Travel Trip ..Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla

In this May 24, 2011 photo, a statue of a diver stands outside the memorial for UDT divers and SEALs who have died at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The biggest attraction at the Navy SEALs' national museum isn't memorialized in any artifact or mentioned in any display. But that doesn’t keep visitors from asking.

In this May 24, 2011 photo, a statue of a frogman stands outside the entrance to the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The biggest attraction at the Navy SEALs' national museum isn't memorialized in any artifact or mentioned in any display. But that doesn’t keep visitors from asking. The May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden at the hands of SEALs has brought a spike in visitors to the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, seeking a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the mission was pulled off.

In this May 24, 2011 photo, weapons used by Navy SEALs during the Vietnam War are on display at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs. From 1943 to 1946, Fort Pierce was home to a makeshift training encampment for Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams, the forerunners to the SEALs. The 26-year-old museum chronicles that history from the start.

In this May 24, 2011 photo, the mural of Suddam Hussein and a modern Navy SEAL are on display at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs. From 1943 to 1946, Fort Pierce was home to a makeshift training encampment for Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams, the forerunners to the SEALs. The 26-year-old museum chronicles that history from the start.

In this May 24, 2011 photo, visitor Cynthia Lay peers through the glass to view Japanese items from a surrender package on display at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs

In this May 24, 2011 photo, guide Chuck Thiess discusses the beginning of the UDT program that led to the current Navy SEAL during a tour of the Navy UDT-SEAL museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was a diver in the 1950s. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs. From 1943 to 1946, Fort Pierce was home to a makeshift training encampment for Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams, the forerunners to the SEALs. The 26-year-old museum chronicles that history from the start.

In this May 24, 2011 photo,T-shirts proclaiming the death of Osama bin Laden, shot by Navy Seals, are for sale at the Navy UDT-SEAL museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. The biggest attraction at the Navy SEALs' national museum isn’t memorialized in any artifact or mentioned in any display. But that doesn’t keep visitors from asking. The May 2 killing of Osama bin Laden at the hands of SEALs has brought a spike in visitors to the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, seeking a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the mission was pulled off.

In this May 24, 2011 photo, WWII veteran Wally Bell stops in front of the entrance to the World War II display at the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. Bell served in the Army during the war and was on tour of the museum with his family. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs. From 1943 to 1946, Fort Pierce was home to a makeshift training encampment for Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams, the forerunners to the SEALs. The 26-year-old museum chronicles that history from the start

In this May 24, 2011 photo, guide Chuck Thiess discusses the beginning of the UDT program that led to the current Navy SEAL during a tour of the Navy UDT-SEAL museum in Fort Pierce, Fla. He was a diver in the 1950s. The museum is built at the birthplace of the SEALs. From 1943 to 1946, Fort Pierce was home to a makeshift training encampment for Naval Combat Demolition Teams and Underwater Demolition Teams, the forerunners to the SEALs. The 26-year-old museum chronicles that history from the start

The U.S. Navy UDT-SEAL Museum

"Caballo de totora"..the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru

A man rows a "Caballo de totora", a boat made with a plant known as Totora, as he heads one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of totora, which grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface

Residents walk at at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike in Puno that is being held since May 9.

Children watch TV inside a home at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "Totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.

A man waits for visitors at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "Totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface. The sign on top reads in Spanish:"Welcome to the Uros floating islands".(

A girl runs at one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike in Puno that is being held since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of "totora", a plant that grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.

A woman rows a boat as she heads one of the Uros floating islands on the Titicaca Lake in Puno, Peru, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Tourism has diminished in the islands due to the anti-mining strike that is being held in Puno since May 9. The Uros islands are known as "floating" ones because they are made of totora, which grows on the Titicaca lake, and that is woven to form a floating surface.
Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca

the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland

Surfers paddle past icebergs covered in ash from the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland, May 26, 2011. Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe


A surfer paddles past icebergs covered in ash from the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland, May 26, 2011. Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe

Surfers paddle past icebergs covered in ash from the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland, May 26, 2011. Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe.

Icebergs covered in ash from the Grimsvotn volcano eruption, is pictured in the glacier lagoon at the base of Vatnajokull, Iceland, May 26, 2011. Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano is producing mostly steam rather than ash and should calm down within a few days, national police said on Thursday encouraging hopes there will be no further disruption to flights in northern Europe.

traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia

Urus Chipayas Indigenous women look on during a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Bolivia's President Evo Morales

Couples participate in a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Bolivia's President Evo Morales.

Musician perform during a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, greets people during a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Morales

A couple pose for pictures before a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011.

A couple pose for pictures before a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011.

A couple pose for pictures before a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Bolivia's President Evo Morales

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, bottom left, delivers a speech during a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Morales

Couples wait before a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Bolivia's President Evo Morales.

