The Tri-State Warbird Museum
Just like the times I visited Dayton’s National Air Force Museum with my son, I knew I wanted to tour Cincinnati’s Tri-State Warbird Museum with him, too. I wanted to see […]
Cutting-Edge Cincinnati — Things That Happened Here First
1793 – First settlement to publish a newspaper. 1853 – First city to establish a municipal fire department and first firemen’s pole. 1865 – First train robbery in the U.S. […]
Airstream – (Hand)made in America
With Airstream, every day has a silver lining As soon as I approached the Airstream factory in Jackson Center, Ohio, all I saw was a field of silver glinting in […]
Shoot! Thinking Annie Oakley is from the Wild West is Way Off the Mark!
Born Phoebe Ann Moses, Annie Oakley’s persona is one of a Wild West American sharpshooter who could out-shoot any man. For the most part, that’s true, but Annie Oakley is […]
10 Tips You Need to Know before Visiting Pena Palace
The Palacio Nacional da Pena is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Portugal. Which is why I want to give you a few tips if you plan to […]
UNESCO Heritage Site: Mosteiro da Batalha
Batalha Monastery — the burial church of Portuguese royalty. It took over a century to build, with fifteen architects adding their influence along the way. Work began in 1386. The […]
The Big Waves at Nazaré
It didn’t matter that I only put my feet in the water in Nazaré, Portugal. My entire body has been in the Atlantic Ocean many, many times. But the ocean […]
Licking Up Lisbon
I’ve encouraged you all to do this, Readers, and this time I heeded my own advice: I began my trip to Portugal with a food tour. I didn’t do much […]
Your Carriage Awaits…
The minute I stepped inside the National Coach Museum, I felt like I’d entered a fairytale. Cinderella’s pumpkin coach had nothing on these! These were the carriages of Kings and […]
Another Vision in Portugal — This One Deadly
As sacred and miraculous as the visions of Mary were in Fatima, a vision of Jesus in a Lisbon cathedral resulted in death. First, a little background history. During the […]
Browsing The Atlas 