10 Most Extreme Travel Adventures (PHOTOS)

Some travelers live on the edge. Never satisfied with lazing away their vacation days on the beach, these thrill seekers look for adventure on their days off. If orbiting the Earth, diving in shark-infested waters, or getting up-close-and-personal with a gorilla sounds like your idea of a good time, you're in luck. ShermansTravel.com has found 10 extreme travel adventures to get your heart racing.

Text and captions courtesy of ShermanTravel.com, adapted from "Top 10 Extreme Travel Adventures."

 

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If your adrenaline pumps just watching The Fast and the Furious, your heart will feel like it's about to come out of your chest when you experience the real thing. Street racing is illegal, but law-abiding drag racing schools abound. Doug Foley's Drag Racing School holds several public events across the nation (2010 dates are still scheduled in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and more); for the highest HBM (heart beats per minute), opt for the Super Comp Dragster package, a one-day extreme travel program that includes safety instruction and step-by-step familiarization with your car. Then it's time to hit the track, open the throttle, and make like Mario Andretti. Low-Adrenaline Alternative: Not quite ready to get behind the wheel? Get behind Andretti himself and ride with him when you sign up for a Mario Andretti Fantasy Day (hosted by the Mario Adretti Racing School; 2010 dates and location TBD). Yes, autographs are included.

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If your adrenaline pumps just watching The Fast and the Furious, your heart will feel like it's about to come out of your chest when you experience the real thing. Street racing is illegal, but law-abiding drag racing schools abound. Doug Foley's Drag Racing School holds several public events across the nation (2010 dates are still scheduled in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and more); for the highest HBM (heart beats per minute), opt for the Super Comp Dragster package, a one-day extreme travel program that includes safety instruction and step-by-step familiarization with your car. Then it's time to hit the track, open the throttle, and make like Mario Andretti.

Low-Adrenaline Alternative: Not quite ready to get behind the wheel? Get behind Andretti himself and ride with him when you sign up for a Mario Andretti Fantasy Day (hosted by the Mario Adretti Racing School; 2010 dates and location TBD). Yes, autographs are included.

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[shthar]

03:48 PM on 10/11/2010

Wimps. Let's see em eat the buffet at the Golden Corral in El Dorado.