The impact of The 9/11 Memorial & Museum
In New York City for a wedding, we picked that afternoon to go to Ground Zero. It was smart to...
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Tampa, Florida – A Visitor Friendly City
Until recently, my only trip to Florida was several years ago in August. That trip was to Orlando,...
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Savannah House Tours Provide a Dose of History
Don’t you just love a house tour? In Montana it was a treat to take part in the Parade of Homes—new construction on display. In Savannah, Georgia your historian’s heart will say pah to anything built this century as you step back in time to tour homes from a much grander—architecturally speaking—era.
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Historical Savannah, Georgia is Rich in Culture
Visiting Savannah from Pittsburgh in February is a wonderful, soul-warming trip to take. The history of the city draws you in the same way the sunshine convinces you that the gray, short days are coming to an end and spring is on the way. If you enjoy vast historic districts, then this part of Georgia should be on your list.
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Places to Enjoy and Sights to Savor in Wyoming
With less than 600,000 residents in our eighth largest state, you may misconstrue Wyoming as a big, wide empty. It isn’t so and one drive through any part of this colorful land will convince you there’s a great deal to see and do.
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Tippet Rise Art Center Surprises and Delights Visitors
Tippet Rise Art Center, located 40 miles west of Red Lodge, is named for the rising slopes of land, as well as a nickname—Tippet—for the owner’s mother. Cathy Halstead says that, “The people we love never really die. They rise again out of memory, out of dreams.” She and husband Peter have created a haven for artists and art lovers on the rolling plains of Montana.
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Learning about George Washington
Learning about George Washington can make you realize how little you know about this one of our founding fathers. Taking the time to explore Mount Vernon and The George Washington Masonic National Memorial will help your understanding our first president.
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Doors Open Pittsburgh – What a way to view the city!
Doors Open Pittsburgh is a fantastic way to see the Steel City’s historic buildings from the inside out as well as structures built as part of the new tech/financial/medical city that keeps progressing in remaking itself. It’s great fun to be able to access places that you normally cannot get into unless you work there.
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Heart Mountain, Wyoming is more than a lovely name, it’s history
The geological formation of Heart Mountain is part of the Absaroka Range and a uniquely shaped...
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Touring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
Located in the McDowell Mountains outside of Scottsdale, Arizona, Taliesin West is the home of the...
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Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
This was our second visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum and was again very worth the time and...
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The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
We tried to do tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC years ago and went through part of the changing exhibit. By the time we were done, we were mentally and spiritually exhausted and couldn’t find the energy to use our timed tickets to walk the permanent section.
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