Category: Sheila projects
A friend of mine is heading out on her first trip to New York City, and she’s feeling quite overwhelmed by all of the different things to see and …
She appears to rise up out of the water near the Celebration Bridge; a mermaid sculpture holding a welcoming gift in her open palm that is a tribute to the …
Any museum that wants to preserve and showcase popular culture is going to find that different generations respond to different pop culture memories. It matters how old you were …
On your next trip to Louisville, Kentucky, don’t miss a visit to the place where they made “lumber for the Splendid Splinter” (lanky player Ted Williams) and still make …
Remember that scene in the movie When Harry Met Sally, when Sally, er, rather vocally shows Harry how to fake the “throes of passion,” and a woman sitting near …
To get to Sea Rim State Park‘s beaches, you’ll drive through a huge working oil refinery complex. Even though it’s hard to believe that there’s anything nature-related near the tangle …
The good news, AND the bad news, is that I needed to pick a place to meet a friend for lunch in Oklahoma City, and there were so many …
There is a place in New York City where you can dangle above the East River in an aerial tramway, enjoying spectacular views, then land in a quiet, park-like …
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is not a place that you can whiz through in a short time, even though I’m (somewhat embarrassed) to be the author …
Trust. The “stations” of the Underground Railroad were trustworthy people and safe houses that freedom-seeking slaves could rely on to help them escape captivity. In a world without today’s enormously …
Some of the best travel hours are spent wandering around making discoveries even though you didn’t make any plans to make discoveries. In an effort to stay dry indoors …
It is a must-do in the Big Apple: visiting those New York icons the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. You can do it the easy way, though, or …
