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Melbourne/St Kilda

St Kilda is a vibrant beachside suburb of Port Phillip, in south-eastern inner Melbourne, Australia. St. Kilda is famous for its beach life and the bar and restaurant scene along Fitzroy Street.

It used to be seedy and run down, but there has been a revival in the 21st century as young professionals and travellers have increased in numbers.

Get in
St Kilda can be reached from the City Centre by public transport; a map of St Kilda and the surrounding area's public transport network is available on the PTV website.

By tram
The best way to reach St Kilda from the city centre is by tram. The journey takes approximately 25 minutes.

 * Route 96 from along Bourke Street or Southern Cross Station (towards St Kilda Beach) - the fastest of the three, it functions as a light rail travelling along the former railway, taking about 20 minutes with a 6-10 minute frequency. It operates exclusively with high-capacity, low-floor trams but can be very crowded. Within St Kilda, it travels along Fitzroy Street, the Esplanade and terminates at Acland Street.
 * Route 16 (also 3a on weekends) from along Swanston Street or Flinders Street Station (towards Kew) - passes along Fitzroy Street, the Esplanade and Carlisle Street. It then travels into the neighbouring suburbs of Balaclava and St Kilda East, before heading onwards to Kew in Boroondara.
 * Route 12 from along Collins Street (towards St Kilda) - passes through the residential streets of the inner south and St Kilda West before terminating at Fitzroy Street.

The eastern periphery of St Kilda, including St Kilda East, can be reached by Route 67 (towards Carnegie), or by '''Route 3 (towards East Malvern).

By train
St Kilda does not have a railway station: the former railway has been converted to the Route 96 light rail tram. St Kilda East is served by Balaclava Station on the Sandringham Line.

By bus
Buses are useful for accessing the more residential areas of St Kilda and its surrounds that lack tram services. High-frequency Route 246 operates along Punt Road and connects St Kilda East to Melbourne's inner east. Bus routes 600, 606, 922 and 923 run via Mitford St and Broadway in Elwood, south of St Kilda.

By bike
Melbourne's Blue Bike docked bike scheme extends down as far as St Kilda - and the ride between here and the city centre is very pleasant cycling. Of course, Obikes (dockless) are ubiquitous if you care to pick one up and go for a ride along the beach.

By car
From the City Centre, St Kilda is best reached via St Kilda Road, the continuation of Swanston Street in the CBD. At St Kilda Junction, follow the signage for Fitzroy St. The journey takes approximately 25 minutes, depending on traffic.

By Ferry
St Kilda Ferries operates services to and from Williamstown Pier 6 times a day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

See

Do

Events
Note: the Espy has been closed for the past two years. It's under new ownership and there are talks of reopening.
 * Visit the flea market on Sundays at the Upper Esplanade. Good variety and prices for innovative and creative souvenirs, bags etc.
 * Every Sunday evening around sunset, there is a big party at the Espy. Situated on the picturesque Upper Esplanade, this pub has one of the best views in Melbourne. Its a bar with live music, pool tables and a lounge. Not to be missed, but bring extra cash for drinks. $5.30 for 3/4's of a pot of beer, jugs are $23.

Eat
You are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to eating in St Kilda, with over 100 eating-out venues available. The main streets in this area, Acland and Fitzroy Streets, have every type of take-away and restaurant. On Fitzroy Street, you can really see a contrast with upmarket restaurants with white table cloths rubbing shoulders with fish and chip takeaways. Depending on your budget, you are spoilt for choice. There are many cafes and restaurants favoured by locals hidden away in adjoining streets. Barkly St has Il Forniao - excellent pizza, and Claypots is a fantastic 'roll your sleeves up' type fresh fish restaurant. Acland St is noteworthy for its mouthwatering pastries.

St Kilda locals and Melbournians from neighbouring suburbs all cruise to the many cafes in the area, especially on weekends, for coffee and breakfast which is often served all day. Cafe Racer (Marine Parade) and Leroys (Acland St) have the locals nod midweek, Fringe and Vibe (Acland St) are always busy with weekend visitors and tourists due to their great location for people-watching.

Another great location is the Vineyard. If you can put up with the 'too cool for school' attitude and lack of interest from the bar and waiting staff at this venue, you are likely to have an enjoyable afternoon sitting on the terrace when it is sunny. The Vineyard has an enviable location beside a park full or Grand Canaries palm trees beside Luna Park. Sunday evenings are usually packed with the remnants of weekend parties who are partying on to a DJ.

East St Kilda and Caulfield are home to vibrant Jewish communities, and kosher bakeries and cafes abound.

Drink
Pub crawling and clubbing along Fitzroy St is very popular with backpackers.

Mid-range

 * St Kilda Stays, A manager/operator of mid-range and luxury short-stay apartments in St Kilda. 23 Apartments are available to accommodate 2-5 guests, with many on, or close to, Acland St and Fitzroy St. Minimum 7-night stay, rates from $84 to $238 per night. Book online at www.stkildastays.com.au, or e-mail: info@stkildastays.com.au

Connect
There are plenty of internet cafes (many in convenience stores) located on Fitroy street. Rates start from $2 per hour. Some also have cheap international calls.

Princes Internet, Grey street, located next to Peter Pans Travel on Grey Street, has internet, international calls, fax, printing and writing of data to CD

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Melbourne/Stonnington

Stonnington is an area and municipality in Melbourne, just southeast of the CBD. It includes the main centres of South Yarra, Prahran and Toorak. The area is regarded among Melbournians as one of the most desirable and expensive places to live. It is very popular for its high-end shopping and exquisite dining, especially along Toorak Road in South Yarra, and Chapel Street in Prahran.

Get in
Stonnington lies just south-east of the CBBD and can be easily reached by car, tram and suburban train.

By tram
Tram 58 runs along Swanston Street in the CBD to South Yarra and Toorak along Domain Road and then Toorak Road, terminating at the junction of Toorak and Glenferrie Roads. From the CBD, South Yarra is about 15 to 20 minutes away. Toorak is another 5 to 10 minutes away. Prahran is best reached from the CBD by Tram 6 (towards Glen Iris).

By train
Many train lines run through the Stonnington region, accordingly serviced by several stations. Some of these stations have unusual characteristics that make them worthy of special attention and may surprise travellers.

The busiest station in Stonnington is South Yarra railway station, which is serviced by four separate lines: Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, and Sandringham. The Pakenham and Cranbourne lines are indistinguishable for much of their length, and accordingly usually described in the same breath. This is a busy station, particularly at peak hour, and you're unlikely to find a seat if you're boarding here in peak direction. Nonetheless, you can get more or less anywhere in the southeastern suburbs and since the fusion of the Frankston and Williamstown/Werribee lines, many places in the west  from here.

Malvern, Armadale, Toorak, and Hawksburn the MATH stations  are unusual and may easily trick the unsuspecting traveller. These stations are served only by the Frankston line, despite being positioned in a way that implies the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines may serve them. However, all Pakenham/Cranbourne line trains run express between Caulfield and South Yarra (excluding a small number of services that stop at Malvern on non-peak periods). Formerly a very limited number of Pakenham/Cranbourne services stopped at these stations (which is why they have four platforms each, but only two are actually in use), but they have since ended entirely. The biggest consequence of this for travellers is that the City Loop stations are inaccessible from MATH, as the Frankston line runs direct to Flinders Street; passengers hoping to disembark at Flagstaff, Parliament, Melbourne Central, or Southern Cross will need to change at Richmond.

The Sandringham line is another line easily accessible from Stonnington, via Prahran railway station and Windsor railway station. This line is a gem for tourists, running to some of the best beaches in the southeast. Sandringham line trains do not run through the City Loop.

Finally, the Glen Waverley line is Stonnington's link to the eastern suburbs and well-represented, with Heyington, Kooyong, Tooronga, Gardiner, and Glen Iris stations. These stations are more suburban than most in the region and may be outside a tourist's itinerary, but provide convenient access to some of the hotspots of Melbourne's Chinese culture. Special consideration needs to be given to Heyington station, which is unique amongst Melbourne's train stations and not for a good reason. Heyington is the only railway station in Melbourne to lack ramp or elevator access, making it inaccessible to travellers with mobility impairments. (Note that this doesn't work out to every other station being fully accessible; some ramps have grades that violate current disability legislation.) As an out-of-the-way station primarily serving a local school, relatively few travellers will use Heyington, but those who do are cautioned about its accessibility issues.

By car
The main thoroughfare in South Yarra and Toorak is Toorak Road. Chapel Street forms a major thoroughfare between South Yarra and Prahran. The best access from the CBD is via St Kilda Road, turning left at Toorak Rd, Commercial Rd or High St. The areas of Stonnington closest to the CBD have heavy traffic, and even further out will be congested at peak hour; considering the strong public transit links of the region, travellers who aren't going further out (such as to Chadstone) may prefer not to drive.

Do

 * Bike tracks everywhere.
 * The Yarra River, DIY BBQs; get there early on Australia Day and sporting events.
 * The Yarra River, DIY BBQs; get there early on Australia Day and sporting events.

