March/April, 1979
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Fredericksburg
Interesting interlining
New York
Walt Disney World
Spring is here — fun is near
Spring is here and the perfect place to find
lots of fun and plenty of excitement may be
right in your own back yard, or perhaps your
neighbors’. With the rising cost of travel
abroad, we thought it might be appropriate to
concentrate on some of the interesting and
exciting places to visit on the Piedmont system.
Here are a few ideas. There are many more and
we plan to mention them in future issues of the
Piedmonitor.
See the Sunshine State
One of Piedmont’s newer cities, Miami, is an
intriguing destination full of exciting places to
visit, all set in a sunny, breezy, tropical atmo
sphere. After you escape the maze of highways
surrounding the airport, you’ll have no trouble
finding any of the numerous tourist attractions.
You’ll want to visit the Seaquarium and meet
Hugo and Lolita, two four-ton killer whales; and
Flipper, the movie star. Not too far from the
Seaquarium and within walking distance of
beach, amusement and picnic areas is Crandon
Park Zoo. Other places of interest in the Miami
area include the Monkey Jungle, Parrot Jungle,
Orchid Jungle, the Wax Museum, Treasure Is
land and Vizcaya, a beautiful Italian palace.
A short drive west of Miami is the Everglades
National Park where you can ride an airboat
and observe alligators, egrets and unusual wild
life in natural surroundings. Along the way, you
might want to explore a Miccosukee or Seminole
Indian village.
Your Florida vacation won’t be complete
without a visit to the southern-most city in the
United States — Key West. This scenic drive
takes you across the famous Seven-Mile Bridge,
which separates the Atlantic Ocean and the
Gulf of Mexico, to the world’s finest fishing
waters and beautiful beaches. You might want
to stop at Flipper’s Sea School, Sea World’s
Shark Institute, Coral Reef State Park or the
Theatre of the Sea. And don’t forget to try the
key lime pie.
The newest addition to our route system,
Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater, offers ex
quisite beaches and plenty of family entertain
ment at Busch Gardens.
There are several hotels in Daytona Beach
offering discounts of up to 50 per cent to all
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Piedmont employees during off-peak seasons,
subject to space availability. For further in
formation and reservations, contact Oceans
Eleven Resorts, 2025 South Atlantic Avenue,
Daytona Beach Shores, Florida 32019; or call
toll free 800-—874-7420. In Florida, dial 800—
342-5624.
Walt Disney World in Orlando is the perfect
place for family fun and excitement. Join the
Magic Kingdom Club and get special discounts
on just about everything — from entire family
vacation packages to general admission tickets
to Walt Disney World, River Country and near
by Cypress Gardens. Reduced rates are also
available on all Disney World golf courses and
tennis courts. To obtain your Magic Kingdom
Club membership card, contact the Employee
Relations Department, INT-A230, Ext. 385.
Carry me back
Virginia, with its sparkling Atlantic beaches,
majestic Blue Ridge Mountains and historic
towns, has something for everyone. See history
come alive as you watch hundreds of costumed
colonists demonstrate their crafts and serve
traditional meals in Williamsburg, Virginia’s
restored colonial capital.
Nearby is Jamestown, where America began
with the landing of the first permanent English
settlers in 1607, and Yorktown, where Wash
ington defeated Cornwallis in 1781. Other Civil
War battlefield parks are located at Petersburg,
Manassas, New Market, Richmond, Fredericks
burg and Appomattox, where Lee surrendered
to Grant. Don’t miss George Washington’s
home. Mount Vernon, which overlooks the
Potomac near Alexandria. Marvel at Thomas
Jefferson’s mountaintop home, Monticello, in
Charlottesville. View the tombs of Stonewall
Jackson and Robert E. Lee in Lexington. Wind
your way through the Blue Ridge Mountains on
two of America’s most scenic highways, the
Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Leave history behind as you tour NASA’s
Langley Field in Hampton, where you’ll see a
moon rock, the Apollo 12 spacecraft and Alan
Shephard’s Apollo 14 spacesuit. Visit nearby
Norfolk’s Gardens-By-The-Sea and tour the
world’s largest naval installation. Virginia
Beach is excellent for swimming, surfing, boat
ing and fishing. The Old Dominion also has two
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theme parks; Kings Dominion near Richmond,
and The Old Country, Busch Gardens near Wil
liamsburg.
Boston is beautiful
Boston, probably better known for its tea
parties, is the home of Paul Revere and the
famous North Church. Shop at world-renowned
Quincy Market, stroll down the waterfront and
eat at Anthony’s Pier 4. Keep your eyes open
for witches as you tour Old Salem.
Try the Big Apple
New York has a variety of attractions. You
might want to start with Miss America herself,
the Statue of Liberty. Ferry boats leave the Bat
tery every hour on the hour. Sail out and visit
the lady. Go all the way up to her crown, 152
feet high, for a splendid view of the harbor and
lower Manhattan. There’s also the Empire State
Building, the World Trade Center, Wall Street,
the United Nations, Rockefeller Center, Lincoln
Center for the Performing Arts, Broadway,
Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden,
Central Park, Chinatown, Greenwich Village,
plus countless museums, art galleries, exquisite
and unusual shops and fabulous restaurants.
Of course, no trip to New York would be com
plete without seeing the world-famous New
York Yankees playing baseball at Yankee
Stadium.
Relax in Denver
If the hustle and bustle of a city vacation
isn’t your idea of a relaxing vacation, you
might consider another of Piedmont’s newest
destinations — Denver. When the last snow
flake has melted, you’ll find it an ideal location
for camping, horseback riding, hiking, trout
fishing and big-game hunting. A great get-
away-from-it-all vacation place.
Other areas of interest on the Piedmont
system include Louisville, home of the world-
famous Kentucky Derby, scheduled this year
for May 5th; and, of course, the capital of our
nation, Washington, D.C., with all its monu
ments, art galleries, institutes and historical
museums.
For Piedmont people, delightful destinations
are not necessarily far away places.
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Williamsburg
Louisville
Mount Vernon