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July 12, 1:28 AMMovie Locations Travel ExaminerDebi Willis

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      "Spirt of St. Louis" illustration by Steph Doyle (from wikipedia)

Two interesting web resources presented themselves to me serendipitously today, and they seem relevant to the movies-locations-travel theme of this column – and worth sharing even if a “spot-on” connection to that theme might be somewhat lacking. 

The first is a new travel blog column – “Here Is Where” – and it’s the latest offering at National Geographic Traveler’s Intelligent Travel blog.  The column, which began on July 4, 2009, will “follow along with historian and Legacy Project founder Andrew Carroll as he drives, flies, walks, boats, buses, bikes, and hikes to seek out little-known historic sites in all 50 states.”  What a nifty idea!

If you don’t have the time to follow Mr. Carroll’s travels on the blog, it might be a fun to follow him on twitter, at least -- http://twitter.com/HereIsWhere -- and then maybe pop over to the blog when a location is of particular interest to you.  My guess is that his current destination (referenced on his July 9 twitter stream) is the grave of Charles Lindberg in Hana on Maui, Hawaii.  (By the way:  Did you know the “Spirit of St. Louis” starring James Stewart totally flopped when it was released in 1957?  Also, did you know that the original “Spirit of St. Louis” was built in San Diego and a full-scale reproduction of it hangs over the Terminal 2 baggage carousels at San Diego International Airport?  I wonder if San Diego will be the next stop on Mr. Carroll’s sojourn…)

Another “nifty, fifty United States” resource (also launched on July 4th) is this ”50 Movies for 50 States” suggestion tool from the rottentomatoes.com film review and fan site.  You simply click on a state to obtain a suggestion, and each selection on the map “features something special about the geography, history, or people of a particular state.”  Check it out and see if they did your home state justice… or to learn some interesting things about movies and the geographic locations connected to them... or maybe even just to find a movie or two to rent this weekend!