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  • 1.  Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-20-2022 14:21
    What's the tourist attraction in your hometown that you think is a must-see? In Baltimore, we always take our guests to Fort McHenry. In addition to the visitor center and tours, the grounds are beautiful. Can't wait to read everyone's answers!


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    Jill Capello
    Membership Associate
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
    jcapello@informs.org
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  • 2.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-21-2022 09:56
    If you are into a tourist scene and to see something uniquely Miami, go to https://thewynwoodwalls.com/  Urban graffiti as art.  The whole Wynwood area is a lot of fun.

    For a more tropical scene with outdoor beauty, go to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.  https://fairchildgarden.org/



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    -Irv Lustig
    Optimization Principal
    Princeton Consultants
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  • 3.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-21-2022 10:58
    Edited by Xiaonan Shang 10-21-2022 11:06
    I'm from Harbin -- a northeastern China city. Very cold in the winter. Perfect temperature in summer. 
    The best thing about Harbin is the "ICE AND SNOW FESTIVAL". Think about Elsa's Palace but in real life. Every winter, ice and snow sculpture artists come from all around the world and work on creating the ice and snow kingdom. Highly recommended! 




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    Shannon Shang
    Lead Data Analyst
    Enovation Controls
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  • 4.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-24-2022 09:37
    Wow, Shannon! That is beautiful!

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    Kara Tucker
    Editor, OR/MS Today
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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  • 5.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-22-2022 01:23
    Dayton is all about Aviation. At Kitty Hawk the Wright Brothers got the machine into the air. At Huffman Prairie in Dayton they figured out how to actually fly the thing. The first air field in the world and the first pilot school in the world. You can also see their bicycle shop. But even better is the Museum of the United States Air force. Walk through Air Force 1 and see where they had to cut the bulkheads to get JFK's coffin on the plane as well as all the other airplanes used for Presidential travel over the years Great exhibits of WWI, WWII and Cold War airplanes as well as experimental aircraft.

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    Kenneth Schultz
    Unaffiliated
    Englewood OH
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  • 6.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-22-2022 09:27
    Whether you are a cat lover or not, you definitely don't want to miss CUHK where cats chill out on the campus. Just like celebrities, you need a bit of luck and perseverance to see them. But it is so enjoyable to see them taking a nap or enjoying themselves in a sunbath, isn't it?
    Source: Cucatcat, a fan page of cats in CUHK

    Another must-see tourist attraction is the pavilion of harmony located in the New Asia College, CUHK. I often saw visitors climbing up the hill to witness this stunning scene (known as "the mirror of the sky" among many Hongkongers.)
    Source: CUHK in Pixels




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    Vincent Tsz Fai Chow
    Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Email: tsz-fai.chow@polyu.edu.hk
    https://tfvchow.github.io
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  • 7.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 10-24-2022 07:01
    Edited by Rainer Dronzek 10-24-2022 07:03

    For Madison, Wisconsin I suggest the State Capitol square. Enjoy a Friday night fish fry at one of the many restaurants. It's a major part of the state's food culture. With dinner sample a Brandy Old Fashioned, the state's signature cocktail. Return the next morning for the Dane County Farmers' Market, the largest producers-only market in the country. It just celebrated its 50th anniversary. While on the square you might also tour the capitol and the Wisconsin Historical Museum.




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    Rainer Dronzek
    Fellow Solution Architect
    Engineering USA
    Chicago IL
    rdronzek@simwell.io
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  • 8.  RE: Fun Post - Tourist Attraction?

    Posted 11-10-2022 10:01
    Edited by Vincent Tsz Fai Chow 11-10-2022 12:03
    (This reply was deleted as it was a duplicate of No. 6 by accident. My bad.)


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