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Shearwater is a classic Newport-style schooner yacht, only recently recognized as a national landmark in 2009. The vessel was built by Rice Brother Corporation in East Boothbay, Maine, back in a time when yachting was a rare combination of elegance and adventure; Rice Bros. were well known for building luxury pleasure yachts and produced some 4,000 hulls over a period of 64 years. The keel was laid down on January 4, 1929 and a news clip from the Boothbay Register reflects alongside a photograph "Tyler Hodgon at the old Tide Mill is getting out timbers for the schooner to be built at Rice’s. Vessel to be built of native white oak." Traditionally built from hand-hewn native white oak, she was the last boat to be constructed at that yard - likely due to the ensuing Great Depression brought on by the Stock Market Crash that occurred later that autumn. East Boothbay was a small coastal town with shipbuilding being its only industry. About 40 workmen were employed for the construction of SHEARWATER. Her designer Theodore Donald Wells was born in Hudson Falls, N Y on October 22, 1875. He was a naval architect and marine engineer, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and also the Institute of Naval Architects London. His education included post-graduate work at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. He began his career as a member of the firm Herreshoff and Wells, N. Y. City in 1902. Working with Herreshoff no doubt had an influence on his designs, which bear similarities to many of the famous Herreshoff designed yachts of that time. From 1903 to 1907 he worked for Wintringham and Wells and then began practicing his profession under his own name. Mr. Wells joined the Navy Department in March 1917 and became Superintending Constructor of the Baltimore District U. S. N. Notable yachts designed and constructed under his supervision are "Viking" a 272 foot steel motor yacht built for George F. Baker in 1929 by Newport News and "Karina" a three masted schooner built for Robert E. Tod in 1932 by Staten Island Shipbuilding. Mr. Tod was a well-known offshore yachtsman as was his former yacht ‘Thistle", which competed in the Emperors Cup ocean race. SHEARWATER was launched on May 4, 1929 and photographs in the Boothbay Register reflect her graceful and elegant lines. Her first Captain, Leon Esterbrook of Edgarton, MA, arrived to take charge of the fitting out. Her owner Charles E Dunlap was a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Oyster Bay, NY and this became SHEARWATER’s first homeport after her completion in late September 1929. It was there in Oyster Bay that she first started to thrill those who sailed in luxury aboard her and those who were privileged to crew her on race day. Since her launching and documentation in Lloyd’s Register of American Yachts in 1929, she has had a colorful history and has been carefully maintained and restored to standards that few contemporary vessels are able to match and is truly a piece of American Maritime History. On November 7, 1942 SHEARWATER was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and became a member of The United States Coast Guard’s Coastal Picket Patrol during World War Two. She was painted gray and bore the numbers CG67004. Based at Little Creek, Virginia she patrolled the waters east of the Chesapeake Bay entrance and south towards Cape Hatteras. Her skipper during that period reflected on how they used their free time while out on submarine patrol to race against other yachts and in his own words "sailed in tandem with the schooner Lord Jim, racing in and out of port, up and down the east coast and winning." She was designed and built as a gaff rigged schooner but during this period was changed to a Marconi rig. She carries over 2,550 square feet while under full sail. A true veteran world cruiser, she first transited the Panama Canal in July 1946 and in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s completed a two and a half-year global circumnavigation. In December 1971 Mrs. John B. Thayer of Rosemont, wife of a former trustee and treasurer, donated SHEARWATER to the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute of Environmental Medicine. She was used by the university as a laboratory for research on physiological responses to the stresses of living and working underwater. Captained by James Shearson, she was fitted with compressors, generators, monitoring instruments and a small decompression chamber. She has participated in many Ancient Mariner and Classic yacht races in U S waters as well as racing in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand while on her circumnavigation in the early 1980’s. It is rumored she was once dismasted in the famous Newport to Bermuda race. She was last raced by the current owners in San Diego in May 1995 in the American Schooner Cup and finished second overall. She entered the yacht charter industry in 1966 whilst on the West Coast sailing to the Channel Islands and was again used to generate income to keep her shipshape while owned by the University of Pennsylvania. During the chartering industry’s infancy in the Caribbean, SHEARWATER was known as the " Queen of the Fleet". Today she continues this tradition offering the most unique sailing experience and has passed rigid Coast Guard inspections and can carry up to 49 passengers. We welcome you to join us for an excellent opportunity to experience the ambiance of a vintage sailing vessel while delighting in the splendors of The Manhattan sky-line, the Statue of Liberty or the beauty of the oceans beyond.
