Add to that a packed programme of open-air concerts, exhibitions, artistic happenings and, intriguingly, a guided eyes-closed tour of the city, and even the 200mph Eurostar won't feel as if it's getting you there fast enough.
Few authors kick off their book tour with a talk at Lincoln Center to over 2,000 attendees (and more watching on closed circuit television), but that's what the author of Inferno did this past May.
At Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana and Wyoming, the visitor center and the road to the dam are both closed, and tours have been suspended.
The Concorde in Seattle, from British Airways, has been on display, although closed to tours, since arriving earlier this month.
The historic 165-room estate will remain closed, and tours were canceled through Sunday because of the fire, California State Parks said in a statement.
FLW tour events, with weigh-ins in Wal-Mart parking lots, are also broadcast live via-closed circuit TV to every Wal-Mart electronics department.
Proof: there's a closed knight's tour, and 32 Knights must be placed on every other square on it".
Nonetheless, in a suggestion of some concern in Mr. Lazio's camp, the candidate took a break from a closed fund-raising tour in California to chastise Mrs. Clinton for her remarks and note several issues on which Mrs. Clinton disagreed with Mr. Lieberman, including his support for school vouchers.
In winter, most of the amusement-park fare (zip-line, gemstone panning, mechanical bull) is closed, but the tours run all year — the temperature inside the caves hovers around 52 degrees, regardless of the season.
The president urged Americans to travel and act normally as they celebrated the holiday season, even as the White House and the Capitol were closed to public tours, and the audience for the lighting of the national Christmas tree was limited to ticket holders for the first time.
