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Waterford

Waterford is a city in County Waterford in the south of Ireland. Founded over 1100 years ago, it's famous for its fine glassware, though the glassworks has closed down and Waterford Crystal is nowadays made abroad. The city's main attraction is its Viking, medieval and Georgian heritage, reflecting its importance as a port. With a population of 53,504 in 2016, Waterford is the largest conurbation in the area and has the best range of visitor amenities.

Understand
The River Suir is tidal here, and navigable by sea-going craft. This attracted the Vikings, who settled in 853 and called it Veðrafjǫrðr - the rams' fjord. They were ousted by the native Irish in 902 but returned and held on from 914. This precedes Dublin's settlement in 988 so Waterford is Ireland's oldest city. Its landscape is dominated by walls and fortifications from the Anglo-Norman period, and architecture of the 18th century when it grew rapidly as a port. The Suir was bridged in 1793 but the city remained on the south bank: a strip along the north bank has the railway station and suburb of Ferrybank, then the boundary with County Kilkenny.

By plane
Dublin is usually the best option, for its range of flights and good onward transport. You might also fly into Cork or Shannon and hire a car from there.

Waterford Airport, 7 km south, has had no scheduled flights since 2016. Since then, large amounts of money have been poured in to create a bigger airport than Cork, nicely in time for Covid to ruin the air travel business.

Ryanair's first flight was here on 8 July 1985, flying an Embraer Bandeirante 15-seater turboprop between Waterford and London Gatwick. In 1986 they added the Dublin-Luton route, competing with the flag-carrier airlines, assisted by EEC deregulation rules. In the new few years they moved to a budget carrier model, web-based booking and demand-priced fares, and began their march towards European domination. In 1992 they declined to pay Waterford Airport's charges, and axed the route.

By train
Direct trains run from Dublin Heuston, taking 2 hr 15 min to Waterford via Newbridge, Kildare, Athy, Carlow, Bagenalstown / Muine Bheag, Kilkenny and Thomastown. There are seven M-Sa and four on Sunday.

There are two trains M-Sa from Limerick Junction (for Dublin, Cork and Limerick city) via Tipperary, Cahir, Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. The railway from Rosslare was axed in 2010, use the bus.

Waterford railway station is just north of the river bridge. Of the many illustrious Plunketts that it might be named for, it commemorates Joseph Plunkett (1887-1916), executed for his part in the Easter Rising.

By bus
Expressway Bus 4 / X4 runs every hour or two from Dublin Airport, taking 3 hours to Waterford via Dublin Busáras and Heuston, Carlow and Thomastown; two of these continue to New Ross. A single adult fare is around €20.

JJ Kavanagh competes on this route, with Bus 736 every hour or two from Dublin Airport and several city stops but not Busáras, via Carlow and Kilkenny to Waterford, with some buses continuing to Tramore. They have at least one overnight run.

Expressway Bus 55 runs daily every two hours from Limerick via Tipperary, Cahir, Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir.

Bus Éireann 73 trundles across the midlands from Athlone to Tullamore, Portlaoise, Carlow, Kilkenny, Thomastown and Waterford. There are two M-Sa and one on Sunday.

Expressway Bus 40 runs hourly from Cork via Youghal and Dungarvan to Waterford, and continues to New Ross, Wexford and Rosslare Harbour, for ferries to Wales and the Continent.

Waterford is on Merchants Quay by the riverside.

By car
By road from Dublin follow N7 / M7 onto M9, 160 km and reckon 2 hr 30 min.

From Wexford follow N25. You can take that route from Rosslare, but there's a shortcut along the minor roads and across the from Ballyhack. It sails 07:00-20:00 every 15 min or so; a car and its passengers is €8 single and €12 return.

The N25 bypassing the city to the west has a toll bridge: cars €1.90.

Get around
Walking is generally the best option. The area of interest is compact, and you should avoid bringing a car into the centre.

By bus: Bus Éireann operate five city routes. These don't go into the bus station, but start from the Quays near the Clock Tower. See the bus network map, but in summary:
 * W1 loops clockwise via Cork Road, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ballybeg, Cannon Street and back to the Quays, every 20-30 min.
 * W2 loops anticlockwise via Cannon Street, Waterford Institute of Technology, Cork Road and back to the Quays, every 20-30 min..
 * W3 runs south to St Johns Park every 20-30 min.
 * W4 runs west via Peter Street to Browne's Road every 30 min.
 * W5 shuttles cross-town between University Hospital in the east, the Quays, and Oakwood in the west, every 30 min.

Bus Éireann also run the hourly Bus 360 / 360A to Tramore, which does start from the bus station.

The fare within the city (as of Sept 2020) is €2.40 adult and €1.40 child by cash, or €1.68 adult, 98c child by Leap Card. To Tramore is €2.80 adult by cash, €1.96 by Leap Card. 24 hour, 7 day and monthly tickets are also available.

In addition Kavanagh Coaches run buses between the housing estates, college and shopping centres.

Taxi: fares are nationally regulated and taxis must use the meter. As of March 2021, fares M-Sa 08:00 to 20:00 are €3.80 flagfall then €1.14-1.50 per km, 20:00 to 08:00 and Sunday €4.20 flagfall then €1.45-1.80 per km. In slow traffic or if asked to wait they charge by the minute, 40-50 cents. The most reliable operator is Rapid Cabs, +353 51 858585 or book online.

The ferry to Little Island may only be used by guests of the hotel (see Sleep) or clients of resort facilities eg the golf course. See above for the public ferry from County Wexford.

City centre

 * Waterford Treasures consists of two museums: Medieval Museum and Bishop's Palace. Both have a guided tour lasting 45 min, after which you can explore at liberty. (A third, Reginald's Tower, is closed in 2020 for restoration.) They're open daily M-F 10:00-17:00, Sa Su 11:00-17:00. Admission to one is adult €10, conc €8, under-12 with paying adult free. For both museums it's adult €15, conc €14. There's also a combi-ticket with Mount Congreve Gardens.
 * Other towers: seven still stand: Semi-Lunar Tower, Beach Tower, Turgesius’s Tower, St Martin’s Gate, The Watch Tower, The Double Tower and The French Tower. Sections of the city walls remain, linking the towers, west crossing Patrick St and south in a loop across Parnell St and John's Lane.
 * The French Church or Greyfriars Abbey is a ruin next to Reginald's Tower. It was built in 1241 and the bell tower added in the 15th century; the friary was dissolved in 1540.
 * King of the Vikings is a virtual-reality museum next to the tower, open daily 11:00-17:00. Adult €10, child under 12 €5.
 * Christ Church Cathedral is the C of I (Protestant) building in Cathedral Square next to the two museums. It was built in Georgian style 1773-79 replacing the 13th century Gothic cathedral, from which the Catholics had been ejected at the Reformation. When the old one was demolished, they found the remarkable medieval vestments now in the museum.
 * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity is the RC building on the Quays. It was completed in 1793 on the site of a chapel when the Penal Laws against Catholic assemblies were relaxed. It's in Romanesque style resembling a particularly august bank.
 * King of the Vikings is a virtual-reality museum next to the tower, open daily 11:00-17:00. Adult €10, child under 12 €5.
 * Christ Church Cathedral is the C of I (Protestant) building in Cathedral Square next to the two museums. It was built in Georgian style 1773-79 replacing the 13th century Gothic cathedral, from which the Catholics had been ejected at the Reformation. When the old one was demolished, they found the remarkable medieval vestments now in the museum.
 * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity is the RC building on the Quays. It was completed in 1793 on the site of a chapel when the Penal Laws against Catholic assemblies were relaxed. It's in Romanesque style resembling a particularly august bank.

Further out

 * Kilmeadan Castle is the stump of a tower house built late 17th C, glimpsed from the Greenway between Mount Congreve and the WSVR station (see below). It's not worth thrashing through the undergrowth for a closer view.
 * is an old wool mill turned into an art-space and gardens. It's open May-Sept W-Su, adult €7, no dogs. It's 1 km west of Kilmeadan along Greenway, or follow N25 from Carrick Road Roundabout.
 * is a palatial grand mansion, mostly 18th / 19th century, the home of the Marquess of Waterford. It can only be visited by pre-arranged group tour; its grounds sometimes hold events.
 * County Kilkenny lies just north of the city, and some of its sights are easier to reach from Waterford than from there.
 * Grannagh Castle is a crumbling medieval turret, off N24 about 500 m west of Meagher Bridge. It was wrecked in 1650 by Cromwell's forces.
 * : great name, too bad it's just a nondescript modern village straggling along N24 ten miles northwest of the city. But then again, Móin Choinn means "the bogland of Coyne". You might look into the parish church. Or you might croon "Rose of Mooncoin", the mawkish ballad penned by Watt Murphy, sundered from his dear Molly (aka Elizabeth) by her flint-hearted father the vicar. The first problem was, Watt was 56 and Molly was 20. And second, he had rebel sympathies, with the Young Irelander rebellion of 1848 threatening a return to the bad old days. Molly's father had every reason to believe he was saving his entire family's lives by decamping to London. The ballad has been adopted as the anthem of Kilkenny GAA, who can have no complaints if their sporting hopes are crushed by teams half their age.
 * has a "sham castle", a Napoleonic-era monument that's now a water tower. However it's not the birthplace of the sham "Piltdown Man" - that's near Uckfield in East Sussex, England. Stay on N24 to cross into County Tipperary and the genuine castle of Carrick-on-Suir.
 * is 16 km north, with Poulanassy waterfall 1 km west of the village.
 * is 16 km north, with Poulanassy waterfall 1 km west of the village.

