Finest Museum on Route 66
There are several museums along Route 66, stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica, but my favourite is in Clinton, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum opened 23 Sept. 1995, and…
Route 66 Car Museum to Close!
April 17, 2027 will be a sad day for rare-car enthusiasts and those who cherish the ‘Mother Road of America’: Route 66. One of the finest collections of rare cars…
From Bricklayer to Eclector: Sir John Soane
Entering the Soane’s, you’re immediately engulfed by a visual tempest — a staggering accumulation of art, artifacts, and plaster casts squeezed into three adjoining London townhouses. There’s not a patch…
Early American History: NOT the Disney version
The mid-1990s was an era where the Disney corporation decided to release a couple of films to teach Americans about their early history. Pocahantas, in 1995, was a fairly successful…
Commemorating British Politics
Photo: Magna Carta Memorial, Runnymede In Edinburgh there is a very large monument dedicated to Sir Walter Scott. Even a writer in such a noteworthy publication as the London Review…
An Overnight Trip to Mineral Wells, TX
Lou Reed sang in his song “A Small Town” that he wanted nothing to do with the one he grew up in and had to ‘get outta there’ as fast…
USS Lexington in Corpus Christi
Quite literally the “biggest’ tourist attraction in Corpus Christi is the World War II aircraft carrier USS Lexington. At 910 feet long, one can spend most of a day viewing…
International Holidays Celebrated at Dallas Arboretum
While most people in the Western world are concentrated on Christmas, other cultures celebrate their own holidays. The DeGolyer house at the Dallas Arboretum has been transformed into a showcase…
HALLOWEEN: Mansion on O Street
If you ever wondered what is behind a secret door in a spooky mansion, then head to Washington DC. At the Mansion on O Street, you can actually open that…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s House at Cranbrook
Of the 400 remaining buildings designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright, some 250 are single-family homes. Several of these are open to the public; Michigan has at least three.…