The railroad entered the community in 1850, carrying freight but also tourists, helping Plum Island develop into a Victorian seaside resort.

Hotham Alpine Resort holds the record for the highest annual rainfall of any Victorian resort over the past decade.

AS soon as summer heralds its presence, tourists descend upon this Victorian resort at New Jersey's southern tip.

Westbrook is a Victorian seaside resort on the Thanet peninsula in the southeast corner of England.

A classic Victorian resort, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

Disney virtually invented the genre by reinventing the Victorian resort.

The popular Victorian resort of Llandudno, 29 miles away, is fairly unspoilt, and has a sandy beach, an attractive park, and an open-air theatre.

Why don't we do our town over as a Victorian resort?'

Events will take place in country homes, churches, theaters and even on the beach in this lively Victorian seaside resort.

These days, Thanet's pretty coastline is home to a string of Victorian resorts that are only invaded by the summer bathing-suit brigade.