Travel briefs

Windmill featured at tulip festival

Pella, Iowa The country’s tallest working windmill has been erected in this central Iowa town known for its tulip festival and Dutch heritage.

The 135-foot tall windmill is part of a $3.5 million project that will be the entrance to the city’s Historical Village.

The eight-sided wooden windmill is a replica of an 1850s city mill, built by Luka Verbij, a windmill maker from the Netherlands.

The windmill is expected to open to the public May 2, the start of the city’s tulip festival.

France reaches out to American tourists

New York France, which plays host to more tourists than any other country in the world, hopes to stay on top this summer with a new J’aime la France I Love France campaign.

Initiatives include a new summer high-speed train between London and Avignon, in southern France, increased Air France flights from U.S. gateways to Paris and additional offerings from Rail Europe, including new customized online packaging.

To obtain brochures from the French Government Tourist Office, call (410) 286-8310, write them at 444 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022, or check online at www.franceguide.com.

JFK memorabilia on display in Nashville

Nashville, Tenn. “The John F. Kennedy Presidential Exhibition Let Us Begin” will be on display through May 27 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville.

The exhibit features items from the personal collection of Robert White, an avid collector of Kennedy artifacts. With more than 50,000 items, his collection is the world’s largest in private hands. Featured artifacts include Kennedy’s rocking chair, his christening ring and Christmas cards the Kennedy family was preparing to send in 1963.

Also showcased is the White House in Miniature exhibit, a re-creation of the White House in a one-foot-to-one-inch scale.

For more information, call (888) 677-9872 or visit www.gaylordentertainment.com.