Buy
The Chapel Street shopping district in Prahran is often called the 'longest catwalk in the Southern Hemisphere'. It begins in Windsor in the south and runs to the Toorak Road intersection. The shopping strip is full of hundreds of local designer boutiques, big name fashion stores and denim specialists. Vintage and second hand clothing stores are found towards the Windsor end of the street. It's also a great place to experience Melbourne's world-renowned café culture. Greville Street is a must-visit, lined with quirky boutiques and eateries.

Toorak Road runs through the centre of South Yarra through to Toorak. Like Chapel Street, it is filled to the brim with brand-name stores and local boutiques.

Slightly further into the suburbs, High Street is another of Stonnington's major retail districts. The Armadale section in particular is known for its bridal boutiques, as well as other high-end fashion.

Drink
Chapel Street and Toorak Road has some of the best nightlife in Australia, with most clubs open 24 hours!

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Melbourne Beach

Melbourne Beach is a town in Brevard County, Florida.

By air
The nearby airport is Melbourne Intl. Airports farther away include Orlando Intl and Palm beach International Airport.

By car
The main access to the beach is via Indialantic, where US-192 enters from Melbourne and goes east across the barrier island. Turn south on FL-A1A and it leads to the junction of Oak St and Ocean Ave in Melbourne Beach. Atlantic St continues from Ocean Ave south along the beachside area from Melbourne Beach. The town can also be reached along the FL-A1A from the south, coming north from Sebastian Inlet State Park.

By bus

 * Space Coast Area Transit is the name of the local Brevard County bus service. It is a cheap way to get around and is handicap accessible. The website provides maps and timetables. Buses travel to most sites and places of interest. $1.25 per ride, or $35 for a monthly pass.

Do
You can go fishing at the beach, the Indian River Lagoon at Honest John's Fishing Camp or charter a boat. Honest John's Fishing Camp also provides opportunities to kayak or canoe. The Florida Birding Trail offers a number of sites in Brevard County.

Buy
Bait and fishing tackle:

Eat
Seafood is the best, caught fresh daily.

Go next

 * While going to Melbourne may be too far away, Sebastian Inlet State Park is just south of Melbourne Beach.

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Melchor de Mencos

Melchor de Mencos is in Guatemala on the border with Belize and is usually a place that most travelers merely pass through, but it does have some stelae and zoomorphs in a square not far away. From the border, go to the first main road to the right. It is off to the right maybe a 20 minute walk away.

Buy
There are multiple banks with ATMs about a 10 minute walk from the border along the main street into town, as well as numerous touts on the border doing cash exchange.

Sleep
Tikal Travel there can arrange a number of tours, including Yaxhá to Nakum to Tikal. It is located at the Río Mopan Lodge.

Go next

 * Nakum, a former ceremonial center and city of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, can be visited by guided tour from Melchor.

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Babeldaob

Babeldaob is the biggest island of Palau. The area of Babeldaob makes up over 70% of the land area of the entire Republic of Palau. It has about 30% of the country's population, with about 6,000 people living on it. The central forested Middle Ridge of Babeldaob has been designated an Important Bird Area because it supports populations of most of Palau’s endemic birds.

Understand
Babeldaob is one of the most underdeveloped populated islands in the Pacific Ocean. The village of Ngerulmud on the island has served as Palau's capital city since 2006, despite there being only about 320 people (2020) in the state. It is the smallest national capital in the world by population.

The island has fresh water in Lakes Ngardok and other watersheds which provide the country with drinking water. Ngardok Nature Reserve was established to protect the water quality.

Unlike most of the islands of Palau, Babeldaob is mountainous. It contains Palau's highest point, the 242-m-tall (794 ft) Mount Ngerchelchuus. Babeldaob's eastern coast has many sandy beaches, in particular north from Melekeok to Ngaraard, and the island's western coast has a shoreline with many mangrove forests.

Get in

From Koror you can cross over the Koror-Babeldaob bridge by car, bus or taxi.

Get around
Driving is the best option for getting around this sparsely populated area. The roads here tend to be in very good condition and the traffic very light.

Melekeok

Elsewhere

Go next

 * Koror

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Melilla

Melilla (Arabic: مليلية (Maliliyyah), Berber: ⵎⵔⵉⵜⵙ (Mřič)) is a Spanish exclave in North Africa, on the Moroccan side of the Mediterranean. It serves as a transit point for people and goods between the two countries. Melilla and Ceuta, another Spanish exclave, are claimed by Morocco.

Understand

Spain and Morocco are in different time zones. You will lose one hour during summer when Spain observes daylight saving time.

Talk
You are in Spain. People speak Spanish. But you are also in North Africa, and many people speak Tarifit (Spanish: rifeño, a variety of Berber). Arabic is also widely spoken amongst the Moroccans in Melilla.

By car (or on foot)
From Morocco. Melilla is completely surrounded by Moroccan territory (and the sea), and this is obviously a very sensitive border. Many try to cross illegally into Spain, with dire consequences. Crossing legally (in either direction) is also an eye-opening experience, but presents no particular difficulties if you are not transporting counterfeit goods or hashish.

By boat
There are ferry services run by Acciona Trasmediterránea and Balearia.
 * from Malaga: 8 hours.
 * from Almeria: 6.5 hours.
 * from Motril: This is a new service from Motril near Granada.

By train
Moroccan train operator ONCF has three trains daily between Taourirt and the

Buy
Melilla is a territorio franco, which means no VAT or other taxes.

Drink
The city is full of café/bars but the liveliest part is the Puerto Noray, opposite the big Hotel Puerto Melilla, which has many restaurants, bars and nightclubs. And all of the bars look over the marina.

Stay safe
Melilla is a safe city to visit, though not unconditionally so. There are always lots of people enjoying the beach, etc. until late; though it is not advisable to travel alone at night, even in the city centre. Street robbery is not an uncommon occurrence for people walking alone at night in Melilla.

Pickpocketing is relatively common here, especially in public toilets where a common tactic is for a group of large men to crowd round the victim and basically empty every available pocket. It is a better idea to leave valuables with other friends before going to the toilet, or failing that, to surreptitiously tuck your phone/wallet into your socks.

Walking into Morocco
Catch a bus from the Plaza de España to the Moroccan border, 2 km to the south. Cross the border into the Moroccan customs and security area and queue up at the police kiosk to get your passport stamped: this can take a while. Be sure to go up to the window and ask for an entry form to fill out (in French, Spanish or English) while you wait. Be careful as scammers trying to sell you these forms or trying to "help" you complete them will run off with your passport.

When you get out you will be in the village of Beni Enzar which has the port of Nador with sailings to Almeria or France, where you can find banks (just next to the port) or a collective taxi to the city of Nador. Remember to turn your watch back one hour during summer when Spain observes DST.

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Melk

Melk is a small riverside town (pop. ~5,000) on south bank of the Danube River in the Wachau Valley of Lower Austria. Melk marks the western terminus of the Wachau (86km west of Vienna) and lies upstream (40km west) from Krems.

By car
Use the A1 Westautobahn motorway and take the exit Melk. Melk-Wien: 85 km.

By boat
From mid-April through October Dürnstein can be reached by river boats which ply the route between Melk, Emmersdorf, Spitz, Dürnstein, and Krems/Stein.

Get around
Walking the small historic town center (of mainly 16th-17th century buildings) is easy; takes about 10 minutes to traverse it. The famous and huge 18th century Benetictine Abbey on top of a bluff forms a northern Baroque backdrop for the older town center and is accessed on its eastern side.

Go next
The following sights are all within a 20km radius of Melk.

 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
 * Explore the Wachau Valley between Melk and Krems (40 km downstream) by bike or river cruise. The valley is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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Melkbos

Melkbos is a beautiful seaside town of 12,000 people (2011) on the north-western fringe of the Cape Town Metropolis. It is well known for its tranquility, wide white beach, water-sports and west-coast hospitality. It is an easy getaway from the hustle and bustle of the city. The village, named after the milkwood trees growing to its north, is washed by the Atlantic ocean on its west side and has the Blouberg mountain on its eastern side. Its full name is Melkbosstrand, but most people refer to it as Melkbos.

Get in
From Cape Town, travel north on the R27 (the west coast road) past Milnerton and Tableview. Turn left at the traffic lights just after Atlantic Beach golf course. The highly touristic West Coast Region officially begins at Melkbosstrand with the "Cape to Namibia" scenic highway N7 and the West Coast Route R27 starting off there.

The MyCiTi Rapid Transit route T03 goes to Melbos.

Get around
Nearby suburbs of Cape Town are:
 * Parklands,
 * Blouberg,
 * Table view &
 * Milnerton

See

 * Beach
 * Atlantic Beach Golf Course

Do
All kinds of water sports are popular, including surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, bodyboarding, swimming and boating.

Go next

 * Namaqualand - The world-famous Spring (September) Wild Flowers area begins in the outlying fields of Melkbosstrand, and stretches all the way to the Namaqualand region. See the official West Coast Tourism website for more information.
 * West Coast National Park - known for its birdlife and flowers. Within the park is a major historical manor house, Geelbek (named after a local wild duck species) and once upon a time a playground for the Johannesburg mining aristocracy of the 1900s. Not very far, in a quiet vale, lies the beautifully preserved De Groene Kloof Mission of Mamre, established in 1808 and still serving the local community of faithful.