Do

 * What's on? Listen to WLR FM on 95.1 MHz or Beat 102 103 on, yes you guessed; or read Waterford News & Star, Munster Express or Waterford Today.
 * Theatre Royal is on The Mall, box office +353 51 874 402.
 * Central Arts is at 123A Parade Quay and includes Red Kettle Theatre. Box office +353 86 545 3246. The Film Festival is held here in November: the next event is 20-22 Nov 2020.
 * Garter Lane Arts Centre on O'Connel St has theatre, film and dance. Box office +353 51 855 038.
 * Cinema: the Omniplex is on Patrick St, the Odeon is 500 m south on Poleberry Link Rd.
 * People's Park is the pleasant green space just south of the smaller river.
 * Gaelic games: the County GAA plays hurling and Gaelic football at Walsh Park, on Keane's Road 1 km southwest of city centre. Its capacity of 11,000 is expected to increase to 16,500 in 2021. There's a secondary home stadium in Dungarvan.
 * Football: Waterford FC were promoted in 2023 so they now play soccer in the Premier Division, the Republic's top tier. They play at the Regional Sports Centre (capacity 5150) on Tramore Rd 1 km south of town centre. The playing season is March-Nov.
 * is north bank of the river on Newrath Road. Blue tees 5652 yards, par 70.
 * Deise Greenway is a 46 km walking and cycling route along an old railway track. It heads west from Waterford along the south bank of the river, alongside the WSV Railway as far as Kilmeadan. It continues west cross-country then turns south to the coast at Dungarvan.
 * All Together Now is a modern music festival held around the August holiday weekend. The next event is 30 July - 1 Aug 2021 at Curraghmore House 10 km west of the city.
 * All Together Now is a modern music festival held around the August holiday weekend. The next event is 30 July - 1 Aug 2021 at Curraghmore House 10 km west of the city.

Buy
The main retail mall is a block back from the Quay.

Eat

 * A blaa is a floury bread bun unique to this region - see County Waterford. Walsh's Bakehouse and Hickey's Bakery still produce blaas in Waterford by the traditional method, as does Barron's Bakery in Cappoquin near Lismore.
 * Dry Dock Bar is within Dooley’s Hotel on Merchant's Quay, see Sleep. It wins good reviews as much for its food as its ambiance and has live music at weekends; open daily 09:00-00:00.
 * Dry Dock Bar is within Dooley’s Hotel on Merchant's Quay, see Sleep. It wins good reviews as much for its food as its ambiance and has live music at weekends; open daily 09:00-00:00.
 * Dry Dock Bar is within Dooley’s Hotel on Merchant's Quay, see Sleep. It wins good reviews as much for its food as its ambiance and has live music at weekends; open daily 09:00-00:00.

Drink

 * Other popular pubs are The Gingerman, Phil Grimes, The Tap Room, The Three Shippes, and Tom Maher.
 * Metalman Brewing Co on Tycor Business Park produce an off-beat collection of beers. No tours.
 * Waterford Distillery on Grattan Quay makes whiskey. The shop is open M-F 08:00-16:30 but in 2020 they don't offer tours.
 * Other popular pubs are The Gingerman, Phil Grimes, The Tap Room, The Three Shippes, and Tom Maher.
 * Metalman Brewing Co on Tycor Business Park produce an off-beat collection of beers. No tours.
 * Waterford Distillery on Grattan Quay makes whiskey. The shop is open M-F 08:00-16:30 but in 2020 they don't offer tours.
 * Other popular pubs are The Gingerman, Phil Grimes, The Tap Room, The Three Shippes, and Tom Maher.
 * Metalman Brewing Co on Tycor Business Park produce an off-beat collection of beers. No tours.
 * Waterford Distillery on Grattan Quay makes whiskey. The shop is open M-F 08:00-16:30 but in 2020 they don't offer tours.
 * Waterford Distillery on Grattan Quay makes whiskey. The shop is open M-F 08:00-16:30 but in 2020 they don't offer tours.

Stay safe
Standard advice about road safety and avoiding drunks. The city centre is safe day and night, and the revellers are noisy rather than threatening.

Connect
The city has a good mobile and 4G signal from all Irish carriers. As of Sept 2020, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Along the coast nearby are the resorts of Dunmore East and Tramore; further west is the "Copper Coast" towards Dungarvan.
 * The Comeragh Mountains form the border with Tipperary to the northeast, similarly the Knockmealdown Mountains northwest. They're scenic and easy to access.
 * Cahir, across the mountains in County Tipperary, has a river-island castle and the playful Swiss Cottage.
 * Inistioge is a picture-postcard village north in County Kilkenny.

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Waterford (Connecticut)

Waterford is a city in Connecticut.

Get in
Waterford is accessible via I-95, 1-395. A Greyhound and Amtrak station are located in nearby New London.

Eat

 * Charley's, 850 Hartford Turnpike, Crystal Mall, . A fancy restaurant with exquisite food inside the Crystal Mall.
 * Charley's, 850 Hartford Turnpike, Crystal Mall, . A fancy restaurant with exquisite food inside the Crystal Mall.
 * Charley's, 850 Hartford Turnpike, Crystal Mall, . A fancy restaurant with exquisite food inside the Crystal Mall.

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Waterford (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Waterford :

Ireland

 * Waterford - A city in Ireland
 * County Waterford

United States of America

 * Waterford (California) - A town in the state of California.
 * Waterford (Connecticut) - A town in the state of Connecticut.
 * Waterford (Maine) - A town in the state of Maine.
 * Waterford (Michigan) - A town in the state of Michigan.
 * Waterford (New York) - A town in the state of New York.
 * Waterford (Pennsylvania) - A town in the state of Pennsylvania.
 * Waterford (Vermont) - A town in the state of Vermont.
 * Waterford (Virginia) - A town in the state of Virginia.
 * Waterford (Wisconsin) - A town in the state of Wisconsin.

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Waterfront City

Waterfront City, also known as Teluk Senimba (Senimba Bay), is a place on the island of Batam, Indonesia, just south of Singapore. Don't be fooled by the name — Waterfront City is no city, it's a purpose-built tourist development home to two large hotels and not much else.

Understand

Construction started in the 1990s with great hopes, but like many of Suharto's big projects, it never took off the way it was supposed and multiple failed developments still litter the area: the first thing you'll see as you exit the ferry terminal is the rotting carcass of Snow World, which lay uncompleted for years before burning down in 2006.

If you ratchet down your expectations very low, Waterfront City still makes a reasonably pleasant weekend getaway: the hotels are high-quality and affordable, there's just enough to keep you entertained for a day or two, and at night you can dig into cheap seafood and sample the nightlife. Batam as a whole is still growing fast and with Harris's expansion and the refurbished cable ski operation, there's even faint hope of a belated renaissance.

Get in
Waterfront City Ferry Terminal, a striking Minangkabau-style construction with sharped pointed eaves, is a visa-on-arrival entry point for Indonesia. Sindo Ferry runs 1 round trip on the weekday and 3 round trips on the weekends and Singapore Public Holiday from Singapore's HarbourFront ferry terminal via Sekupang to Waterfront, taking about 50 minutes including the Sekupang stop. If you miss these, there are many more to Sekupang, from where it's a 15-km trip to Waterfront City.

Get around
Hotel shuttle buses meet incoming ferries and offer sightseeing and shopping trips around the rest of the island. Within Waterfront City itself, most sites are within walking distance. If you'd like to go further out, there are usually taxis lurking in front of the cable ski park, but you'll need to haggle. Cabbies will ask for S$20 for the half-hour haul to Nagoya, but locals can negotiate that down to around Rp. 75,000.

See
The beach at Waterfront City isn't much to look at: the water is murky and the views across the bay consist of oil industry installations. The Harris Resort has its own tiny slice, but the rest is within the Waterfront City Marina and an entry fee of Rp. 6000 is charged. Sea sports like banana boats and jetskis are available.

Do

Other entertainment options include the ramshackle Step 1 Go Kart Circuit near the Harris (S$12/10 min), sit-on-top-kayak inside the Harris (S$7/30 min officially, but there's no real time limit and you don't need to be a guest) and Taman Pancing Fishing Pond. The Batam Flying Club closed down years ago.

Buy
80% of the commercial shophouse block next to the ferry terminal is permanently closed, but some of the remaining shops sell drinks and snacks. For anything else, you'll need to head over to Nagoya.

Budget

The shophouse block next to the ferry terminal has half a dozen low-key eateries, but only one has food that draws anything approximating a crowd:

There are also a couple of very basic warung next to the cable ski park.

Splurge
The restaurants at both the Harris and the Holiday Inn offer air-conditioned comfort and charge Singaporean prices for the privilege.

Drink
The normally comatose waterfront shophouse strip livens up after sundown, with half a dozen nightlife joints ranging from Western-style pubs to Chinese-style dodgy karaoke lounges.

Sleep
Waterfront City has two large resort hotels. Both offer free shuttle service to the ferry terminal.

Some of the shophouse pubs also offer lodging in their upstairs rooms, mostly on a short-time basis.

Go next

 * Nagoya, the main city on Batam, is 30 min away by car.
 * Sekupang, has the nearest harbour with regular ferries, it is just 15 min away by car.

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Zaanstreek-Waterland

Zaanstreek-Waterland (Dutch: Waterland en Zaanstreek) is a showcase of every stereotype one would expect from the Netherlands: dikes, windmills, flowers and wooden houses dot its flat rural lands. Some of these typical rural villages and attractions include Broek in Waterland, Edam, Marken, Monnickendam, Volendam and Zaanse Schans.

Cities

 * — the Beemster Polder was dried in the early 17th century and has preserved intact its well-ordered landscape of fields, roads, canals, dykes and settlements
 * — picturesque village that has been a tourist destination since the 19th century
 * — cute village with a cheese market in the summer
 * — a 17th-century port village
 * — generally a modern suburb of Amsterdam
 * — a fishing village with traditional costumes
 * — you have to see the typical Zaan houses

Other destinations

 * — open air museum with Dutch windmills and Zaan houses
 * — a former island, it is well known for its characteristic wooden houses

Waterland
Waterland, as the name suggests, has both lived of and struggled against the water for many ages. Most of its grass and farm lands lie well below sea level, on old bog layers, and are divided by numerous ditches and trenches. Evidence suggests that people were living here at least around the year 1000 already. Where the IJsselmeer is now, a much smaller lake area existed with a connection to the sea on the west. Extreme floods in the 12th and 13th centuries created the Zuiderzee, which would later be sealed of to become the IJsselmeer. These floods of course had a devastating effect on the region and brought its people to build dikes in order to protect them from the sea. Floods nevertheless occurred several times, until the famous "Afsluitdijk" was finished in 1932 and the Zuiderzee became the regulated IJsselmeer. The Waterland area remained a wetland over these centuries, making farming almost impossible and causing a local focus on cattle and the production of dairy.

Zaan Region
The Zaanstreek ('area of the river Zaan', Zaan Region) is a region just north of the Dutch capital of Amsterdam, and used to be a part of the Waterland. It is roughly covered by the municipality of Zaanstad and known for its industrial mill-history. It consists of 7 villages (Zaandam, Koog a/d Zaan, Zaandijk, Wormerveer, Krommenie, Assendelft and Westzaan) of which Zaandam is the biggest.

