Miami Beach | New York | advertising real estate | Haunted Mansion

Just Follow The Crowds

by Travis Kinsey and Haley Shapley
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Known as a hot spot for the young, rich, and famous, Miami Beach is a prime place to peoplewatch. Fashion shoots and the filming of movie scenes are common here, so you never know who might saunter by as you're sitting in the sun.

NEW YORK CITY
Times Square
(212) 869-1890, www.timessquarenyc.org
Visitors annually: 40 million
Times Square (which is actually shaped like a bow tie) is famous for its head-turning neon and LED signs known as spectaculars. Securing one of these much-looked-at slots of advertising real estate can cost up to $350,000 a month, but the price of constructing the ads can reach far into the millions.

ORLANDO
Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom
(407) 939-6244, disneyworld.disney.go.com
Visitors annually: 16.6 million
The most visited theme park in the world, the Magic Kingdom boasts 37 attractions, including the Haunted Mansion, where if you're paying close attention, you can read humorous inscriptions on the tombstones.

SAN FRANCISCO
Fisherman's Wharf
www.fishermanswharf.org

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ISSUE: Jan 15, 2008
American Way Cover - 1/15/2008