Out and About: Kanazawa
Kanazawa (金沢市, Kanazawa-shi) is the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan. Bordered by the Sea of Japan, the city has become a commercial center and transportation […]
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Wonderful Copenhagen: A Harbour Tour
Copenhagen Canal Tours offers a great way to see the city from an unusual perspective: the harbour and many waterways that form an integral part of the former trading port. […]
Wonderful Copenhagen: Summer in Dragør
If Denmark is the happiest country in the world, then Dragør could be the happiest place in Denmark. This idyllic fishing village is only 13 kilometers from downtown Copenhagen, but […]
Wonderful Copenhagen: Out and About
The capital and most populous city of Denmark, Copenhagen is the cultural, economic, and governmental centre of this small Nordic country. With a compact, densely-populated core and a wider sub-urban […]
The Cathedral of Learning
Unmistakable on the city’s skyline, University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning is the centerpiece of the Oakland main campus and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Commissioned in […]
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to […]
The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in the North Shore district of The Steel City, the Andy Warhol Museum holds an extensive collection and archive of works by the Pittsburgh-born pop art icon. Spanning seven […]
Out and About: Pittsburgh
Known both at the “Steel City” and the “City of Bridges”, Pittsburgh is located in south west Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. The second […]
