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Venice 8x 25.0% stumper $438 avg J:3 DJ:5
J $100 1995 For about 50ยข you can take a gondola ride across the Grand Canal in this city
DJ $600 1998 This city's Ducal Palace displays Tintoretto's "Paradise", the world's largest oil painting on canvas
J $100 1994 The annual Regata Storica in this Italian city features gondola races
Australia 8x 12.5% stumper $275 avg J:6 DJ:2
J $100 2001 You can cuddle a koala at the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane in this country
J $500 1988 You can ride a camel to dinner or even spend the night with one near Alice Springs in this country
J $100 1991 It's touted as "the land of the kookaburras, Drizabones, billabongs & contraltos
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Switzerland 7x 14.3% stumper $714 avg J:3 DJ:4
DJ $400 2004 Johannes Badrutt, a St. Moritz hotel keeper, first convinced summer guests you could visit this country in winter, too
DJ $600 1998 After touring the Old Castle in Gruyeres in this country, you may visit the dairy that makes Gruyere cheese
DJ $2,000 DD 1988 Frommer's has no separate "dollarwise" guide to Liechtenstein; they combine it with this country
India 7x 28.6% stumper $386 avg J:5 DJ:2
J $100 1998 When you're in this country, if you overeat in a Delhi deli, you may come down with "Delhi belly"
J $500 1988 Fodor says visitors should spend 2 full days at the Buddhist caves near Aurangabad in this country
J $200 2003 Feel free to wear your jodhpurs to Jodhpur in this country; they were named for it
Hawaii 7x $157 avg J:6 DJ:1
J $100 1996 Waikiki is probably the most famous beach in this U.S. state
J $100 1993 Washington Place, once the home of Queen Liliuokalani, is now the home of this state's governor
J $100 1993 Niihau is this state's "Forbidden Island"; you can only visit it with the owner's permission
Mexico 6x $400 avg J:4 DJ:1 FJ:1
J $100 1993 Shopping for serapes? Oaxaca in this country is noted for them
J $500 1991 Cancun, an island resort in this country, didn't open its first hotels until the mid 1970s
FJ 1988 To serve U.S. tourists, there are 9 American consulates there, more than in any other country
Florida 6x $383 avg J:4 DJ:2
J $200 1995 The Sponge Orama exhibit center in Tarpon Springs in this state features a museum of sponge diving history
DJ $800 1999 The world's largest stand of sand pine scrub oak is in Ocala National Forest in this state
J $300 1997 See where Johnny Weissmuller swung as Tarzan on the Lost River Voyage at Silver Springs in this state
Belgium 6x $500 avg J:5 DJ:1
J $300 1991 While in this country, you might want to attend a performance at the Royal Flemish Opera
J $500 1996 You'll find Le Musee de la Vie Wallonne, The Museum of Walloon Life, in Liege in this country
J $400 1998 Families enjoy the Boudewijn Park & Dolphinarium in this European low country
Alberta 6x 16.7% stumper $367 avg J:5 DJ:1
DJ $200 1996 The city of Edmonton in this Canadian province staes a fringe theatre festival every summer
J $500 DD 1991 The Grizzly House in Banff in this Canadian province serves rattlesnake fondue
J $200 1996 The enormous West Edmonton Mall in this province boasts live dolphin shows & a submarine ride
Vancouver 5x $520 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $300 2000 Chinese New Year is greeted with dancing dragon parades & firecrackers in this largest B.C. city
J $600 2020 (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) I-5 runs from the Mexican border all the way up to become Canada's Highway 99, leading into this city, British Columbia's most populous
J $300 1997 Gastown, a popular area of this B.C. city, is named for saloonkeeper "Gassy" Jack Deighton
Maine 5x 20.0% stumper $460 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $300 1999 The Kennebunk area, including Kennebunk Beach, is one of this state's most popular resort destinations
DJ $800 1995 An Acadian village of 16 reconstructed buildings can be seen in Van Buren in this New England state
DJ $400 2002 Interstate 95 runs through this state from the Canadian border at New Brunswick to Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Istanbul 5x 40.0% stumper $700 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $400 2011 Looking for a hotel in this city? Times picks included Les Ottomans & Four Seasons the Bosphorus
