Attractions
Theme Park
Disney Allows Theme-Park Employees to Grow Beards and Goatees
TIMETIME - Jan 24, 2012
By Kate Springer | @katespringer | January 24, 2012 | + The “Disney Look” is getting an update. Come Feb. 3, male costumed staff members will be able to wear facial hair to work, and non-costumed staff members can partake in casual Fridays, ...
Luna Park
Luna Park switches on power savings
Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 21, 2012
Brilliantly lit … the lights of Luna Park are part of its charm and will cost much less to turn on in future. HOW many amusement-park attendants does it take to change 20000 lightbulbs? Time will tell but workers at Luna Park have begun converting the ...
Amusement Park
Nashville amusement park's cost to taxpayers is unclear
Nooga.comThe Tennessean - Jan 22, 2012
Dolly Parton jokes with Gov. Bill Haslam on Thursday. Mayor Karl Dean joined them to announce a water and snow park expected to open in 2014. / John Partipilo / The Tennessean Gov. Bill Haslam and Mayor Karl Dean were happy to join Dolly Parton on ...
Waterpark
Waterpark Operators Court Wildomar, Lake Elsinore
Patch.com - Jan 23, 2012
By Toni McAllister As a Lake Elsinore waterpark moves forward, Wildomar residents recently got two opportunities to hear about a similar park for their city. But concerns about water have bubbled to the surface. “I'm not entirely against this project, ...
Wild Animal Park
South Lakes Wild Animal Park has record visitor numbers
BBC NewsBBC News - Jan 5, 2012
If he gets permission to expand South Lakes Animal Park in Dalton he will be even happier, although the local borough council might not. Despite the current economy the attraction has announced its busiest year yet, with visitors in 2011 topping 300000 ...
Roller Coaster
Gingrich Campaign Rides A Financial Roller Coaster
CBC.caNPR - Jan 24, 2012
Ever since he announced his run for the GOP's presidential nomination, Gingrich has been on a financial roller coaster. For a closer look at the spending currently under way by superPACs in early primary states, a journalism nonprofit, ProPublica, ...
Ferris Wheel
World's fair exhibition offers glimpse into past
Stamford Times - Jan 24, 2012
The centerpiece of the 1853 fair was a 264-foot, 2160-passenger ferris wheel, an engineering marvel for the time. "The ferris wheel was inspired by the Eiffel Tower, which had been built for a world's fair in Paris," said Portell.
Merry Go Round
Merry-Go-Round sues for tax exemption
Auburn Citizen - Jan 25, 2012
AUBURN — A lawsuit filed in Cayuga County Supreme Court by the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse could cost the city more than $30000 in annual tax revenues if accepted by the judge. According to documents filed last summer, the not-for-profit theater is ...
Thrill Rides
England's Dreamland Margate rescues, restores historic thrill rides
Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times - Jan 17, 2012
By Brady MacDonald Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Dreamland Margate in England plans to reopen in 2013 as the world's first amusement park dedicated to last-of-a-kind historic thrill rides, including one of the world's oldest roller coasters.
Legoland
Legoland Water Park to bring new rides, jobs
Central Florida News 13News Chief - Jan 25, 2012
Legoland Florida spokeswoman Jackie Wallace describes the yet to be built Imagination Station that will be near the Lego Wave Pool at Legoland Water Park in Winter Haven, FL on Tuesday January 24, 2012. Media tours were given today for the new water ...
Coney Island
Coney Island Casinos Proposed By Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
CBS New YorkHuffington Post - Jan 10, 2012
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is pushing the idea of opening casinos in Coney Island, a vision that aligns with Governor Cuomo's plans to legalize casino gambling in New York state. In a press release, Markowitz praised Cuomo for his ...
Disney World
A Brief, Comprehensive History of "I'm Going to Disney World!"
Midwest Sports Fans - Jan 25, 2012
Simms, who had been named MVP of Super Bowl XXI, looked into the camera and said, “I'm gonna go to Disney World!” Later that year Disney asked other recently crowned champions about their plans. America's Cup winner Dennis Conner, NBA Finals MVP Magic ...
Disney Land
Dwight on Shaq: 'He's mad about Superman'
CBSSports.com (blog) - Jan 20, 2012
The Los Angeles Lakers are in Orlando to face the Magic for a nationally-televised game on Friday night, and the future Hall of Fame center who bolted Disney World for Disney Land back in the 1990s is stirring things up between his two former teams.
