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Great Escape
A look at the most popular U.S. and worldwide
tourist destinations. -- October 15, 2007
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Amazing animals, weird science, Honest Abe, gourmet
chocolate, Broadway musicals, whatever you're looking for, you'll find it in
Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne is home to fabulous attractions, sumptuous dining,
thriving sporting events and world-class entertainment. Love to shop? Fort
Wayne has a number of unique shopping malls to meet your every whim.
Enjoy Fort Wayne's famous Hoosier hospitality, and know
that whatever you're looking for, it's here waiting for you.
Median income -- $36,518
Median house value -- $74,600
For more information visit www.visitfortwayne.com
or call 1-800-767-7752.
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| The Top 9 Attractions
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| The Haunted Castle 260-489-1763
Haunted Castle and Black Forest, now in its
21st season, is the premiere haunted attraction in the Tri-state area. |
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| DeBrand Fine Chocolates Tour
260-969-8333
DeBrand Fine Chocolates has been producing
world-class chocolates for over 16 years. Experience true chocolate
enchantment while touring the corporate facility. |
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| Cathedral Museum 260-424-1485
A classic example of Gothic architecture,
with exceptional wood carvings and Bavarian stained glass windows are said
to be the finest of their kind in all the Western Hemisphere, housing
religious artifacts dating back to the mid-13th century. |
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| The Lincoln Museum 260-455-3864
The award-winning permanent exhibit,
Abraham Lincoln and the American Experiment, includes 11 exhibit galleries
featuring hundreds of artifacts. You can read Lincoln's mail, decorate the
White House, be President-for-a-Day and see a rare edition of the
Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Lincoln himself in 1864. Plan for a
one and a half to 2 hour visit. |
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| Science Central 260-424-2400
Hands-on fun is the rule at Science
Central, Indiana's interactive science center. The center makes math,
science and technology come alive. Make an earthquake, tornado, walk like
an astronaut, bend a rainbow or hold a starfish and much more. |
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| The History Center 260-426-2882
Housed in the former City Hall and jail,
the History Center provides three floors of Fort Wayne history with
interactive, multi-sensory learning stations. |
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| Fort Wayne Museum of Art
260-422-6467
Inside lives a 1,300-piece collection of
19th and 20th century art and highlights major exhibitions from museums
throughout the U.S. |
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| Fort Wayne Children's Zoo
260-427-6800
This 42-acre zoo is home to the
award-winning Indonesian Rainforest and the world's only Endangered
Species Carousel. You can also hike through Orangutan Valley, Tiger
Forest, have an Australian Adventure and travel to Africa in a modernized
jeep. |
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| Foellinger-Freimann Botanical
Conservatory 260-427-6440
Visit the Showcase Garden, Tropical Garden,
Desert Garden, Streetside Garden, Beverforden Garden, Terrace Garden or
Exploration Garden and be surrounded by nature in this downtown oasis. |
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