VIRTUAL SEDONA. A travel planner for this northern Arizona resort town is available on CD-ROM. The "Sedona Travel Planner Interactive CD-ROM" is available free online at www.VisitSedona.com or by calling 1-800-288-7336. (You'll need a 2000 or later version of Windows.) If you prefer print to virtual, request the "Experience Sedona Guide," 74 pages of attractions, accommodations, restaurant listings, etc.
BEST OF THE BEST. The National Amusement Historical Association announced the results of its latest Amusement Park and Attractions Survey. The winners:
Favorite traditional park: Kennywood (West Mifflin, Pa.)
Favorite theme park: Walt Disney World
Best park for families: Knoebels Amusement Resort (Elysburg, Pa.)
Most beautiful park: Busch Gardens Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.)
Favorite Wooden Rollercoaster: BoulderDash, Lake Compounce (Bristol, Conn.)
Favorite steel rollercoaster: Millennium Force, Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)
Best new attraction: Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point
ALL ABOUT MARYLAND. "Destination Maryland: The Official Guide to Maryland State Travel" is available free by calling 1-800-719-5900, or order it on the Web at www.mdwelcome.org. Speaking of Maryland, driving trail maps of Maryland Civil War trails are also available free. One outlines the route of the Gettysburg invasion and retreat; another focuses on Lee's invasion of Maryland in the Antietam Campaign. A third follows the route in southern Maryland that John Wilkes Booth took as he tried to escape after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
WHERE IS LANE COUNTY? In Oregon. Learn more by requesting the free "Official Lane County Oregon Visitor Guide" by calling 1-800-547-5445; or visit the Web at www.VisitLaneCounty.org
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