Six Flags
The bigger they are, the smaller they were
Monroe News Star - Jan 22, 2012
Wrote about riding the Lost Mine Train at Six Flags 18 straight times until the park closed and he fell asleep being carried to the car. Wrote about going to a Rangers game and it being about 120 degrees hot and him saying he'd stay for the extra ...
London Zoo
London Zoo begins annual animal count
Washington Post - Jan 5, 2012
Officials at London Zoo began conducting their annual stock-taking exercise on Wednesday, aiming to count every single mammal, bird and reptile on the site. The total number of animals counted last year was more than 18000. (Jan.
Georgia Aquarium
New Total Ticket at Georgia Aquarium
The Augusta Chronicle (blog) - Jan 23, 2012
Georgia Aquarium has launched a new, all inclusive “Total Ticket” to provide value and convenience for visitors, according to a release. With the new Total Ticket, patrons are now offered access to multiple Aquarium galleries, a live dolphin show and ...
Shedd Aquarium
Shedd tries to save grouper, an endangered fish
ABC7Chicago.comABC7Chicago.com - Jan 24, 2012
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium warns the tasty fish may be headed to extinction. At Isaacson and Stein Fish Company, located just west of Chicago's Loop, you can get a good look at fresh grouper. It has firm white meat and excellent flavor.
Georgia Aquarium
New Total Ticket at Georgia Aquarium
The Augusta Chronicle (blog) - Jan 23, 2012
Georgia Aquarium has launched a new, all inclusive “Total Ticket” to provide value and convenience for visitors, according to a release. With the new Total Ticket, patrons are now offered access to multiple Aquarium galleries, a live dolphin show and ...
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Aquarium celebrates wide outreach of free education programs
Monterey County Herald - Jan 24, 2012
Monterey Bay Aquarium Executive Director Julie Packard greeted and worked with school children today as part of a celebration in honor of the success of free education programs at the Aquarium. The Aquarium reports that more than 2 million children ...
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Oregon Coast Aquarium Applauds Some of the Area's Non-profit Organizations
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsZoo and Aquarium Visitor News - Jan 9, 2012
By Cindy Hanson Newport, OR - The last year has been a memorable one for the Oregon Coast Aquarium and it applauds the community and some of the area's non-profit organizations with whom it collaborated in 2011. “The Aquarium is a non profit facility ...
Zoo
Des Moines zoo artificially inseminates Amur tiger
Chicago Tribune - Jan 26, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa— Officials at the Blank Park Zoo are hoping nature takes over after zoo experts artificially inseminated a rare Amur tiger. The zoo's pair had failed to breed naturally over the years, so the zoo called in experts from the Cincinnati ...
Washington Monument
Love and the Washington Monument
Washington TimesWashington Times - Jan 26, 2012
Photo: AP WASHINGTON, January 24, 2011 – The Washington Monument is closed. Again. Washingtonians know that over the years the monument has been closed many times for various reasons and for different lengths of time. Presently it is closed for repairs ...
Greek Parthenon
An empire's history fills British Museum
Tampabay.com - Jan 5, 2012
Elsewhere, the Elgin Marbles — statues removed in the 1800s from the ancient Greek Parthenon in Athens — reflect the craft and artistry of classical Greek architecture. For years, the Greek government has been trying to negotiate their return.
Statue Of Liberty
Knowing Emma Lazarus
Wall Street JournalWall Street Journal - Jan 25, 2012
1 about the Statue of Liberty in which I misattributed to Emma Goldman the famous quote at the monument, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." For the record, Ms. Goldman was a noted anarchist; Emma Lazarus, ...
India Gate
Man to run from Gateway to India Gate with tricolour in hand
OneindiaDaily News & Analysis - Jan 25, 2012
His journey will begin on January 26 from the Gateway of India and culminate at the India Gate in New Delhi. He will run across 10 cities in 80 days, covering 30 to 40km daily. “I am proud and honoured to be a citizen of this country which is so ...
Arc de Triomphe
Cheers & Jeers
Cape Cod Times (subscription) - Jan 27, 2012
Traffic at peak times in the Bourne rotary at the base of the Bourne Bridge is almost as dangerous as the traffic circle at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Even though the rotary sits in the shadow of a state police barracks, motorists hurtle into ...
Jefferson Memorial
Roe v. Wade turns 39
Baltimore Sun - Jan 22, 2012
Here are Thomas Jefferson's words inscribed inside of the dome of the Jefferson Memorial: "Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep forever." The same dome includes these words of Jefferson: "We ...
