This museum was founded in 1969 in downtown San Jose and has a large base of art from west coast artists from the 20th-21st century. The historical wing was once a post office when it was first built
Since they have taps, ask them to mix two beers in samples. You'll learn things. Like, Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout goes well with pumpkin ales.
Special trips, enrichment and exciting encounters have given Mr Woo new energy and inspiration to redecorate his home in Amsterdam, more rough and bizarre than ever before.
In the Earth Theater, see "Dinosaur Prophecy" to solve 4 famous cold cases of how dinosaurs died. It was funded in part by NASA's Office of Earth Science under the "Immersive Earth" project. Leggi tutto.
Above the corner here is a golden statue of a fat boy, to mark where the Great Fire of London was stopped – the disaster was attributed to the inhabitants' sin of gluttony.
The bridge had to close within days of its opening in 2000 because of a slight wobble, which caused people to walk in step with each other, causing the wobble to become much worse!
Europe’s largest brick building was given classical flair by architect Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The station went off-line in 1983. In 2010 plans were approved for redevelopment into offices and homes.
The live butterfly exhibit fascinates children as does the Challenger Learning Center with its intro to space science. Spend time exploring the dinosaur exhibit, if you need a break enjoy an IMAX film
Fortnum and Masons claim to have invented the Scotch egg here in 1738, for the picnic hampers of lords and ladies heading out of London by coach along Piccadilly.
This is the most expensive office block ever built in Britain, coming in at £235 million. It opened in 2001, and provides office space for Members of Parliament and their staff.
The United Nations relocated here from its first headquarters in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, in 1951.
The observatory on the roof has been in continuous operation since 1903. The 25 seat planetarium opened in 1963 and features a Spitz Nova star projector. Leggi tutto.
Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the college was going to have an enormous dome in the middle, but Queen Mary II objected as it would block the view of the river from her house in Greenwich Park.
The museum opened its doors on June 6 2000, the 56th anniversary of D-Day. The museum is located here because this is where the "Higgins Boats", vital to D-Day operations were designed, built & tested
This location was once home to the legendary Dunes hotel which were demolished in 1993. When Bellagio opened in 1998, it was the most expensive hotel ever built at a cost of 1.6 billion.
This underground headquarters was Winston Churchill’s command post during World War Two (even though he used to insist on going on to the roof to watch the bombing raids!).
Educators can copy a variety of space-related teaching materials (free) for use in the classroom at California Central Coast NASA Teacher Resource Center located in the Space Endeavour Center.
Fine dining spot in Cultural District downtown. Known for their risotto (and it's wonderful) try the oysters, oh yum!
It is said that every US President since William Howard Taft has stayed at this hotel. This hotel is the first place Tony Bennett ever sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”
Drawing from data collected partly by NASA, the Magic Planet is a 4-foot globe that seems to float in space in the Space Lab. Its animations illustrate real world information in a captivating display.
The hotel opened in 1904, named after the Swiss hotelier César Ritz who also opened Ritz hotels in Paris (1898) and Madrid (1910). He was known as ‘king of hoteliers, hotelier to kings’.
JetBlue (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) is the first corporation ever to receive rights to Milton Glaser's famous "I ♥ NY" logo, which is featured prominently in the airline's New York ads.
The 2,600 ft. long coaster was built in 1925 in less than two months. It closed in 1976. The "Save the Coaster Committee" had it designated a National Landmark in 1987 and it reopened in 1990.
The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended, and restored.
Make sure to try the house-infused drinks, like strawberry liqueur, vanilla bean and black cardamom vodka or caramelized Bartlett pear rum.