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Melukote

Melukote is a temple and wildlife sanctuary in Mandya, Karnataka, Southern India.

Understand
Melukote is a 4,000-year-old town near Mysore city. The buildings are simply amazing and the people follow the same 4,000-year-old Brahmin lifestyle even now. Eyesores like electricity, motor bikes and mobile telephones have affected this hillock also.

Talk
Even though the language that is generally spoken is Kannada, Tamil is also understood and spoken by many, English can also be used as many people know English are a second or third language.

Get in
If you are travelling by public transportation, you have to alight at Jakkanahalli junction and get an autorickshaw for the last seven kilometer trip up the hill. Buses are also available every one hour from Jakkanahalli junction.

By bus
KSRTC operates buses regularly from Mysore, K.R.Pet and K.R.Nagar to Melukote.

By car
Melukote is 51 km from Mysore and It is 131 km from Bangalore. From Mysore, You have to go on Mysore-Bangalore Highway and after Srirangapatana, You have to take a diversion on the left and then reach Pandavapura and go straight for another 26 km to reach Melukote.

Get around
Upper Melukote can be covered by foot in one hour. Autorickshaws charge ₹50 for dropping you in the upper temple and ₹150 for wait and return arrangement. Lower Melukote is more spacious and filled with many ancient buildings. More natural scenery can be enjoyed by walking down the hill for a distance of seven kilometers up to Jakkanahalli junction.

Eat
Melukote is famous for its puliyogare, a South Indian food made with rice, tamarind and ground nuts. You can buy Puliyogare gojju from any Iyengar shop which can be mixed with rice to prepare a quick snack at home.

Stay safe
Melukote is a safe place with a police station and no robbers around. B.S.N.L .mobile connectivity is available.

Go next

 * Nanjangud
 * T Narasipur
 * Somnathapura
 * Nagahole National Park
 * Shravanabelagola
 * Srirangapatna

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Melksham

Melksham is a small town in Wiltshire. It is not most people's idea of a tourist destination. Originally an Anglo-Saxon settlement (milk town) Melksham became one of Wiltshire's industrial towns and grew on the back of the Avon (locally pronounced as Avun) rubber factory.

Most of the interesting buildings in the area were demolished when the Avon factory expanded and in the re-development of the town centre in the 1960s, which has left Melksham a pretty bleak place.

It is by population (23,000) the 5th largest town in Wiltshire after Swindon, Salisbury, Chippenham & Trowbridge, but it has few amenities.

By road
Melksham is situated on the main North/South A350 trunk road. It can be reached by leaving the M4 at J17 and following the A350 south for approx 10 miles (16 km).

By train
is served by 2 trains per day on the Swindon - Southampton line. The train station is commonly known as 'the bus stop' due to its small size and appearance of a bus shelter.

By bus
Melksham is served by buses from Bath, Chippenham, Trowbridge & Devizes on a regular basis.

By plane
The nearest airport to the town is. is 1 hr 30 min away.

Get around
The town centre is small enough to walk around.

Eat

Melksham also has 3 Indian restaurants, 2 Chinese restaurants (Lee's Chinese on Beanacre Road is excellent) and countless kebab shops, etc.

Drink
Beware of drunken idiots on weekend nights as Melksham is famous for it. The town was once named in a list of the top 10 most violent places in the UK.

Sleep

There are also several B & Bs located in the town.

Go next

 * Nearby you have the National Trust Village of Lacock.

Tourists who find themselves in Melksham by mistake would do well to head for nearby Lacock, Bradford on Avon or Devizes.

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Mellieħa

Mellieħa is a town of 11,000 people (2019) in the northwestern part of Malta. It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months.

Understand

Mellieħa ([məˈliːhə], or il-Mellieħa) as a village developed under British colonization after the British encouraged people to settle in the area by giving leases to the population. For the previous two centuries, the area was abandoned due to fear from attacks of corsairs and Saracens. Before that, only a few villagers lived in the area.

By car
Mellieħa is easily accessible by car, and is signposted from most of Malta's roads. If signposts are not found, follow signs for Circewwa.

By bus
Buses are available to Mellieħa on the ic-Circewwa route from Valletta, Sliema and Birkirkara.

Get around
Given the small size of Mellieħa it is generally easy to walk anywhere. However it is built up a somewhat steep hill making the walk from the hilltop main street and church, to the lower beach area something of a hot and tiring affair, if you have a bus pass it is recommended to hop on one when going up or down.

Buy
There are many stores in Mellieħa where souvenirs can be obtained.

Eat

 * Da Mello - Classic Italian Pinse Romana (Pizza), Pasta and Burgers. Located at 120 Triq Il-Kbira. Good prices, great food!
 * Da Mello - Classic Italian Pinse Romana (Pizza), Pasta and Burgers. Located at 120 Triq Il-Kbira. Good prices, great food!
 * Da Mello - Classic Italian Pinse Romana (Pizza), Pasta and Burgers. Located at 120 Triq Il-Kbira. Good prices, great food!
 * Da Mello - Classic Italian Pinse Romana (Pizza), Pasta and Burgers. Located at 120 Triq Il-Kbira. Good prices, great food!
 * Da Mello - Classic Italian Pinse Romana (Pizza), Pasta and Burgers. Located at 120 Triq Il-Kbira. Good prices, great food!

Go next

 * Buġibba
 * Gozo

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Melnik

Melnik (Bulgarian: Мелник) is a "town-museum" in South-Western Bulgaria. The smallest town in the country, it's also notable for the geological formations surrounding it, its wine and its architecture. It's nested in the foothills of the Pirin mountain, close to the border with Greece.

Understand
With a population of about 200 people, Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria - its official classification as a town is traditional and maintained for historical reasons. Since 1968, it's been also declared a "town-museum". Many of its houses are either hotels, wineries, or both. Administratively, Melnik is a part of the Municipality of Sandanski, the nearest sizable town, and both are part of Blagoevgrad Oblast (Province).

Melnik lies in a hollow in the south-western foothills of Pirin. It's surrounded by picturesquely eroded cliffs in a great variety of shapes, a landform called "earth pyramids" or "hoodoos" in geography. It's assumed that the town's name is derived from the local name of the formations: "mel"-s (melove), presumably originating from a Slavic root meaning "sandy clay, sandstone" or "crumbly". The formations extend much further than the town, reaching the small village of Rozhen to the east, with a total area of about. They are a nationally protected landmark.

Get in
Once a day there is bus to Sofia. Many Greeks from the area of Thessaloniki, Serres, Drama and Kavala visit Melnik on a day trip in combination with close by Sandanski and its good shopping facilities.

There are three bus daily from Sandanski. The 2023 schedule is 7:40, 11:40, 15:30, heading to Rozhen. Reverse itinerary is 1:20 hours after. You can catch bus at Melnik, visit monastery and come back to Melnik by trail (2 hours walk).

Get around
Melnik is not large in area either. You can cross it in 15 minutes on foot.

See

 * Centuries-old plane tree
 * History Museum
 * Museum of Wine - privately run
 * Boyar House - ruins of a medieval house, reportedly inhabited until the 20th century
 * On the hill south of town:
 * Ruins of Despot Slav's fortress
 * Ruins of medieval church of St. Nicholas
 * Observation spot/chapel at ruined monastery
 * Outside of town:
 * Rozhen Monastery
 * Grave of Yane Sandanski
 * Sandstone tunnel Rozhen-Lyubovishte (dug by hand in the 20th century)
 * Grave of Yane Sandanski
 * Sandstone tunnel Rozhen-Lyubovishte (dug by hand in the 20th century)

The Rozhen Monastery is 6km out of the town. The easiest way to reach the monastery is to drive or walk to the Rozhen village using the asphalted road. Although a bit harder to find and use, the direct track through the sand peaks offers very interesting views. Note that the track is not marked, you should better ask for guidance.

The town has strictly kept the local architecture (unlike other provincial towns, such as Bansko).

Do
Walk along the creek watching the nice traditional buildings and take a tour into some wine cellars.

Buy
Wine, and see of you can discover why it was one of Winston Churchill's favourites. Consider that the cheap wine sold on the streets is not of a great quality.

The only ATM in Melnik is located at an expensive hotel, close to the end of town before the dirt road splits (the end of town meaning if you walk uphill through the centre). You can see it from the road, as it's on the outside of the hotel. It didn't work in August 2009, though.

Eat
Melnik has many nice romantic taverns serving traditional Bulgarian meals. Together with the nice landscape its a pleasure to enjoy a meal there.

Drink
Melnik wine is intended to be drunk while young, so try to find a tavern with a house wine.

There are plenty 'hole-in-the-wall' cellars that are literally holes in the Melnik clay, which acts to keep the temperature constant to aid in the wine making process. Here, you can taste the wine as it comes out the barrels.

Sleep
Many of the traditional houses now double as accommodation, run by locals.