Lenins Tomb
Washington Monument
Love and the Washington Monument
Washington TimesWashington Times - Jan 26, 2012
Photo: AP WASHINGTON, January 24, 2011 – The Washington Monument is closed. Again. Washingtonians know that over the years the monument has been closed many times for various reasons and for different lengths of time. Presently it is closed for repairs ...
World Trade Center Memorial
One World Trade Center Observation Deck concept design deadline extension
World Architecture News - Jan 27, 2012
... 360- degree panoramic multistate views of New York City, New York Harbor including the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Hudson and East River waterfronts as well as views of the World Trade Center Memorial.
Yad Vashem
Dempsey at Yad Vashem: God bless victims, protect Israel
USA TODAYJerusalem Post - Jan 20, 2012
Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff visited Yad Vashem Friday, together with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. The US general reflected upon his visit to the Holocaust museum in a signed letter: "I have studied ...
Vietnam Memorial
Photos sought for Vietnam memorial
Broomfield Enterprise - Jan 22, 2012
There are 623 names of Colorado men and women on "The Wall," denoting they died for their country in Vietnam. So far, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has only be able to collect 193 photos and is seeking assistance to find photos of the remaining ...
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Metropolitan Museum's renovated wing tells story of America
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Jan 26, 2012
By Dan Bischoff/For The Star-Ledger Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesEmanuel Gottlieb Leutze's 1851 painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" during a press preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new American Wing Galleries for Paintings, ...
Tate Museum
LACMA presents Chris Burden's kinetic sculpture modeled after a fast-paced ...
Art Daily - Jan 14, 2012
He has performed and exhibited his work internationally, at institutions including Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; de Appel, Amsterdam; The Tate Museum, London; The Baltic Centre, Newcastle, England; The 48th Venice Biennale, Venice; The Museum of ...
Uffizi Gallery
Lexington Symphony presents Haydn's Symphony No. 43 “Mercury” and Nielsen ...
Patch.com - Jan 26, 2012
... piece by Nielsen entitled The Artist's Bier and Respighi's Trittico Botticelliano, which translates as Botticelli's triptych, and is a three-movement piece based on three famous Botticelli paintings that hang in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Vatican Museums
Transfer of Vatican Official Who Exposed Corruption Hints at Power Struggle
Catholic News ServiceNew York Times - Jan 27, 2012
But “Viganò's new controls produced backlash among administrators of individual departments, such as the Vatican museums and Vatican gardens, long accustomed to operating in semiautonomous fashion,” John L. Allen Jr. wrote on Thursday in the National ...
Museu Nacional Del Prado
Hermitage Museum
Kingdom's ancient treasures on display at Berlin museum
Saudi Gazette - Jan 23, 2012
The exhibition will be opened Wednesday by Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities. These treasures have been showcased at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the State Hermitage Museum in Russia ...
Smithsonian Museum
Space shuttle Discovery set for final voyage to Smithsonian
SlashGearSlashGear - Jan 25, 2012
We knew when the discovery touched down after that final mission that it was bound for the Smithsonian museum to join the massive aerospace collection the museum owns. The time for Discovery to head to the museum collection is coming very soon.
Moma
MoMA Presents JAMES ROSENQUIST: F-111, Opens Today
BloginityBroadway World - Jan 25, 2012
James RosenQUIST: F-111 exhibit will run January 25-July 30, 2012 at The Werner and Elaine Dannheisser Gallery, fourth floor at MoMA. James Rosenquist began to paint the 84-foot-long F-111 in 1964, in the middle of one of this country's most turbulent ...
Guggenheim Museum
Abu Dhabi sets opening dates for Guggenheim, Louvre
AFPAFP - Jan 25, 2012
ABU DHABI — The Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi announced Wednesday that the satellite Louvre art gallery will open its doors in 2015 and the Guggenheim museum in 2017, about three years later than expected. The Abu Dhabi Tourism Development and Investment ...
The Louvre
Abu Dhabi further delays Louvre, Guggenheim projects
CTV.caReuters - Jan 25, 2012
| ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi is once again pushing back the opening of local branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim art museums, after a fresh review of the projects, the government's tourism arm said on Wednesday. The Louvre Abu Dhabi, ...
