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 […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
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 […]
Attention Pinball Wizards!
You know The Who song, Pinball Wizard? It went through my head most of the time I was touring Budapest because I knew I was making a stop at the […]
The Secrets That the Backroads Tell – Amish Country
To our English eyes — that is to say, anyone who isn’t Amish — all buggies basically look alike. But as we traveled the back roads with LaVonne DeBois on […]
Say Cheese!
Because it’s all about cheese. The art of cheese. The art of cheesemaking. Once upon a time, the Swiss made cheese in their homes. They carried the cheese down the […]
Meteor Hits Earth!
Every time I take a road trip, I imagine that I’ll see a sign for something interesting and pull off the road to explore. I never do it. Or at […]
Cincinnati Mural Tours
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m hometown proud. I know that most people wouldn’t think to visit Cincinnati, but I am constantly surprised at all the […]
Merry Christmas with a Major Award!
A Christmas Story House Every Christmas Eve, we return from our family gathering and I turn on TBS to catch part of their 24-hour marathon of “A Christmas Story.” It’s […]
Harper Lee’s Hometown – Monroeville, Alabama
There’s a small patch of land in rural Monroeville, Alabama that seems like it should be hallowed ground among writers. It is the spot of land where Truman Capote grew […]
Vampires!
Vampire Legend in New Orleans When the sun goes down and the moon arises, it’s hard not to wander the streets of the French Quarter and think about vampires. They […]
Browsing The Atlas 