Rick Steves' Europe: Blackpool, England
Home to a giant amusement park, a vintage trolley and an old-time variety show, Blackpool is northwest England's glittering beach city
- By Rick Steves
- Smithsonian magazine, May 2010
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Comments (1)
When the wind is not blowing indeed Blackpool is a FABULOUS place.
When the wind blows, and it often does, it's time to go to the Blackpool Tower and see the BIG SHOW!
Again I say "FABULOUS"!
Posted by Dutkowski on April 15,2010 | 12:25 PM