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Whatever your plans, Long Beach is the place to start. We're centrally located to all Southern California attractions and just a boat ride away from Catalina Island. Plus, you can enjoy a day at the Aquarium of the Pacific or tour the majestic Queen Mary and still have time for that bike ride at sunset. For the most up to date travel and vacation information on Long Beach California, The Long Beach California CVB website is the source for information on lodging, restaurants, attractions and events. The website contains information on area weather, maps and other helpful travel aids for what ever you need for an exciting experience.

The Disneyland Resort is “The Happiest Place on Earth”, featuring two theme parks, an entertainment district and three hotels. All within walking distance are: Disneyland, Walt Disney’s original theme park, Disney’s California Adventure, Disney fun with a whole new attitude; Downtown Disney district for unique dining, shopping and entertainment, plus Disney’s Grand Californian hotel, Disney’s paradise Pier hotel and the Disneyland Hotel.

Only one place is home to both flying fish and buffalo...Catalina Island. Make your way to this nearby island for a day filled with more adventure and amusement than any theme park. In the sheltered and secluded city of Avalon, you’ll find quaint shops and restaurants. Here, you can also enjoy kayaking, jet skiing, swimming, snorkeling, and more in Catalina’s crystal clear waters filled with colorful fish. Transportation to Catalina Island is offered through two services from Long Beach. Take a comfortable ocean charter with The Catalina Express or take an exciting flight with Island Express Helicopters. Either transportation service will get you to Catalina Island in style!

 

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Visit the Long Beach California CVB website at www.visitlongbeach.com and request your free full color Long Beach CA travel planner now.

Haunted Queen Mary Announces Ghostfest II

 LONG BEACH, Calif. - 8/10/07 - Ghostfest II, the second annual Queen Mary paranormal weekend, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29, 2007, presented by the Queen Mary and Beyond Investigation Magazine.

Erika Frost, the Queen Mary's own paranormal researcher, will serve as hostess for this second annual event, that will encompass two nights and a day of paranormal investigations.

Ghostfest II is a scientific and spiritual exploration of poltergeists, psychic phenomena and ghost research, and the unearthly activities will focus on special after hours and late night tours, lectures and readings with the hierarchy of the world of the paranormal.

Activities will begin Friday evening with a 8 p.m. opening reception, lectures, special readings, vendor displays and investigative tours continuing into the wee hours.

Saturday, activities will begin at noon, and the last investigative tour, conducted by Pat Wheelock of Beyond Investigation Magazine, will depart into the depths of the legendary ship at 1 a.m.

Throughout the year, the Queen Mary offers regularly-scheduled day and night guided and self-guided paranormal tours of the haunted ship. Saturdays, there's also the very popular Dinner with the Spirits, hosted by Erika Frost and other paranormal experts. The evening begins with a decadent meal in award-winning Sir Winston's restaurant and concludes with a tour of personal paranormal discovery through the very depths of the ship.

Exhibits, vendor booths and lectures are included in Queen Mary general admission which is $22.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors (55+) and military, and $11.95 for children (5-11). There will be additional charges for Ghostfest II tours and readings.

Please go to www.queenmary.com for additional Ghostfest II pricing information, special Hotel Queen Mary Ghostfest II package information, updated Ghostfest II schedules and celebrity participants and other Queen Mary paranormal offerings.


About the Haunted Queen Mary

During her years at sea, the art deco Queen Mary captured the imagination of the public and came to represent the spirit of an era that was characterized by elegance and style. Then, during World War II, Queen Mary served as a heroic troop carrier nicknamed "The Grey Ghost." Built on the Clyde by Scottish craftsmen, the ship is recognized throughout the world as the last surviving ship of the Golden Age of transatlantic travel. Now permanently docket, yet still afloat, her operation and preservation are entrusted to the RMS Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public benefit corporation. Located at the south end of the 710 Freeway in the Port of Long Beach, the Queen Mary has emerged as a favorite attraction, hotel meeting facility, world-class dining and entertainment destination - and one of the world's most haunted sites.