The Zaanstreek evolved on the banks of the peat river Zaan, which once was connected to the main waterway of Amsterdamn, the IJ. It is a typical Dutch landscape, being below sea level, with hundreds of ditches and pastures. The Zaanstreek is a region of contrasts: modern and 19th century industrial buildings mixed with old windmills and wooden houses all with the background of the quiet Zaan river and meadows.

The Zaanstreek/Zaan area is possibly the oldest industrial area in the world. It flourished in the 17th century, when there were about a 1,000 wind mills processing food products and wood. That pre-steam development was made possible by technological improvements of the windmills (like the patenting of crankshaft applications in 1592) and the need for the produce of the mills for neighbouring Amsterdam.

Large quantities of wood and rope were needed for the big wooden merchant ships that were built in de Zaanstreek to provide the Amsterdam merchants (early capitalists) with the means to plunder the Dutch colonies (Indonesia, the Caribbean). Also paper industry flourished, and it is believed that the United States Declaration of Independence is written on paper from the Zaan area. Also, many food products that were imported were processed with the windmills in the Zaanstreek, like cocoa, rice and wheat. Chocolate, bread, cooking rice, roasted coffee, vegetable oil, pastry, animal food, etc., were produced in large quantities, providing for much of the Dutch population.

Later, the shipbuilding and almost all of the wood industry (furniture, paper) disappeared, but the food processing industry stayed. It modernised and replaced the wind mills for steam engines during the 19th century. Even today, the biggest Dutch companies in the food industry still have their base in the Zaanstreek, like the multinational Albert Heijn. Flour for 90% of all bread in the Netherlands comes from one factory in the Zaanstreek (Meneba). There are many cocoa factories, producing chocolate from cocoa coming from the biggest 'cocoa port in the world', Amsterdam.

Besides present-day modern industry in a higher concentration than usual in the Netherlands, you can still see the older industry (no longer in use) in the Zaanstreek. Along the river Zaan, you can find still dozens of original windmills (mostly entirely made of wood), still functioning, some of them over 350 years old. Next to these there are many 19th-century stone industrial buildings, nowadays derelict or converted into apartments, but still recognisable as industrial buildings. In some cases this old and less-old industry is intertwined, like with Duyvis: the modern factory is actually build around a centuries-old wooden windmill.

Talk
Especially in the more isolated villages, local varieties of an old Hollandic dialect are still fairly common. When locals speak these dialects among each other, understanding it is a serious challenge for any visitor, even for Dutch natives. Fortunately, you'll find that everyone is also fluent in Dutch and often enough in English.

The dialect in the Zaan area (Zaanstreek) is called Zaans. It has some similarities to the more famous West-Frisian dialects that are spoken in the regions to the north, which are probably a result of the 13th to 15th century migration of westfrisian farmers to the area. Nevertheless, this influence is limited and "Zaans" is generally considered one of the oldest and few remaining original Hollandic dialects.

The Waterland's dialects differs significantly from Zaans, but have a similar origin and speakers of the two are generally able to understand each other. Volendam, which was a somewhat isolated village due to its Catholic character and focus on the sea, has by far one of the most lively versions of Waterland's dialect. It's the normal language for locals in every day life there. The evacuation of Schokland in the 1850s brought many of its people to Volendam. Their original dialect, the "Schokkers", has a serious influence on Volendams. The little town of Marken has yet another specific own dialect, but time is quickly wearing of its particularities.

Public Transport
The Zaan Region is easily accessible by train. During weekdays, "Sprinter" trains run every quarter from Amsterdam Central station to all stations in the Zaan Region. Above this, the quarterly intercity service form Amsterdam to Alkmaar also stops at Zaandam railway station, linking Zaandam in total 8 times per hour with Amsterdam.

For the open-air Museum Zaanse Schans, take the "Sprinter" train direction Uitgeest and get off at Koog-Zaandijk station. It's about 10 minutes walk from here to the Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum. Alternatively take Connexxion bus line 91 from Amsterdam Central Station (IJ -side) which has its terminal right in front of the main parking lot of the Zaanse Schans and Zaans Museum. The bus ride from Amsterdam Central takes around 45 minutes.

The Waterland Region is accessible by bus from Amsterdam Central Station. Arriva and EBS buses depart from the IJ-side of Amsterdam Central Station to Volendam Edam Monnickendam and Purmerend. Purmerend also has 3 railway stations served half-hourly by the "sprinter"trains Schiphol Airport- Zaandam- Hoorn. (From Amsterdam Central change trains in Zaandam).

Car
The main enclosure for both regions is the A8/A7 motorway which starts at "Knooppunt Coenplein" near the Coentunnel (part of the A10/Ring Amsterdam). For Zaanse Schans take the first exit on the A7 after the intersection with the A8. For Volendam, Edam and Marken, follow the A7 further until exit "Purmerend Noord/Volendam" and follow the signs "Volendam" and/or "Edam".

During rush hours, the A7 is very busy, and in the morning till 09:30 traffic jams in the direction of Amsterdam are common.

By public transport
Connexxion is the company that runs the Public Transport bus services in the Zaan Region. Buses on most lines run every 30 minutes with less services after 20:00 and on Sundays.

Arriva buses services the Waterland region and the local buslines within Purmerend.

There are 6 train stations in the Zaanstreek/Zaan Region from which 5 are at the main line Amsterdam - Alkmaar and 1 at the line Schiphol Airport- Hoorn. The main railway station is Zaandam which serves both lines. "Sprinter" trains run quarterly (evenings, Saturdays and Sundays every 30 minutes) between Uitgeest and Amsterdam Centraal, calling at the 5 mainline stations. The quarterly (Sundays & evenings every 30 minutes)Intercity service Alkmaar - Amsterdam Centraal calls at Zaandam. A "Sprinter" train runs every 30 minutes from Schiphol Airport to Hoorn, calling at Zaandam Main Station and the Zaandam Kogerveld commuter station.

The Waterland Region has 3 railway stations in Purmerend served by the Schiphol Airport - Hoorn service. They mainly function as commuter stations although the nice town centre of Purmerend is within walking distance of Purmerend main station.

By bicycle
The distances in the Zaan Region are good for cycling, the longest one-way stretch is approx 10 km. Distance Zaandam- Purmerend (Waterland region) is also around 10 km. Both regions can be combined in a 1-day cycling tour.

Bicycles can be hired from the bicycle shop adjacent to the Zaandam main railway station, as well as from several bike shops in Volendam, Edam and other popular traveller destinations in the region.

By car
If you're getting around by car, make sure to avoid rush hour. Close as it is to Amsterdam, the main highways but even smaller roads can become one big traffic jam in the morning hours (07:00-09:30) and afternoon (~16:00-18:30). Also, getting from place A to B might take you on a little detour, adding up several kilometres to your route.

You can visit visit Zaanstreek and Waterland by car quite well, but take into account that some roads are narrow and the main highways (A7/A8) will be jammed in rush hours. The maximum speed on the local roads is up to 80 km/h with many restricted roads with a maximum speed of 60 km/h. Within city limits the maximum speed is 50 km/h. Police use mobile speed cameras to control maximum speed.

See

 * Watermills and historic houses are a must, but fortunately they're almost hard to miss on any trip through the Zaanstreek region. Zaanse Schans gives you mills and more: this museum area in Zaandam boast a nice collection of historic windmills and houses that were moved here from all over the area in the 1970s. There's even a museum, called the Zaans Museum.
 * Old fisherboats and traditional clothing are what brings so many visitors to the town of Volendam, where tourism has become an important source of income. This little Catholic enclave in a Protestant region has always been turned towards the sea for fishing. This is the place for souvenirs or a visit to the museum. For a slightly more authentic experience, take a ferry from Volendam to the little village of Marken.

Do
The VVV tourist information office for the Zaan region has a number of itineraries for bikers and hikers as well as car routes. If you have a GPS, you can freely download one of these routes. If travelling by car or motorcycle, the 62 km "tour of Zaanstreek/Waterland/Alkmaar" combines a nice route through the region with a visit to the cosy city of Alkmaar. For bikers, the province of North Holland has an extensive marked network of bike route connection points The website of the Dutch bikers association is in Dutch, but allows to interactively plan an itinerary of your own, using that network.

Eat
As far as typical local Zaanstreek products go, you'll actually find them in any large supermarket. The Zaanstreek was sometimes called "the pantry of the Netherlands", as lots of famous Dutch brands and products originate in this industrial area. Many of the local mills produced flour, and although it is now rather a factory process, the majority of Dutch flour still comes from this region. Verkade, the main Dutch brand for biscuits and chocolate, famously has its factories here. Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the country, was founded here as well. In short: a good excuse for a taste of nice Verkade cookies or chocolate!
 * Cheese! Edammer cheese as well as Beemster cheese have their origin here, and the whole Waterland area has a historic focus on dairy products.
 * Duivekater, a specific kind of bread with a taste of lemonzest and milk, that has long been baked for holidays in this region.

Drink
The Distillery museum & tasting room at Zaanse Schans gives an insight in liquor production as it was some 150 years ago. Here, you can also taste and buy some locally produced liquors.

Go next

 * Adjoining to the north is the Kop van Noord-Holland region with its own distinctive historic towns, like Alkmaar and Enkhuizen. This is also the region where you will find the famous Afsluitdijk, a man made dike that separates the IJsselmeer from the Wadden Sea.
 * Zuid-Kennemerland National Park lies on the seaside, west of the Waterland and Zaan region in the region of Kennemerland. It's a natural park with forests on dune fringes and coastal beaches (popular ones in Zandvoort and Bloemendaal), but also has some estates.

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Waterloo

Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium (close to Brussels). The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena. However, it has also become one of Belgium's most economically affluent and dynamic towns, thanks to its proximity to Brussels and the presence of international firms.

By bus
The most convenient way to get to Waterloo from Brussels is the hourly bus to Charleroi operated by TEC. It starts at Bruxelles-Midi/Zuid station and, after about half an hour, has a stop that is just 300 meters away from the Lion's Mound.

By train
The is the closest one to get to the Lion's Mound and NOT the, which is located much more north. Hourly trains run from Brussels and (on weekdays) Antwerp to Nivelles, stopping at Waterloo and Braine-l'Alleud. From the Waterloo station it is a 5-kilometer walk to the site, from the Braine-l'Alleud station 2.5 kilometers.

