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NATIONAL PARKS in USA

editor — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 21:36:00 +0000

According to the NASPD, state parks have an economic impact of more than $20 billion annually on the communities they serve. Several states have recently completed economic impact studies of their state parks. The following is a summary of these studies: Arizona • According to The Economic Impact of Arizona State Parks, an assessment by the Arizona Hospitality Research & Resource Center at Northern Arizona University, W.A. Franke College of Business, direct annual spending by Arizona State Park visitors totals $163 million, or $70.84 per person. The combined total economic impact (direct spending, indirect, and induced impacts) of recreation parks

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ZOOS & AQUARIUMS in USA

editor — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 06:00:00 +0000

The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA, www.aza.org) reports that combined annual attendance for all 214 AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums in the United States is 175 million. Two million households in America, some five million people, are zoo or aquarium members, collectively providing over $96 million in support. More than nine million students visit and enjoy on-site education programs at zoos and aquariums each year; over 3.5 million attend them free of charge. About 80% of visitors to zoos live in the zoo’s home market and 20% are tourists, according to the AZA. Aquariums experience the opposite visitor ratio; approximately

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Historic House Museums in USA

editor — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:36:00 +0000

The following are among the most prominent historic house museums in the United States that are open to the public: Arlington House (McLean, VA; www.nps.gov/arho/index.htm) • Arlington House was the home of the Robert E. Lee family for nearly thirty years prior to the Civil War. Located in Arlington National Cemetery and now known as the Robert E. Lee Memorial, Arlington House sits in the middle of what was once a 1,100-acre plantation owned by George Washington Parke Custis. His only surviving child, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, married Robert E. Lee in 1831. • Number of annual visitors: 800,000 to

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