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Discoveries...America Collection: Middle Atlantic States |
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6 DVD Collection of "Discoveries…America" Middle Atlantic States & DC: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland & District of Columbia.
District Of Columbia:
Washington D.C. is the country’s grandest provider of national institutions, historical relics, museums, monuments & memorials including the Smithsonian Institution, The National Archives & The Library of Congress. The National Zoo is a nice diversion while visiting the historic treasures. The National Cathedral’s architecture & remarkable collection of iconography in sculpture & stained glass windows. DC’s racial & ethnic diversity is shown in neighborhoods like Adams Morgan, Georgetown’s Herring Hill & Frederick Douglass’ Anacostia. Travel by mule drawn barge on Historic Georgetown canal. On the Potomac River, the annual Dragon Boat Festival. The International Spy Museum has the world’s largest collection of espionage artifacts. Eastern Market, DC Farmers Market & DC Fish Market provide fresh produce, meats, fish, cheeses & artwork...
Delaware: Dover Air Show, state parks, Kite Boarding, Delaware beaches, Fenwick Island, Nassau Valley Vineyards, Horseshoe crabs, Bombay Hook birding, northern Delaware, Fort Delaware, Wilmington, Winterthur, Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson, Discover Sea Shipwreck Museum.
Maryland:
Maryland’s state capitol is the sailing capitol of the world & home of Woodwind Schooners & America’s first sailing school. PRS Guitars turns exotic hardwoods into the finest guitars. Ocean City, marinas, water parks & campgrounds fill with visitors in the summer. Assateague Island National Seashore with miles of beaches & sand dunes, inhabited by wild feral horses. Local Blue Crab watermen begin their day early & never know what they will catch. Crab processing continues the work of bringing crustaceans to market. Preservation takes place at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Crisfield where skills like wooden boat building are taught to new generations. Ducks flock to Decoy Museum in Havre de Grace. From valuable antiques of the nineteenth century to modern mantelpiece artworks, hand-carved wooden decoys are popular in this quaint little community. Maryland is a beautiful, geographically diverse state with rich maritime heritage of Chesapeake Bay & hills, woods & waters of Western Maryland with Cunningham Falls, Antietam & Potomac Falls.
New Jersey:
At Annual Marbles Tournament - skilled kids from across USA compete. Cape May, seaside resort with Victorian charm & architecture. Seafood, bluegrass & decoys at Baymen’s Seafood & Music Festival. Atlantic City one of the first resort towns in USA. Its history reflected in Joseph Polillo’s historic postcards. Saltwater Taffy factory tour shows how it’s made. In Springfield, Brigade of the American Revolution’s historical reenactment of Springfield Battle. Technology & medicine at Liberty Science Center, in Jersey City. “Save Ellis Island” restores decaying & abandoned structures. In Lyndhurst, dueling knights & Andalusian stallions parade at Medieval Times - trainers, actors & stuntmen work hard. Visitors walk Grounds for Sculpture, a place where nature & art intermingle.
New York: New York City is global headquarters for many corporations and home of the United Nations, New York Stock Exchange, theaters, museums, subways and so much more. Also neighborhoods, farmers markets and Central Park give city personality. Fulton Fish Market - a bustling center of commerce. “Tribute” museum celebrates power, creativity and resilience of NYC. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Immigration Museum - immigrants came to begin new lives. Apple orchards of Hudson Valley where Big Apple claimed its name – also mounded apple pie from Tantillo’s Fruit Stand. Historic Huguenot village of New Paltz has buildings from several centuries. Miniatures to monuments are cast at Tallix Art Foundry. Saratoga Springs with its mineral springs and horse racing. Adirondack State Park also where US Mail delivered by Old Forge Mail Boat. Erie Canal was once a major transportation artery between New York City and Great Lakes. Home made cookies at Fly By Night Cookie Company. A visit to Niagara Falls with ride on “Maid of the Mists” tour boat, and fireworks over Manhattan - a sight to behold
Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, U.S. Constitution, Valley Forge, National Center for the American Revolution, Gettysburg, Wharton Esherick artist and sculpture museum, Covered Bridges and Painted Barns, Pittsburgh, National Aviary. Modern dairy farmers and Amish farmers...
Please see Discoveries... America individual states for complete descriptions.
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