J Paul Getty Museum
A Peek Into Diamond Bar's Past at the Getty
Patch.com - Jan 17, 2012
Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Credit Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Credit Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Showcasing the unique character of Los Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum is host to In ...
Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Metropolitan Museum's renovated wing tells story of America
The Star-Ledger - NJ.comThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Jan 26, 2012
By Dan Bischoff/For The Star-Ledger Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty ImagesEmanuel Gottlieb Leutze's 1851 painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" during a press preview for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new American Wing Galleries for Paintings, ...
Los Angeles County Museum Of Art
LACMA's two new exhibits are studies in contrast
OCRegister - Jan 28, 2012
$119 for a Fairmont Spa Day: Chocolate Massage, Facial & Hand Treatment By RICHARD CHANG / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER We know the Los Angeles County Museum of Art can be a schlep for many Orange County residents. The biggest challenge is dealing with ...
Berkeley Art Museum
The “before” pictures: Berkeley Art Museum/PFA
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - Jan 26, 2012
The old printing plant in downtown that will one day be home to the Berkeley Art Museum. Photo: David Stark Wilson BAM/PFA hopes to announce when it will break ground in the spring. Photo: David Stark Wilson By Tracey Taylor Call it “beautiful decay”: ...
National Portrait Gallery
Portrait Gallery director James Holloway to retire
BBC NewsBBC News - Jan 20, 2012
The director of the newly-restored Scottish National Portrait Gallery is to retire from the role at the end of the month. James Holloway oversaw the two-year project to refurbish and revitalise the building on Edinburgh's Queen Street. ...
British Museum
'London's British Museum is a map of the world, and a time machine too'
The GuardianThe Guardian - Jan 20, 2012
My walks to the British Museum as a young boy must have been as much a visual and emotional education as they were an untiring thrill. The time I spent there as a child is probably one of the reasons I came to travel so much to remote spots and folds ...
Belvedere Palace
Golden year for Klimt as Austria marks 150th anniversary
Ottawa Citizen - Jan 3, 2012
Austrian art nouveau painter Gustav Klimt's "Adele Blocher-Bauer I" is displayed at the Belvedere palace in Vienna. His golden "The Kiss" adorns scarves and coffee mugs worldwide. VIENNA - His golden "The Kiss" adorns scarves and coffee mugs worldwide, ...
National Gallery Of Art Washington DC
Musee D Orsay
Museo Del Prado
Telefónica renews commitment to the Prado, coinciding with the start of the ...
Art Daily - Jan 22, 2012
José Ignacio Wert, the Minister of Education, Sport and Culture, presided over the signing of an agreement through which Telefónica is renewing its sponsorship of the Museo del Prado for another four years. On his arrival at the Museum and before the ...
National Museum Of Korea
Ways to enjoy Seollal with family
Korea TimesKorea Times - Jan 20, 2012
The National Museum of Korea offers a feast of "gukak," or traditional Korean music, to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday. The Tori Ensemble will play the “geomungo,” “daegeum” and other percussion instruments, while Chung Jae-kook will present a ...
National Palace Museum
Tasting Taiwan -- Part Two: Silks Palace, Shilin Night Market, the Pacific ...
Huffington Post - Jan 4, 2012
Silks Palace at The National Palace Museum is a tribute to both old and new. A modern masterpiece of architecture, the menu at Silks Palace is fashioned after the most famous works of art that you'll find in the museum itself.
Tokyo National Museum
Chinese treasures attract 40000 Tokyo visitors
China Daily - Jan 9, 2012
TOKYO - A special exhibition highlighted by the world-renowned Chinese painting "Life along the Bian River at the Qingming Festival," had attracted about 40000 visitors after it was opened to the public in the Tokyo National Museum on January 2, ...
Victoria And Albert Museum
Harry Winston partners with Victoria and Albert Museum
Spectator.co.ukDiamond World Magazine - Jan 23, 2012
Famed as a Jeweller to the Stars, Harry Winston Inc. is adding a new page to its Hollywood association, having partnered with the Victoria and Albert Museum, as lead sponsor of an exhibition entitled - Hollywood Costume. The exhibition is slated at the ...
Kremlin Armoury
Faberge eggs to pave way for Russian high tech in China
RTRT - Jan 19, 2012
The Faberge works from Moscow Kremlin Armoury museum's collection, including silverware, jewellery and famous jewelled eggs, will be displayed in the Shanghai Museum this year. CD will be using its sponsorship to promote new HPIP mobile phone ...