Go next

 * Sandanski, the nearest sizable town
 * On the other side of Pirin: Gotse Delchev and the mountain resort of Bansko
 * Further that way are the Western Rhodope Mountains
 * Pirin National Park: UNESCO World Heritage National Park with over 27,000 ha, altitude between 1008 and 2914 m, mountain landscapes with glacial lakes, waterfalls, caves and coniferous forests.
 * To the south, in Greece: Thessaloniki, Kavala

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Melrose

There is more than one place called Melrose:

Scotland

 * Melrose (Scotland) - A town in the Borders region.

United States of America

 * Melrose (Florida) - a town in Florida.
 * Melrose (Iowa) - a town in Iowa.
 * Melrose (Louisiana) - a town in Louisiana.
 * Melrose (Massachusetts) - a city in Massachusetts.
 * Melrose (Minnesota) - a town in Minnesota.
 * Melrose (New Mexico) - a town in New Mexico.
 * Melrose (New York) - a town in New York.
 * Melrose (Wisconsin) - a town in Wisconsin.

Also:
 * Melrose Avenue - a shopping district in Los Angeles.

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Melrose (Scotland)

Melrose is a town in the Borders Region of southern Scotland, with a population of 2,510 in 2016. It's nowadays a commuter town for Edinburgh, and service town for the Borders General Hospital. It's notable for the nearby Abbotsford House, and for two abbeys, in town and a few miles east at Dryburgh.

Get in
Trains run hourly from Edinburgh via Eskbank (for Dalkeith) and Galashiels, taking an hour to. This is 3 miles short of Melrose but only a mile's walk to Abbotsford House.

Borders Bus X95 runs hourly M-Sa from Carlisle along the A7, via Langholm, Hawick, Selkirk, Galashiels, Stow, Newtongrange and Eskbank to Edinburgh. On Sunday only four buses run between Carlisle and Hawick, but the rest of the route is still hourly. Change at Galashiels for local buses towards Melrose: there are several, so they're every 20-30 min.

Bus 68 runs hourly from Jedburgh, taking 30 min via Ancrum and St Boswells. Buses run hourly from Berwick-upon-Tweed taking 90 min, either via Duns and Earlston (Bus 60) or via Coldstream and Kelso (Bus 67). All these buses continue to Galashiels.

is where the bus brings you in Melrose, there isn't a bus station.

Edinburgh is 43 miles (69 km) north: follow A68 for Melrose, Dryburgh and Abbotsford House. This is quicker than taking A7 via Galashiels.

Get around
Buses are frequent along the main transport corridor, Galashiels-Tweedbank-Borders General Hospital-Melrose-Newton-St Boswells-Jedburgh. Cycling is good for the back roads.

See

 * is the site of the fort itself, in the fields to the east at Newstead. There's a monument and viewing tower, but you'll need to use your imagination.
 * is the triple peak (hence "Trimontium") just south of town, with the middle peak at 1385 ft (422 m). It's thought to be a laccolith, an upwelling or blister of magma beneath other rock, with no volcanic vent. Extensive prehistoric terraces are etched into its flanks, and the Romans had a signalling station. There are multiple access paths, and it's an after-dinner stroll rather than a proper hike.
 * aka Sir Thomas de Ercildoun (1220-1298) fell asleep under a tree at this spot, and was whisked away by the Queen of Elfland. At least that's what he told his nearest and dearest when he returned seven years later with the gift of prophecy. His wizardly renown outshone Merlin's, and many of his prophecies were spot on, since they were fabricated long after the event. Eventually (according to Scott) he returned to Elfland.
 * is by the A68 north of Melrose, an impressive 19-arch structure that once carried the Berwickshire Railway over the Tweed. They've blocked off the access path, and it's closed to the public.
 * is the site of the fort itself, in the fields to the east at Newstead. There's a monument and viewing tower, but you'll need to use your imagination.
 * is the triple peak (hence "Trimontium") just south of town, with the middle peak at 1385 ft (422 m). It's thought to be a laccolith, an upwelling or blister of magma beneath other rock, with no volcanic vent. Extensive prehistoric terraces are etched into its flanks, and the Romans had a signalling station. There are multiple access paths, and it's an after-dinner stroll rather than a proper hike.
 * aka Sir Thomas de Ercildoun (1220-1298) fell asleep under a tree at this spot, and was whisked away by the Queen of Elfland. At least that's what he told his nearest and dearest when he returned seven years later with the gift of prophecy. His wizardly renown outshone Merlin's, and many of his prophecies were spot on, since they were fabricated long after the event. Eventually (according to Scott) he returned to Elfland.
 * is by the A68 north of Melrose, an impressive 19-arch structure that once carried the Berwickshire Railway over the Tweed. They've blocked off the access path, and it's closed to the public.
 * Old Melrose: Mailros means "bare peninsula" and refers to the headland 3 miles east of town where the River Tweed makes a tight bend then flows south. Here in the 7th century was the original Melrose monastery and settlement, and St Cuthbert (634-687) who grew up in this area was its prior before moving to Lindisfarne. It was long abandoned by the 12th century when King David sought to re-establish it here, but the monks opted for the site further west of the present Abbey and town. Nothing remains of the first structure but a marker, but there are pleasant woodland riverside walks. Access via Old Melrose Estate which is private property, but you can drive in and park if you're a customer of their tea-room.
 * Dryburgh is a tiny farm settlement on a headland further south where the River Tweed makes another tight bend. It's on the east bank with no public transport, but from the main road outside St Boswells you can walk east down a lane to cross the river on a footbridge. (The lane is signposted "Donkey Sanctuary", but let that pass.) By car, take B6404 east from St Boswells, cross the river, then turn north onto B6356. A monument to William Wallace stands ahead of you, and another mile north is Scott's View, a grand westward panorama over Old Melrose and the Eildon Hills. But the reason to come is the Abbey.
 * : see Kelso for this ruined 15th-century tower, and for Mellerstain House 3 miles further north.
 * is an even older gnarly stump, 13th or 14th century, by the A68 to Lauder.
 * is an even older gnarly stump, 13th or 14th century, by the A68 to Lauder.

Do

 * Walk: OS Landranger map 73 covers Melrose and west as far as Peebles; map 74 covers St Boswells, Kelso and Jedburgh. Two long-distance trails pass along the valley here.
 * The Borders Abbeys Way is a circular 68-mile trail. It's usually done in five stages, in no preferred direction or order, Kelso-Jedburgh-Hawick-Selkirk-Melrose-Kelso. It's mostly lowland and easy going, with the highest point at 339 m (1113 ft).
 * St Cuthbert's Way is a 62-mile trail from Melrose Abbey, where the saint spent much of his life, east via St Boswells and Maxton to Kirk Yetholm, meeting the Pennine Way. Continuing east it crosses into Northumberland in England and runs down to the coast and by tidal footpath to Lindisfarne. It's all lowland in nature.
 * For a short walk nearby, head into the Eildon Hills.

 * Rugby: Melrose RFC play rugby union in National League 1, the amateur game's second tier in Scotland. Their home ground is The Greenyards (capacity 15,000) off High Street. They host the Melrose Sevens in April; the next are probably 10-12 April 2025, tbc. Earlston Sevens are next held on Sunday 5 May 2024.
 * Golf: Melrose GC is on Dingleton Rd half a mile south of town. It's 9 holes, so twice round is 5545 yards, par 70, visitor fee £20.
 * Borders Book Festival is held in Harmony Gardens, with the next on 13-16 June 2024.
 * Edgefest is a music festival in September: see Jedburgh, but the site at Lilliardsedge is almost as close to Melrose.
 * Three Peaks Ultramarathon in October starts and finishes in Jedburgh, but they run to Melrose to scale the triple Eildon Hills.

Buy

 * Co-op Food on High St is open daily 7AM-10PM. But for a big shop, head to the supermarkets in Galashiels.
 * Born in the Borders is a brewery and gin micro-distillery at Lanton Mill near Jedburgh. They have a cafe and outlet shop at Tweedbank railway station and at Galashiels Interchange. They are open M-F 6AM-6PM, Sa 8AM-4PM, and Su 10AM-4PM.

Eat

 * Melrose town centre has Marmions Brasserie, Provender and Monte Cassino.
 * St Boswells has Buccleuch Arms and Hunters Stables.

Drink

 * Ship Inn is on East Port at the head of Market Square in Melrose. It's open Su-Th noon-11PM, F Sa noon-midnight.
 * Dryburgh Arms is the main pub in Newtown St Boswells and has rooms. It's open M Th 5-10PM, F 2PM-midnight, Sa Su 11AM-midnight.
 * Buccleuch Arms is in a baronial-style hunting lodge. It's on A68 at the entrance to St Boswells old village and has rooms.
 * Tempest Brew is a small brewery on Tweedbank industrial estate just south of the railway station. Their shop is open M-F 10AM-5PM; no tours.

Sleep
Melrose has the most accommodation, with a few small hotels and B&Bs, there's less in St Boswells. Lauder has a small hotel, a caravan park, and you can even stay in Thirlestane Castle.

