Cleveland Rocks!
Ian Hunter first said it in 1979, and I’ll say it again: Cleveland Rocks! Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is the place to go if […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
The Main Attractions: Prambanan and Borobudur
The two main attractions in Yogyakarta are on such a massive scale of grandeur that neither one should be missed. Both the Buddhist Borobudur temple and Prambanan, the Hindu temple, […]
Christmas Comes to Santa Claus
Santa Claus, Indiana, that is. The town named for the iconic Christmas figure definitely knows how to celebrate the holiday season. The three December weekends before Christmas are filled with […]
Cruising Through the Mercedes-Benz Museum
My friend and her husband are really into cars. I didn’t know this about them until we started driving down the Autobahn and both of them were nearly salivating over […]
I Was Delia Mahon
My name was Delia Mahon. I was a 20-year-old woman taking 3rd-class passage aboard the Titanic on April 11, 1912. I boarded at Queenstown (now Cobh), headed for New York. […]
The Hunt for Art in Limerick
Our tour of Limerick included several museum visits. One of these was the Hunt Museum, which contains the Hunt family’s private collection of art. Gertrude and John Hunt (who weirdly […]
King John’s Castle
From the outside, you’d never guess what awaits visitors inside King John’s Castle. The 13th century military fortress is so well-preserved that you expect to walk across a drawbridge over […]
Irish Coffee and Flying Boats at Foynes
I am no stranger to aircraft museums, but I’m about to announce my new favorite: the Foynes Flying Boat Museum in County Limerick, Ireland. Never before has the history of […]
I Poured the Perfect Pint at the Guinness Storehouse
Ahhhh. The Black Stuff. Have a pint. It’s good for you. I hadn’t heard this before, but that’s what people said back when Guinness ran its first ad in 1929. […]
Seeing Cincinnati by Segway
I love to walk. I think it’s the best way to see a city. Or I did, until I took a Segway tour of Cincinnati. I am now hooked on […]
Browsing The Atlas 