A shaman performs a ritual during a traditional Andean Indigenous mass wedding in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday May 7, 2011. Some 350 couples participated in this event, having the possibility to choose the wedding godfather, according to an ancient tradition, who this time was Bolivia's President Evo Morales
350 Indian couples wed in mass ceremony in Bolivia 05-09-11.wmv

4-hour treckking at Luang Namtha. in the Northern province of Luang Namtha

This picture taken on March 12, 2011 shows a Lanten hilltribe ethnic women selling handmade craft items to tourists in a village at Nam Ha Park in the Northern province of Luang Namtha. Local travel agencies in the province offered various eco-tourist trips to foreign tourists.

This picture taken on March 12, 2011 shows Briton Joe Part (2nd R), 28, and his girlfriend Emily Soyer (1st R), 25, watching local Khmu hilltribe ethnic guides preparing a lunch in a jungle during a 4-hour treckking at Nam Ha Park in the Northern province of Luang Namtha. Local travel agencies in the province offered various eco-tourist trips to foreign tourists.

March 12, 2011 shows Briton Joe Part (C), 28, and his girlfriend Emily Soyer (R), 25, watching local Khmu hilltribe ethnic guides cooking a soup for lunch in a jungle during a 4-hour treckking at Nam Ha Park in the Northern province of Luang Namtha. Local travel agencies in the province offered various eco-tourist trips to foreign tourists

This picture taken on March 12, 2011 shows Briton Emily Soyer (2nd L), 25, looking at local Khmu hilltribe ethnic women at a village where she starts a 4-hour treckking at Nam Ha Park in the Northern province of Luang Namtha. Local travel agencies in the province offered various eco-tourist trips to foreign tourists.

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Emily Dickinson Museum

This April 23, 2011 photo shows the house in Amherst, Mass., where the reclusive poet Emily Dickinson lived and died. Tours of the home and the house next door where her brother lived provide an intimate look at her life in the 19th century and the complicated posthumous efforts to publish her work.

This April 24, 2011 photo shows a biker riding past the Goodnough Dike around the Quabbin Reservoir in Ware, Massachusetts, which is sometimes described as an "accidental wilderness."

EmilyThis April 23, 2011 photo shows the tombstone in West Cemetery in Amherst, Mass., marking the grave of the reclusive 19th century poet Emily Dickinson, who lived and died in a house nearby that is now a museum. The gravestone reads, "Called back," a phrase the poet used in a letter when she was near death.

This April 23, 2011 photo shows the stone foundation for the 19th century Powers House near Hank's Meadow in the park surrounding the Quabbin Reservoir in Ware, Mass. Hundreds of homes were torn down when four towns were moved in the 1930s to make way for the Quabbin, and today the watershed area offers a unique landscape of manmade and natural elements

This photo April 23, 2011 photo shows a stone marker for the Goodnough Dike, built during the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir in Ware, Mass. Four towns were moved to make way for the reservoir, which supplies water to more than 2 million people in 51 communities, and its watershed area is now a park

This April 24, 2011 photo shoes a diner relaxing at an outdoor table at the Night Kitchen, in Montague, Mass., located next door to a used bookstore called the Bookmill. The bookstore store is housed in an 1842 gristmill on the banks of the Sawmill River.

This April 24, 2011 photo shows a sign which reads,"Books you don't need in a place you can't find," the friendly motto of the Bookmill, in Montague, Mass., located in an 1842 gristmill on the banks of the Sawmill River. The Bookmill is one of a number of unusual places amid the small towns of Western Massachusetts.

This undated photo courtesy of Emily Dickinson Museum shows the bedroom Emily Dickinson occupied as an adult and where she wrote almost all her poetry, at the museum in Amherst, Mass. Tours of the home and the house next door where her brother lived provide an intimate look at her life in the 19th century and the complicated posthumous efforts to publish her work

Emily Dickinson Museum Field Trip

Famous for its distinct crater lake, the 23 square kilometre volcano island..

Philippines-volcano-tourism-poverty,FOCUS by Jason Gutierrez Photo taken on May 3, 2011 shows a general view from Tagaytay City, south of Manila, of the volcanic crater locally known as Binintiang Malaki (big extended leg) of the Taal volcano island. Famous for its distinct crater lake, the 23 square kilometre volcano island itself lies inside a bigger lake that makes it among the most spectacular sights, and most popular tourist destinations in the country





Philippines-volcano-tourism-poverty,FOCUS by Jason Gutierrez Photo taken on May 3, 2011 shows fishermen working alon the Taal lake in Talisay town, Batangas province, as they await word from authorities on the lifting of tourist ban on the island. Famous for its distinct crater lake, the 23 square kilometre volcano island itself lies inside a bigger lake that makes it among the most spectacular sights, and most popular tourist destinations in the country

Philippines-volcano-tourism-poverty,FOCUS by Jason Gutierrez Photo taken on May 3, 2011 shows local historian Violy Seda (2nd R) narating her experience of the volcano's last eruption in 1977, as other residents listen on a makeshift cabana in Talisay town, Batangas province. Famous for its distinct crater lake, the 23 square kilometre volcano island itself lies inside a bigger lake that makes it among the most spectacular sights, and most popular tourist destinations in the country.