By car
The site of the Waterloo battlefield can be easily reached by car from the R0 motorway. You need to get off at exit 25. From there the site is very near. Next to the Lion's Mound site is a free parking lot.

Get around
City buses are infrequent especially on weekends/holidays. The town center is small and easily walkable.

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Waterloo (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Waterloo:

Australia

 * Waterloo – in Sydney's inner south.

Belgium

 * Waterloo - A historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant, site of Napoleon's final defeat.

Canada

 * Waterloo (Ontario) - A small city in the province of Ontario.
 * Region of Waterloo (Ontario) - An area in Southwestern Ontario.

England

 * Waterloo Station - An international train station in London's South Bank Area.

New Zealand

 * Waterloo (New Zealand) - a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand.

Sierra Leone

 * Waterloo (Sierra Leone) - a city in Sierra Leone.

United States of America

 * Austin - Waterloo is the old name for Austin, the capital city of Texas.
 * Waterloo (Alabama) - A small city in the state of Alabama.
 * Waterloo (Indiana) - A small town in Indiana.
 * Waterloo (Iowa)
 * Waterloo (New York) - A small town in the Finger Lakes region of New York State.

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Waterloo (Iowa)

Waterloo is a city of 68,000 people (2020) in of Black Hawk County in Northeast Iowa. It adjoins the city of Cedar Falls. It is home to an important John Deere tractor factory, which offers tours.

Understand
Long a site for Meskwaki seasonal camps, permanent year-round settlement began when white settlers started the modern city in 1845 under the name Prairie Rapids Crossing.

At the start of the 20th century, manufacturing, railways, and warehouses drove city growth. Labor disputes led businesses to recruit Black workers. The eastern part of the city has long been home to Black communities.

Climate change has put the city at greater risk for flooding, with a record-breaking flood in June 2008.

By car
Waterloo is at the north end of Interstate 380. From the east or west U.S. Route 20 goes through the southern end of Waterloo. U.S. Routes 63 and 218 are the fastest routes from the north.

By bus
There is one bus arrival and departure from Chicago and Des Moines every day, provided by Burlington Trailways. There is a service from Mason City and Minneapolis-St. Paul provided by Jefferson Lines.

Get around
MET Transit offers local bus service.

Do

 * - in Waterloo

Sleep
There are a lot of ordinary cookie cutter corporate hotels in Waterloo, but not much in terms of places with genuine local color and really nothing in the way of hostels or budget accommodations. The cookie cutter hotels cluster along I-385 near the San Marnon exit.

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Waterloo (Ontario)

Waterloo, Ontario, is one of three neighbouring cities, together with Kitchener, and Cambridge, forming a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario. Waterloo (population 121,000 in 2022) is known internationally for its two universities: Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo.

Understand
Many companies such as PTC, Sandvine Inc, BlackBerry (formerly Research In Motion (RIM)), Maplesoft, Open Text, Google and Sybase are either based or have branch offices in Waterloo. Technology companies thrive due to the convenience of the University of Waterloo, which boasts the largest math and computer science undergraduate program in the world. The university is also very famous for its psychology program. Waterloo pioneered the concept of university co-op where students alternate terms of study with terms of paid work experience. Today it boasts the largest co-op undergraduate enrolment in the world.

Waterloo was once known as the "Hartford of Canada" due to the large number of insurance companies that once had their headquarters here. Insurance is still a major industry in Waterloo due to the presence of Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial. Farmland is quite close outside the city limits, and many Mennonites live close by. St. Jacobs is a small village immediately to the north of the city, with markets and stores that have come to be very popular.

The city of Kitchener is immediately to the south of Waterloo. These two cities, often referred together as "Kitchener-Waterloo" (abbreviated to "K-W"), are separate municipalities, but share a long, seamless border. If visiting Waterloo, take Kitchener's attractions into consideration as well. Waterloo's central business district is referred to as "Uptown", in contrast to Kitchener's, which is referred to as "Downtown". Note, however, that Uptown Waterloo is not particularly large compared to neighbouring cities' downtowns; Waterloo is essentially a suburban city. The distributed nature of the city does mean that Uptown Waterloo has maintained a small-town atmosphere (for now; plans to intensify the Uptown are afoot).

History
Waterloo began on land that was part of a parcel of 675,000 acres (2,730 km²) assigned in 1784 to the Iroquois alliance that made up the League of Six Nations. The rare gift of land from Britain to indigenous people took place to compensate for wartime alliance during the American Revolution. Almost immediately—and with much controversy—the First Nations groups began to sell some of the land. Between 1796 and 1798, 93,000 acres (380 km²) were sold to Richard Beasley, with the Six Nations Indians continuing to hold the mortgage on the lands.

The first wave of immigrants to the area comprised Mennonites from Pennsylvania. They bought the land from Beasley and began moving into the area in 1804. Abraham Erb, often called the founder of Waterloo, had come to the area in 1806 from Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He bought 900 acres of bush land in 1806 from the German Company and founded a sawmill (1808) and grist mill (1816); these the focal point of the area. The grist mill operated continuously for 111 years.

In 1816 the new township was named after Waterloo, Belgium, the site of the Battle of Waterloo (1815), which had ended the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. After that war, the new township became a popular destination for German immigrants. By the 1840s, German settlers had overtaken the Mennonites as the dominant segment of the population. Many Germans settled in the small hamlet to the southeast of Waterloo. In their honour, the village was named Berlin in 1833 (renamed Kitchener in 1916).

By car
From Highway 401, take exit 278 (if coming from the west) or 278A (if coming from the east). Take Highway 8 North to Highway 85 North (the Conestoga Parkway). There are four exits in Waterloo:
 * For Uptown Waterloo, exit Bridgeport Rd.
 * For universities, exit University Ave. E.
 * For destinations in north Waterloo, exit King St. N.
 * For destinations in north-west Waterloo, exit Northfield Dr. W.

By intercity bus

 * GO Transit (website) offers service via Wilfred Laurier University on University Avenue to University of Waterloo Station, an ION light-rail station on the university campus where there are also connections to Grand River Transit buses. GO bus route 25 runs from Mississauga Square One, GO bus route 30 runs from Bramalea GO Station, and GO bus route 17 offers service from Hamilton and Guelph.

By plane
For travellers coming from afar, Airways Transit offers shuttle bus service between Toronto Pearson International Airport ( and Kitchener/Waterloo. Pearson Airport provides flights to and from a large number of destinations, and is located approximately 1 hour away from Waterloo by car in good traffic conditions. Buffalo Niagara International Airport just outside Buffalo is an alternative to Toronto. It is about 2 hours away and requires a border crossing, but flights are often much cheaper, particularly if travelling to/from the US or Caribbean.

By train
Kitchener Railway Station, near Downtown Kitchener, hosts VIA Rail and GO Transit trains. The railway station lies 650 metres east of ION Central Station, where one can take an ION light rail train into Waterloo.

The Waterloo Central Railway operates a summer tourist train service with vintage equipment to St. Jacobs and Elmira. The Waterloo stop is on the north side of Northfield Drive across the street from ION Northfield station; the WCR stop has a small shelter.

Street layout
Unlike a metropolis such as Toronto, it is relatively quick and easy to get from one point to another by car because the distances aren't far, and the traffic isn't too busy. Looking at a map of Kitchener-Waterloo, one of the first things visitors from other parts of Ontario will notice is that, far from forming a grid pattern, the streets are not straight, curving and wiggling in surprising patterns. For example, there are two streets, King and Weber, which are parallel for most of their length, but cross each other 3 times in K-W. The irregular road pattern dates to the earliest settlement in K-W; unlike most Ontario townships, whose roads were laid out in a grid pattern, Waterloo Township was laid out without road allowances, allowing settlers to build roads where they were needed.

King Street is the main street that travels roughly North-South through the downtown of Kitchener and Waterloo. In Waterloo, it is labelled King St. North and South, with the transition at Erb Street (in Kitchener, it is labelled King St. East and West).

By public transportation
ION light rail (route 301) connects Kitchener to Waterloo; in Waterloo it serves the following major destinations from north to south:

The following bus routes serve some areas away from the ION light rail line:
 * 7 King runs along King Street south from Conestoga Mall through Uptown Waterloo into Kitchener.
 * 12 Westmount runs along University Avenue, Westmount Road, Fischer-Hallman Road and Beams Road.

By taxi
There are three taxi companies that serve Waterloo and the surrounding area:

By bicycle and by foot
Waterloo is reasonably bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly, so travelling by bicycle or on foot is reasonable for shorter trips. Uptown Waterloo and the two universities are within walking distance of each other.

Learn

 * University of Waterloo. Established in the 1950s, UW is one of Canada's youngest universities. It is well known for its co-operative education program and for fostering innovation. Several spinoff companies are well-known, such as Research in Motion and Open Text. It was also the starting point of Engineers Without Borders. Visitors might be interested in the Earth Sciences Museum in the CEIT building, and the Optometry Museum in the Optometry building.
 * Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave W (corner of King and University). WLU is best known for its School of Business and Economics; its Music, History, and Kinesiology programs are also well-known.  The School of Music hosts at least one concert per week, admission to which is often free.
 * Conestoga College was founded in 1967 as the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, one of many such institutions established in that time by the Ontario government to grant diplomas and certificates in career-related, skills-oriented programs.

Buy
Being mainly a suburban city, you'll find strip malls and the like at just about every major intersection. If you're looking for somewhere more inspiring to shop, there is:

Eat
Going Uptown (the King/Erb area) will provide traditional and cultural foods for many price ranges.

Go next
The Village of St. Jacobs is in Mennonite country, and has many shopping opportunities including St. Jacobs Farmers' Market in the Market District south of the village along with many shops and vendors within the village. There are also a few attractions in the village.

The Elora Gorge is also a worthwhile getaway, being roughly 30km from Waterloo. Aside from exploring the cliffs carved by glacial meltwaters, you can go tubing, swimming, camping and canoeing.

Waterloo is within short driving distance of many southern Ontario locations, such as London, Guelph, Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Stratford. Towns on the shore of Lake Huron, such as Kincardine or Goderich, are great places to enjoy the beach in the summer.

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Waterton Glacier International Peace Park

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located directly on the 49th parallel, the boundary between Alberta, Canada and Montana, United States of America.

It consists of two contiguous national parks in two countries:

Both parks were declared Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO in 1976 and as World Heritage Sites in 1995.

