The Grand Canyon

Carved out by the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon (nearly 1,500 m deep) is the most spectacular gorge in the world. Located in the state of Arizona, it cuts across the Grand Canyon National Park. Its horizontal strata retrace the geological history of the past 2 billion years. There are also prehistoric traces of human … Read more

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street is the core of New Orleans’ nightlife. It is a street that runs the length of the historic French Quarter, and is lined with bars, nightclubs, and souvenir shops. For parents traveling with children – beware – there are also a number of strip clubs along Bourbon Street that are not discreet in … Read more

Henry Ford Museum

The Henry Ford Museum, a 12-acre repository of Americana, holds something of interest for everyone. “Heroes of the Sky” features dozens of historic airplanes: Byrd’s Arctic Fokker, a Sikorsky helicopter, and early commercial and barnstorming planes. But the museum’s highlight is, not surprisingly, “The Automobile in American Life,” exploring our nation’s infatuation with cars Holidays Planer. Look for the Rosa Parks Bus as well as Ford’s 1901 Model-T, the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile, and a host of presidential cars, including the limousine in which Kennedy was shot.

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Fallingwater

Frank Wright is one of America’s most famous architects. He designed a very special house for his client that is constructed over a waterfall and the home is appropriately named Fallingwater, in Pennsylvania. It became famous instantly and today the structure is a National Landmark. Frank Wright was an American architect born in 1867 who designed … Read more