Every year millions of Americans visit national parks and monuments, state and municipal parks, battlefields, historic houses, and museums. By means of guided walks and talks, tours, exhibits, and signs, visitors experience these areas through a very special kind of communication technique known as "interpretation." For fifty years, Freeman Tilden's Interpreting Our Heritage has been an indispensable sourcebook for those who are responsible for developing...

En un rincón de la calle Paradís hay una piedra de molino que recuerda la cima del monte Tàber, el lugar más alto de la ciudad romana y desde donde los hombres del emperador Augusto empezaron a construir la ciudad que llamaron Iulia Augusta Faventia Paterna Barcino. Desde entonces son muchas las anécdotas y curiosidades que esta ciudad nos ha dejado. Al leerlas, el lector podrá trazar un recorrido emocionante por nuestra historia y de esta manera...

My husband and I live in Valencia Lakes - a 55+ Active Adults Community in Southwest Florida. After a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we went on a trip organized through our Valencia Lake Travel Club. 30 people from Valencia Lakes went on this trip. The "Spotlight on South Dakota" tour was handled by Collette Travel & Tours company.We visited Mt. Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Deadwood, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Devils...

Since it was founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has stood as one of the world's greatest repositories of scientific information and investigation. This delightful book takes us behind the exhibits and shows us some of the great researchers and fabulous objects from the Museum's past and present, ranging through every department and focusing on fabulous tales and fascinating objects, both small and large, including: * the famous...

This book, "101 World's Most Popular Tourist Attractions," aims to bring you on a journey around the world through some of the most iconic landmarks, natural wonders, and cultural attractions. From the Great Wall of China to the Tower of Pisa, from the Niagara Falls to the Eiffel Tower, this book presents a comprehensive guide to some of the most popular tourist destinations around the world.Each chapter in this book is dedicated to one of the world's...

A wealth of facts and history fill this beautifully designed armchair and reference book. This single volume, packed with full-color and vintage photos, contains everything a lighthouse lover or maritime historian wants to know about lighthouse history, changing technologies, lighthouse keepers, and the lenses themselves. A detailed index of more than 150 lighthouses around the world offers quick and easy access to basic information-know the height,...

One of five Americans has a disability. In this innovative, enabling book, Noreen Grice explores ways to provide universal access to educational science programs: mobility access for people who use wheelchairs; low vision and tactile access for people who are blind or visually impaired; specialized environments for people with neurological disorders, including autism; assistive technology for nonverbal communication; non-hearing access for people...

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Lonely Planet's Washington DC is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Climb the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to feel the grand sweep of history; explore space, dinosaurs, art and the history of the nation in the Smithsonian museums; and grab a half-smoke at legendary Ben's Chili

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Conozca los extraordinarios fondos del Museo de Orsay, ubicado en el edificio de la antigua estación ferroviaria del mismo nombre en París. Su transformación en museo, las obras esenciales que atesora desde la pintura academicista, romántica, naturalista y realista de artistas como Corot y Courbet, hasta los grandes maestros impresionistas: Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Pisarro, Sisley, Berthe Morisot o Mary Cassatt. Los pintores posimpresionistas...

Anders reisen und dabei das Besondere entdecken Mit den aktuellen Tipps aus den Michael-Müller-Reiseführern gestalten Sie Ihre Reise individuell, nachhaltig und sicher. Seit gut 30 Jahren bereist Ralph-Raymond Braun Irland. Er begleitet Sie kenntnisreich auf zehn Touren durch das irische Dublin und nimmt Sie mit auf zehn Ausflüge in die Umgebung. 280 Seiten mit 181 Farbfotos zeigen Ihnen Dublins Sehenswürdigkeiten und die ganze Pracht und Vielfalt...