Although physically it is possible to cross the USA-Canada border at a number of points by foot or boat, park warden checkpoints target hikers at a number of geographical funnel points. Canadian and US citizens should have their passport with them, other nationalities cannot simply hike across and must use one of the main official border crossings (for computer based checks). The most convenient crossing is on the Waterton - Babb road. This is not open 24 hours.


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Waterton Lakes National Park

Waterton Lakes National Park is the Canadian portion of Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site and Biosphere Reserve which extends into the US as Glacier National Park. The park is in the southwestern corner of Alberta, and protects the southernmost portion of the Canadian Rockies. As a destination, Waterton is best known for hiking and sight-seeing.

Understand
Waterton Lakes National Park covers an area of 505 km2 (195 sq mi), about the size of the Island of Montreal.

Waterton is open all year, but the main tourist season is during July and August. The only commercial facilities available within the park are located at the Waterton Park townsite. The park ranges in elevation from 1,290 metres (4,232 ft) at the townsite to 2,910 m (9,547 ft) at Mount Blakiston. It offers many scenic trails, including Crypt Lake trail. In 2012/2013, Waterton Lakes National Park had over 400,000 visitors.

Contact the park office, toll-free: or email waterton.info@pc.gc.ca@undefined.

History
The park is part of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, designated as World Heritage Site in 1995 for its distinctive climate, physiographic setting, mountain-prairie interface, and tri-ocean hydrographical divide. Together the parks are areas of significant scenic values with abundant and diverse flora and fauna.

Landscape
In 1979, Waterton and bordering Glacier National Park in the US were designated as World Biosphere reserves, preserving mountains, prairie, lakes and freshwater wetlands ecosystems. Habitats represented in the parks' range include: prairie grasslands, aspen grove forests, alpine tundra/high meadows, lower subalpine forests, deciduous and coniferous forests.

Flora and fauna
There is a good chance of seeing black and grizzly bears in the park, also if you are lucky badger. Birds in the area include osprey, bald eagle and a number of waders.

Animals that inhabit this national park include wolverines, bighorn sheep, bald eagles, white-tailed deer, mule deer, mountain goats, elk, moose, foxes, wolves, coyotes, beavers, river otters, cougars, lynxes, bobcats, snowshoe hares, pikas, hoary marmots, grizzly bears and black bears.

Climate
The climate is typical of the northern hemisphere, located at just above the 49th parallel. The summers reach temperatures up to 30ºC (86ºF) but it is usually mild around 23-25ºC (73-77ºF) for most of the summer. There are a few heat waves that last a couple of days, but for the most part summers are very comfortable for people from warmer climates. Winters are a bit more severe due to the mountain elevations which bring heavy snowfalls to the mountain peaks and to the townsite. Temperatures can dip to -30ºC (-22ºF) but the prevailing western air currents bring warm air from the Pacific Ocean in the winter time. These are called chinooks by the locals and can raise the temperature from -30ºC to +2ºC in a couple of hours. If you do not mind a bit of wind the climate is good here. The park is sheltered by trees so the winds are not so bad in the camping areas and in the townsite.

Visitor information

 * Park website

Get in
Waterton Lakes is at the end of Highway 5, about an hour and a half from Lethbridge and 3 hours from Calgary. If driving from Calgary, take Highway 2 south out of town to Cardston and then follow Highway 5 west to the park. There is no bus service into the park.

Some tourists may fly in from Montana (U.S.) via Kalispell or Missoula and will visit the park before/after visiting the nearby Glacier National Park in the United States.

Fees and permits
There is no fee to enter the park if you are just driving through along Highway 6. However, if you want to do any activities, visit the townsite or stay overnight, a daily fee will apply. The fee is paid at the gatehouse on Highway 5, on the road to Waterton townsite, just after its junction with Highway 6.

If staying for a week or more, the annual park pass is a good value, though it can only be used in Waterton. An annual Discovery Pass can also be purchased for a higher fee and be used in Waterton and at the nearby Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, and many other national parks and historic sites.

Fees and permits (2024):
 * Adult $11.00
 * Senior $9.50
 * Youth and children free
 * Family/group $22.00
 * Seasonal passes are available for less than the cost of 5 day passes.
 * Fishing permit: daily $13.50, annual $46.25

Get around
The townsite is small and can be easily travelled on foot. However, if you want to see some of the lakes, hikes and other features of the park, a car or bike will be necessary. There is a shuttle bus service.

Do

 * [[Image:Bertha_Lake.jpg|thumb|Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park]]
 * [[Image:Bertha_Lake.jpg|thumb|Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park]]
 * [[Image:Bertha_Lake.jpg|thumb|Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park]]
 * [[Image:Bertha_Lake.jpg|thumb|Bertha Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park]]

Buy
There are souvenir shops, a small supermarket, a liquor store and a fuel station in Waterton town. Expect to pay a premium for goods, so best to stock up with supplies before entering the park.

Eat
There are several restaurants in the town-site, they tend to be a little pricey and of medium quality as they have a captive customer base.

Camping
There are three drive-in campgrounds available in the park. Fire permit, per night $11.00 (2024).

Backcountry
Backcountry camping is available in a number of spots. The fee is $13.50/night (2024).

Connect
There aren't any Internet cafés per se in Waterton, but a couple of the restaurants and coffee shops provide access.

Stay safe
Beware of the very strong winds at times in the main town site area.

Hikers should be aware that although it is possible to cross the geographical border (49th parallel) into the USA there are further on ranger control points that you cannot pass unless you have a US passport. Non-US citizens must use the main road crossing, where identification checks can be made.

This is bear and cougar country, when hiking make plenty of noise and take the usual precautions for bears.

Go next
There are a number of small towns and parks nearby that make good day trips or next stops to move on to.

 * Waterton Lakes is joined with Glacier National Park across the border in Montana. It can be accessed by heading south on Highway 6 (The Chief Mountain Highway). The border crossing on the highway is only open between May and October.
 * The Remington-Alberta Carriage Centre in Cardston is half an hour east on Highway 5. It has many interesting stories on the horse and carriage era and how the collection was built.
 * Head Smashed-in Buffalo Jump, a UNESCO World Heritage Site outside of Fort Macleod is a 1½-hour drive north-east.
 * Bar U Ranch near Longview.
 * Crowsnest Pass is an hour north-west on Highway 6 and has several attractions on its coal-mining past and the Frank Slide. It is also the gateway to British Columbia.
 * If you're looking for more mountains and alpine lakes, Banff National Park is 4-5 hours north. A scenic way to get there is the Cowboy Trail (Highways 6 and 22) which traverses the foothills while keeping the mountains in sight.

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Watertown

There is more than one place called Watertown:

United States of America

 * Watertown (Connecticut) - a town in Connecticut.
 * Watertown (Florida) - a town in Florida.
 * Watertown (Massachusetts) - a city near Boston in Massachusetts.
 * Watertown (Michigan) - a town in Michigan.
 * Watertown (Minnesota) - a town in Minnesota.
 * Watertown (New York)- a city in New York
 * Watertown (South Dakota) - a town in South Dakota.
 * Watertown (Tennessee) - a town in Tennessee.
 * Watertown (Wisconsin) - a city in Wisconsin.

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Watertown (Massachusetts)

Watertown is a city in the Greater Boston metropolitan area of Massachusetts.

By plane
Logan International Airport in Boston.

By bus
MBTA provides bus service. The 70 and 71 can be accessed from Central and Harvard, respectively. The 57 bus from Newtown Corner and Brighton. The 52 and 59 from Dedham and Needham, respectively, via Newton. From Waltham, the aformentioned 70 bus. The MBTA's 504 route operates express trips from downtown all day weekdays and much of Saturday.

By car
Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike), Exit 17.

Arsenal Street / Western Ave and Route 20 exits off Soldiers Field Road.

By car
Traffic can get heavy during the morning and evening rush hours. Route 16 and US Route 20 cuts across Watertown.

By public transit
The MBTA's 71 bus is the most frequent of the routes that serve Watertown. Routes 554 and 73 run along the northern border of Watertown. The 70 traverses the entire town west to east. Watertown Square is the main bus hub, but note that the 504, 57, and 52 routes terminate at the former bus yard across the Charles from Watertown Square.

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Watertown (New York)

Watertown is a small city in New York's North Country, and the seat of Jefferson County.

Understand
Settlers came here in the early 1800s to use the power from the Black River for industry. On April 13, 1852 Frank Winfield Woolworth was born in the tiny village of Rodman, ten miles south of Watertown; he attended business college in the city and worked as a stockboy in a general store on Watertown's Public Square in 1873 before attempting to launch his own "five-cent store" in Utica in 1878. That short-lived effort fared poorly, but a Woolworth "five and dime" in Lancaster (Pennsylvania) in 1879 succeeded.

Watertown is only a few miles from Fort Drum, home of the US Army 10th Mountain Division, the region's largest employer. It is home to various manufacturing industries (the "Car Freshener" scented air freshener is a local invention) and to Jefferson Community College.

Get in
Watertown is about north of Syracuse on US 11 or Interstate 81 (exits 45, 46, and 47). Adirondack Trailways Service and Greyhound provide bus service, while the closest Amtrak stations are in Rome or in Syracuse.

The closest major airport is Syracuse Hancock International a little over  to the south.

There is no direct scheduled transportation from Watertown to Canada, despite its proximity (Kingston and Brockville are each an hour away by road).

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Drink

 * Water is plentiful in the region.
 * Water is plentiful in the region.

Connect
Postal service is available from USPS at 232 Commerce Park Drive 13601-9900 (phone +1 315-786-5900); commercial parcel receiving service is available from the UPS store at 968 Bradley Street (phone +1 315 755-2028, fax 755-2030).

Wi-fi is available at most fast food and coffee shop chains, or at the public library.

Go next

 * Thousand Islands
 * Sackets Harbor
 * Adirondacks

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Watertown (South Dakota)

Watertown is a city in South Dakota.

By bus
Watertown is served by Jefferson Lines.

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Waterval Boven

Waterval Boven is a city in Mpumalanga.

Understand
Waterval Boven is a small country village situated on the Transvaal Drakensberg Escarpment smack bang in the middle of Mpumalanga province. The town started out in the early 1890s when the steep gradients called for tunnels and bridges to be built for the line between Pretoria and Delagoa Bay (Maputo). 'Boven's main industry was the railway operations until the 1990s when operations were scaled down.

The town was named after the 75 m Elands River Waterval just outside town. The translation from the old Dutch is "Above the waterfall". This is only one of the waterfalls nestled in the valleys surrounding 'Boven.

