Archive for Category: "Museums"
Slideshow: Presidential Sites from East to West
Can’t get off the couch this holiday weekend? Have no fear, there are presidential sites throughout the nation that are open all year long. So kick back today and start planning your next educational travel experience. From mansion spotting in Philadelphia to eating ice cream in Hawaii Tatiana Rodriguez rounds up ways to say “thanks” [...]
Five for Families: Kid-Friendly Activities and Hotels in Barcelona
If your family can’t agree on whether to do a city or resort vacation, then Barcelona is the destination for you. Correspondent Emily Goldfischer just returned from this northeastern Spanish city, part of the region known as Catalonia, and suggests five not-to-miss activities to do with your kids alongside family-friendly accommodations. Barcelona is more than [...]
The Old Believers of Lake Peipsi: Uncovering the Secretive Culture
With a history that has seen its share of tears, perhaps it is not surprising that onions are the chief crop of the people known as Old Believers who live along the western shores of Lake Peipsi in Estonia. Members of this once-closed community peeled back layers of their lineage here for Meg Pier, sharing [...]
Travel Tip: Literary Re-Creations
Want to spend a day in the life of your favorite fictional character? Literary locations and festivals around the globe are recreating the worlds found in books. Sherlock Holmes fans know the address as 221B Baker Street. That address is actually home to the Sherlock Holmes Museum.From the quirky mess, to the violin, to Watson’s [...]
Travel Tip: Travel Like a Spy
You’ve seen it in the movies, but what if you could crack the code of top-secret agents? Step one: head to Washington, D.C. Yes, our capital is home to the closed-off FBI and the CIA, but anyone can enter the International Spy Museum. Taking its inspiration from the Cold War, the museum highlights spy tactics [...]
Jerusalem Now: Look Beyond the Old City for Secular Treasures
Most people head to Tel Aviv for secular adventures in Israel, but there’s another side to the spiritual center, Jerusalem. Alison Brower goes outside the Old City to find the latest galleries, shops, parks and night clubs. Every year, more than two million people visit Jerusalem―and most of them never venture far past the spiritual [...]
Travel Tip: Visiting Historic Estates
If experiencing culture and history is your goal, you may be able to get everything you’re looking for by visiting an estate. Consider it a one-stop shop for art collections, gardens, architecture, and local history. In Washington, D.C., the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens was purchased by cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, to showcase her [...]
Beyond Tourism: Navigating Contemporary Prague
While Prague is quintessential “old world” charm, it’s also a 21st century city awash in contemporary art and design. Dena Rochwerger-Braun investigates how the juxtaposition of old and new creates a different feel for repeat visitors each time they visit Prague. Every visitor to Prague must wander the streets and drink in her beauty, visit [...]
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