There are, quite literally, hundreds of beloved national monuments and memorial in this country. They honor just about everything that is American history be it regional or national. here are just a few of the most visited national monuments in the country according to annual visitors. How many have you been to?     …

Baldwin Street, located in the city of Dunedin on the South Island of New Zealand, is known as the steepest street in the world. The street has a maximum gradient of 35%, which means for every 2.86 meters traveled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 meter. Baldwin Street is so steep because of its location …

The cliches, it seems, are buzzing around everywhere. It seems that the latest buzz is that there is a new fancy hotel in England whose only guests are bees. It is, indeed, a miniature hotel that caters only to guests who happen to be bees. The design for the hotel comes from the Corinthia Hotel …

One of the most common experiences of flying on an airline today is placing your cell phone on “airplane mode” once you are settled into your seat. But, in reality, is having a cell phone turned on in a plane really causing interference with the overall flight control systems? Most people on a flight will …

Amsterdam is a museum lovers paradise. It has more museums than just about any other city on the planet. The variety is huge and there is a museum bound to entertain just about everyone. It also has such legendary attractions as the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank’s house as well as many world class …

It is, perhaps, along with “Grease”, the greatest “chick flick” of all time and for millions of fans of the film, “Dirty Dancing”, they can now experience what those characters experienced including staying in the room that Baby stayed in. The Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia was the actual setting used by the film …

Some locales offer the imagination a touch of intrigue or glamour or the exotic. Many of the world’s rudest cities may, indeed, be feeding your imaginations with such delusions of the exotic. These world class cities have been voted, time and time again, by travelers as the rudest, crudest, most ill mannered cities on Earth. …

Everyone loves the movies and we all have our favorites. Have you ever wondered what happens to the sets after the film has been completed? And, what about those real life buildings and locations that are always there? Well, here are a few of the choicest movie sets from years gone by that are still …