Etchings on the Attic Wall

This is quite the indoor water park!  Located in Wisconsin, it is the largest indoor water park in the nation, in terms of square footage (250,000 square feet).  Wisconsin, itself, has more indoor water parks than any other state (the first indoor water park in the nation started here).  This particular water park is called [...]

If you want to stay in a luxurious resort, then check out Fontainebleau in Miami Beach.  It is right on the Atlantic Ocean, has over 1500 rooms, and recently underwent a $1 billion renovation and expansion.  Some of their most notable amenities include 11 restaurants and lounges, a 40,000 square foot spa, and a free-form [...]

Ace Adventure is an adventure outfitter situated on 1,500 acres and provides plenty of outdoor activities.  They are located on the New River Gorge National River in West Virginia, referred to as the “Grand Canyon of the East”.  They are most popular for white water rafting which is how they got their start.  Over the years, [...]

This is a good place to vacation if you are looking for a relaxing time of outdoor activities.  Most of this city’s popular attractions are outdoors.  Portland is very “green” in 2 ways:  1) it rains here about 8 months out of the year (fall, winter, and spring) so the vegetation is very lush and [...]

Blizzard Beach is a water park located in Walt Disney World Resort, Florida.  The theme of this park has a story behind it.  The story goes that a huge freak blizzard hit Florida and overnight a ski resort popped up with slalom, tobogganing, and iceberg walkways.  When the weather quickly warmed back up again and [...]

Star Island is going to be the first of its kind – a completely carbon-neutral resort.  “Star” stands for “sustainable terrain and resources”.  Everything on the island is going to be powered by solar, wind, and current (via underwater turbines).  It is a small island (35 acres) in the Bahamas that started out with nothing [...]

This is the second article I’ve written about ice hotels.  I just find them fascinating!  This one is located in the ski area above the resort of Scuol, Switzerland.  They are open for business from Christmas to roughly the end of April and rebuild the entire place from scratch each year.  The igloo village is [...]

Kalahari is a huge indoor water park themed after the African Kalahari desert.  They have several locations, but the one in Ohio is officially America’s largest indoor water park.  The facility, due to its unique roof, allows in about 75% sunlight so guests can get a suntan anytime during the year.  They can accommodate about [...]

This is one of the largest indoor ski resorts in the world.  And it is located in Dubai, of all places, where outside average temperatures range from 70-100 degrees Fahrenheit during the year.  The facility is 22,500 square meters (size of 3 football fields) and has snow all year round.  There are 5 different downhill [...]

Genting is called the “city of entertainment” and is located in Malaysia.  This huge resort is located on a mountain peak in the Titiwangsa Mountains.  It is so big, in fact, that one of the hotels, the First World Hotel, holds a Guinness World Record as the world’s largest hotel with over 6,000 rooms!  I [...]