Landmark: Big Bear Lake, rain and snow fed one
Nick Name: Four-Season Mountain Retreat
Elevation: 6,752 ft (2,058 m) above sea level
City: Big Bear Lake
State: California
Country: USA
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Big Bear Lake, California
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Niagara Falls State Park, New York
Landmark: Niagara Falls State Park, New York
Interesting Facts: Oldest state park in the United States, contains the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls, and a portion of the Horseshoe Falls (also known as the Canadian Falls).
City: Niagara Falls City
State: New York
Country: USA
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The Crookedest Street in the World – Lombard Street
Landmark: Lombard Street
Nick Name: The Crookedest Street in the World
Interesting Facts: The iconic street with eight hairpin turns is a major tourist attraction receiving around two million visitors per year and up to 17,000 per day on busy summer weekends, as of 2015.
City: San Francisco
State: California
Country: USA
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Malibu Hindu Temple
Landmark: Malibu Hindu Temple
Religion: Hinduism
Architecture: Tradiional South Indian Style
Interesting Facts: In January 2006, the pop-star singer Britney Spears had her 4-month-old son blessed in a large ceremony by the Hindu priests of this temple
City & State: Calabasas, California
Country: USA
Address: 1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Rd, Calabasas, 91302
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Exploring Glen Canyon
Lake Powell:
Lake Powell is an artificial reservoir on the Colorado River in Utah and Arizona, United States. It is the second largest artificial reservoir by maximum water capacity in the United States behind Lake Mead, storing 24,322,000 acre-feet (3.0001×1010 m3) of water when full. Lake Powell is named for John Wesley Powell, who in 1869 led the first expedition to traverse the Colorado River’s Grand Canyonby boat. Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the 1972 creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination of public land managed by the National Park Service.
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Hiking Trails – Horseshoe Bend
Landmark: Horseshoe Bend
Sculptor: Nature ❤️
Nickname: East Rim of the Grand Canyon
Interesting Facts: The Colorado River created a roughly 1,000 ft (305 m) deep, 270º horseshoe-shaped bend in Glen Canyon, about five million years back.
Distance: 1.5 mile (2.4km) out & back from the parking to the overlook
Fee: $10 per car
City: Page
Reservation Area: Yes, Navajo
State: Arizona
Country: USA
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Cameron Trading Post
Cameron Trading Post:
Established in 1916, this place offers one stop for shopping, dining, resting and fueling. From t-shirts and trinkets to fine Native American jewelry, pottery, basketry, this location offers a little respite to your weary shoulders. This location houses a gas station and Cameron Post Office.
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Forever Marilyn
Landmark: Forever Marilyn Sculpture
Sculptor: Seward Johnson
Interesting Facts: 26-foot tall, 24,000-pound monumental sculpture created with stainless steel and aluminum
Year: 2011
City: Palm Springs
State: California
Country: USA
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Baps Swaminarayan Temple
Landmark: Baps Swaminarayan Temple
Religion: Hinduism
Architecture: Unique blend of traditional Indian architecture and
the state-of-the-art engineering modern construction
Interesting Facts: The complex is the first earthquake-proof Mandir in the world.
City & State: Chino Hills, California
Country: USA
Address: 15100 Fairfield Ranch Rd.
Chino Hills, CA 91709 USA
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Hanapepe Swinging Bridge
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Ukimat Omkareshwar Temple
Landmark: Omkareshwar Temple
Religion: Hinduism
Architecture: 9th Century AD group of Temples
Interesting Facts: Shrines for each Navagraha &
State: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Address: Near Guptakashi in Ukimat
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Triyuginarayan Temple
Landmark: Triyuginarayan Temple
Religion: Hinduism
Architecture: 9th Century AD group of Temples
Interesting Facts: Anand Dhuni from the times of divine marriage between Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati and four sacred kunds
State: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Address: Rudraprayag District
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Narayan Koti Temple
Landmark: Narayan Koti Temple
Religion: Hinduism
Architecture: 9th Century AD group of Temples
Interesting Facts: Shrines for each Navagraha &
State: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Address: Near Guptakashi
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Frank Lloyd Wright Spire
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Roadside America – World’s Largest Kokopelli
Landmark: World’s Largest Kokopelli
Deity: God of Fertility
Culture: Native American South westerm
Country: USA
State: Arizona
Address: 1620 AZ-260, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
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Roadside America – World’s Tallest Kachina Doll
Landmark: World’s Tallest Kachina Doll
Deity: Kachinas are known to be the spirits of deities, natural elements or animals, or the deceased ancestors of the Hopi.
Culture: Native American South westerm
Country: USA
State: Arizona
Address: Tonto Hills near Cave Creek
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Divine Resort Rishikesh
Brahmakapal in Badrinath
On the banks of the Alakananda River is the famous Brahma Kapal Ghat, where Hindus perform rituals for their departed dear ones and by doing so, it is beleived the departed souls get liberation from the cycle of birth and death. The ritual uses pind as the symbolic offering to the ancestors. A Tarpan is usually performed along the riverside or a flowing water body. Pinddan Tarpan contains rice balls with sesame seeds and water.
It was believed that Lord Shiva got his curse lifted and got his salvation here at Brahma Kapal after committing a Brahma sin. Hindu devotees take a dip in the river or bathe in it because Hindu belief states that doing so one cleanses his or her worldly sins.
Please watch our video on our visit to Brahmakapal: