The New York Times – Travel:
It’s where the British perfected their system of enslaved labor, George Washington visited and colonialism’s legacy can still be felt. And, as a writer found on this small island, freedom is still cause for celebration.
Category: Historic Buildings and Sites
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Traveling the Hudson River Valley With Art as a Guide
The New York Times – Travel:
Artists like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church left us evidence of what America’s landscape was like 200 years ago. Using science, and art history, a writer follows their trail through the Hudson River Valley to better understand how our world has changed.
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Dragon Coaster Returns to Playland as It Nears Its 100th Year
The New York Times – Travel:
The roller coaster, one of the oldest in the country, was idle last summer but it is set to reopen on Memorial Day weekend after a major restoration.
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Ghosts of the Gulf Coast: The Unsung Revolutionary War Campaign
The New York Times – Travel:
Far from the main action, the Spanish fought to reclaim Southern territory from the British, tying up their forces and aiding the American cause. We follow their path along the Gulf of Mexico.
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A Monument to Chocolate Is Wrapped in Layers of Mexican History
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Combining a colonial house and a contemporary addition, the new Museum of Cacao & Chocolate sits on a grisly Aztec souvenir.
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In Cartagena, a Place for Monks and Movie Lovers Is Now a Hotel
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
In Cartagena, Colombia, historic buildings, including a monastery and a nightclub, were transformed into a Four Seasons.
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A Southern Magazine Now Calls a Historic Charleston Jail Home
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Based in Charleston, S.C., Garden & Gun recently moved to a restored landmark on Magazine Street, of all places.
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For an Indiana Couple, This Schoolhouse Became Their Home
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson’s 9,000-square-foot Indiana schoolhouse is a lesson in courage.
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In Paris’s Catacombs, Can a Restoration Breathe New Life Into City’s Dead?
The New York Times – Travel:
For centuries, the bones of some six million people were buried in the catacombs beneath the city. Curators are trying to preserve and modernize the tunnels while maintaining the spooky ambience.