El tour de 2 horas por el Parque Nacional Everglades con delfines, observación de aves y vida silvestre es una aventura maravillosa para toda la familia y una excelente introducción de la zona. El tour en una lancha motora muy cómoda, será conducido con seguridad a través de las 10 mil islas de los Everglades. Dependiendo de la temporada, se pueden encontrar manatíes, delfines, tortugas marinas, águilas calvas, águilas pescadoras, garzas, garcetas, pelícanos, espátulas rosadas, así como numerosos tipos de peces. ¡No olvide la cámara!
City Sightseeing Amsterdam is wheelchair accessible The Amsterdam Dungeon Yes, but how does it work? The Amsterdam Dungeon is a must-see attraction in Amsterdam . It is a tour of 80 minutes through Amsterdam’s most dark history. You will enter the Dungeon with a group of no more than 30 people and you will descend into the vaults of the Amsterdam Dungeon, where you will ‘enjoy’ all shows. Tours leave every 10 to 15 minutes. What will you experience? They are better and bolder than ever before. They are the Amsterdam Dungeon! Enjoy 11 shows, 7 actors and 500 years of history in one unique experience. Are you man or women enough? They have new and updated shows. You will laugh and scream nervously at the sight of our burning witches. See, smell, listen and be afraid, very afraid... Meet the full cast of professional, theatrical actors who play gruesome characters, from our (not-so) fair judge to the threatening torturer. You will face many surprises along the way that will guarantee an experience that will make you laugh and scream at the same time.
Parque Disneyland® En un Reino Mágico no muy lejano - en algún lugar donde los sueños se hacen realidad – los héroes y heroínas de Disney® viven en un cuento de hadas: una vida feliz que, afortunadamente, nunca termina. 5 tierras mágicas, diversión sin fin, elija una... ¡o todas! Disfrute de su Tierra Disney® favorita tal como la recuerda en las historias Disney clásicas donde los cuentos de hadas se hacen realidad. Un sinfín de atracciones y emociones que vienen en todos los tamaños y formas. Podrá vivir grandes emociones en atracciones como la Space Mountain Mission 2 que le llevará a los confines del Universo. Los más pequeños tendrán la oportunidad de descubrir el Mundo con “It’s a small world”. La diversión para toda la familia se encuentra en cada esquina del Parque, desde “Pirates of the Caribbean” hasta las tazas de “Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups”. Conozca los personajes de Disney® El Parque donde sus personajes favoritos de Disney® viven y están deseando conocerle. A lo largo del Parque podrá saludar a Mickey y Minnie, a Goofy o a Winnie de Pooh. Podrá abrazarles, hacerles fotos e incluso obtener un autógrafo suyo. Cada día es una fiesta en el Parque Disneyland®. Además de todas las maravillosas atracciones y personajes, hay un montón de desfiles increíbles y espectáculos para disfrutar, durante todo el año. ¡Disfrute de nuestros magníficos espectáculos y desfiles todos los días! Parque Walt Disney Studios® Justo al lado del Parque Disneyland®, descubrirá el mágico mundo del cine y la televisión en el Parque Walt Disney Studios. Explore 4 escenarios cinematográficos, con atracciones emocionantes y espectáculos centrados en el cine. Descubra las escenas de 4 platós, ¡donde sus sueños cinematográficos se hacen realidad! ¡El mundo del espectáculo en su máximo esplendor! Haga su debut en la gran pantalla en la “Production Courtyard”, el “Toon Studio”, o los platós “Backlot” y “Front”. Un itinerario repleto de estrellas, y nunca sabe con cual se encontrará. Hay atracciones de algunas de las películas más taquilleras. ¡Y quizás descubra que tiene madera para ser una estrella del cine! Será su día para descubrirlo mientras explora todo lo que se puede encontrar en Disney® Studios – el Tour por los Estudios: “Behind the magic”, “Disney Cinema Parade”, “Animagique” y mucho más. En el Parque Walt Disney Studios® abunda la magia del cine. Vaya detrás de las cámaras con los tours y las exhibiciones nunca antes vistas. ¿Por qué no apuntarse en uno de los alucinantes espectáculos o demostraciones para completar el día? Como por ejemplo el “Behind the Magic” o el espectáculo de dobles de acción “Moteurs… Action!”. Después de todo esto sabrá que es sentirse como una estrella.
