Philipsburg, Montana picked as one of top 12 ‘distinctive destinations’ to visit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation

People looking for a new vacation spot might try one of 12 unusual places reachable without a passport, such as Lewes, Delaware, called "the first town in the first state," a town whose history goes back 375 years.

Every year since 2000 the National Trust for Historic Preservation names a "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" appealing to tourists’ taste for historic places.

Full Story: http://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/03/07/travel.towns.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

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