Tour Guides Gone Awry
OCTOBER 13, 2007 Listen to this Story
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Ron Avery is out to stop misinformation. Avery is a part-time tour guide in Philadelphia and is a retired reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News, and to call him a history buff is an understatement. Avery compiled a list of 80 inaccuracies he heard or heard of while traveling incognito with tours around the city. Example: the Declaration of independence was first written in German! He sent the list to the Philadelphia City Council, encouraging them to require licenses for tour guides and possibly fine guides for giving out the wrong facts. We ride on a horse-drawn tour of historic Philadelphia with Avery as he fact-checks and nitpicks.
Then...
New Orleans has had their local tour guides licensed for almost 20 years. Weekend America speaks with local tour guide about the Crescent City's exam.
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- Music Bridge:
- Mio Caro Dottor Grasler
- Artist: E. Pieranunzi, M. Johnson, J. Baron
- CD: Live In Japan (Cam Jazz)
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