 * Lilliardsedge is a caravan park and campsite along A68 midway between St Boswells and Jedburgh. Open all year.

Connect
As of March 2022, Melrose and its surrounds have 4G from all UK carriers, though the signal from Three is patchy. 5G has not yet reached this area.

Go next

 * See the other Borders abbeys at Jedburgh and Kelso, and the sea cliffs of St Abb's Head.

 * Roads south lead into Northumberland, which is wilder than the bucolic Borders.

 * Edinburgh to the north and Glasgow to the west are both unmissable.

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Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray, usually referred to locally as just Melton, is a market town in the county of Leicestershire, England. It is famous for the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie and as the centre of Stilton Cheese production. Melton Mowbray is also recognised as the "Rural Capital of Food".

By car
Melton Mowbray lies about 15 miles (25km) north-east of Leicester.

By train
Train services are provided by East Midlands Trains and CrossCountry to (not to be confused with Melton in Suffolk) on the Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough line, with services about hourly in both directions (a bit more frequently during rush hours, and a very poor service on Sundays).

By bus
Buses also arrive from Leicester, Oakham, Nottingham, Loughborough and Grantham. There are no buses in or out of Melton in the evenings or on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The main two bus companies are Arriva and Centerbus.

Get around
The town centre is fairly small and can generally be done on foot. Most of the main shops and streets are wheelchair/pram friendly. The main shopping area is pedestrianised apart from delivery vehicles.

Nearby villages
Some of the best places to eat out are the pubs in nearby villages, which often use locally sourced foods.

Go next

 * Oakham
 * Leicester
 * Grantham
 * Nottingham

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Melvindale

Melvindale is a city in Wayne County in the state of Michigan.

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Memmingen

Memmingen is a city of about 44,000 people (2019) in the German Federal State of Bavaria. The numerous courtyards, patricians' houses and fortification in its old town are well worth seeing. Due to its proximity to the Allgäu region it is also a popular base for tourists who are planning to visit the Bavarian Alps or Lake Constance. Memmingen is however mostly known by foreign travellers due to Allgäu Airport Memmingen being nearby.

Understand
Memmingen is a small town with central functions in a rural area of Bavaria. Tourism was once widely limited to guests from places around. With the opening of the Allgäu Airport increasingly more international guests, discover the charm of the town for trips to the tourism regions around as well as to the popular destinations Ulm, Augsburg and Munich.

By plane

Busses 2 and 810 shuttle daily approx. half-hourly between 05:00-23:00 from the terminal to the bus station (ZOB), which is next to Memmingen railway station and central in town. The ride takes 10-15 min and costs €3.50 (exact change preferred, card payment not always available) - with a railway ticket it may be included in the price, check when booking if the destination says "Memmingerberg, Allgäu Airport"; Bayern-Tickets are also valid on the busses. A taxi to town might be €15. From the station you can easily reach Munich (see below), or for that matter Stuttgart or Zürich. There are multiple daily direct coach services (Allgäu Airport Express) from Memmingen Airport to Munich city centre as well which can be booked online or at a counter next to the arrivals area.

By train
Regional trains operated by Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Go-Ahead run at least hourly from Munich (60-90 min, line RE96 being the fastest) and from Stuttgart via Ulm. Every two hours there are semi-high-speed long-distance trains (EuroCity-Express) from Zürich via Winterthur, St Gallen and Bregenz and onwards to Munich as well. The railway station is about a 5-minute walk away from the town center. There are luggage lockers next to the building. If all lockers are in use it is suggested to ask at the DB booking office for alternatives.

Remember there are special train tickets for Baden-Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg-Ticket) and Bavaria (Bayern-Ticket). With these ticket up to five people can use all regional trains for a whole day for €21 - 38 (all together). Both ticket types are valid for travelling to Memmingen. The Bayern-Ticket also covers the costs for the local public bus transport. More information about these tickets can be obtained from the Deutsche Bahn.

By car
Memmingen is at the intersection of the A7 (Hamburg - Hanover - Ulm - Memmingen - Füssen) and A96 (to Austria and Munich) autobahns.

By foot
The town center is small enough to walk to all places of interest in the city. You can get a free map at the tourist office ("Stadtinformation") at the market square.

By bicycle
Going by bike is a fast way to get around in Memmingen. This way you get around independently from the rather poor public transport and moreover this way you might even visit some attractions in and around Memmingen which are not easy to reach by foot. Special signs for cyclists point the direction to regional bicycle routes. The Iller-Radweg is a long-distance route leading to Ulm in the north and to Oberstdorf in the south. The Kneipp-Radweg leads to the spas Bad Grönenbach and Bad Wörishofen. Bicycles can be hired at:

By bus
However, if you plan to visit nearby attractions out of town taking a bus might be the right choice. The bus station is next to the train station. Tickets can be bought when entering the bus. Please check the return times in advance. After 19:00 there is no regular bus service but a so called "Anrufsammeltaxi" (hailed shared taxi), where a telephone notification in advance is necessary. Connections for public transport (within Bavaria) can be looked up at www.bayern-fahrplan.de.

By car
If you choose to discover the countryside around Memmingen, smaller villages in the Allgäu region or if you want to follow the tourist route "Oberschwäbische Barockstraße" you may decide to hire a car. At the airport you will find the car hire agencies Sixt, Hertz and Europcar. Another car hire service by Europcar is near the train station. A local car hire service called "Auto Greif" is located at Colmarerstr. 34.

Medieval old town
The medieval old town center consists of several attractions:
 * Medieval city gates and towers form a part of the old towns fortification: About 2 km of the town wall, including five towers and five gates have been preserved.
 * Medieval city gates and towers form a part of the old towns fortification: About 2 km of the town wall, including five towers and five gates have been preserved.

Municipal parks
Around the old town walls where the moats used to be in the Middle Ages public park areas have been created. The moats have been filled up with exception of the "hohe Wacht" in the south of the old town and a part of the "Königsgraben" south of the "Westertorplatz". One of the parks is the Zollergarten a short walk north of the market place. In the north outside the old town there is a wider-ranging park named "Neue Welt". Although it is a 10-minute walk away from the center it is a popular place for relaxation. A beer garden, Kneipp facility, volleyball field, streetball court and a skate park are a part of it.

Do

 * Walk along the tourist routes "Roter Weg" (red route) and "Grüner Weg" (green route). These will guide you to most of the sights in town.

Events

Buy
The major shopping street starts at the marketplace and leads directly to the Schrannenplatz.

Budget
All these are in the city centre:

Pubs
For a pub crawl start your way at Lindentorstraße near the train station, head to the Schrannenplatz and then continue along the street Baumstraße. On your way you will find an amount of pubs and bars.

Post office
A post office in the inner city of Memmingen can be found at Lindentorstr. 22. Other post offices are in Machnigstr. 4 (in a Feneberg supermarket), Augsburger Str. 90, Dr.-Karl-Lenz-Str. 4 (also in a Feneberg supermarket) and Oberer Kirchweg 1 (which actually is in the nearby village of Steinheim).

Internet access
Throughout the city (e.g. near the market place) you will find public Wi-Fi hotspots. Some might be limited to a certain timespan.

Nearby

 * Buxheim Charterhouse (4 km west)
 * Huge Benedictine abbey and lavish late-Baroque basilica in the village of Ottobeuren, dubbed the "Swabian Escorial" (11 km southeast). The abbey can be reached by regional bus from the central bus station (next to the train station) in Memmingen.
 * Schwäbisches Bauernhofmuseum in Illerbeuren (12 km south): Swabian Open-Air Museum with historic farmhouses. Weekdays it can be reached by bus.
 * Baroque pilgrimage church Maria Steinbach (15 km south of Memmingen, another 3 km from Illerbeuren)
 * Skyline Park (amusement park) near Bad Wörishofen (35 km east)

Go next
Cities of interest around Memmingen that can be reached easily by train or car:
 * Kempten (35 km south, 20–30 minutes by train)
 * Ulm (60 km north, 40 minutes by train)
 * Augsburg (85 km northeast, 65 minutes by train, change in Buchloe)
 * Munich (115 km east, 1:15 hours by train)
 * Allgäu region which stretches from the prealpine lands up to the Bavarian Alps (e.g. Sonthofen is 65 km south, one hour by train).
 * Lake Constance region, e.g. you can easily get to Lindau by train (65 km southwest, 1–1:15 hours).

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Memphis

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000 (2019), is also the county seat for Shelby County. The city's claims to fame include Graceland, the mansion Elvis Presley lived in during his later years. Perhaps more importantly, Memphis is considered by many to be the home of blues music.

Understand
Although downtown Memphis has experienced quite a rebirth and renewal in the last few years, the center of the city is older; it is full of new development, teeming with change and coming into its own. In the past few years, the city has emerged to boast one of the largest downtown populations among US cities. Citizens again have a vested interest in making downtown a safe, exciting place to visit and relax in after decades of abandonment.

Memphis is extremely hot in the summertime, and the humidity can make you feel even hotter! Those who have trouble tolerating high heat and humidity may wish to avoid visiting in July and August.