J $700 DD 1995 When your boat enters the Golden Horn, this city is on both sides of you
DJ $800 2018 Visiting this city? The Rumelihisari fortressat the narrowest part of the Bosphorus is open to the public
Florence 5x 20.0% stumper $820 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $400 2007 The New York Times website's "Where to Stay" feature suggests the Pensione Maria Luisa De' Medici in this Tuscan city
J $500 1998 In this city you can purchase a ticket allowing visits to 7 museums, including the Palazzo Vecchio
DJ $1,000 1998 While in this city, stop by its beautiful Boboli Gardens behind the Pitti Palace for a picnic lunch
Dublin 5x $420 avg J:5
J $100 1998 The James Joyce Cultural Centre in this Irish capital includes a library & a reading room
J $600 2004 This capital's O'Connell street, one of Europe's widest, was previously called Sackville street
J $200 2000 This capital's O'Connell Street, one of Europe's widest, was previously called Sackville Street
Denmark 5x 20.0% stumper $440 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 1986 Country that is home to Royal Copenhagen Porcelain
DJ $800 2007 Frederiksborg Castle, famed for its gardens, has been called the Versailles of this Scandinavian country
J $200 1996 Gamblers know there's a casino inside the H.C. Andersen hotel in Odense in this country
Copenhagen 5x 60.0% stumper $560 avg J:2 DJ:3
J $300 1993 In this city it's about 2 miles from Hans Christian Andersens Blvd. to Den Lille Havfrue Statue
J $500 1989 City you'd visit to tour the Carlsberg & Tuborg breweries
DJ $1,000 1987 A stop in this capital city's Illum department store can get you Lego sets you've never seen before
Boston 5x $200 avg J:5
J $100 1999 The Museum of Fine Arts in this Massachusetts capital is noted for its Asiatic collection
J $100 1997 When visiting this New England capital, stop at Charlestown Navy Yard to see "Old Ironsides"
J $200 1997 Children can dress up in old clothes in The Dress Up Shop, part of this Mass. city's Children's Museum
Texas 5x 20.0% stumper $300 avg J:5
J $100 1996 Amarillo in this state is the home of Cowboy Morning, which features a wagon ride & chuck wagon chow
J $500 1994 Built in 1900 by a barbed-wire tycoon, the Pompeiian Villa is a landmark in Port Arthur in this state
J $200 1996 Fans of Davy Crockett remember the Alamo is in San Antonio in this western state
New Mexico 5x $820 avg J:3 DJ:2
J $100 1991 Gallup noted for its annual Indian ceremonies & rodeos is a city in this state
J $600 2016 Leave Pecos, Texas at 10, drive north for an hour & 1/2 & you'll pull into Carlsbad in this state at 10:30
DJ $1,000 1995 A state park in Columbus in this state is named for Pancho Villa
Utah 4x $400 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1998 Honeymooners might visit Bridal Veil Falls in Provo Canyon in this state
DJ $600 1998 Wish you were in Dixie--National Forest? You'll find it near Bryce Canyon in this state
J $300 1994 While visiting this state, be sure to see the Indian cliff dwellings near Blanding, Kanab & Moab
the Virgin Islands 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $800 2004 The history of St. Thomas in this island group is exhibited at Fort Christian, named for Denmark's King Christian V
DJ $1,200 2002 Buck Island Reef in this U.S. territory is one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean
DJ $800 1996 Mongoose Junction is a shopping mall, not a petting zoo, on St. John in this island group
the Blarney Stone 4x $325 avg J:2 DJ:2
DJ $200 1999 This County Cork landmark is scrubbed 4 times a day with disinfectant
J $500 1988 If you can't go to Cork, Ireland, pop over to Shamrock, Texas & kiss this sham rock
J $200 1992 You have to lean backwards over the edge of a castle if you want to kiss this Gaelic landmark
San Francisco 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1995 After winding down Lombard Street in this city, you might dine at Fisherman's Wharf
DJ $1,000 1989 U.S. city in which you can follow cabbie Don Herron on a tour of the Dashiell Hammett Trail
