Bilbao, Spain: Guggenheim Was the Spark
Bilbao, Spain was rescued by the fantastic Guggenheim Museum that opened in 1997, putting this once northern Spain city on the list of top art destinations.
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In Frisco, Texas, See the National Videogame Museum
Frisco Texas. A visit to the city’s Discovery Center leads to the National Videogame Museum, where vintage games and the history of video gaming is shared.
Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery Alabama
The Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery Alabama is a place where fans of the great country singer can hear about this life and see the Cadillac he died in.
North Carolina’s Fascinating Siamese Twins
Mount Airy, NC is well known for Andy Griffith But there were two who were just as famous a century before. Eng and Chang Bunker, Siamese Twins, lived there
A Hero’s Home is Honored in Pall Mall Tennessee
World War I Hero Sgt. York’s Home in Pall Mall Is Now a State Park By Jackie Sheckler Finch Betsy Ross York Lowrey was eight years old before she saw her first movie. Her dad loaded up the family and took them to nearby Jamestown to see a first-run film. What surprised young Betsy the […]
Lunchbox Lore in Columbus, Georgia
Lunchbox Lore in Georgia, a visit to the Lunchbox Museum and meeting Allen Woodall, who wrote the book about collectible lunchboxes and their history.
Spain: So You Think You Can Cut Ham?
Ham: Anselmo Perez is a champion ham cutter from Salamanca, Spain, we learn all about how he became a champ and techniques that make an expert ham cutter.
The House Where Lee Harvey Oswald Stayed
House Where Lee Harvey Oswald Spent Night Before JFK Assassination is Now Museum By Jackie Sheckler Finch Heading off to work, the 24-year-old tucked a brown-paper-wrapped cylindrical package into the back of his ride. Curtain rods for his Dallas apartment, he told the driver. Before he left the bedroom he shared with his wife Marina […]
Louisiana’s Home of Tabasco, World’s Favorite Hot Sauce
Avery Island, LA, has been the home to the McIlhenny family’s Tabasco empire since 1868. Today it has a new on-site restaurant called 1868, and a museum.
B.B. King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi
Singing the blues at B.B. King hometown museum By Jackie Sheckler Finch A tractor mishap helped put the career of a renowned bluesman in high gear. If not for the 1946 accident, the world might never have heard of Riley King. Of course, we got to know him as B.B. King. “Because of that accident, […]
Paprika from Extremadura in Spain
Spain’s Extremadura region reveals the true taste of smoky paprika, not like the red dust I have at home By Jackie Sheckler Finch When Christopher Columbus returned to Spain from his second voyage to the Americas, he brought a very special chili pepper that was served to his patrons, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Even though […]
Iceland: Walking the Center of The Earth in Snaefellsjökull
Hiking the Majestic Snaefellsjökull in Iceland: Is it the portal to the center of the Earth? By Jackie Sheckler Finch Today I walked on a glacier that is said to be the entrance to the center of the earth. I’ve seen many glaciers in my travels but I’ve never set foot on one, especially such […]
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