Imagine if the U.S. Government had shut down:
What would have happened with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War?
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Revisiting (literally) the Cold War
On a scale of 1 (nightmare) to 10 (posh), how would you rate the bomb shelter for Congress that the U.S. government built underneath a luxury resort? http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/greenbrier-bunker-tour-cold
Read more…News Release: Remember the Civil War (150th anniversary) in Independence, MO
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Beauty, Luxury.... and Porchetta. All In Ariccia!
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Fabrics and clothing from the 17th to the 20th century belonging to the Chigis, one of Italy's most powerful aristocratic family, will be for the first time on show in Ariccia, a lovely town 15 miles away from Rome, also known for
Read more…National Civil War Museum: curator's ordeal
The curator has been camping out for two weeks using only Civil War-era gear, despite snow and cold and general misery. Have any of you been following this? And if so, did you expect him to survive out there for two weeks? http://bit.ly/bXlduW
Read more…Happy Birthday L.T.C. Rolt. British engineer, author and do'er.
If he'd lived he would have been 100 years old this month and contemplating his work
Creating the Inland Waterways Association which saved the British Canal network from closure and introduced narrow boating as a pleasure pastime to a then bewill
Historical sites in the city of Madrid's very first UNESCO World Heritage Site
José Balido
Congratulations are in order! UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has just this summer honored Spain's capital city with its first World Heritage Site designation, elevating Madrid to the rank
Austria's Mauthausen concentration camp: because turning away shouldn't be an option
Yes, of course, the four capitals of Central Europe we visited on our Danube River cruise with Grand Circle Tours – Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest – were all wrapped in wonder, overwhelmed with their impressive history, expansive promen
Experience old China in the southeast-central villages of Huangshan
Known as one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in China, Huangshan is situated in Huizhou region of the country's southeast-central province of Anhui. Millions of visitors make a trip each year to catch a sight of theses magnificent granite pea
The past comes vibrantly to life at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
William Byrd III was a man of great stature in Williamsburg before the American Revolution. His vast holdings included mills, warehouses and ships, and he owned hundreds of slaves. However due to his lavish lifestyle and gambling ad
