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.
Category: Historic Buildings and Sites
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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.
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What Displays Get Scrapped at America’s Parks? It Looks Like Anyone’s Guess.
The New York Times – Travel:
President Trump ordered officials to remove information deemed disparaging to the United States. A review of government documents shows little guidance and striking inconsistencies.
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The Villa Beer in Vienna Opens as a Museum and Cultural center
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The newly renovated Villa Beer in Vienna is a modernist masterpiece with a dark past.
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The Priest, the Financier and the $10 Millon Townhouse
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
When a pastor learned his childhood home might undergo a glow-up, he saw his beloved Brooklyn further receding — and took to a different kind of pulpit.