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Like most mid-sized cities, Rockford, Illinois is home to an art museum, a natural history museum, and a childrenβs museum. What visitors donβt expect is a quartet of 12-foot stone statues that have been likened to stone gladiators, petrified robots, and golems that will spring to life at any moment to defend the town of…
From a distance, NΓΆrdlingen appears to be a fairly standard German town, populated by snug rows of buildings with red orange sloping roofs. If you stroll around on a sunny day, you may notice that certain stone structures in the town sparkle in the sunlight. Much of the stone used to construct the town of…
Discover the unique town of Setenil de las Bodegas in Spain, where approximately 3,000 residents call the natural caves their home. The caves were chosen as housing due to their ability to provide natural insulation from the heat and cold, eliminating the need for full-fledged houses. This area has been inhabited since prehistoric times. The…
Have you ever wanted to leave everything behind and head out on the road in an old van? Most people have, at least once. That restless urge sits at the heart of Into the Wild, Sean Pennβs raw and deeply affecting film based on the real story of Christopher McCandless, the young man who renamed…
In the late 1600s, a small group of settlers who had been living a tumultuous life on the coast of Massachusetts migrated inland in order to cultivate a peaceful existence that was not constantly turned upside down by pirates and marauders. What is now known as Gloucester, Massachusetts was once referred to as Dogtown—thanks to…
Before you book a place in Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge, think about what you most want to do and how youβll get there. You donβt want to spend your Smoky Mountains trip driving back and forth when you could be out enjoying it. If you want to walk to dinner and browse the shops afterward,…
A moonbow may sound like something that only appears in a dream, but it is a real phenomenon that only occurs in a handful of places in the world. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park in Corbin, Kentucky is one of the rare locales where you can see a misty rainbow that occurs regularly and is…
Looking for a peaceful escapade, during your soul-searching travels through Northern Italy? Then you might enjoy venturing towards the picturesque landscapes of Spiazzi, where you’ll find the breathtaking Santuario Madonna della Corona (Sanctuary of the Lady of the Crown) precariously perched among the vertical cliffs of Mount Baldo. Due to it’s secluded location, sheltered by…