The pattern of distribution might also be described in terms of nodes, individually or clustered, and the routes that connect them (Pearce, 1995). Both perspectives are incorporated into the discussion below and the three zones, which together represent a network of attractions linked by the theme of wartime heritage, are used as a framework Certain nodes, such as major cities, offer a diversity of features of interest to tourists in addition to those related to wartime heritage and therefore exercise considerable power as attrakctors.