The Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument, otherwise known as Hearst Castle, is located on the coast of California near San Simeon. It was built by tycoon William Randolph Hearst and architect Julia Morgan during the years 1919-1947. Although it was never completely finished, what they designed, where they built it, and how they furnished […]
Typical of the streets one finds in the United Kingdom, today’s video displays a sampling of buildings, old and new, and monumental streetscapes. Some you may have seen, others are there for you to discover on your next trip.
Legends from the old Wild West of America — outlaws, marshals, wooden wagons, Tombstone, Boot Hill — still are evident in the Southwestern United States. Many museums, roadside attractions, and small town businesses play with this enduring fascination. Links with the old west and Gold Rush days are still strong. In today’s video, you will […]
As tomorrow is the first day of Spring, (March 19, 2024,) it is a good time to relish some of the flowering joys of this season. There once was a hamlet, a small California Gold Country town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, called Volcano, where a beautiful flower show sprang every spring in a place […]
If you travel what is left of the historic US Route 66, through eight states by bike or auto, you will see what a good part of America looked like before jet airplanes and interstates. There still are towns with diners, gas stations, “roadside attractions,” and the like. Officially decommissioned in 1985, much of its […]
Everyone got the day off of work, and Tuesday’s Mardi Gras means the start of abstinence of some kind until Easter Sunday. The dates of these holidays this year appear to be a yin and yang situation, or a life in balance. At least we can try, and hope for the best. Speaking of hope, […]
Part Two of this series of small town museum collections contains pictures from Southwest Utah. As part of the American Southwest, locals take pride in their remembrance of bye-gone days — culture and history of simpler times — and have restored and preserved this life of the past. The video shows two Utah state park […]
Indoors and outdoors, small towns across America love to show off their history. Whether it be old farm equipment, mining tools, cars, planes, trains, and other transportation, or parlor, kitchen, and office furniture, (to name just a few,) buildings and open spaces are set aside for museum-like displays. Last post, I showed the Miracle of […]
The Miracle of America Museum, located just off highway 93 in Polson,Montana, displays a collection of Americana artifacts. You may saysome pieces in the museum are rusting relic-art, (farm equipment, metalart, automobiles, locomotives, etc.,) but each item holds a history andremembrance for someone you know, (perhaps even yourself!) Every room in the museum is chock-full […]
From where we were last, “Point Reyes National Seashore” in Northern California, USA, it is an easy, yet exciting, drive north up the coast to Fort Ross. From Point Reyes, you head north on the Pacific Coast Highway, (PCH-1,) following the coastline in a most memorable fashion. Along the way, you will see coastal towns […]