Off the Beaten Track: Crooked Creek Civil War Museum
My day started with a man named Fred Wise, who dropped one cannonball after another into my hand. They were heavy! I didn’t need more than two examples to learn […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
Shame Masks
In Rothenburg ob der Tauber, a medieval city in the Franconia region of Germany, it is easy to walk along the cobblestone paths that wind through the town and consider […]
Holmenkollen Ski Slope
I’ve never skiied. I’ve never even wanted to. The thought of balancing on two runners while I hurtle down a mountain terrifies me. And by “mountain,” I mean bunny […]
Viking Ships in Oslo & Cincinnati
It was my great pleasure to visit the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. I’d arranged to meet with Margrethe, a graduate student who works at the museum and gave my […]
Dog Sledding in Norway
Dog sledding in Norway was one of those magical experiences; a “pinch-me” moment because I couldn’t believe that I was lucky enough to be there, riding through a snow field […]
An Iceberg Worth Hitting
I would venture a guess that most people recognize the iconic Sydney Opera House as soon as they see it. It’s arguably the most famous opera house in the world. […]
Riding A Camel Through the Desert — in North America!
I’ve always imagined traveling to an exotic destination in some spicy, foreign corner of the world where people ride camels across the desert and speak in tongues I can’t understand. […]
A Whale of an Adventure!
I love boats. Love being on the water. Love choppy waves and salt water spray and seeing the land recede in the distance. I experienced all that and more on […]
Bodies Everywhere?
When the Real Bodies exhibit came to Cincinnati a few years ago, I missed it. If it hasn’t come to your area, or you missed it, too, you’ll have a […]
I Willingly Entered the House of Terror Museum
Though I’ve been to three concentration camps and several Holocaust museums, I’ve never seen footage as disturbing as what I saw in the very first room of the House of […]