Today Waterval Boven is a retreat for rock climbers, mountain bikers, fly fishermen and anybody who just wants to enjoy nature and the slow rhythm of country life.

Get in
From Johannesburg

Follow the N1 towards Pretoria. Make sure you stay on the left just after exit 112 (Brakfontein/Old Pretoria road) as the N1 and N14 will meet and you need to keep following the N1 through the Brakfontein Interchange.

For some unknown reason the speed limit between exit 128 (John Foster) and exit 136 (Rigel Ave) is 100km/h rather than the usual 120km/h. There are static cameras, so make sure you don't exceed the limit.

Continue following the N1 until it meets the N4 at the Proefplaas Interchange, shortly after exit 141 (M6 Lynwood Rd), keep to the left and follow the N4 Witbank signs. From here, follow the directions as from Pretoria.

From Pretoria

Take the N4 east towards Witbank. This is a toll road in very good condition and average driving time will be around 1 hour. Toll cost is R18 at the Diamond Hill toll gate (about halfway between Pretoria and Witbank). Keep an eye open for an impressive swallows nest construction (thousands of nests build from mud) covering the underside of one of the overpasses on this road.

You will reach the Middelburg toll gate shortly after passing through Witbank.

Stay on the N4 and pass by Belfast on your way to Machadodorp. If you need to take a break from driving and stretch your legs, stop at Milly's just before Macahodorp. You will also notice that the speed limit is reduced as you enter Machadodorp, so make sure you keep below the posted speeds as there are always speed traps.

Shortly after passing through Machadodorp you will reach the Machado toll gate.

Be aware that you might encounter heavy fog between Witbank and Machadodorp during the winter months.

Look out for the Waterval Boven turn-off on th right.

Do

 * Rock climbers discovered the quartzite cliffs of the area in 1991 and Waterval Boven has since become a major attraction to the domestic and international climbing community. With over 600 sport routes and a 150 traditional lines there is enough climbing to make you come back for more.
 * Mountain Bikers can enjoy a number of single tracks in the area offering excellent riding and panoramic views.
 * Other activities in the area include hiking, horse riding, fly fishing and bird watching. Fly fisherman can choose between stocked dams as well as river fishing. The river below the falls is home to an endemic yellow fish species and for that reason not stocked with trout.

Eat
The Stone Circle Bistro offers good meals in a beautiful riverfront setting.

Kaizer Chicken Dust situated in Emgwenya Township offers excellent flame-grilled chicken.

Drink
The Stone Circle Bistro is a fully licenced restaurant.

The Shamrock Arms is an Irish Pub.

Sleep
Accommodation on offer ranges from luxury lodges to backpacker style budget accommodation.

Go next

 * Kruger National Park
 * Johannesburg and Pretoria are roughly 2 hours drive away

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Waterville

There is more than one place called Waterville:

United States of America

 * Waterville (Kansas) - A town in the state of Kansas.
 * Waterville (Maine) - A town in the state of Maine.
 * Waterville (Minnesota) - A town in the state of Minnesota.
 * Waterville (New York) - A town in the state of New York.
 * Waterville (Ohio) - A town in the state of Ohio.
 * Waterville (Pennsylvania) - A town in the state of Pennsylvania.
 * Waterville (Vermont) - A town in the state of Vermont.
 * Waterville (Washington) - A town in the state of Washington.
 * Waterville (Wisconsin) - A town in the state of Wisconsin.
 * Waterville Valley (New Hampshire) - A town in the state of New Hampshire.

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Waterville (Maine)

Waterville is a small city (16,000 in 2020) on the Kennebec River, home to Colby College. Because of its location along a former migration corridor between Quebec and New England (now the Kennebec-Chaudière International Corridor), Franco-American culture is evident here.

By car
From Portland: Take US Interstate I-295 North through Brunswick; this becomes I-95 North in Gardiner; follow signs for Augusta, then Waterville; Exit 127 for the Kennedy Memorial Drive which leads downtown; trip is seventy-five miles and takes seventy-five minutes.

From Bangor: Take I-95 South; Exit 130 for Main Street; continue south on Main Street past the strip malls to downtown; trip is 56 miles and takes about an hour.

From Quebec City: Take Autoroute 73 South to end; Continue on Route 273 (Route du President Kennnedy) following signs for St. Georges/Frontier; Jackman border crossing is open 24 hours/day 7 days/week; continue south on US201 to downtown Waterville; trip is 200 miles and takes about four hours.

Taxis

 * TRI County Cab, +1 207-692-4029

See
The city center's architecture reflects the city's textile mill past. Several large mills remain standing but closed.

Eat
Aside from these recommendations, fast-food and other chain restaurants as well as supermarkets can be found along Main Street and the Kennedy Memorial Drive between I-95 and downtown.

Sleep
Most accommodations (chain hotels and motels) are found along the Kennedy Memorial Drive and Main Street between I-95 and downtown. In addition to the following recommendations, other country inns and bed and breakfasts are located nearby in Belgrade Lakes.

Go next
Without a car, options are limited to the bus line north to Bangor or south to Augusta and Portland. With a car, there are more possibilities:
 * Waterville is a stepping-off point for the Belgrade Lakes and China Lake, two major lake areas with swimming, fishing, boating, and comfortable accommodations.
 * Explore north along the Kennebec River (passing Skowhegan, The Forks, and Jackman, crossing the Appalachian mountains into the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec en route to Quebec City.
 * Head east to Belfast or Camden on the Mid Coast.

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Waterville (Washington)

Waterville is a city in the Columbia River Plateau region of Washington State.

See

 * Douglas County Historical Museum
 * Douglas Creek B.L.M. Recreation Site

Do

 * Badger Mountain Ski Hill - ski resort

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Waterville Valley

Waterville Valley is a resort town in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Waterville Valley attracts many visitors in the winter months with alpine skiing at Waterville Valley Resort and many miles of trails for cross-country skiing. During the summer, attractions include a golf course, tennis courts, and lots of hiking. The Mad River flows through the town, providing great views all year round.

Understand
Waterville valley was first settled in the 1760s, and incorporated as Waterville in 1829. The name Waterville Valley was adopted in 1967.

Get in
Take Exit 28 on I-93 then follow route 49 east for about 11 miles.

Get around
Waterville Valley Resort is a pedestrian-friendly village, so once you're here you can leave your car parked and easily get around on foot or bike.
 * Waterville Valley Resort Shuttle – Hop on the open air trolley for quick transport, or simply enjoy a leisurely scenic ride around the valley.

Buy
There are many shops in town square.

Eat
There are many restaurants in town square.

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Watervliet (New York)

Watervliet is a city in Albany County.

By plane
Watervliet is served by the Albany County Airport, 10 miles due west. The airport is served by Delta, United and Southwest Airlines.

By train
Amtrak stops at the Albany-Rensselaer station, 9 miles due south.

By car
Interstate 787 runs along the eastern edge of the city with exits near the southern and northern entrances to the city. It links the city to the New York State Thruway at exit 23 and southern Vermont. NY State Route 2 runs from west to east, linking the city to Interstate 87 in the west and north western Massachusetts. NY State Route 32 runs from the north to the south, serving local traffic between the Adirondacks to Albany, and beyond.

Sleep
Accommodation can be found across the river in Troy or in Albany.

Go next

 * Troy
 * Albany
 * Cohoes
 * Clifton Park

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Watford

Watford is a large town in Hertfordshire, a few miles from the Greater London boundary. It is around 20 minutes from central London using National Rail trains, and slightly longer on the London Underground and Overground networks. Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is on the outskirts of Watford, while the town centre is home to the Colosseum music venue, the Atria shopping centre and Watford Market.

Understand
Cassio is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book. It lent its names to one of Hertfordshire's historic hundreds and lends its name today to Cassiobury Park, named after a former mansion. In the 12th century, the Abbot of St Albans who owned the land was given permission for a weekly market near the River Colne, where it was held until 1928.

The town developed rapidly in the late-18th century. Construction began on the Grand Union Canal in 1793, and the waterway reached Watford by 1797 (and Birmingham by 1805). The railway opened in 1837. The town became its own urban district in 1922.

Today, the town is in the commuter belt with fast and slow trains into London. A booming film industry surrounds the town, with Warner Bros. in Leavesden, BBC Elstree and Elstree Studios in nearby Borehamwood, and Bovingdon.

By car
Today, Watford lies at the junction between the M1 and M25 motorways. There are car parks throughout Watford town centre, including at the Atria shopping centre, Avenue Car Park and behind the Town Hall. There are direct road connections to towns and cities throughout the country:

From London

 * from Brent Cross: leave at junction 5 for and ;
 * from Marylebone, Swiss Cottage and Brent Cross: direct into North Watford, and connects with routes into Watford town centre;
 * from Neasden, Stanmore and Bushey: direct into Watford town centre.

From the City of London and Holloway, the connects with the  and  in north London.

From Heathrow Airport and the South

 * from Heathrow Airport, Uxbridge and Gatwick Airport: leave at junction 19 Hunton Bridge. Follow for Warner Bros. Studio Tours and North Watford. Follow  towards Watford town centre;
 * from Rickmansworth: direct into Watford town centre;
 * from Rickmansworth: towards Vicarage Road and Watford General Hospital.

From Luton Airport, Aylesbury and the North

 * from Luton Airport and the North: leave at junction 6 for into North Watford and routes towards Watford town centre. Alternatively, leave at junction 5 for  into southern Watford;
 * from St Albans: direct into North Watford. Connects with routes into Watford town centre;
 * from Aylesbury and Hemel Hempstead: direct into North Watford. Leave at Hunton Bridge for and Watford town centre.

From the East of England

 * from Potters Bar and Waltham Cross: leave at junction 21A (exit 21A) for direct into North Watford and routes into Watford town centre. Alternatively, exit at junction 20 for the  for Warner Bros. Studio Tours and western Watford.

By train
Watford has several train stations on the National Rail and London Underground networks.