Van Gogh Museum
'Van Gogh: Up Close' To Open At Philadelphia Museum Feb. 1
Antiques and the Arts Online - Jan 17, 2012
Landscapes such as "Field with Flowers Near Arles," 1888 (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam), reflect a Japanese influence in their high horizon lines and bold colors. Here van Gogh began to adopt a more structured, deliberate treatment of his subjects.
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery
Telegraph.co.ukTelegraph.co.uk - Jan 22, 2012
It seems fitting that as a blockbuster show of David Hockney's new landscapes opened at the Royal Academy, a young artist who calls herself his "biggest fan" should win the 2011 Saatchi Gallery/Sunday Telegraph "Art Prize for Schools".
Getty Center
Encino designer and ex-Save Ferris singer own 'Pacific Standard Time' painting ...
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Jan 28, 2012
By Sandra Barrera, Staff Writer Norman Zammitt's "North Wall," (1976), currently on view in the Getty Center exhibition Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in LA Painting and Sculpture, 1957-1970 is owned by Monique Powell and Leon Gazarian of Encino.
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Golden year for Klimt as Austria marks 150th anniversary
AFPAFP - Jan 2, 2012
"More works by Gustav Klimt will be on display in Vienna in 2012 than ever before: from his decoration work in the Burgtheater and the Kunsthistorisches Museum to his largely unknown drawings and world-renowned paintings like 'The Kiss'," Vienna's ...
Rijksmuseum
A Venerable Fresh Face Goes on Tour
New York Times - Jan 27, 2012
1 question from visitors to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, according to Emilie Gordenker, is “Where is 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'?” The problem is, this beloved Vermeer painting, the Dutch Mona Lisa, as it has been called, doesn't reside at the ...
Serpentine Gallery
Hans-Peter Feldmann Exhibition For Serpentine Gallery
ArtLystArtLyst - Jan 23, 2012
The Serpentine Gallery, London presents a brand new comprehensive survey of the German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann. The exhibition will show seminal works from throughout his career, from his influential early photographic series to new works displaying ...
Brandenburg Gate
Romanian fashion on the catwalk at Brandenburg Gate
Houston ChronicleBusiness Review - Jan 24, 2012
For the third consecutive season, Romania was on the catwalk at the Mercedez Benz Fashion Week Berlin organized last week at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for the Fall/Winter 2012/2013 fashion trends presentation. Whether having individual shows, ...
Brooklyn Bridge
City slowing down drivers near Brooklyn Bridge Park
New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News - Jan 25, 2012
Parents with small children say it makes the walk to nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park particularly dangerous. (Marc A. Hermann/for New York Daily News) Page 11 of a New York City Department of Transportation packet titled Atlantic Avenue/BQE Brooklyn ...
Canadian Rockies
If you see a Bigfoot, should you shoot him?
msnbc.commsnbc.com - Jan 23, 2012
By Benjamin Radford In the new Animal Planet reality TV show optimistically titled "Finding Bigfoot," a team of experts examines video of an alleged Sasquatch spotted in the Canadian Rockies. The video, shot by a man named Todd Standing, ...
Colosseum
Luxury shoemaker threatens to quit Colosseum repair
The GuardianReuters - Jan 13, 2012
MI) threatened on Thursday to scupper a multi-million euro restoration deal for Rome's crumbling Colosseum after its sponsorship of the scheme came under scrutiny from regulators and unions. Italy's antitrust body is looking into a deal which grants ...
Eiffel Tower
An Easy Way to Live and Work in Paris
Easy Destination Blog (blog)International Living - Jan 25, 2012
“Ooooh, look—the Eiffel Tower!” This is what I hear from my kids, ages two and four, almost every day. I can't help but smile. They sound so much like the tens of millions of tourists to Paris that exclaim and gasp over the Eiffel Tower.
Golden Gate Bridge
Marin could see heavier traffic as part of Bay Bridge shuts down next month
Marin Independent-Journal - Jan 22, 2012
By Mark Prado Marin and the Golden Gate Bridge are likely to see more traffic over Presidents Day weekend next month when the upper deck of the Bay Bridge closes so engineers can build a detour near the toll plaza. With the route into San Francisco out ...
Great Barrier Reef
Win a £10000 holiday to Queensland
FRANCE 24Telegraph.co.uk - Jan 27, 2012
Enter this competition for the chance to win an experience-filled holiday that will take you on an exploration of Queensland, including trips to Cairns & the Great Barrier Reef. Queensland Tourism and the Adventure Travel Show are giving you the chance ...
