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Tusayan Ruin in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

June 25, 2021

Just off Desert View Drive in Grand Canyon National Park are the remains of an 800-year-old former Native American settlement. Originating from the Pueblo II culture, this settlement is believed to have been established sometime around 1185. Tree ring studies indicated that the site was occupied for only about 25 years. The u-shaped settlement consisted of a living area, storage rooms, and two ceremonial rooms known as Kivas. The site was thought to have been occupied by 15 to...

Loch Long Torpedo Range in Argyll and...

June 25, 2021

The Loch Long Torpedo Range sits derelict on the banks of Loch Long after having been in operation from 1912 to 1986. The remnants of the range have a ghostly presence and also contain some interesting modern graffiti. The old buildings and pier sit on the western shore of the loch, opposite the small village of Arrochar. Activity at the range was most prevalent during World War II when more than 12,000 torpedoes were launched from the site in...

The Seward Highway in Anchorage, Alaska

June 25, 2021

Constructed in 1951, this 127-mile long road connects Anchorage with the port city of Seward on the Kenai peninsula. Coming out of Anchorage as Alaska Route 1, it meets Alaska Route 9 at the Sterling Highway. From there, the Seward Highway follows Alaska 9 into Seward. Driving nonstop this trip takes nearly three hours to complete. The Seward Highway is popular with tourists because of its beautiful mountain and sea vistas. The highway passes through the Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National...

Devil's Arrows in Boroughbridge, England

June 25, 2021

Standing nearly 22 feet in height, the Bronze Age monoliths known as the Devil’s Arrows are the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom apart from the Rudston Monolith. The stones are devilishly black with deep grooves running from top to bottom, the result of countless years of corrosive rain on their millstone grit. The grooves are a testament to their age and mystery, many believe the stones were created with grooves to add phallic symbolism or that they...

Spiders Covered Australian Shores With a Massive,...

June 25, 2021

In mid-June, storms pelted Gippsland, a region in Victoria that cups part of mainland Australia’s southeastern edge. Wind downed trees, and water breached swollen riverbanks and pooled in streets. The weather snuffed out power at tens of thousands of homes. But after the rain, a bewitching sight appeared along the area’s soggy shores: It looked as if someone had draped the landscape with gauzy sheets. They were white, thin, and fragile-looking, and appeared to have been placed gingerly, like...

The Hall of Presidents Before Washington in...

June 25, 2021

Schoolchildren throughout the United States are familiar with George Washington, the first President under the Constitution, ratified in 1788. But they might not know that there were other men who held the title of President, those who presided over the Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation. The Hall of Presidents Before Washington, located in the lobby of the Westin hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, helps to tell their stories. The First Continental Congress met in Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia...

Zalaszántó Stupa in Zalaszántó, Hungary

June 25, 2021

In a hillside meadow decorated with prayer flags, this stupa stands 30 meters high. Also called the Peace Stupa of Zalaszántó, it was built in the early 1990s by Bop Jon, a Buddhist monk from South Korea. It was inaugurated by the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyaco in 1993, and is the biggest structure of its kind in Europe.

9 Essential Hotel KPIs to Optimize Your...

June 25, 2021

The hotel industry employs many unique key performance indicators. ADR (average daily rate), RevPAR (revenue per available room) and Occ% (occupancy) naturally come to mind. These metrics reflect the unique nature of our business, but their existence also drives our attention and actions. Watching your hotel’s KPIs translates into optimizing key activities to influence those The post 9 Essential Hotel KPIs to Optimize Your Upsell Marketing Performance appeared first on Revfine.com.

Joyce Kilmer Memorial Fireplace in Saint...

June 24, 2021

“I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree.” These words penned by the poet Joyce Kilmer so inspired the superintendent of St. Paul Parks, William LaMont Kaufman, that he designed this iconic fireplace in 1936. Kaufman saw the fireplace as the centerpiece of an arboretum and small woodland that survived the urbanization of the Como Park neighborhood surrounding it. Alfred Joyce Kilmer dropped his first name and began a literary career around 1910,...

Snydenstricker Schoolhouse in Springfield, Virginia

June 24, 2021

Around 1900, a small schoolhouse named Pohick School #8 was erected along Hooes Road in Virginia to replace the Barkers School, located nearby and built in 1874. Sadly, Pohick School #8, which was also known as “the little red schoolhouse” burned down on July 12, 1928. But like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Snydenstricker Schoolhouse appeared in the same location just over four months later on October 19, 1928, and opened the following month. The landscape of schooling...

The Team Resurrecting Ancient Rome's Favorite Condiment

June 24, 2021

On a sunny day in May, a dozen people met in the Roman ruins of Troia, in what is now Portugal, with a recipe. The ingredient list? 400 kilos of sardines, 150 kilos of sea salt, and 350 liters of seawater. The group included archaeologists, nutritionists, palynologists, ichthyologists, and, of course, one skilled chef. They had assembled to experimentally recreate garum, the ancient fish sauce of the Roman Empire, just as it was originally produced. The group patiently gutted...

Old Town Mall in Baltimore, Maryland

June 24, 2021

Constructed in 1818, this outdoor shopping district has seen many periods of decline and revival and decline again. At its peak of 64 stores, Old Town (also known as Gay Street) was a thriving retail area designed to increase commercial purpose in the surrounding area. The market transformed the area into a diverse, middle-class neighborhood, making it an ideal neighborhood for families and downtown workers with its proximity to the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. After the post-war era pushed...

Krushuna Falls in Bulgaria

June 24, 2021

The Krushuna Falls are located in rural Bulgaria, near the village of Krushuna. Despite not being on most European traveler’s regular tourist trails, the falls offer a beautiful setting complete with bright colors, dense vegetation, and multiple photo opportunities with amazing vistas. There is also a large selection of interesting moss and lichen, with aromas to match, all across the area. The main waterfall extends to around 65 feet (20 meters) and splits into multiple, smaller waterfalls as it...

Hallwylska Museet (Hallwyl Museum) in Stockholm, Sweden

June 24, 2021

The Stockholm city center has many beautiful buildings dating back hundreds of years, constructed for various purposes. However, slowly over time these buildings were updated and modernized, often only sporting an old exterior. The Hallwyl Museum is the rare exception as the interior acts as a time capsule of sorts to how the wealthy lived in the 19th-century. The house was constructed between 1893 and 1898 to suit the needs and interests of the count and countess. The building was...

Battle of Brownstown in Rockwood, Michigan

June 24, 2021

Hidden down a long path in the Lake Erie Metropark is the site of the Battle of Brownstown, a little-known War of 1812 conflict. On August 5, 1812, Major Thomas Van Horne while leading 200 United States soldiers to River Raisin, was ambushed by roughly 25 Native Americans led by Chief Tecumseh of the Shawnee, leader of the Native American Confederacy allied with the British. The U.S. soldiers greatly overestimated the strength and skill of the attackers and retreated...

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