Founded on Florida's Gulf coast in 1888 - and, yes, named after the famed Russian city (on a whim of one of the city's founders, who actually flipped a coin to decide the matter with his co-founder) - "St. Pete" has fairly little in common with it
Welcome to February! Since 1970, it's also been Black History Month in the USA, and since 1995 in Canada, as well (whereas it's observed in October in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands). And though the reason for the African diaspo
Read more…Samson and Goliath, the huge gantry cranes of Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard, still dominate the city skyline though the incessant din of heavy shipbuilding is now but a memory. The company, which once employed more than 10,000 skilled craftsm
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The year 1819 was part of a turbulent time in Spanish history.. Just five years earlier, the country had thrown off its occupation by the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte but the Bourbon Dynasty's restored King Ferdinand VII had caused outrage by abro
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Barcelona is awash with fantastic museums and galleries. So, if you find yourself in the Catalan capital, then be sure them out. Here's a high-powered half dozen to get you started.
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Germany‘s capital is of course one of Europe’s coolest cities. But back during the Cold War(1945-1989), Berlin was, more than that, a hotbed of espionage, divided politically into the Communist east and a West Berlin hemmed in by an ugly
Just saw a great piece in Slate on how the new Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is just the latest and best known example of a trend that is transforming African-diaspora tourism:
"Thankfully, the opening of the Legacy Museum and the associated Na
Japan of course boasts millennia of distinguished artistic tradition packed into these ancient isles, along with some of the world's most innovative, cutting-edge modern art. Both are on impressive display in the new spring season of April and May ex
Nowadays better known to many as the gateway to Aegean Sea resorts, Bodrum is also a fascinating ancient port city in southern Turkey, which we recently had the pleasure of touring. Its medieval castle and underwater museum are are just two of the
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Stan Laurel and Oliver (nickname Babe) Hardy were one of the most famous comedy teams in the world during their 25-year run, from 1926 until 1951, when they both semi-retired due to illness. The boys are still a favorite today when selecting older co
A treat for art lovers - self-portraits by Paul Cézanne, the pre-eminent French artist of the Post Impressionist school are now on public display for the first time in the United Kingdom.
The paintings are part of a major exhibition, Cézanne Portrait
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When my husband was just a little fella, he was also a little nerd (an adorable little nerd, it goes without saying!) who was always dragging his folks to the Miami Science Museum in Miami’s Coconut Grove district. And as adults, since moving down h
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A cruise to Spain on Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam showed us there are many contemporary reasons to consider the ancient city of Valencia as a top-notch vacation destination.
Since the 8th century, Valencia has seen Christian and Muslim conque
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Museums are a gateway to a country’s history, architecture, and culture. Most countries have several museums that house artifacts, paintings, and other things sourced over a long period of time. These items are put on display so that people studying
So I asked this museum curator which pieces she'd like to stick in her bag and take home.
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Until January 3rd, visitors to the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Winterthur, Delaware, have a chance to view a very special exhibition of Tiffany Stained Glass. The Museum, located on the former du Pont estate, about 45 minutes southwest of
Read more…There are a lot of Jewish museums out there these days, but this one, unlike most, is not about biblical history, the Holocaust, or Israel. It's about an ethnic group in a country where people could (and can) forge new paths, where one of the themes
Sixty-plus years – that's a good long run for any museum in a rural area, but the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, isn't just any museum; it's arguably the foremost glass museum in the world. What's more, it isn't
I stepped out of my hotel and into a time machine.Transported back, not in the typical resurrected town like Williamsburg, Va. or quaint seaport village like Mystic, Ct., but truly back where I remembered with emotions raw enough to bring tears to my
If you want to spend a fascinating couple of hours, try the Driehaus Museum. Just off Michigan Ave this former mansion is a splendid showcase of the 'Gilded Age'.
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