Great Wall Of China
Talk of the Towns January 27, 2012
The Lake Norman Citizen - Jan 27, 2012
But in this case, that would be akin to the Chinese and Mongols discussing the finer points of pillaging at the Great Wall of China or East and West Germans swapping wienerschnitzel recipes at the Berlin Wall. Not even a fence would have brought peace ...
Hanging Gardens Of Babylon
Hilde Lee: Pistachios and pasta
The Daily Progress - Jan 25, 2012
Pistachios were grown in the hanging gardens of Babylon in about 700 BC The Bible mentions pistachios in the Old Testament as the nuts referred to by Jacob. Many of the rocky parts of Lebanon and Israel are still planted with pistachio trees.
Hoover Dam
State of the Union 2012 analysis: Obama on transportation
Washington Post (blog) - Jan 25, 2012
And from there he went on to cite the Hoover Dam and Golden Gate Bridge as Depression-era examples of a nation that invested in its infrastructure in the midst of hard times. Then he turned to the vast interstate highway system, built after World War ...
Tower Of Pisa
Is tilting Big Ben new Leaning Tower of Pisa?
BBC NewsTNT Magazine - Jan 23, 2012
MPs will meet in the House of Commons this week to discuss how to stop Big Ben from tilting further, as the famous clock tower has begun leaning, Tower-of-Pisa-style. The clock tower, home to the bell named Big Ben, was completed in 1859.
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu: A Lost City Uncovered
Sociable NewsPatch.com - Jan 24, 2012
By Kennesaw Taylor The photo exhibit, at the Tate Center on UGA, including original black and white photos taken during the discovery of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu will close on January 24 th . The ruins, located in the Andean mountains of ...
Mount Fuji
Volunteers searching Mount Fuji for missing hiker
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comLansing State Journal - Jan 26, 2012
(WTW) — An online message says volunteer hikers have ascended Japan's Mount Fuji in search of a missing Michigan businessman. The update was left Wednesday on the "Please pray for Matt Johnson" Facebook page. Matthew Johnson last was seen hiking Jan.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Peak performance: Cancer survivor summits Kilimanjaro
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Jan 27, 2012
If not for his brush with prostate cancer, Meyer, 63, formerly of Waterloo, wouldn't have dreamed of attempting to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, located in northern Tanzania. He isn't all that athletic or outdoorsy. Prior to the trip, his wife, Kathy, ...
Niagara Falls
Corporate gifts on Falls school board agenda
Niagara Gazette - Jan 26, 2012
By Mark Scheer Niagara Gazette NIAGARA FALLS — Niagara Falls school board members will be asked this evening to allow the district to accept funds from a pair of corporate donors, including a prominent downtown development company and a local chemical ...
Terracotta Army
Software AG plots Valley invasion by Terracotta army
Register - Jan 23, 2012
By Gavin Clarke • Get more from this author Europe's second largest software company, Software AG, is reorganising in the US with a huge focus on the West Coast around big-data purchase Terracotta. Chief executive Karl-Heinz Streibich told The Reg that ...
Pyramids Of Giza
Unrest scares tourists away from Egypt's pyramids
CBC.caCBC.ca - Jan 24, 2012
A decline in revenues generated from the country's third largest economic sector is putting a squeeze on tour operators, including those at one of the greatest attractions in the world, the Great Pyramids of Giza. “My life is at the pyramids and my job ...
Sistine Chapel
Sistine Puzzle Unlocks the Secrets of Michelangelo's Art
Sacramento Bee - Jan 23, 2012
23, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Is there a secret message embedded on the Sistine Chapel Ceiling? Was exhausted artist Michelangelo Buonarroti so overcome by the time his masterpiece was complete that he added one final, hidden touch?
Stonehenge
Stonehenge: Where Myth and History Meet
SBWire (press release) - Jan 24, 2012
Stonehenge is a structure as enigmatic as it has ever been, a landmark that mystifies people from all over the world perhaps more than any other. It is as enchanting as it is atmospheric, and once you have seen it, you will never forget it.
Sydney Opera House
Opera House boss moves over to BridgeClimb
Sydney Morning HeraldSydney Morning Herald - Jan 25, 2012
AFTER 23 years working in the arts and the past four years at the helm of Australia's most important arts venue, Richard Evans is stepping down as Sydney Opera House chief executive officer to pursue a ''new adventure'' in the corporate sector.
