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Overview Website: https://www.penapalacetickets.com/plan-your-visit-pena-palace-sintra/  Tickets: https://www.penapalacetickets.com/ Address:  Estrada da Pena, 2710-609 Sintra, Portugal  History Located on top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains, part of Portuguese Riviera; Pena Palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The Palace is also part of the Seven Wonders of…

Overview Located in Lapland in Finland, it is 8 km north of Rovaniemi City Center. Address: Santa Claus Village, Tähtikuja 1, 96930 Napapiiri (Arctic Circle), Finland Website: https://santaclausvillage.info/ History As a child you may have always dreamed of a day that you could have visited Santa Clause’s village in the North Pole.  Or perhaps even as a curiosity you wanted to visit the…

Overview Located 1.5 hours north of Bucharest, Busteni is a small mountain town in Romania.  History: Wednesday TV Show If you have a Netflix subscription, you may have been busy watching the Wednesday TV series that debut recently.  And you maybe wondering where did they film this series.  The show was filmed in Busteni, Romania.   This picturesque town, should be on your list of places to…

Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks

Overview Website:  https://www.morsefarm.com/ Address:  1168 County Road, Montpelier, VT 05602  Operational Hours:  They are open year round, but check the website as operating hours change based on season  History One of the favorite activities that are part of Vermont Experience has to be tasting fresh Maple syrup.  Visiting a Maple Syrup farm and conducting your own research as to what…

Overview Website: www.harvard.edu Founded: 1636 History First higher learning institution In the United States; Harvard College (as it was originally called) was founded in 1636.  The university is made of ten academic faculties; and is spread amongst three main campuses.  The Harvard Library is the largest academic library system in the world with 79 individual libraries (they hold over 20…

Overview Address: Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125  Website: https://www.jfklibrary.org/  Hours:  Thursday to Tuesday (10 AM to 4 PM) – Closed on Wednesdays  History JFK Presidential Library and Museum On October 19, 1963; President Kennedy was visiting Harvard and chose the location for his library next to Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.  A month later, the President…

Overview Length:  2.5 Miles  Established: 1951  Website: https://www.thefreedomtrail.org/  Visiting the trail This 2.5 mile trail, connects 16 historical locations around Boston.  All the locations have historical connection to the American Revolution.  The trail was established in 1951 and by 1953, 40,000 people were walking the trail annually.  While the trail allows visitors to explore…

Overview Salem is located in the North Coast of Massachusetts, about 30 minutes North of Boston by car.  Things to do Salem Massachusetts Salem, Massachusetts is best known for the 1692 with trials.  Several locals were executed for the alleged practicing of witch craft.  The city was founded in 1626 by Roger Conant and a group of immigrants from Cape Ann.  The name Salem stuck (settlement…

Overview The shelves at your super market are now filled with Pumpkin Spiced products.  Everything from your coffee to Spam.  Whether you like the spice or not, you will be exposed to the various treats.  And the arrival of Pumpkin spice can only mean one thing.  The arrival of Fall and turning of the leaves.  The beautiful fall foliage that lines the streets, the country roads and the woods…

Overview Website: https://www.bachmuseumleipzig.de/en/bach-museum  Address:  Thomaskirchhof 15/16, 04109 Leipzig, Germany History Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and considered as one of the greatest composers of Western Music.  While he was born in the city of Eisenach, he moved to Leipzig in 1723 and remained there till his death in…

Overview Address: Mercedesstraße 100, 70372 Stuttgart  Website: https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/art-and-culture/mercedes-benz-museum/  History Karl Benz On January 29, 1886; Karl Benz applied for a patent for his first vehicle powered by gas. It is considered the birth certificate for Mercedes Benz automotive. Karl Benz’s first factory was built in Mannheim (about hour an half away from…

Overview Address: Bodestrasse 1-3, 10117 Berlin, Germany  Website: https://www.smb.museum/en/home/  History Museum Island is a series of complex museums located in the northern part of the Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin.  Museum Island is a mix of six (6) museums that are part of the Berlin State Museums.  The complex was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.   The…

Overview Address: Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin Germany Website: https://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560266-3104052-brandenburg-gate.en.html Construction:  1788 to 1791  History Brandenburg Gate London has the Big Ben, Paris has Eiffel Tower, New York City has The Statue of Liberty and Berlin has The Brandenburg Gate.  The landmark that defines and shapes the city and unites East…

Overview Address: Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany Established:  August 1961 History Checkpoint Charlie was the best known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War.  The name was given by the Western Allies.  There were other crossings (Checkpoint Alpha and Bravo) but due to the location of Charlie, it became the main crossing…

Explore the historical city of Rothenburg, Germany. A true Medieval town that has not changed with the passage of time.

Overview Located in Northern Bavaria; about 2.5 hours North of Munich; 2.5 hours West of Nuremberg  City tourism website:  https://www.rothenburg-tourismus.de/en/  History A well preserved medieval old town located in the Northern part of Bavaria; Rothenburg is a must tourist stop for many from around the world.   The city has been inhabited since 1 AD.  The city remained a free imperial…

Overview Address: Neuschwansteinstraße 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany Website: https://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/tourist/index.htm  History This 19th Century palace was built and commissioned by King Ludwig II as a retreat and honor for Composer Richard Wagner.  The palace was funded by King Ludwig II personally and he borrowed money to help fund the endeavor.  Construction began in 1869…

Overview Also Known as:  English Garten  Created:  1789 History English Garden (also known as English Garten) was created in 1789 by Sir Benjamin Thompson.  He was an American born British physicist and military man.  He served under the British loyalist force during the American revolution.  After the war he moved to England was knighted for his administrative talent.  Finally he moved to…