Get in
Memphis is on the southwestern corner of Tennessee, with the Mississippi River and the state of Arkansas bordering it to the west and the state of Mississippi to the south.

By plane

 * Allegiant Air: Austin, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Orlando/Sanford
 * American Airlines: Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-National.
 * Delta Air Lines: Atlanta, Cancun, Cincinnati, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Salt Lake City
 * Frontier Airlines: Denver, Washington-Dulles
 * Southern Airways Express: Destin, Florida; Harrison, Arkansas; Jackson, Missouri; and Nashville
 * Southwest Airlines: Austin, Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love, Houston-Hobby, Orlando, Tampa.
 * United Airlines: Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark.
 * United Airlines: Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark.

By car

 * I-240.svg I-40.svg is a good route into town but doesn't go through Memphis; to get to the other side of 40 you take the north loop which is I-40, or the south loop, which is known as I-240 and is Memphis' beltway.
 * I-55.svg will take you right into town; just take the Riverside Drive exit from either direction to be at Beale Street in a minute.
 * US 72.svg Comes from Alabama, through Mississippi, and ends in Memphis.
 * Parking - Except for downtown, parking is usually free. If you're downtown, try a garage on Union Avenue or Front Street for around $2/hr, $7/day.  Expect to hunt for cheaper parking if there's an event going on at the FedEx Forum, Beale Street or AutoZone Park. Parking vendors also appear to charge higher prices during these peak times.

By foot or bicycle
If bicycling or on foot from West Memphis, Arkansas, take the Harahan Bridge.

By train

Running along the Mississippi River, Amtrak's overnight City of New Orleans between Chicago and New Orleans, serves Memphis once daily. The is on South Main St, which is just south of downtown.

Get around

 * Driving: Travel by car is really the only way to get around Memphis if you want to do anything other than see Downtown.
 * Public Transit:
 * The Main Street Trolley operates along Main Street within the Downtown area.
 * Bus service provided by the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is available across the city. Some routes are very poorly served in the evenings. At nights and weekends some buses take a different route than during the day which can be a trap for visitors.

Memphis is laid out in a more or less east/west fashion. Roads primarily go east/west and north/south. The expressway cuts directly through the city.

Downtown is on the west; it sits atop the bluffs, overlooking the mighty Mississippi River. (It is referred to as Downtown, not as West Memphis, which is a town just across the river in Arkansas.) Moving east you'll come to Midtown, a charming part of the city thought by some as the best part of Memphis. Beyond that, you will find East Memphis, and then the suburbs of Germantown, Collierville, Cordova, and Bartlett. The area between downtown and Midtown, referred to by locals as "Crosstown," is coming to life slowly but surely. There is a movement to turn it into an artist community. Members of this movement call the area "the Edge". However, most of the "art district" is on South Main.

Downtown

 * Downtown Memphis. Buy a ticket and take the trolley to get a good overview of the area.
 * Mississippi River. River tours available most days through a variety of providers. Tom Lee Park is a nice place to view the river.
 * Mississippi River. River tours available most days through a variety of providers. Tom Lee Park is a nice place to view the river.
 * Mississippi River. River tours available most days through a variety of providers. Tom Lee Park is a nice place to view the river.
 * Mississippi River. River tours available most days through a variety of providers. Tom Lee Park is a nice place to view the river.

Do

 * Riding a trolley around the downtown area is loads of fun, and a great way to get around.
 * Check out live music on Beale Street
 * Take a carriage ride around downtown and see Beale Street, Court Square, Confederate Park, the Mississippi River, Hernando DeSoto bridge, several movie locations on Front Street, the original and the current Peabody Hotel, all while learning about the great city of Memphis
 * Fourth of July Fireworks, Tom Lee Park, Mississippi River: These fireworks have improved immensely since two fireworks shows merged into one at the river in 2007. There is also food, music, and other entertainment.
 * Beale Street Music Festival - a showcase of over 40 national, regional, and local artists on multiple stages for three days, occurring the first weekend in May.
 * World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - hundreds of teams compete for over $100,000 in prizes and bragging rights, and visitors can taste the country's best barbecue.
 * Sunset Symphony, a day of entertainment on the banks of the Mississippi River with local musicians, an air show with vintage and concept aircraft, and as the sun is setting, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs. After dark, as the symphony begins their last set, the sky fills with fireworks, thus marking the close of Memphis in May.
 * Take a carriage ride around downtown and see Beale Street, Court Square, Confederate Park, the Mississippi River, Hernando DeSoto bridge, several movie locations on Front Street, the original and the current Peabody Hotel, all while learning about the great city of Memphis
 * Fourth of July Fireworks, Tom Lee Park, Mississippi River: These fireworks have improved immensely since two fireworks shows merged into one at the river in 2007. There is also food, music, and other entertainment.
 * Beale Street Music Festival - a showcase of over 40 national, regional, and local artists on multiple stages for three days, occurring the first weekend in May.
 * World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - hundreds of teams compete for over $100,000 in prizes and bragging rights, and visitors can taste the country's best barbecue.
 * Sunset Symphony, a day of entertainment on the banks of the Mississippi River with local musicians, an air show with vintage and concept aircraft, and as the sun is setting, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs. After dark, as the symphony begins their last set, the sky fills with fireworks, thus marking the close of Memphis in May.
 * Beale Street Music Festival - a showcase of over 40 national, regional, and local artists on multiple stages for three days, occurring the first weekend in May.
 * World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - hundreds of teams compete for over $100,000 in prizes and bragging rights, and visitors can taste the country's best barbecue.
 * Sunset Symphony, a day of entertainment on the banks of the Mississippi River with local musicians, an air show with vintage and concept aircraft, and as the sun is setting, the Memphis Symphony Orchestra performs. After dark, as the symphony begins their last set, the sky fills with fireworks, thus marking the close of Memphis in May.

Downtown

Out East

 * Collierville Town Center - Catch Poplar Ave. east to the town of Collierville and browse the interesting shops on the square. Very pretty in the holiday season.  Small and quaint, this square boasts a setting and some shops that aren't found elsewhere in Memphis.  A steam engine and a few private railcars are open to the public.

Graceland
Of all the places in the world one can buy Elvis souvenirs, none is better than Graceland.

Eat
Memphis is one of the cheapest places in the USA to live, and that includes going out to eat. Memphis is famous for two things: music and food. The local BBQ is well-known, and you can sample it "wet" (with spicy, tangy sauce) or "dry" (rubbed with spices before cooking), with rib tips being a well-known local specialty. Other options abound across the city, from Southern home cooking to international fare. You won't go wrong with famous names, but the adventurous will find real treasures in modest hole-in-the-wall joints that make up for their shabby appearance with fabulous flavor.

Downtown

Midtown

 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.
 * Corky's - One of the most well known barbecue places in Memphis. 3 or 4 locations within the city; $6-$20 per person. You can purchase their barbeque sauce too and have ribs shipped.

East Memphis

Pizza

 * Exline's - A Memphis chain serving up some big ol' round pizzas cut into square pieces. The toppings are huge (as in large bits). The cheese on the cheese fries is nacho and it comes from a can; super fantastic. ~$10.
 * Exline's - A Memphis chain serving up some big ol' round pizzas cut into square pieces. The toppings are huge (as in large bits). The cheese on the cheese fries is nacho and it comes from a can; super fantastic. ~$10.
 * Exline's - A Memphis chain serving up some big ol' round pizzas cut into square pieces. The toppings are huge (as in large bits). The cheese on the cheese fries is nacho and it comes from a can; super fantastic. ~$10.
 * Exline's - A Memphis chain serving up some big ol' round pizzas cut into square pieces. The toppings are huge (as in large bits). The cheese on the cheese fries is nacho and it comes from a can; super fantastic. ~$10.
 * Exline's - A Memphis chain serving up some big ol' round pizzas cut into square pieces. The toppings are huge (as in large bits). The cheese on the cheese fries is nacho and it comes from a can; super fantastic. ~$10.

Variations of Quick
Memphis has a tradition of hiding its best food at the back of convenience stores. For instance:

Listen
Soul, R&B, and rock 'n' roll have deep roots in Memphis, and destinations abound for good music today.
 * Beale Street in downtown Memphis makes sense as a first destination. A dozen clubs pipe their music onto the street.

Drink

 * Wine is sold in grocery stores, and liquor stores.
 * Beer can be found in grocery stores, liquor stores, and gas stations.

Sleep
There is limited choice but the city offers some affordable and decent lodging.

Stay safe
Violent crime has been a growing problem in Memphis. In 2021, the city had the highest homicide rate in the entire US. It is wise to stay away from areas in North and South Memphis, as these areas have very high rates of crime. Neighborhoods like Riverside, Orange Mound or Binghampton struggle with poverty, urban decay and crime. Even completely suburban areas like Frayser and Raleigh have crime-related problems. Nonetheless, safety in downtown Memphis has greatly improved in the last few years. Throughout the day, especially at night, there is usually a large police presence downtown, especially in the area around Beale Street. Use common sense when traveling in Memphis, just as you would anywhere else. Leave no valuables in plain sight in your car, and be mindful of where you are, especially at night.