Sydney Harbour Bridge
End to traffic chaos as bridge makeover sealed
BigPond NewsSydney Morning Herald - Jan 22, 2012
THE Sydney Harbour Bridge will be open this weekend and hopefully ''for many years to come'' after resurfacing works were finished on schedule. The Roads Minister, Duncan Gay, yesterday ruled out further closures to complete resurfacing work.
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal Foxtrot: Bombay's big band era
The NationalThe National - Jan 26, 2012
The Taj Mahal Hotel (later the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel) in Mumbai was the epicentre of India's jazz scene. Topical Press Agency / Hulton Archive / Getty Images The Mumbai-based author and journalist Naresh Fernandes stumbled upon the idea for his latest ...
The Forbidden City
China to beef up Forbidden City's security system
China Daily - Jan 21, 2012
BEIJING - During Minister of Culture Cai Wu's latest inspection tour to some major museums in Beijing ahead of the Spring Festival, he urged upgrading security systems in order to better protect antiques in the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City. ...
Uluru
Uluru cultural tours between rock and hard place
ABC Online - Jan 25, 2012
By Allyson Horn The company that provides the only Aboriginal guided cultural tours at Uluru in Central Australia has confirmed it is suspending operations indefinitely. Anangu Tours has been at loggerheads with its Aboriginal staff for three months ...
Angkor Wat
The light of Angkor Wat
Philippine Star - Jan 21, 2012
Angkor Wat complex or Temple City: The busiest times of the day for this temple are sunrise and sunset. Restoration work (right) is currently being done. In many of Siem Reap's temples, restoration is ongoing or has been done and funded by France, ...
Victoria Falls
Vic Falls accident sends shockwaves
Independent OnlineNewsDay - Jan 26, 2012
“Between 50 and 100 people who signed up have cancelled and have directly cited the Victoria Falls accident,” said Braden Touhey, general manager of the Bloukrans Bridge jump in Plettenberg Bay. “We estimate that at least three times that amount have ...
Westminster Abbey
Former choirboys invited to Minster Diamond Jubilee celebration
Yorkshire Post - Jan 24, 2012
FORMER York Minster choirboys who took part in the Queen's coronation in 1953, have been invited to take part in the 60th anniversary celebrations next year at Westminster Abbey. The Dean of Westminster has contacted Bev Jones, 71, the head boy at York ...
Big Ben
MPs say no repairs will be done on Big Ben before 2020
AFPBBC News - Jan 23, 2012
The decision came after surveyors found that Parliament's Clock Tower - better known as Big Ben - was leaning. The House of Commons Commission said officials would conduct an investigation into how repairs could be carried out, but no decisions would ...
Times Square
Hotel Review: Element Times Square West, NY
New York TimesNew York Times - Jan 20, 2012
THE UPSHOT A hotel that markets itself as green joins the scrum near Times Square, with rates from $149 to $400 and up. THE BASICS Midtown Manhattan west of Eighth Avenue has sprouted a crop of new hotels, many designed by the architect Gene Kaufman, ...
Montmartre
French fare is back at revived Brasserie Montmartre
OregonLive.comOregonLive.com - Jan 19, 2012
By Michael Russell, The Oregonian View full sizeThomas Boyd/The OregonianGolden-seared sturgeon with trumpet mushrooms, tender salsify and crispy mustard greens at Brasserie Montmartre. In Brasserie Montmartre's basement, a corpulent man, ...
Notre Dame de Paris
Pablo Picasso painting of Notre-Dame to highlight Bonhams Impressionist ...
ArtlineArt Daily - Jan 6, 2012
A stunning painting of Notre Dame de Paris by Pablo Picasso is a highlight. Here Picasso has taken a subject he knows well, via his walks to, and the view from, his studio, but he chooses to challenge the truth in order to explore artistic aims other ...
Palace Of Versailles
Wealthy hit the skids in Sundance doc 'Versailles'
The Associated Press - Jan 20, 2012
The difference is that the home in question was a 90000-square-foot mansion inspired by the excesses of France's Palace of Versailles. Greenfield's documentary chronicles the financial success of Florida time-share condominium entrepreneur David Siegel ...
Trevi Fountain
So. Fla. couple back in Miami after cruise disaster
Local 10 - Jan 22, 2012
Before coming back to the States, David and Denise Saba took some time to relax after the disaster and see a few sites in Italy, such as the Trevi fountain in Rome. Instead of leaving with souvenirs from the cruise, Denise came home with the very last ...
