Green-Wood Cemetery – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 91)
Founded in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, is a historic landmark. It honors several famous or otherwise important people and served as Brooklyn’s public park before the creation of Prospect Park. The Green-Wood Cemetery is…
Cristóbal Colón Cemetery, Havana (Cuba) – In Another Minute (317)
The Cristóbal Colón Cemetery (span.: Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón) in Havana, Cuba, is one of the most significant cemeteries in Latin America – both historically and architecturally. The Cristóbal Colón Cemetery in the…
Christ the Redeemer – World Wonder (Brazil) – In Another Minute (309)
The massive statue of “Christ the Redeemer” (Portuguese: “Cristo Redentor”) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was declared one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2007. While I visited the statue…
Crazy Horse Memorial (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 247)
Crazy Horse Memorial, near Custer, South Dakota, is a huge work-in-progress mountain sculpture of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse… riding a horse. A similar creative endeavor to the four presidents’ faces on Mount Rushmore…
Mount Rushmore (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 246)
Mount Rushmore, in the Black Hills of South Dakota, features the faces of four United States presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln) carved into the granite of the mountain….
Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 160)
The Märchenbrunnen (Fairy Tale Fountain) in Volkspark Friedrichshain was opened in 1913 and is the largest fountain of the Kaiser era. It was conceived by Ludwig Hoffmann. The fountain is surrounded by sculptures…
Swetsville Zoo – In A Colorado Minute (Week 194)
American Roadside Attractions – something about them is quite mystical. They evoke the image of America as an adventure land without borders, crisscrossed by long highways, strewn with fascinating characters on and off…
Siegessäule (Victory Column – Goldelse) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 120)
Siegessäule (Victory Column) and especially the Viktoria Statue on top, which Berliners like to call Goldelse is one of the outstanding landmarks in Berlin and should be on everyone’s must-see list. It’s located inside…