Stay healthy
Memphis has some of the best hospitals in the region. Methodist, Baptist, and Saint Francis are the main hospitals in the city. The Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The Med), a city owned hospital, has one of the best trauma and burn centers in the Mid-South. There are many clinics in the area as well, many of which are operated by the hospital systems. Some of the hospitals in the city, though, can have long lines in emergency rooms. If you are not seriously injured, it would be best to go to one of the minor medical clinics or to drive to one of the hospitals in the suburbs of Memphis such as Methodist Germantown, Baptist East, or Saint Francis Bartlett. The Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital is world-renowned for its treatment of children's cancers.

Go next

 * Nashville, Tennessee
 * Oxford, Mississippi
 * Tunica, Mississippi
 * West Memphis, Arkansas

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Memphis (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Memphis:

Egypt

 * Memphis (Egypt) - A city in Egypt that was once a capital of the Egyptian empire.

United States of America

 * Memphis (Michigan) - A city in the state of Michigan.
 * Memphis - A city in the state of Tennessee.
 * Memphis (Texas) - A city in the state of Texas.

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Memphis (Egypt)

Memphis (Arabic: ممفس, Egyptian Arabic: ممفيس) is the English name for the present-day site of one of the great ancient capital cities of Egypt. Although very little remains to be seen on the surface, Memphis features a great sculpture museum, in the Mit Rahina village some south of the modern Egyptian capital of Cairo. It allows an evocative insight into both ancient greatness (its transitory nature!) and modern Egyptian rural life.

Understand
The ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis (Men-Nefer, enduring and beautiful) was first established towards the end of the 4th millennium BC by the Pharaoh Narmer, at the time of his Unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. The boundary between the Two Lands was exactly here in ancient times, and its foundation was therefore imbued with a great amount of political symbolism. Memphis remained the capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period, at the time when the great Pyramids were being built. Central power shifted to the south by the Middle Kingdom times, but returned to the city when the New Kingdom pharaohs made it once again Egypt's northern and main administrative capital, alongside the religious and ceremonial capital at Luxor in the south.

Memphis was the chief cult city of the Egyptian god of wisdom and craftsmanship, Ptah, whose great temple, Het-ka-Ptah (meaning "Enclosure of the ka of Ptah"), was one of the most prominent structures in the city. Its name, rendered in Greek as Aί γυ πτoς (Ai-gy-ptos) by the historian Manetho, is believed to be the etymological origin of the modern English name Egypt. Although little remains of this temple today, having been ravaged by the depredations of time, the flood plain environment and the cannibalism of its stone for the building of medieval Cairo, the pharaohs and priests of Ptah once endowed the city with vast temple complexes and built their cemeteries on the desert hills adjoining it to the east and (especially!) to the west. Today "Memphis and its Necropolis" are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

By taxi / cab
By far the easiest way of visiting the Memphis open-air museum is to hire a taxi for the day - a visit to the city can best be combined with visits to Saqqara and other nearby sites. A taxi from downtown Cairo to take you to Memphis, wait an hour, and return to Cairo will be around 200 LE. Tickets to get into the museum cost 35 LE.

Get around
On foot, the museum is tiny.

Buy
Prices here are about the triple of the same products at the Khan-el-Kalili.

Eat, Drink, Sleep
There's a small rest-house across the road from the museum - beware the notoriously inflated prices. Best to bring drinks and snacks with you from your accommodation base.

Go next
Most visitors to Memphis come here after Saqqara, the main ancient necropolis of the city, 3 km away on the desert plateau. The adjoining cemeteries at Abusir and Dahshur are also well worth a visit.

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Memphis (Texas)

Memphis is a small town in the southeastern Texas High Plains.

Get in

 * US 287 northwest of Childress, southeast of Clarendon.
 * Texas 256 east of Silverton.

Go next

 * Caprock Canyons State Park is about 35 miles west on Texas Highway 256.

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Mena

There is more than one place called Mena.

Russia

 * Mena (Russia) - a town in Russia.

United Kingdom

 * Mena (England) - a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom.

United States of America

 * Mena (Arkansas) - in the state of Arkansas

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Mena (Arkansas)

Mena is a town in Arkansas. A railroad town, Mena grew to a population of over 3000 people within a few years of its founding in 1897. It was also touted for its health spa amenities. But soon after, the town's vitality diminished when rail facilities were moved to a nearby locale. Mena also had this troubling tendency of unabashed racial mistreatment towards African Americans that endured through much of the 20th century.

Today it attracts tourists with its picturesque location among the Ouachita National Forest and Mountains.

Get in
There is a Greyhound bus stop at the Exxon at 901 N U.S. 71. If driving, try to have a map or GPS, because Mena is tucked into one of the more isolated parts of the state.

Eat

 * Chiquita's, 703 US-71, part of Northside Shopping Center. Open M-Sa 10AM-9PM.  This family owned restaurant has been in Mena for almost two decades.
 * Chiquita's, 703 US-71, part of Northside Shopping Center. Open M-Sa 10AM-9PM.  This family owned restaurant has been in Mena for almost two decades.

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 * Talimena Drive from Talihina, Oklahoma to Mena, Arkansas 54 Mile scenic drive in Oklahoma and Arkansas along the ridge of the Ouachita Mountains and the Ouachita National Forest. The drive has frequent turnouts so you can enjoy the scenery. Convenient access to the drive near the mid-point can be accessed from Heavener by taking Hwy 59 south.

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Menaggio

Menaggio is a village on Lake Como in Italy.

Get in
Bus service is offered by ASF Autolinee:
 * Route C10 to/from Como
 * Route C12 to/from Lugano

Go next

 * Bellagio – a town to the south-east, home to Villa Melzi and Villa Serbelloni
 * Tremezzo – a town south along the lakeshore, home to Villa del Balbianello and Villa Carlotta
 * Varenna – a village across the lake to the east, home to Villa Monastero

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Mendi

Mendi is the capital of the Southern Highlands province in the Highlands region of Papua New Guinea. Mendi is also little town in Ethiopia, Oromia regional state in Western Wollegga district.

Understand
Mendi was known as "Murumbu" during the colonial era in the 1950s but gradually got its current name after independence. Mendi is at an altitude of 1,675 m and lies in the Mendi River valley on a gentle volcanic slope. The population in Mendi for 2021 is 56 108. Mendi is the third largest of Papua New Guinea's 41 cities. Mendi's residents live in clans with long-standing relationships with people living elsewhere (Kandep, Ialibu, Tambul, Lai valley and Kagua).

The valley is flanked to the north-east by Mount Giluwe, PNG’s second highest mountain and to the west by limestone peaks that separate it from the Lai Valley. In addition to the town and the river, “Mendi” also refers to the people who live in the surrounding areas. There are two rivers that flow through Mendi named as River Mendi and Magani River which collectively combine and flows southerly to meet River Lai and on towards Purari River in the Gulf Province. Temperatures in the area range from 7° to 24° C, with high-altitude areas regularly experiencing crop-damaging frosts. Vegetables and coffee are the main crops.

In 2000 the town suffered major inter-tribal violence, when around 50 people were killed. Although it has been relatively quiet since then, tour organizers tend to shun it and the neighbouring township of Tari. This is very much a location for the independent, adventurous traveller.

Get in

 * Air Niugini connects PNG's capital Port Moresby just once a week with Mendi.

Mendi is on the southern spur of the Highlands Highway. It can be reached by road from Lae, Goroka, Mt. Hagen, Madang and Tari.

Sleep

 * Mendi Travellers Inn, Section 11, Allotment 8, Old Compound Road. Mendi Travellers Inn is an International Standard Hotel in the heart of Mendi Town with direct access to the CBD, public transport, supermarkets, shopping centres and tourism outlets.
 * Mendi Travellers Inn, Section 11, Allotment 8, Old Compound Road. Mendi Travellers Inn is an International Standard Hotel in the heart of Mendi Town with direct access to the CBD, public transport, supermarkets, shopping centres and tourism outlets.

Go next

 * Lake Kutubu. Although at 800 m above sea level, this is considered to be in the lowlands of the Southern Highlands province. Southwest of Mendi, the culture is similar to that of the lower lying Western Province of PNG as men and women live in segregated houses. Considered to be one of the most beautiful spots in PNG, despite the presence of Chevron who are pumping oil into a pipeline down to the south coast. You can canoe around the lake to visit the villages and swim in the lake. The lake has considerable biodiversity and ecological significance, with ten of its 14 fish found only there. Reachable from Mendi by road but also, because of the oil extraction, directly from Port Moresby to Moro Airport on PNG Air.
 * Tari. As a town Tari has little to offer. But it is close to the land of the Huli Wigmen, is one of the few reachable places where people still wear traditional costumes, and also offers excellent birdwatching. It is about 75 miles west of Mendi by road and has weekly flights from Port Moresby on Air Niugini. The Huli have a very traditional culture. Young men go into the jungle alone for months to develop the skills that will earn them respect. During this period they grow their hair long in preparation for making their first wig. Special events cause Huli wigmen to spend hours preparing their costumes and make-up, complete with wigs. Local accommodation, including the Ambua Lodge, is very expensive.

