Posts Tagged ‘museum’
Jul 11, 2011
By Lisa T. Bergren
I don’t know what you think of when you think of Branson, but if you’re anything like me, you’d expect a museum for country music more than a world-class museum for the Titanic. But that’s exactly what’s there…and it was my favorite stop on our trip to Branson. Continue reading
Apr 19, 2011
The Jesus Boat Museum
Yeah, They Really Call It ThatBy Lisa T. Bergren
In 1986, after a prolonged drought, the waters of winter receded and the spine and planks of a two thousand year old boat–“the Jesus Boat”–was discovered on the shores of Lake Kinneret, or the Sea of Galilee. Continue reading
In Galilee, Israel, Trip Reports
Tags: boat, Capernaum, Israel, Jesus, Lake Kinneret, museum, Sea of Galilee, Yigal Allon
Feb 20, 2011
USS Midway
San Diego, CABy Lisa T. Bergren
Welcome to the #1 floating museum (naval aviation) in the world and San Diego’s #2 tourist attraction. The USS Midway, an aircraft carrier that was launched/commissioned in 1945 and decommissioned in 1992, operated from the end of WWII to the liberation of Kuwait in 1991. No other aircraft carrier served longer in the 20th century. Continue reading
In California, Trip Reports, USA
Tags: aircraft carrier, California, museum, naval history, navy, San Diego, San Diego harbor, touring
Jul 12, 2010
King Tut Exhibit
Denver, June 29, 2010-January 9, 2011By Lisa T. Bergren
I was so excited about seeing the King Tut exhibit in Denver, that I planned our out-of-state summer trip around it. The last time I’d seen Tutankhamen’s (pronounced Toot-in-common) treasures was in Cairo, back in 1990. Even there, in the ramshackle, crowded museum—that I understand has since had a makeover—the exhibit was inspiring, with its amazing gold and piles upon piles of artifacts. Continue reading
In Colorado, Trip Reports
Tags: dates of exhibit, Denver, Egypt, exhibit, golden mask, kids, King Tut, museum, review, Secrets of the Mummy, Tutankhamen
Dec 1, 2009
Taos and Santa Fe
New Mexico with Kids...By Lisa T. Bergren
We met my in-laws and spent the day at the Great Sand Dunes, Colorado (one hour north—fabulous—see our other Sand Dunes report) and en route to Taos, paused in San Luis to walk the Stations of the Cross, another great stop. Not only is San Luis spiritually and culturally meaningful, but it’s also the oldest city in Colorado, and from on top of the hill, you can enjoy a fabulous view of the valley in all directions. Continue reading
In New Mexico, Trip Reports, USA
Tags: children, museum, New Mexico, Santa Fe, Taos
