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Fascinating scraps of Minnesota iron mining history are still visible at Hill Annex Mine State Park

Posted onAugust 18, 2019March 5, 2021Leave a comment

Hill Annex Mine State Park preserves northern Minnesota iron mining history. Park tours show visitors part of a former open pit iron ore mine, complete with vintage buildings and equipment. But go see it now. Read More …

CategoriesMinnesota, USATagsarchitecture, Minnesota state parks, museums, National Register of Historic Places

Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico

Posted onApril 18, 2018March 5, 2021

With a classic highway commercial strip that’s changed little since the heyday of historic Route 66, travelers on the Mother Road will feel right at home in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

CategoriesNew Mexico, USATagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places, road trips

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SC Johnson architecture tour, Racine, Wisconsin

Posted onAugust 2, 2017December 13, 202012 Comments

The products SC Johnson (Johnson Wax) manufactures are probably familiar to most, as they include household staples like Windex cleaner, OFF! insect repellent, and Ziploc storage bags. However, fewer people realize that the SC Johnson Read More …

CategoriesUSA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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Wandering the laterite lanes of Duong Lam, Vietnam

Posted onFebruary 13, 2017December 13, 2020Leave a comment

Surrounded by laterite in Duong Lam Commonly referred to as Duong Lam Ancient Town, this village near Hanoi, Vietnam, is among the last to retain its traditional laterite buildings. Laterite buildings have a long history Read More …

CategoriesAsia, VietnamTagsarchitecture

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A frescoed history at Littera bookstore, Vilnius University

Posted onFebruary 2, 2017December 14, 20204 Comments

Established in 1579, Lithuania’s Vilnius University is among Europe’s oldest universities. It is also one of a very small number where the historic campus remains largely intact. This makes it a wonderful place to explore. Read More …

CategoriesEurope, LithuaniaTagsarchitecture, art

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Duong Lam ancient village, Vietnam

Posted onDecember 29, 2016December 13, 20204 Comments

Vietnam is filled with villages racing to modernize by tearing down their old buildings and replacing them with modern ones as fast as they can, but there are still places where visitors can see what Read More …

CategoriesAsia, VietnamTagsarchitecture

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An introduction to Strängnäs, Sweden

Posted onDecember 26, 2016April 23, 20202 Comments

While Stockholm is the largest and most well-known of the towns linked together by Sweden’s Lake Mälaren, travelers would be wise to journey farther along the lake to discover its smaller and less-famous gems. The Read More …

CategoriesEurope, SwedenTagsarchitecture, religion and religious architecture

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Best Place for beer history in Milwaukee

Posted onDecember 1, 2016December 13, 2020Leave a comment

In the beginning, there was Best beer Before there was Pabst – or Miller or Old Milwaukee or even Schlitz “the beer that made Milwaukee famous” – there was Best, as in Best Select, an Read More …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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Settling into a bit of history at the Brewhouse Inn, Milwaukee

Posted onNovember 20, 2016December 3, 2019Leave a comment

Looking for a hotel that does everything just right AND allows you to immerse yourself in Milwaukee’s brewing history? Then you belong at the Brewhouse Inn and Suites in the newly renovated Pabst brewery complex. Read More …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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The Milwaukee Art Museum awakes

Posted onOctober 18, 2016March 17, 20202 Comments

Watching the Milwaukee Art Museum open its wings It’s not every day you can watch a building take a morning stretch, unless, of course, you are in Milwaukee. Here visitors and residents alike have that Read More …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, museums

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I'm leading a virtual tour of Vietnam's highlights via Zoom, complete with travel planning tips, through the Minneapolis Public Schools. The class will be at 6 pm on Wed, May 19. Registration will soon be available soon. (You do NOT need to be a Minneapolis resident to register.)

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Exploring Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

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