Most Americans are familiar with Alcatraz Island as the former court-mandated “home” of infamous criminals such as Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. They might not realize that before it housed a prison, the island was used by the military during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. In addition, the island was the […]
Native art and cultural influences abound in Ketchikan, Three indigenous Pacific Northwest Indian tribes- the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian, lived, traveled and traded extensively throughout Northern British Columbia and Southeast Alaska.Ketchikan is home to the world’s largest collection of totem poles, which can be viewed at public facilities such as Saxman Native Village, Totem Bight
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Located 50 miles northwest of Baltimore, the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of the largest battle ever waged during the American Civil War. Fought in the first three days of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg National Military Park resulted in a hallmark victory for the Union “Army of the Potomac” and successfully
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There are new plans in store for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle that turned up on the shores of western Canada after being lost in the Japanese tsunami last year. After being swept away from Miyagi prefecture, the bike spent over a year at sea floating in a cargo container, eventually getting discovered by Peter Mark, 32,
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Graceland Memphis Tennessee is a large white-columned mansion and 13.8-acre (5.6 ha) estate that was home to Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. It is located at 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the vast Whitehaven community about 9 miles (14.5 km) from Downtown and less than four miles (6 km) north of the Mississippi border. It currently
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Everglades National Park is situated on the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula. The park is bounded by the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Tamiami Trail and mostly state lands to the north and the Florida Keys to the south and south-east. It includes most of Florida Bay. The biosphere reserve includes Dry
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The Hollywood Sign: It’s more than just nine white letters spelling out a city’s name; it’s one of the world’s most evocative symbols – a universal metaphor for ambition, success, glamour…for this dazzling place, industry and dream we call H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D. In this site, you’ll get closer to Hollywood’s “biggest star” than you ever dreamed possible –
Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. There are also prehistoric traces of human
Bourbon Street is the core of New Orleans’ nightlife. It is a street that runs the length of the historic French Quarter, and is lined with bars, nightclubs, and souvenir shops. For parents traveling with children – beware – there are also a number of strip clubs along Bourbon Street that are not discreet in
The Henry Ford Museum, a 12-acre repository of Americana, holds something of interest for everyone. “Heroes of the Sky” features dozens of historic airplanes: Byrd’s Arctic Fokker, a Sikorsky helicopter, and early commercial and barnstorming planes. But the museum’s highlight is, not surprisingly, “The Automobile in American Life,” exploring our nation’s infatuation with cars Holidays