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Mendips

The Mendips are a range of hills in northern Somerset in the south-west of the United Kingdom. The area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Understand
The Mendips are carboniferous limestone hills, situated a few miles south of Bristol, just north of the Somerset Levels. There have been quarries and mining here from early times, all mining has now ceased. Caving, climbing and hiking are popular outdoor activities.

The caves at Cheddar contain traces of Palaeolithic man. Lead, copper, silver were mined from the Bronze Age, through Roman times up until the 19th century.

The tops of the Mendips consist mostly of grassland, grazed by sheep and there is a wide variety of plant and animal life for those interested in natural history.

 * Mendip Hills AONB website

Destinations

 * Priddy
 * Charterhouse
 * Cheddar and its gorge.
 * Wookey Hole
 * East Harptree
 * Wells the small city with a big cathedral as the southern-most point of the Mendips

By plane
Bristol Airport is well served from most of Europe and is a few miles north.

By train
The nearest railway stations are at Bath, Bristol, Weston super Mare and Frome.

By bus

 * First Bus operate services in the area.

Road
Fairly easily accessible from the M5 motorway, Bristol, Bath, Wells, Weston super Mare.

Walking
Many of the more interesting destinations are only accessible on foot. Walking guides are available from the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty service.

Get around
The Chew Valley Explorer bus serves many of the local villages. Some other bus services are provided by First Bus as above. Otherwise you have to walk or use a car.

See

 * Blackmoor Reserve
 * Black Rock Reserve
 * Bleadon Hill

 * Charterhouse

 * Cheddar Caves
 * Chew Valley Lake

 * Priddy Green
 * Stockhill and Priddy Mineries Reserve

Eat
Many of the pubs serve good food, there are cafes and restaurants in Cheddar and Wells.

Drink
Most villages have pubs amongst which are:

Sleep
There are a number of guest houses, also some self-catering accommodation, camping and caravan sites and a few independent hotels. Full lists available from Somerset County Tourist Information

Stay safe
Outdoor activities such as climbing, caving and abseiling should only be undertaken with suitably qualified groups. The hills contain many old mine workings and even undiscovered pot-holes, so walkers should be well equipped and use good maps.

Go next
Other local attractions near the Mendips are:
 * Glastonbury
 * Street (with Clarks Shopping Village)
 * Frome
 * Bath
 * Weston-super-Mare
 * Wookey Hole Caves (full of adventure for little kids)
 * Cheddar
 * Bristol
 * Bridgwater

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Mendocino

A favorite weekend getaway for Northern California Bay Area residents, the village of Mendocino is older than both the county and state to which it belongs, having leant its name to the former (320 km) and further still to the combined coastal watersheds that occupy the nearly 200 miles between the mouths of the Eel and Russian Rivers, known far and wide as the Mendocino Coast. The town has long been a haven for artists, and is famous for its art galleries as well as its restaurants and trendy shops. It is smaller and more "refined" than its blue collar neighbor to the North, Fort Bragg.

Understand
The city is sometimes called Mendocino Village to more clearly differentiate it from Mendocino County.

By plane
The closest international airport is San Francisco (SFO), though when accounting for traffic the smaller hubs in Oakland (OAK) and Sacramento (SMF) can often be reached more quickly and offer slightly cheaper fares. The greatest convenience is found in Santa Rosa at the Charles M. Schulz – Sonoma County Airport (STS), though it, too, is still a nearly two hour drive away. Little River Airport (KLLR) is a small, county-owned public-use airport located just four miles southeast of the village and charter flights are available from Surf Air, among others, however the costs are prohibitive, averaging over $4,000 round trip for a three-seat craft to any of the smaller airports on the periphery of the Bay Area or Sacramento.

By car
From the Bay Area, the most scenic drive to Mendocino is on coastal Highway 1, winding through western Marin County and Sonoma County. A faster but less impressive alternative is to take highway 101 to the junction with tiny state Highway 128 just north of Cloverdale, then 128 to 1, about 2 miles south of the town proper. This route takes you through the Anderson Valley, which is one of Mendocino County's main wine-growing regions. Mendocino is about 165 miles north of San Francisco.

From the north, it's easiest to take Highway 1 south from highway 101 at near Garberville, through Fort Bragg. An alternate is taking state highway 20 west from Willits to Fort Bragg, then south to Mendocino.

By bus

 * MTA Route 60: The Coaster: Coastal bus service by the Mendocino Transit Authority, . Runs twice daily up and down the coast from Fort Bragg to Albion through Mendocino and Little River, costing $3-$4 per ride.

Get around
The town is easily walkable, but you will want a car for visiting nearby beaches and sights. The Headlands, the bluffs on the west end of town, are only a half-mile from the eastern part of town, which is only several blocks from north to south. Mountain bikes are another fun option.

The historic downtown area, where most of the interesting shops and restaurants are, can be a bit challenging to negotiate for people with mobility limitations. Some places have steep curbs or a couple of steps, and the sidewalks can be steeper than expected. However, alternate routes will almost always get you to your destination.

See
A favorite pastime from mid-December to early May is whale watching. Pods of grey whales are visible off the coast, migrating to and from their winter calving grounds off the coast of Baja California.

Sleep
There are several inns in the Mendocino Village. In addition to the many Bed and Breakfasts in town, there are a number of rental properties in the area. These tend to be booked on holiday and summer weekends, but many bargains are available off season.

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Mendocino County

Mendocino County borders the Pacific Ocean on California's North Coast. The county is located halfway between San Francisco and the Oregon border, and boasts redwood forests, wineries, breweries, and remote, untouched coastline.

Cities and regions

 * (includes Anderson Valley)
 * (includes Anderson Valley)

See
In addition to redwood trees, the following attractions exist outside of the towns within Mendocino County:

Drink
Mendocino County has many wineries and several breweries as well.

Stay safe
Do not venture off hiking trails or roads. Clandestine Marijuana grows are in the drier warmer areas of the county due to the relaxed marijuana laws.

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 * - Located to the north of Mendocino County, rural Humboldt County is a land of giant trees, seaside mountains, and quirky towns. Redwood National Park lies in the county's northern region and is home to the world's tallest trees; a walk among the redwoods is an experience that won't soon be forgotten.  Backpackers will delight in hiking the remote 25 mile Lost Coast Trail in the county's southwestern corner, a three-day trek through the Kings Range along a roadless and undeveloped section of rugged coastline.  For those looking for more urban activities, the towns of Arcata and Eureka feature an impressive number of Victorian homes that date back to the late 1800s.
 * - One of only three California counties with no incorporated cities, rugged Trinity County lies among the Salmon and Klamath Mountains along the Trinity River. The county seat of Weaverville is home to some of California's oldest buildings, with the state's second oldest courthouse (built in 1856), a drugstore that has filled prescriptions since 1852, and California's oldest Taoist Temple (operating since 1873).  Those looking for outdoor adventure will find numerous opportunities for camping, backpacking, rock climbing, boating, rafting/kayaking, hunting, and fishing, with Trinity Lake in particular a favorite spot for houseboat rentals.
 * - Mendocino County's northeastern neighbor, Tehama County has a quintessentially "western" feel, with most county residents employed in ranching, timber or farming, and most tourists drawn to the region for fishing, boating, hiking, and other outdoor activities. The county's largest town, Red Bluff, has a population of only about 15,000 inhabitants, but hosts the Red Bluff Round-Up, one of the west's largest annual rodeos, each spring.  While there are numerous streams and rivers, the Sacramento River is the largest, intersecting the county and offering excellent fishing for rainbow trout, king salmon, chinook salmon, steelhead, smallmouth bass, sturgeon, and striped bass.
 * - Bordering Mendocino County to the east, Glenn County is an agricultural region that is most likely to be experienced by travelers passing through on Interstate 5. While it lacks significant amenities, there are a few options for travelers to experience small-town America at events such as the Glenn County Fair, held in mid-May in the town of Orland, or at the Thunderhill Raceway Park outside of Willows, home to the longest automobile race in the United States: the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
 * - Rural Lake County lies southeast of Mendocino County and is named after Clear Lake, a body of water that is believed to be 2.5 million years old and thus the oldest lake in North America. The lake is sometimes called the "Bass Capital of the West", and its 100 miles of shoreline offer ample opportunity for fishing, boating, swimming and birdwatching. The county is also home to the Clear Lake Volcanic Field, a region that includes lava domes, cinder cones, the 4,305 foot tall volcano Mount Konocti, and the world's largest geothermal field with more than twenty geothermal power plants.
 * - Although its wineries may not be as famous as those in the Napa Valley, Mendocino County's southern neighbor is actually the largest wine producer in California Wine Country and home to over 250 wineries. More than seven million visitors each year explore the county's open spaces and beautiful coastline, including the big trees at Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve and the seaside town of Bodega Bay where Alfred Hitchcock's thriller The Birds was filmed. For those interested in early California history, Fort Ross is a state historic site that preserves a fur trading outpost that was operated by Russia from 1812-1841.

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