes this
@smurfuk76 (360)
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26 Jan 09
The most famous thing near where we live is the humber bridge, it was for many years the worlds longest single span suspension bridge. During high winds the bridge bends upto 3 meters. It has 480,000 tons of concrete in its construction
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
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29 Jan 09
I live in a small city just 25 miles east of you. Salisbury. Where would you start. As cities go it's "only" 750 years old, as is it's cathedral. We have Stonehenge to the north, the New forest to the south, Cranborne Chase to the west and Figsbury Ring to the East. Not a bad part of the world is it? My daughter went to school in Bruton which isn't too far from you, and we got to know Gillingham quite well and have friends there. In fact, before they built one here, we use to go there to Waitrose! Now that's sad!!! LOL.
@jakill (835)
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29 Jan 09
Well now. I'm very pleased to meet you. Of course, I know Salisbury well, and I love it. In fact I used to work at the college there. I have written an article about it which is on Constant Content and on Helium. There's lots to see there. I note you didn't mention all those pubs.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
13 Jun 09
I live in Denmark and my country consists of a peninsula and more than 400 islands. My island is called Funen, and the most important sights are the Hans Christian Andersen museums in Odense. One of the museums is the place where he grew up and it is quite small. At the other museum you can read about his life, his fairytales etc. In the summer there are fairytale plays in the garden. Carl Nielsen is another famous person from Funen, he was a composer, but he not as wellknown as Hans Christian Andersen. There are two museums about him and his wife.
@ragenepalma (166)
• Philippines
11 Jun 09
I live in Marikina, the most disciplined city in the Philippines. It's an urbanized area, but still, the city government sees to it there are trees and enough natural areas for the people to breathe.
I guess the most interesting thing to see here is the Biggest Shoe in the World. Our city is famed for its sapatusan culture, which, in Filipino, means the culture of making shoes. Our people have long created strong and sturdy shoes, thus the icon. This Biggest Shoe is bigger than people. Tourists never miss taking a picture with it in the background. :)
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
26 Jan 09
The Mt Arayat, a lone mountain amidst the flat plain, the ricefields, the amazing nightlife, the former US bases - Clark Field - and many more. The night life here is different and pulsating...lol..if you know what I mean. Mt Arayat has mother nature and many wonderful sites to see. In case you come here, I'll be tour tourist guide. Happy blogging. 