For a limited time only rock out to the best in music with Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas with tickets from ShowTickets.com.
The world-famous 86th and 102nd floor Observatories offer unmatched views of New York City and on a clear day one can see to New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 1,050 feet above the city’s bustling streets, the 86th floor Observatory offers panoramic views from within a glass-enclosed pavilion and from the surrounding open-air promenade. 200 feet higher, our 102nd floor Observatory is a private and serene perch in the middle of the greatest city in the world.
The Observatories have been a “must visit” for millions each year since it opened to the public in 1931. Each year approximately four million people are whisked to our 86th and 102nd floors, consistently one of New York City’s top tourist attractions. Visit the Observatories 365 days per year, day and night, rain or shine, for magnificent views of Manhattan and beyond.
The Empire State Building embodies the feeling and spirit of New York City. It is recognized not only as an iconic landmark offering some of the most spectacular views on earth, but also as an international symbol of shared hopes, dreams, and accomplishment.
Accessibility: The Empire State Building is fully ADA compliant. We have handicapped restrooms on the 86th Floor Observatory and also have lowered viewing walls and binoculars. Service dogs are allowed throughout the building. Motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs are permitted. The 86th Floor has ramps to make getting around easier and lowered viewing walls so that visitors in chairs can still take in the view.
Additional Options:
102nd Floor Observatory: Upgrade available at Observatory ticket office (2nd floor) or 86th floor kiosk.
Express Pass: Purchase exclusively from the official Empire State Building onsite ticket office on the day of arrival to move to the front the line.
Dining: State Grill and Bar offers a prix fixe dinner package to observatory guests with fresh locally sourced foods prepared in our glass enclosed kitchen and unique, local craft beers and cocktails. There are also two Starbucks, a café, Chipotle, Sushi-teria, and the budget minded Heartland Brewery.
Building Information
1,050 feet to the 86th floor Observatory
1,250 feet to the 102nd floor Observatory
1,453 feet, 8 9/16 inches to the tip of the broadcast tower
Broadcast tower adds 203 feet 8 9/16 inches
103 floors
1,872 steps to the 103rd floor
Sits on 79,288 square feet, approximately 2 acres
Weighs 365,000 tons
Volume is 37 million cubic feet
200,000 cubic feet of Indiana limestone & granite exterior cladding
An estimated ten million bricks were used in construction
730 tons of aluminum and stainless steel were used in construction
57,000 tons of steel were used in construction
Contains 473 miles of electrical wiring and 70 miles of pipe
6,514 windows
210 columns at the base support the entire weight of the building
Construction was completed in one year and 45 days
Seven million man-hours went into constructing the Empire State Building
Final cost of property and construction was $41 million
73 elevators
Five entrances
2.85 million rentable square feet
Madame Tussauds New York
Get your selfie sticks ready, because New York City's Madame Tussauds in Times Square is the only place with no ropes or barriers holding you back from getting photos with your favorite stars! Voted as one of New York's most unique attractions, Madame Tussauds invites you to pose "In a moment in time" with your famous fun figures of internationally renowned musicians, A-list stars, sports legends, world leaders and more. With over 85,000 square feet of interactive entertainment and several newly renovated spaces, including our new Ghostbusters VR, Project Runway and Kong: Skull Island experience, the world famous wax attraction is bigger and better than ever!
Madame Tussauds New York, prominently located in the heart of Times Square, is more than just an interactive wax attraction; it is an iconic “must do” New York experience and the home of the Ghostbusters Hyper – Reality Experience and SKULL Island. There are no velvet ropes or obtrusive barriers to keep guests from interacting with world’s most recognizable and influential icons. The fully immersive, one-of-a-kind attraction is great for families and visitors of any age.