You can use your Oyster or contactless card to travel between Watford Junction and stations in London:

 * Avanti West Coast – 20 minutes from London Euston. Regular trains from Milton Keynes, Coventry, Birmingham International (for Birmingham Airport) and Birmingham New Street. Limited services every day from Crewe and Edinburgh. These long-distance trains can be expensive, particularly if you have not booked in advance. Most services include a café area, first-class seating and free Wi-Fi.
 * London Northwestern Railway – 20-40 minutes from London Euston. Regular trains also from Harrow & Wealdstone, Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, Milton Keynes Central, Northampton and Birmingham New Street. Also trains during the daytime from St Albans Abbey, Bricket Wood and Garston.
 * London Overground – Lioness line (formerly Watford DC line) – Around 50 minutes from London Euston, with trains leaving roughly every 15 minutes. These trains call at all stations on the route, including South Hampstead, Willesden Junction, Wembley Central, Bushey and Watford High Street.
 * Southern – Daytime hourly service from Clapham Junction, with calls at West Brompton, Kensington Olympia, Shepherds Bush, Wembley Central and Harrow & Wealdstone.
 * Caledonian Sleeper – Daily overnight sleeper train to and from Glasgow Central and Edinburgh.

Daytime London Northwestern Railway  services from St Albans Abbey, Park Street, How Wood, Bricket Wood and Watford Junction call at and  in the northern part of the town. Trains run roughly once per hour. Oyster and contactless cards cannot be used for travel to or from these stations.

 is in London fare zone 8. The station is on the main shopping drag in Watford, and is less than a mile from Watford FC Vicarage Road Stadium (approximately 15 minutes' walk). Direct London Overground trains from Watford Junction, London Euston, Bushey, Harrow & Wealdstone, Wembley Central, Willesden Junction and others. Trains run every 15 minutes throughout the day in both directions. ' ' is served by London Overground Lioness line (formerly Watford DC) trains and some local London Northwestern Railway routes from Euston.

By London Underground
 (known as Watford Met) is in London fare zone 7. It is close to Cassiobury Park and approximately one mile from Watford FC Vicarage Road Stadium (approximately 20 minutes' walk). This station is more than one mile from Watford's Atria shopping centre. Paper tickets are not required for travel. You can touch in and out using an Oyster or contactless card anywhere on the London Underground. Direct trains from a range of London destinations including Harrow-on-the-Hill, Wembley Park, Baker Street, King's Cross St Pancras, Liverpool Street and Aldgate in the City of London.

 in London fare zone 7 is on the same line.

By bus
Major bus routes in and around Watford include:

 * Warner Bros. Studio Tour London bus transfer - book tickets through Golden Tours for a bus transfer from London Kings Cross and London Victoria. Check on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour website for details: https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/getting-here/
 * Warner Bros. Studio Tour Watford Junction shuttle bus - free shuttle bus for ticketholders. Runs at least every 30 minutes during the daytime;
 * Arriva 20 Hemel Hempstead to Watford - into Watford Junction and Watford Vicarage Road from Hemel Hempstead town centre;
 * London Buses 142 Brent Cross to Watford - into Watford Junction and Watford High street from Stanmore, Edgware and Burnt Oak;
 * London Buses 258 South Harrow to Watford - into Watford Junction and Watford High Street from Harrow & Wealdstone and Harrow bus station;
 * Sullivan 306 Borehamwood to Watford - into Watford High Street from Bushey and Borehamwood;
 * Arriva 321 Luton to Rickmansworth/Maple Cross - into Watford Junction and Watford Vicarage Road via Harpenden, St Albans, Chiswell Green and Croxley Green;
 * Arriva 508 Hemel Hempstead to Northwood Mount Vernon Hospital - into Watford Junction from Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley and South Oxhey;
 * Uno 602 Hatfield to Watford - into Watford High Street from Hatfield, St Albans, Radlett and Bushey;
 * Green Line 724 Harlow to Heathrow Airport - past Watford Town Hall and Watford Junction via Ware, Hertford, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, St Albans and Uxbridge.

By air
London Heathrow Airport is roughly 20 miles by car, a short hop along the - roughly 30-40 minutes away at most hours of the day, but longer during peak periods. Green Line 724 bus connects Heathrow directly with Watford town centre.

London Luton Airport is less than 20 miles along the by car.

Birmingham Airport is just over an hour away by train from Watford Junction, on the Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway networks.

By boat
The Grand Union Canal passes through Watford between Uxbridge and Hemel Hempstead. Longer distance destinations include Paddington in London, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Birmingham. A leisure mooring lies at Cassio Bridge Lock, equipped for shorter-term stays.

Get around
Most attractions in Watford are within walking distance of each other and do not require buses or trains.

All Hertfordshire buses offer an 'Explorer' ticket which permits a maximum of 2 adults, 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult with 3 children to unlimited travel for £7. It is often worth doing as it can save money even if you are on your own.

See

Do
There are plenty of things to do in Watford. For example, visit the Warner Bros Studios in north Watford, shop in the town centre, stroll through Cassiobury Park, play golf at Watford TopGolf or even visit Woodside Leisure Park, home of Vue cinema, indoor play areas and some restaurants. Watford is also home to many leisure centres, for sporting activities, including a running and athletics track in Garston. Watford Colosseum hosts many comedy shows and live music concerts, check out their website for upcoming shows.

Eat
There are many choices.

For restaurants, there is Middletons Steakhouse and Grill, Flower Drum (Chinese), Flame (Chinese buffet), various Pizza restaurants (Pizza et pizza, Zinco, Ask, Pizza Hut, Pizza Express), Caribbean, Japanese (Hanko)...

Fast food - Two McDonalds (with an extra 2 in the north of the town), Five Guys, two Subways, various pizza takeaway places (Dominos, Pizza Hut, Pizza Express and various kebab shops. Roosters Peri Peri Chicken is halal and serves very inexpensive but absolutely delicious chicken meals, including wraps, burgers, etc., and even apple pies and ice cream in the summer. Try the chicken burger meal. Yum. For a sit-down, go to Pepe's, opposite the indoor market (behind Poundland) which serves Greek Cypriot fare as well as burgers, steaks, sandwiches, and puddings.

Vegetarian - GoKula Vegetarian Cafe, a vegetarian and vegan fast food restaurant with links to the nearby Hari Krishna Temple. A breakfast & brunch restaurant but not evenings. At 65 Market Street.

Halal - Roosters (burgers, chicken wings, chips...), various kebab shops.

Cafés - Presence coffee shop with paninis, muffins, with a spa upstairs and a gift shop out front. TJ Hughes has a restaurant/café. For the more traditional fry-up, head to Aroma at the bottom of the high street for relatively healthy and delicious breakfasts, chips, burgers etc. Toast, next to Roosters and almost opposite the Palace Theatre, serves sandwiches, juice etc. Try Go Kula cafe on Market Place for vegetarian food but it is a bit hit and miss. Best to go there for a chat, read a few books and meet the local mums and toddlers. The YMCA serves good food - it is behind Poundland/next to the indoor market.

Coffee - Starbucks and Costa in the Harlequin, Caffe Nero by St. Mary's Church on the High Street, Presence in the north end of the High Street, McDonald's on either end of the High Street. Plenty of places with plenty of choices.

Drink
Watford Town Centre comes alive at night particularly on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. The bars and clubs are practically all positioned next to each other up the High Street. As a general rule the music is louder, the drinks are more expensive and the atmosphere is more lively the further up the High Street you go, though there are exceptions.

A flyover divides the strip into the 'High Street' and 'The Parade'. Starting from the High Street and walking up:

Connect
As of May 2022, Watford has 5G from all UK carriers.

By rail

 * Fast trains to London Euston are regular at Watford Junction station, a ten minute walk from the high street.
 * "Overground" operated trains on which accept Oyster cards are accepted that take longer, with stops in Bushey, Harrow, Wembley, and the northwest suburbas of London, are also an option.
 * Heading north Trains run to: St Albans (a definite must visit for the market, the cathedral, the park and the canal), Tring, Hemel Hempstead, Bletchley, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Leighton Buzzard.

Take the Metropolitan line from a secluded tube station after a walk through Cassiobury Park to Baker Street, Harrow, Wembley... And change at Baker Street for various other London lines and of course to visit Sherlock Holmes's offices. Change at Moor Park to go to Rickmansworth, Chesham, Amersham, and Aylesbury.

By bus

 * Rickmansworth - Get the No. 6 bus to a lovely small town with a church, canal...
 * Abbots Langley Get the 8/318 bus to enjoy the small cafés, the large park and woods.

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Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen is a village of 1,863 (2020) in New York's Finger Lakes region.

Get in
From Ithaca, Watkins Glen is an hour west on NY 79.

From Interstate 90 (exit 42, between Syracuse-Rochester) or Interstate 86 (Corning-Binghamton) take NY 14, which becomes the town's main street.

Get around
The fastest way around Watkins Glen is by racecar.

Otherwise, Watkins Glen is best walked. Parking is easiest near the marina. Head north on Decatur St. and park in the lot to your left in front of the harbor hotel. Parking is also available across the street from the village's entrance to the state park, but the lot fills quickly in the busy summer season. If so inclined, state park parking is more available further uphill away from the village itself.

A regional hop-on-hop-off bus called the Lakeside Troller can be used to get around the village and travel to wineries around Seneca Lake.

Go next

 * Finger Lakes
 * Erie Canal
 * Corning - A Southern Tier city with the grand Corning Museum of Glass

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Watonga

Watonga is in the Red Carpet Country region of Oklahoma.

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Watson Lake

Watson Lake is a town of 800 people (2016) in southeastern Yukon, close to the British Columbia border. Watson Lake is a common stop for those driving up from British Columbia.

Understand
Watson Lake is near the Liard River, at the junction of the Robert Campbell Highway and the Alaska Highway. The Stewart-Cassiar Highway's northern end is 22 km (14 miles) west of Watson Lake. Watson Lake is the main centre of the small forestry industry in Yukon and has been a service centre for the mining industry, especially for the Cassiar asbestos mine in northern British Columbia and the Cantung tungsten mine on the Yukon-Northwest Territories border in the Mackenzie Mountains.

Watson Lake and the neighbouring Upper Liard settlement are the home of the Liard River First Nation, a member of the Kaska Dena Council. The Two Mile area immediately north of the core of town is a concentrated area of First Nations (Indigenous) residents, while the town extends 8 km out to the turn-off of Airport Road.

Climate
Like most of Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate. Watson Lake experiences annual temperature average daily highs of 21 °C (69.8 °F) in July and average daily lows of −27 °C (−16.6 °F) in January. Watson Lake has more precipitation than other parts of Yukon with an average annual snowfall of 197 cm (77.6 inches) and 255 mm (10.04 inches) of rainfall, resulting in larger trees and a more viable forest industry.

