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Article #74Re: California dining advice needed.
From: Tim May
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:42
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:42
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In article <bfb23736.0402252335.2bf43c47@posting.google.com>, Mike Tamada <tamada@oxy.edu> wrote: > "amalia" <amaliaxexfreedman@comcast.net> wrote in message > news:<D5DVb.249529$I06.2755702@attbi_s01>... > > "Simon Belmont" <123@abc.xyz> wrote in message > > news:fMfUb.983$AI1.627@newssvr23.news.prodigy.com... > > [...] > > > > At the same time it might be cool see it for myself to dissect what all > > > the fuss comes from. I suspect it is mostly a source of pride for CA. > > > > Your comment made me laugh (not snicker), it makes CA sound like a small > > town. I don't think Hearst Castle ranks among the state's top destinations, > > Correct, it's not as if Californians puff themselves up because > Hearst's Castle is here. > > But the question then occurs to me: what *are* the "sources of pride > for CA"? I mean in terms of tourist-type destinations. > > Off the top of my head, I'd say: Yosemite, "the coast" (I'll leave it > up to coastal locals to argue over whether this should mean Mendocino > or Big Sur or Huntington Beach or wherever), and the Sierra Nevada. > Next, maybe the redwood forests, and though not destinations per se, > the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hollywood sign are major California > icons. > > Hearst's Castle would be wa-ay down the list, I don't know if even the > residents of the local town would point to it as a source of pride. Incorrect. Hearst Castle gets about one million visitors per year. Monterey Bay Aquarium gets about two million visitors per year. Yosemite gets about 3 million visitors per year (over a large area). Hearst Castle is the most heavily-visited state park in California. --Tim May
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