Mount Rushmore

Over the past decade Mount Rushmore has made several "Top 10 Most Over-Rated Tourist Attractions of America" lists. I first visited this national monument as a small child. At that time I thought it was pretty cool.

On a recent trip out west I decided to take a side trip to see the carved mountain side as an adult. I literally spent an entire 10 minutes looking at the monument and visiting the gift shop....and I took this picture. Mount Rushmore deserves to be considered as one of the 10 most over-rated tourist attractions in the United States.

Tarpon Springs

Tarpon Springs is located 50 miles south of Tampa, FL. The small Greek village is known for harvesting natural sponges from the ocean, Greek restaurants, and suburb bakeries.

The town is very nice. One can easily spend a day walking through the city. Note the top picture, a salty old sailor is washing newly harvested sponges.