By car
Highways near Watson Lake:

 * Highway 1 (Alaska Highway) (historical mile 635), heading northwest from Fort Nelson (highway is numbered Highway 97 in British Columbia) or heading southeast from Whitehorse.
 * Highway 37 (Stewart-Cassiar Highway) intersects Highway 1 about 21 km west of Watson Lake. Highway 37 travels north from  northwestern British Columbia.  While Watson Lake has mobile wireless service, there is no wireless coverage along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway, until reaching the other end at Kitwanga, about 720 km away.  Dease Lake is one of the few communities along the way.

By plane
The Watson Lake Airport provides corporate and charter services only.

Get around
Local taxi services are available.

Connect
Finding a pay phone should not be a problem in Watson Lake. If all else fails, there is one just inside Super A Foods and inside Andrea's Hotel, along the Alaska Highway.

Go next
You've probably encountered Watson Lake while travelling along the Alaska Highway. Heading north towards Whitehorse, you will find Teslin with beautiful scenery and a good photo opportunity as you approach the Teslin River Bridge (second longest bridge along the Alaska Highway). Heading south towards Fort Nelson, stop for a relaxing sit in the natural  Liard River Hot Springs (open year round).

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Watsonville

Watsonville is a city of 54,000 people (2019) in Santa Cruz County in California in the Monterey Bay Area.

By car

 * California 1.svg to California 183.svg: CA-Hwy 1 connects Santa Cruz ( north) to Monterey ( south) via Watsonville and Castroville ( south). Travelers going towards Salinas can go onto CA-Hwy 183 from Castroville.
 * California 129.svg from US 101.svg & California 156.svg : CA-Hwy 156 & 129 connect Hollister_ (, 35 min west) to Watsonville. Likewise one can go south on US Hwy 101 (towards 'Salinas') and than continue west on San Juan Rd to Watsonville.
 * California 152.svg from US 101.svg & I-5.svg: CA-Hwy 152 connects Watsonville (, 1hr 20 min west) from Exit 403A of Interstate 5 via Gilroy (, 35 min east) which is  south of San Jose on US Hwy 101. CA-Hwy 152 comes into town as E Lake Ave.

By bus
Bus station signed as 'Greyhound' and 'Santa Cruz Metro' but it is only served by Santa Cruz Metro. Passengers will have to travel to Gilroy, Salinas or San Jose to get to an actual Amtrak and Greyhound station/stop.
 * 71 & 91x to Santa Cruz where passengers transfer to the 17- Amtrak Hwy 17 Express to San Jose Diridon Station. Route 71 goes towards Santa Cruz on Soquel Dr & Freedom Blvd while 91x travels on CA-Hwy 1.
 * 72-79F are local bus connections in/around Watsonville. See linked website above.
 * 'Watsonville Circulator (WC)' circles around town in counter clockwise direction between Watsonville Transit Center – Freedom Blvd – Freedom Centre – Green Valley – Main St – Watsonville Transit Center.
 * 'Watsonville Circulator (WC)' circles around town in counter clockwise direction between Watsonville Transit Center – Freedom Blvd – Freedom Centre – Green Valley – Main St – Watsonville Transit Center.

Get around
Downtown is pedestrian friendly. There are some bicycle and pedestrian paths along the creeks, rivers, and sloughs around Watsonville as well and some limited bus service. Taxis are available throughout the area by phone. Watsonville airport also provides small craft access.

See

 * Mountains
 * Pajaro River
 * Mount Madonna
 * Auto races at Ocean Speedway.

Eat
The city imposes a 10¢ fee on all disposable cups – even for a cup of water, which would otherwise be free. You can bring your own water bottle, cup, or coffee mug to restaurants to avoid paying this fee.

Go next

 * Moss Landing - 9 miles south of Watsonville, this tiny town is often overlooked but offers excellent wildlife viewing opportunities at Elkhorn Slough, one of the largest saltwater estuaries in California and a great place to spot sea otters. The harbor is also the departure point for several whale watching companies.  Amenities for travelers are limited, although there are several restaurants in the harbor area.

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Wau (disambiguation)

There's more than one place called Wau:

Papua New Guinea

 * Wau (Papua New Guinea) - a city in Huon Gulf region.
 * Wau airport

South Sudan

 * Wau (South Sudan) - a city in Bahr el Ghazal region
 * Wau airport

Australia

 * Wauchope airport, within Port Macquarie council area, New South Wales

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Wau (Papua New Guinea)

Wau is a city in the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea.

Understand
Wau is at an altitude of around 1,100m. Together with nearby Bulolo, it was the site of a Gold Rush during the 1920s and 1930s. During the Pacific War, the Battle of Wau, in January 1943, was where the Australian Army stopped an advance by the Japanese. While most of the gold has been extracted, industrial gold mining continues at two locations and locals continue to pan for gold.

Get in
Wau is connected by road to Papua New Guinea's second largest city, Lae. As of 2017 PMVs will load in downtown Lae and run to Wau and Bulolo. Very cheap and safe. About five hours counting multiple stops along the way to Wau. PMVs load in Wau for return trips early morning and pick up passengers in Lae in afternoon for return.

As of 2017 the is one flight a week to Wau from Lae with North Coast Aviation flying an Islander aircraft. No connecting flights to Moresby

.

See

 * Wau Ecology Institute. Not really geared up for tourists, but if you have travelled all the way there they will probably let you look around. Impressive museum with, among other things, an amazing collection of stick insects.
 * As of July 2017 Wau Ecology Institute is no longer. The institute was burned down a couple of years ago.

Do
Both trails as of 2017 are no longer used for trekking. However a single group or solo can still inquire and hire local guides but use extreme caution,
 * The Black Cat trail. goes from Wau to Salamaua on the north coast. Some of the bloodiest battles of WW2 in Papua New Guinea were fought along the trail between the Japanese and Allied Forces. Trekking this trail takes four to five days, involving 8-9 hours walking each day, so you have to be fit. Accommodation is in local villages. There are many remnants of the war along the track. Live munitions, plane wrecks, and huge bomb craters can be seen. There is also an abundance of magnificent flora and fauna. The trip ends with a rafting trip down the Francisco River to Salamaua.
 * The Bulldog Trail. This trail is only now being commercially developed and the villagers along the trail have had little exposure to trekkers to date. There was fierce fighting between Lae and Wau between the Japanese and the Allies and Australian troops were supplied by porters carrying food and munitions to Wau from Port Moresby along the Bulldog Trail. This trek is for experts only.

Buy
There is a large open air market where locals come to buy and sell local produce and products. Also two more modern general stores with goods and supplies.

Eat
There are no established eating facilities

Drink
The general store have drinks and a couple of small open air shacks supply a source

Sleep
There is a building called the Wau Motel but from the outside looks very old and dilapidated.

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Wau (South Sudan)

Wau is the third largest city in South Sudan and capital of the Bahr el Ghazal region.

Understand
Founded in the 19th centuary by slavetraders as a zariba, a small fortified base, it grew into an administrative centre during British rule. The city is not dominated by a single ethic group; instead, its position as a commercial hub has drawn many different peoples from around the country. Over the last two decades, Wau has nearly doubled in size, from 84,000 in 1993 to 151,000 today.

Temperatures stay in the mid-30s °C during most of the year. The dry season lasts from November to March, while the summer months see an increase in rainfall.

By train
Wau is also the terminus of the narrow-gauge railway from Khartoum, however due to the independence of South Sudan, all trains have stopped running and there are no news on when they will resume.

By car
Several roads intersect here, A43 connects with Juba and Rumbek while A44 runs southwest towards Tumbura near the border with Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo. B41 heads northwest towards Raga and ends in Nyala. Notice that all roads are in poor condition and can sometimes be nothing more than a dirt track. Driving with regular cars is very unadvisable.

See
Wau has few attractions to see, wild hippos in the Jur river is however quite a sight and can be seen at times.

Sleep
Hotels are generally expensive and often aimed at government officials and members of NGOs.

Stay safe
See the warning on the South Sudan article for information on the security situation.

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Waukegan

Waukegan is in the Far North Suburbs of the Chicagoland region of Illinois. It sits on Lake Michigan, has a large harbor, and is the county seat of Lake County, Illinois.

By car
Waukegan is located in close proximity to Interstate 94 and US Highway 41. Downtown Waukegan can be accessed from either using Grand Avenue or Washington Street.

By train
Metra lines serve Waukegan. The Union Pacific North Line runs between Kenosha and the Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago and serves Waukegan.

By plane

 * Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the closest international airport to Waukegan.
 * Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport is the next closest international airport to Waukegan.

Taxis

 * TAXI-2-GO, 2835 Belvidere Rd. +1 847 336-1204

Buses

 * Pace Suburban Bus System, +1 847 364-7223

See

 * Waukegan City Beach and Light, 540 Sea Horse Dr. The city beach and lighthouse where you can relax during favorable weather and enjoy the lake.
 * Waukegan City Beach and Light, 540 Sea Horse Dr. The city beach and lighthouse where you can relax during favorable weather and enjoy the lake.
 * Waukegan City Beach and Light, 540 Sea Horse Dr. The city beach and lighthouse where you can relax during favorable weather and enjoy the lake.
 * Waukegan City Beach and Light, 540 Sea Horse Dr. The city beach and lighthouse where you can relax during favorable weather and enjoy the lake.
 * Waukegan City Beach and Light, 540 Sea Horse Dr. The city beach and lighthouse where you can relax during favorable weather and enjoy the lake.

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Waukesha

Waukesha is a city of 62,000 people (2021) in Southeast Wisconsin. It is located about 20 miles west of Downtown Milwaukee

Get in
Interstate 94 is the main east-west route through Waukesha. It connects the city with Madison and other points west, as well as with Milwaukee and Chicago to the east and southeast. The closest major airport is Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport, which is about 30 minutes east of the city. Also available is Chicago O'Hare International Airport, located about 2 hours southeast.

Get around
Waukesha is easily navigable by car. Non-locals may be confused by the high number of five-way intersections, but the old-one way streets are a thing of the past, which makes navigating the city much easier that it once was. Waukesha Metro Transit also provides bus service to the city, with the transfer point located at the terminal downtown. Limited bus connections are available to Milwaukee County Transit System for service to Milwaukee County and the surrounding areas.

Do
Waukesha is the county seat of Waukesha County. The Lake Country area in the northwestern portion of the county offers outdoor activities such a swimming, golfing, camping, fishing, boating, etc. There is also plenty of shopping, dining, and nightlife around much of the county, and in the city of Waukesha.
 * - located in Waukesha

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