J $300 1988 American Express surveys indicate this West Coast city is most popular with U.S. tourists
Rome 4x 25.0% stumper $500 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1995 Stops on this city's Metro Line B include Termini Station, Tiburtina Station & the Colosseum
J $500 2000 Andrea Palladio's 1554 book on "The Antiquities of" this city was the standard guidebook for some 200 years
DJ $1,200 2016 Andrea Palladio's 1554 guidebooks to this city were quite popular in their day
Plymouth 4x $375 avg J:1 DJ:3
DJ $200 1996 The story of the Pilgrims is told by life-size figures in a wax museum in this Massachusetts town
DJ $800 2016 Exhibits at Pilgrim Hall in this Mass. city include William Bradford's wine cup & a cooking pot belonging to Myles Standish
DJ $200 1993 A recreation of the first Pilgrim village is located in this Massachusetts town
Paris 4x $275 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $200 2008 "Wax" nostalgic (or is that nostalgique?) at Musee Grevin, this capital's answer to Madame Tussaud's
J $200 2005 While vacationing in this city, you might stop by the Pere-Lachaise cemetery to pay your respects to Chopin & others
J $300 1995 The Luxembourg Gardens are not in Luxembourg but on Boulevard St.-Michel in this European capital
New Orleans 4x $800 avg J:4
J $100 1997 Commander's Palace is an elegant restaurant in this Louisiana city's Garden District
J $800 2021 In 2019, the biggest new terminal opening in the U.S. in a decade was celebrated at this city'sairport with a second line parade
J $2,000 DD 2020 I-10 is nearly a mile high east of Tucson but below sea level in this city founded by de Bienville in 1718
New Jersey 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1995 Mementoes of Walt Whitman can be seen at his home in Camden in this state
J $1,000 2020 It's 2,906 miles on I-80 from San Francisco to Teaneck in this state; good thing we've got a full tank of gas
J $200 1998 Palisades Interstate Park lies in both New York & this state
Montreal 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $100 1996 Just for laughs, you might want to attend the Just For Laughs comedy festival in this Quebec city
J $800 2015 This city's La Ronde amusement park stands on the site of Expo '67
DJ $200 1998 It's easy to find the Insectarium in this largest Quebec city--it's shaped like a bug
Maui 4x 25.0% stumper $675 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $500 1997 Not far from Lahaina, Kaanapali Beach on this Hawaiian island is noted for its luxury resorts
J $600 2002 You'll have a whale of a good time in Lahaina, a former whaling port on this Hawaiian island
J $800 2004 Called "The Valley Isle", its best beaches include Kaanapali & Wailea
Italy 4x $325 avg J:4
J $200 1993 Quirinal Palace, once the home of popes, is the official residence of this country's president
J $300 1990 San Remo is the leading resort town on this country's riviera
J $400 1991 In this European country, ice cream stores are called gelaterias
Israel 4x 50.0% stumper $475 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1986 In this country's restaurants you might try local wines, Friedman, Yarden & Carmel
DJ $600 1987 Even though Greece doesn't fully recognize this country, it will do joint advertising with it
J $300 1986 This country's ads invite you to "Come stay with friends"
Iceland 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 2010 Keflavik & Grindavik call to you, & we'll throw in a 50/50 shot at seeing Bjork somewhere
J $800 2015 Don't get too close hiking near the Bardarbungavolcano, part of the Holuhraun lava field in this country
DJ $400 2009 With its economy ailing, in 2008 this country offered $559 packages including air & 3 nights at a Reykjavik hotel
Hong Kong 4x 25.0% stumper $625 avg J:3 DJ:1
J $300 1991 Shops endorsed by this British dependency's Tourist Association display a seal with a red junk on it
J $600 2017 One of the world's busiestairportsis built on an island off this Chinese administrative region to avoid all the tall buildings
J $1,000 2010 The beach scene at Repulse Bay is one of the attractions in this south coast "Gateway to China"
