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Cairo's Grand Museum
By Linda Tancs Opened less than a year ago, the Grand Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in the world devoted to a single civilization. Located near the Great Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, the venue displays, conserves and studies over 50,000 artifacts across 7,000 years of ancient Egyptian civilization. The entrance is marked by a hanging obelisk, the first elevated obelisk in the country.…
Hampton Carousel
By Linda Tancs Built in 1920, Hampton Carousel is a historic carousel housed in a pavilion, operated by the Hampton History Museum in Hampton, Virginia. One of few antique wooden merry-go-rounds still existing in the U.S., it still boasts its original mirrors and oil paintings, as well as 48 intricately decorated horses rising and falling to the strains of the original band organ. Open…
Steaming in California
By Linda Tancs Wildflowers peak in high elevation areas between July and September in Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. It’s one of many things to see in summer, the park’s busiest season. Snow often lingers on park trails well into the summer months, though. Once it’s cleared, you’ll enjoy the sites the area is known for, like the bubbling mud pots of Bumpass Hell, the…
Utah's Largest Forest
By Linda Tancs The largest national forest in Utah, Dixie National Forest occupies almost 2 million acres and stretches for about 170 miles. It straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River in southern Utah. Whether you traverse it by highways or trails, you’ll be met with scenery ranging from colorful desert canyon gorges to high mountain forests, plateaus and alpine…
Copenhagen's Climbable Spire
By Linda Tancs Located in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark, Our Saviour’s Church boasts a magnificent organ from 1698 and a beautiful altar. Furthermore, the Baroque church has 40 elephant motifs symbolizing the Order of the Elephant, the highest order of chivalry in Denmark. Perhaps its most famous attraction, though, is the serpentine spire. Inaugurated in 1752, climbing…
Korea's National Garden
By Linda Tancs Suncheon Bay National Garden is South Korea’s first national garden. Occupying 1.12 million square meters, you’ll want at least half a day to explore the various gardens built in the style of various countries like Spain, the Netherlands, England, Italy, Mexico and more. The site also features a wetland reserve, one of the five major coastal wetlands in the world. Visit the Korean…
Sweden's Smallest Statue
By Linda Tancs Beloved by locals, the smallest statue in Sweden is Iron Boy (Järnpojke). It’s located in Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s Old Town. Less than six inches high, it sits on a larger table in the courtyard next to the Finnish Church, looking up toward the sky (which is why it’s also referred to as “the little boy who looks at the moon”). It isn’t unusual for folks to leave coins or flowers or…
A Norwegian Pilgrimage
By Linda Tancs A network of nine pilgrimage routes, St. Olav Ways trace the legacy of St. Olav, king and martyr. Devotion to the saint, a Viking king credited with consolidating Christianity in Norway, began with his death in battle in 1030. The final stage of the trek is Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway’s third-largest city. Built over the burial site of St. Olav, the cathedral is…
American Revolution Museum
By Linda Tancs In time for America’s 250th anniversary, seize the Revolutionary spirit of the founding of a nation at Virginia’s American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. It tells the story of the nation’s founding, from the the colonial period to the dawn of the Constitution and beyond. Indoor galleries feature period artifacts, immersive environments and films. Outdoors, visit a re-created…
Hot Chicken in Nashville
By Linda Tancs Nashville, Tennessee, boasts more than one kind of fireworks on Independence Day. July 4 is also the date of the annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival, which celebrates (what else) hot chicken, Nashville’s unique culinary claim to fame. The day kicks off with the Fire Truck Parade. You’ll also find live music, an amateur cook-off and a collection of area vendors. The free event…
Queen Anne's Revenge
By Linda Tancs Queen Anne’s Revenge was the flagship of Edward Teach, also known as “Blackbeard,” during the period known as the “Golden Age of Piracy.” It ran aground off the coast of North Carolina in 1718 and remains one of the oldest shipwrecks discovered in the state. Since its discovery in 1996, the site remains largely undisturbed except for the conservation, documentation and…
A Revolutionary Victory in New York State
By Linda Tancs Fort Ticonderoga, located in upstate New York between Lake Champlain and Lake George, is an iconic 18th-century star fort. Capturing the fort in 1775 provided the Continental Army with their first offensive victory of the Revolutionary War and the artillery needed to liberate Boston. Visit Mount Defiance (included with a general admission ticket) for a birds-eye view of…
Norwegian History in Iowa
By Linda Tancs Decorah, Iowa, is a small town known for its scenic bluffs, waterfalls, and canoeing. It’s also a cultural hub, known for its Norwegian heritage. It’s where you’ll find Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School. The museum building includes artifacts from home life in 19th-century Norway, a 25-foot wooden sailboat, an immigrant log house from 1853, and…
Where the Ice Age Lingers
By Linda Tancs West of Seward, Alaska, Kenai Fjords National Park on the Kenai Peninsula comprises the Harding Icefield, its outflowing glaciers, and coastal fjords and islands. With nearly 40 glaciers flowing from the icefield, you might say it’s a place where the Ice Age lingers. Visitors primarily access the park by road to Exit Glacier and by water along its stunning coast. Perhaps you’d…
Cleveland's Little Italy
By Linda Tancs In the area that is now Mayfield and Murray Hill roads you’ll find Cleveland, Ohio’s Little Italy. Just east of downtown, the walkable neighborhood was established by Italian immigrants in the 19th century. It features old-school Italian cafes, bakeries and pizzerias as well as art galleries and wine shops. Be sure to see the outdoor murals as well. The Mayfield Road mural tells…
History of the Czech Countryside
By Linda Tancs The Czech Republic’s Kačina Château is unique because it is a remarkably well-preserved example of 19th-century Empire-style architecture. Once the representative seat of the politically and socially influential Chotek family, it was Jan Rudolf Chotek, a nobleman and agricultural entrepreneur, who built it. Perhaps not surprisingly, then, it’s home to the National Agricultural…
Railroading History in New York State
By Linda Tancs The only steam engine train offering regular excursions in New York State, Arcade & Attica Railroad in Arcade is an authentic short line railroad with the distinction of being one of the last “common carriers” (running freight and passenger trains weekly). The journey to Curriers Station from Arcade takes approximately 40 minutes each way and runs every weekend from Memorial Day…