With over 13,000 action figures, the Toy and Action Figure Museum has one of the largest collections in the world. Music: Aftermath (Drama) by Gregoire Leurme.
New Jersey Botanical Gardens Skylands boasts beautiful blossoms year-round. Music: Wonderful Dream by LASERTRACKS.
Groups can travel in the footsteps of the ancient Sinagua Indians of central Arizona and rediscover indian ruins, ancient cliff dwellings and petroglyphs. Music by Randy Granger. The Dog Star/A Place Called Peace, Eagle over Hopi Mesa/Pura Vida - This is Pure Life
Music and food sustain body and soul in the Arkansas Delta. This podcast is based on an article in the March 2013 issue of Southeastern Group Tour Magazine. Music copyright iStockPhoto.com/piccadillyCircus
Groups traveling to Churchill, Manitoba can encounter polar bears, watch for whales, go dog sledding, view the northern lights, and experience nature at its most pristine. Photos by Tieguo Wang and music is Little Longer (instrumental) by The Exponentials
Groups can tour historic landmarks commemorating the civil rights movement in Birmingham and Montgomery Alabama, Jackson Mississippi, and Washington D.C. Attractions include the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, the Mississippi Freedom Trail, and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail. Adapted from a feature in the December 2012 issue of Group Tour Magazine. Music ©iStockphoto.com
Packing it in: Greater Green Bay, Wisconsin, would best be experienced in multiple overtimes. To read this article online, or to discover many other group travel ideas for Alaska or across the United States and Canada, visit us at http://www.grouptourmagazine.com/article/103052-Packing-it-in.html Music: ©iStockphoto.com, Air Corporation by Salvad0r
There are many opportunities for group tours to experience gold panning and prospecting in Alaska's golden frontier. To read this article online, or to discover many other group travel ideas for Alaska or across the United States and Canada, visit us at http://www.grouptourmagazine.com/resources/backissue.php Music: ©iStockphoto.com, Two Tears Past a Heartache by Jan_PetersonJohn_Yingst
Groove Cruises are targeting the 25- to 35-year-old demographic looking for a high-energy, crazy fun party with bumping electronic music on a big boat. They are, essentially, floating dance music festivals in tropical waters rocking their way to island destinations. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music: Maxejay - Frizz Dance
Along the shores of Little Traverse Bay, Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Boyne City have something to delight in, no matter what the calendar - or the thermometer says. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music Copyright iStockphoto.com.
Along the border between North Dakota and Manitoba, groups will find the International Peace Garden, an oasis of beauty nestled in the Turtle Mountains, as much a celebration of peace as natural beauty. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music: My Soul by Marco_monetti.
After a decade of organizing personal tours for themselves and friends, in 1999 Greg and Anne Fleming formed Carolina Tailwinds, a small bicycle tour-operating outlet. Once only offering tours in North Carolina, today Carolina Tailwinds' groups bicycle through South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New York. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music Copyright iStockphoto.com.
The Little Pigeon River is now a top adventure tour destination with a thriving ecosystem and growing rafting industry. Great for group travel, the river features Class 3 and 4 rapids in its upper section and calm lower waters, allowing for both exhilarating whitewater adventures and relaxing float trips. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music Copyright iStockphoto.com.
Just 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., off the Potomac River is an underwater graveyard. There are at least 88 sunken wooden boats in Mallows Bay, built by the U.S. government as a last-ditch effort to defend its allies in World War I. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music copyright iStockphoto.com.
At more than 1,200 acres, San Diego's Balboa Park is one of the largest urban cultural parks in the U.S. The park contains 17 museums, several performing arts venues, stunning gardens and other cultural and recreational attractions that include the San Diego Zoo. Music copyright Lohstana David.
Located outside Philadelphia in Valley Forge, Valley Forge National Historical Park is famous today as the site of 1777 winter encampment of Washington and the Continental Army. The National Park Service-operated site offers guided tours through rows of cannon artillery, soldiers' huts, monuments and historic buildings. Music copyright iStockphoto.com.
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park is charged with preserving and sharing a distinctive American art form. Managed by the National Park Service, the park tells the story of the people and places that helped shape the birth and development of jazz in New Orleans. Music copyright iStockphoto.com.
The White Mountains have long been known for their natural splendor, cultural richness, historical charm and stimulating recreation with some of the most beautiful scenery in the eastern United States - including 6,288-foot-high Mount Washington and 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest. Visit us at www.grouptour.com. Music copyright iStockphoto.com.
Door County is a different world in the winter than in warmer months, but that's not to say it's a less vivacious one. While some of the peninsular community's shops and attractions have shuttered until spring and boat tours have halted, the blankets of snow seem to breathe cool new life into other tourist destinations perhaps overlooked on sunny summer days. Visit us at www.GroupTour.com. Music copyright iStockphoto.com.