Sagrada Familia
Jessica Gondek and the Sagrada Familia
Examiner.com - Jan 10, 2012
The Sagrada Familia is architecture by Antoni Gaudí. This art exhibit is on display at Chicago's Harold Washington Library. Jessica Gondek's inspiration for her artwork began while she was an artist in residence at Can Serrat, which is in or near El ...
CN Tower
Union Station remake aims to be another jewel in Toronto's crown
Globe and MailGlobe and Mail - Jan 21, 2012
Move over CN Tower, make room Rogers Centre, construction is beginning on what will be a new glass jewel in Toronto's skyline. The remaking of Union Station is set to refresh the venerable but dowdy transit hub by 2015. Its crown will be a spectacular ...
Space Needle
Life & Style Sounds from Seattle now featured at Sea-Tac
KOMO NewsKOMO News - Jan 25, 2012
Travelers visiting Sea-Tac Airport are inundated with Seattle fixtures like Starbucks and the Space Needle. Now, they can experience the Seattle sound. For those looking for a little 'om' after the storm, the Cannon Beach Yoga Festival might be the ...
St. Mary Axe
Peter Newman Q&A
Telegraph.co.ukTelegraph.co.uk - Jan 23, 2012
London, St Mary Axe, 2008. C-type metallic print, mounted to acrylic and aluminium dibond. 39 in / 100 cm diameter, edition of 5 Photo: PETER NEWMAN/courtesy Eleven, London. For more than 15 years Peter Newman has been making photographs, sculptures, ...
Terminal Tower
Readers share ideas to make Cleveland more tourist-friendly
Plain DealerPlain Dealer - Jan 7, 2012
By Susan Glaser, The Plain Dealer Lonnie Timmons III, The Plain DealerThe observation deck atop the Terminal Tower offers terrific views of the city -- and should be open more often, according to Plain Dealer readers, who offered suggestions on how ...
Empire State Building
Stair master: Empire State Building racer shares his tips for reaching the top
New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News - Jan 25, 2012
I'm at a loss on what to steps to take for the Empire State Building Run-Up in just two weeks. That's where stair master Brian Kuritzky comes into play. “The less you carry, the better,” says Kuritzky, 25, who won his heat with the race's sponsor ...
Chrysler Building
Students take the measure of Chrysler building
Windsor Star - Jan 24, 2012
By Sharon Hill, The Windsor Star January 24, 2012 Armed with tape measures, more than 60 St. Clair College students fanned out across the base of the Chrysler building Monday with visions of designing a student-oriented mall.
Petronas Twin Towers
Making History: The first ever global fashion phenomenon on PETRONAS Twin ...
The Borneo Post - Jan 18, 2012
... the young director of J Model Management, Jessica Minh Anh, is ready to take high fashion 175 metres off the ground on the 58 metre long Skybridge of the world's tallest twin structure, the PETRONAS Twin Towers, on the 19th March 2012.
Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa abseilers give Tom Cruise run for his money
San Francisco Luxury News - Jan 18, 2012
Footage of the team at work show technicians on dangling from harnesses from the 828m-tall Burj Khalifa, resembling the stunt work undertaken by Hollywood actor Tom Cruise in the recent film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. ...
Willis Tower
The One Sock Resolution
Huffington Post (blog) - Jan 26, 2012
In my home city of Chicago the Willis Tower is set to become a massive solar electric tower with the installation of a pilot solar electric project. Up on the south side of the 56th floor, windows will be replaced with a new type of photovoltaic glass ...
Burj Al Arab
Burj Al Arab celebrates Chinese New Year
Emirates 24/7Emirates 24/7 - Jan 25, 2012
A dragon light design illuminates the surface of Burj Al Arab hotel, during Chinese new year clebrations in Dubai. (Ashok Verma) Chinese dragons dance at Burj Al Arab hotel, during Chinese new year clebrations in Dubai. (Ashok Verma) Chinese dragons ...
Freedom Tower
Skyscraper planned for WTC site may shrink to SEVEN stories
New York Daily NewsNew York Daily News - Jan 23, 2012
Conde Nast signed on as the major tenant for 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, but that deal was heavily subsidized. Prospects are tougher for 3 World Trade Center. A complex $1.6 billion deal struck in 2010 between Silverstein ...