Guatemala 4x 25.0% stumper $850 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $300 1999 This country's Tikal ruins were once a ceremonial center & the largest city of the Mayan empire
J $500 1993 The Mayan ruins at Tikal are a major attraction in this Central American country
DJ $1,000 1995 The tallest surviving Mayan building is a temple at the ruins of Tikal in this Central American country
Greece 4x $250 avg J:4
J $100 1990 To vacation in this country, you can fly via its national airline, Olympic
J $200 2008 For some chic shopping & great beaches, visit Mykonos, an island of this country
J $300 1995 It's the country from which you're most likely to bring home a souvenir bouzouki
Club Med 4x $333 avg J:3 FJ:1
J $200 1986 Founded 1950, today this French "Club" has about 100 resorts worldwide
FJ 1996 This company established its first village in 1950 in Alcudia on the island of Majorca
J $400 2010 In 2010 this worldwide network of vacation resorts founded by Gerard Blitz celebrated its 60ih anniversary
Berlin 4x 50.0% stumper $425 avg J:1 DJ:3
J $100 1996 The Friseurmuseum, a hairdressing museum in this German capital, has a lock of Bismarck's hair
DJ $800 1998 If you're on a shopping spree in this city on the Spree, head for the Kurfurstendamm
DJ $400 1998 Locals call this capital's Kurfurstendamm Street Ku'damm for short
a visa 4x $600 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $200 1990 When traveling abroad, you may need this official endorsement from the country you desire to enter
DJ $800 1984 Official endorsement to show validity of a passport, or a major credit card
DJ $1,200 2008 (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Machu Picchu in Peru.) Nationals of the European Union, Australia, Canada & the U.S. who visit Peru for less than 90 days aren't required to carry one of these documents unless they're here for business
Oslo, Norway 4x 50.0% stumper $1,125 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $400 1997 Some visitors to this country drive the Trollstigveien--Troll's Path--to Geiranger Fjord
DJ $800 2016 If you're into cross-country skiing, try the beautiful Peer Gynt ski area of this country
DJ $2,500 DD 1997 The Ra II is on display in the Kon-Tiki Museum in this capital city
Worth Knowing (148)
Washington, D.C. 3 Vienna 3 Tijuana 3 the Brandenburg Gate 3 Thailand 3 Tennessee 3 tea 3 Sweden 3 South Carolina 3 Portugal 3 Poland 3 Nevada 3 Nepal 3 Morocco 3 Key West 3 Kentucky 3 Kathmandu 3 Japan 3 Ireland 3 Iowa 3 France 3 Dallas 3 Colombia 3 California 3 Atlanta 3 the Taj Mahal 3 Salzburg 3 Prague 3 Kenya 3 a roller coaster 3 the Victoria and Albert 3 the pyramids along the Nile 3 Winnipeg 2 Windsor Castle 2 Williamsburg 2 Washington 2 Vermont 2 Universal Studios 2 Trinidad 2 Trafalgar Square 2 Toledo 2 Tokyo 2 Tivoli Gardens 2 Thomas Cook 2 the Washington Monument 2 the Ukraine 2 the Matterhorn 2 the Leaning Tower of Pisa 2 the International Date Line 2 the franc 2 the Empire State Building 2 the Eiffel Tower 2 the Danube 2 the Colosseum 2 the Changing of the Guard 2 the bulkhead 2 the Blue Grotto 2 the Bahamas 2 the Andes 2 the Amazon 2 the Alamo 2 Star Trek 2 Spain 2 Seattle 2 Scotland 2 Rio de Janeiro 2 Quebec City 2 Quebec 2 Prince Edward Island 2 Philadelphia 2 Peking 2 Padre Island 2 Olympia 2 North Carolina 2 Nice 2 Newport 2 New York City 2 Nassau 2 Nashville 2 mules 2 Moscow 2 Molly Malone 2 Mississippi 2 Milwaukee 2 Michelin 2 Mexico City 2 Martinique 2 Malta 2 Madrid 2 Madagascar 2 Macao 2 La Scala 2 Kuala Lumpur 2 Knott's Berry Farm 2 John Dillinger 2 Jesse James 2 Jerusalem 2 Jamaica 2 Iolani Palace 2 Indonesia 2 Idaho 2 Honolulu 2 Hannibal 2 Hamburg 2 Glasgow 2 Ford's Theater 2 Field of Dreams 2 Eugene Fodor 2 Egypt 2 Edinburgh 2 Dollywood 2 Devil's Island 2 Denver 2 Delhi 2 dance 2 Colorado 2 Chicago 2 Casablanca 2 Canada 2 Cairo 2 Caesars Palace 2 business class 2 Budapest 2 Brussels 2 Brazil 2 Bombay 2 Bermuda 2 Beijing 2 Bavaria 2 Bangkok 2 Bali 2 Avignon 2 Athens 2 Arlington 2 Arizona 2 Anne Hathaway 2 Agra 2 a passport 2 a hostel 2 6 2 Westminster 2 Waterloo 2 the Tuileries 2 the Space Needle 2 the Parthenon 2 Stratford, Ontario 2 Stratford 2 passport photographs 2
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