Здесь прошло мое дество. The place of my childhood.
Горочие термальные источники,которые здесь были обнаружены и испускали белый пар,дали название этому курорту.От старорусского "курить", т.е. дымить. Белый Кур или Белый Дым.

испускали белый пар,дали название этому курорту.От старорусского "курить", т.е. дымить. Белый Кур или Белый Дым.

Naples was founded during the late 1880s by former Confederate general and Kentucky U.S. Senator John Stuart Williams and his partner, Louisville businessman Walter N. Haldeman, the publisher of the Louisville Courier-Journal. Throughout the 1870s and '80's, magazine and newspaper stories telling of the area's mild climate and abundant fish and game likened it to the sunny Italian peninsula. The name Naples caught on when promoters described the bay as "surpassing the bay in Naples, Italy".
Marco Island has retained much of the natural beauty of its beginning when the Calusa Indians inhabited the island over 5,000 years ago. Lush tropical foliage and over 200 species of birds including the American Bald Eagle are found here providing opportunities for birdwatching as well as outdoor enthusiasts. The azure waters of the Gulf invite boaters to spend endless hours in the sun.

Louisville Courier-Journal. Throughout the 1870s and '80's, magazine and newspaper stories telling of the area's mild climate and abundant fish and game likened it to the sunny Italian peninsula. The name Naples caught on when promoters described the bay as "surpassing the bay in Naples, Italy".
Marco Island has retained much of the natural beauty of its beginning when the Calusa Indians inhabited the island over 5,000 years ago. Lush tropical foliage and over 200 species of birds including the American Bald Eagle are found here providing opportunities for birdwatching as well as outdoor enthusiasts. The azure waters of the Gulf invite boaters to spend endless hours in the sun.

The Oleta River State Park is the largest urban park in the Florida State Park system. The central feature of this park is the mouth of the Oleta River, for which it is named. The river has drawn human inhabitants to the area since about 500 BC, when its shores served as a campground for Tequesta Indians. It was used by U.S. troops (who called it Big Snake Creek) in 1841 during the Second Seminole War, and further explored in 1881 by Captain William Hawkins Fulford, whose ventured inland to what is now the city of North Miami Beach. The area became more heavily settled in the 1890s and in 1922, developers changed the name from Big Snake Creek to the Oleta River.

human inhabitants to the area since about 500 BC, when its shores served as a campground for Tequesta Indians. It was used by U.S. troops (who called it Big Snake Creek) in 1841 during the Second Seminole War, and further explored in 1881 by Captain William Hawkins Fulford, whose ventured inland to what is now the city of North Miami Beach. The area became more heavily settled in the 1890s and in 1922, developers changed the name from Big Snake Creek to the Oleta River.

Opened in 1988, it is the first showplace of its kind in the Western Hemisphere and largest butterfly educational and breeding facility in the world.This exquisite Tropical Garden is encompassed by four large screened aviaries, a sanctuary for thousands of butterflies representing dozens of species. Inside you will find waterfalls, ponds filled with colorful fish, a flowering basket walk, cases of pupae with new butterflies emerging, breathtaking orchids and more live butterflies than have ever been assembled in one place in the U.S.

four large screened aviaries, a sanctuary for thousands of butterflies representing dozens of species. Inside you will find waterfalls, ponds filled with colorful fish, a flowering basket walk, cases of pupae with new butterflies emerging, breathtaking orchids and more live butterflies than have ever been assembled in one place in the U.S.

Maine. One amazing state.
From the mountains to the sea, Maine is famed for its spectacular beauty, its thriving arts and cultural scene, and its unmatched recreational opportunities.

North Carolina Zoo is a Zoological Park consisting of two areas: "Africa" and "North America". The 37-acre (150,000 m²) African Plains exhibit alone is as large as many entire zoos. The North Carolina Zoo was the first American zoo to incorporate the "natural habitat" philosophy - presenting animals together with plants in exhibits that resemble the habitats in which they would be found in the wild. Most animals are kept in large expanses of land, which reduces many of the behavior problems that can be caused by close confinement. The Zoo is located atop Purgatory Mountain, which is a part of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains in central North Carolina. These mountains are among the oldest on earth, and time and erosion have gradually worn them down to little more than high hills a few hundred feet above sea level. Nonetheless, roads running around the park do offer superb views of the surrounding countryside.

Carolina Zoo was the first American zoo to incorporate the "natural habitat" philosophy - presenting animals together with plants in exhibits that resemble the habitats in which they would be found in the wild. Most animals are kept in large expanses of land, which reduces many of the behavior problems that can be caused by close confinement. The Zoo is located atop Purgatory Mountain, which is a part of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains in central North Carolina. These mountains are among the oldest on earth, and time and erosion have gradually worn them down to little more than high hills a few hundred feet above sea level. Nonetheless, roads running around the park do offer superb views of the surrounding countryside.

Blast from the past

Provides the world's most comprehensive assemblage of sportfishing information, exhibits, educational classes, fishing demonstrations, interactive displays and virtual reality fishing. Walk in to the 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) museum's main entrance and you are seemingly immersed in an underwater world filled with fish. There are 170 species of game fish that earned world record status suspended overhead with informational plates on date of catch, angler, place, etc., displayed on the floor under each fish. The largest mount is Alfred Dean's 2,664 lb (1,208 kg) great white shark caught in Australia in 1959.

60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) museum's main entrance and you are seemingly immersed in an underwater world filled with fish. There are 170 species of game fish that earned world record status suspended overhead with informational plates on date of catch, angler, place, etc., displayed on the floor under each fish. The largest mount is Alfred Dean's 2,664 lb (1,208 kg) great white shark caught in Australia in 1959.