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Giant Sequoias in the Running to be Named 8th Wonder of the World

| 07/18/2013 | Sequoia National Park, Things to Do

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For those of you who haven't heard, the Bureau nominated the Giant Sequoias for the honor and privilege of being named the 8th Wonder of the World! VirtualTourist.com, a branch of TripAdvisor.com, is hosting the competition and there are currently over 300 nominations from around the world. The public is encouraged to vote for their favorite wonder once a day, everyday, until September 30th. The wonder with the most votes will be crowned the 8th Wonder of the World and will be featured in a national broadcast TV segment on a popular syndicated program, as well as a massive media relations campaign from VirtualTourist.

We just received word that the Giant Sequoias currently rank in the top 100 nominations, thanks to everyone's voting! Let's keep it up! Here's how you can vote, once a day, everyday!

1). Visit VirtualTourist.com and find the Giant Sequoias.

2). Visit our website, VisitVisalia.org, and check out the widget on the homepage. This links directly VirtualTourist's website.

3). Visit our Facebook page, Facebook.com/VisitVisalia where we regularly post a link to vote.

Tell everyone you know and vote, vote, vote! #8thWonder #8thWonderoftheWorld

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