Dozen Distinctive Destinations

2008 Nomination Form

Nominate your favorite historic destination to the annual list of Dozen Distinctive Destinations!

When people travel through the United States, they like to visit scenic areas and historic sites, shop in historic downtowns, stay in historic hotels, eat delicious American food, and learn from authentic resources in America’s great places. But how do they find the best experiences? The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Dozen Distinctive Destinations program answers that question.

Each year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation chooses 12 outstanding communities from across the country that demonstrate a commitment to historic preservation and community revitalization – and are great places to visit. Distinctive Destinations are marketed to our membership and the media, featured in Preservation magazine, on our website, and included in our annual Travel Guide.

To be considered as one of a Dozen Distinctive Destinations, a place must provide an authentic and dynamic visitor experience; have a heritage tourism infrastructure, such as unique shopping, dining or lodging (e.g. historic hotels); have interesting and attractive historic architecture and/or cultural landscapes; and organizations actively working to promote and protect the community’s historic assets.

Some of our recent Distinctive Destinations offer places to vacation where the Sundance Kid once held up the local bank, where dozens of wineries and luxurious spas vie for your attention, and where four world-class museums are within walking distance. Others allow a visit to the gateway of the Great Smoky Mountains, a baseball field where Babe Ruth once played, the oldest U.S. city under the American flag, or the rocky, windswept California coast.

Dozen Distinctive Destinations Nomination Form

Give your destination the recognition it deserves by nominating it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 2008 list of Dozen Distinctive Destinations. Nominees should be recognizable locations, such as a town, city, or urban neighborhood (e.g. West Hollywood, CA). Nominations should be submitted by a local organization that is working to promote the community, such as a Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitor’s Bureau or a Main Street organization, ideally in partnership with a local preservation organization.

Nominations from individuals will not be accepted.

The 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations will be announced in February 2008.

To nominate a destination fill out the form below. Also be sure to email at least five high resolution photographs (2MB in size; 300 dpi JPEGs) with captions and photo credits, and two letters of support to dozen@nthp.org. Questions? Call Carrie Johnson at 202-588-6141.

Submit all nominations and supplemental materials to:
Office of Communications/ Dozen Distinctive Destinations
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
dozen@nthp.org
(Fax) 202-588-6299

All nominations must be received via email by Friday, September 28, 2007.

*	Name of Destination (Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)
*	Describe how this destination provides an authentic visitor experience in 250 words or less
*	List Web sites that provide a sense of the community.
*	Is this destination part of an on-going National Trust for Historic Preservation program (e.g., Main Street, Historic Hotels, Partner Places, etc.)?
	If you answered 'yes' to the preceding question, please list the National Trust program(s) this destination participates in.
*	What are the community's special historic places that visitors can experience (e.g., landmarks, places listed in local, state or national register)? Please limit responses to 500 words or less.
*	Describe how this destination is committed to historic preservation, revitalization, and the protection of the historic core.
*	If your destination is selected, how will this designation be promoted, and by whom? For ideas about what other communities have done to promote this designation, check out our online Dozen Distinctive Destinations Toolkit at http://www.nationaltrust.org/heritage_tourism/ddd_toolkit/index.html.
*	Does your community offer unique lodging, dining, and shopping opportunities that would appeal to heritage travelers? Please list a few favorites. Please limit your response to 500 words or less.
	Please provide at least two letters of support for this designation to your nomination. Email letters to dozen@nthp.org
	Please complete the following information about the nominating organization.
*	Contact Name
*	Contact Phone Number
	Contact Fax Number
*	Email Address
*	Organization Name (Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)
	Street Address (Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)
*	City
	State
	Zip
	Release Authorization NOTE: Authorization must be given below for this nomination to be considered. The undersigned hereby gives to the National Trust for Historic Preservation a non-exclusive license to use, and to allow others to use, in whole or in part, in whatever manner the National Trust may desire, including, but not limited to, use for publicity, audiovisual presentation, and/or promotion, all photographs, videos and other materials submitted to the National Trust in connection with the Dozen Distinctive Destinations. The National Trust is hereby given permission to make any editorial changes and/or additions to the materials referred to herein as it may deem necessary or desirable for production purposes. The nominator hereby agrees that it has the authority to grant these rights, that it has obtained any such rights necessary from third parties, including without limitation, models, creators, photographers, writers and producers, and that it will hold harmless and indemnify the National Trust from and against any claim brought against the National Trust from third parties that may arise out of the violation of the paragraph.
*	Full Name of Person Authorizing
*	Title and Organization Affiliation (Maximum response 255 chars, approx. 5 rows of text)
	Authorization Yes No