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1. Warm and sunny Mexico is known for its beaches and tacos. But I'm now visiting a town built on hills, and known for bridge building and mills. Across the river is Rumford. Where is this Mexico?
2. Ah, Paris - the French city of lights, with its tri-color flag... but I'm visiting a town which was the home of Garrett Morgan, who in 1923 patented one of the first tri-color traffic lights. Where is this Paris?
3. The most famous Berlin is known for the Brandenburg Gate and German beer, but this Berlin I'm in now used to be known as Long-a-coming, because it was built on the Lonacomin Indian Trail. Where is this Berlin?
4. If you visit this Moscow, you won't find the Kremlin. I was intrigued to find myself in a former station on the Underground Railway. Its symbol is the candle in the window, which designated a safe house for escaped slaves. Where is this Moscow?
5. Rome, the Eternal City - its most famous landmark is the Colosseum, but the town I am visiting today is home to a museum dedicated to the world's first oil well, dug in 1859! Where is this Rome?
6. In exotic Delhi, India, you can find curry, saris, and bright colours. But the Delhi that I visited is surrounded by natural gas fields and is the home town of Earl Holliman, television star. Where is this Delhi?
7. The Stockholm of Sweden is surrounded by canals and is the Paris of Scandinavia. But the Stockholm I'm taking in now is on the Mississippi River, and overlooks Maiden Rock Bluff, where, legend has it, a Dakota maiden leapt to her death to avoid a forced marriage. Where is this Stockholm?
8. Romantic Venice, in Italy, is known for its canals, art and piazzas - but I am visiting a town called the "Shark's Tooth Capital of the World"! The beaches look really inviting. Where is this Venice?
9. Greece is one of the cradles of civilization, and has brought us calamari and tsatsiki. It is home to the Parthenon. But I am visiting a town whose symbol is an old lighthouse at the mouth of a river. Where is this Greece?
10. Athens, Greece, is filled with wonderful temples. But I'm visiting a different Athens, where I see historic limestone buildings in the Federal style and the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Where is this Athens?
11. Geneva, Switzerland, is home to many financial institutions and United Nations organizations' headquarters. But in the Geneva I am visiting, you might see US Navy submarines practicing drills in the lake! Where is this Geneva?
12. The port city of Marseilles is the oldest city in France and has been populated for over 30,000 years. The Marseilles I am visiting, however, calls State Road 67 its main street and has a population of 124 people. Where is this Marseilles?
13. Morocco is known for intrigue, exotic markets and couscous. The Morocco I am visiting today, though, is home to the Beaver Lake Prairie Chicken Refuge. Where is this Morocco?
14. Hola, Madrid! Soccer, Spanish wine, and the culture of Spain. But I have chosen to visit an art colony calling itself Christmas Town. I can see the remains of a mining town dating back to the Victorian era. Where is this Madrid?
15. What ho - London calling! Tea and crumpets with the Queen today? Um, not quite - I've been dropped off at the corner of Avenue 384 and Road 56 in Tulare County. Where is this London?
16. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland. It sits on the River Clyde, and is home to the Rangers football club. But I'm visiting a Glasgow which is home to the Annual Jamboree Boat Parade. Where is this Glasgow?
17. In Sydney, Australia, I could visit the Opera House and swim in the Pacific Ocean from Bondi Beach. But today I'm visiting the Sydney on the Atlantic Ocean, where I can see the world's largest fiddle! Where is this Sydney?
18. Lima, Peru, was founded by the explorer Pizzaro in 1535. It is the 5th largest city in South America, full of historical Spanish architecture and respecting its Amerindian heritage. Today, however, I am visiting the Lima which was home to one of the first co-educational colleges in the United States. Where is this Lima?
19. Perhaps it's time to check out Toronto - the CN Tower, Yonge Street, and all the excitement of Canada's biggest city. But instead of being in Cabbagetown, I am sightseeing in Gem City, and I can take a tour of a titanium mine. Where is this Toronto?
20. My home is Ottawa, Canada's capital, where you can see the Parliament Buildings and walk in Gatineau Park - but I'm visiting a large lake in an area known for blueberries and turkeys. Its Annual Tulip Festival almost fooled me into thinking I was home! Where is this Ottawa?
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