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Places
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Fabulous Journeys and Faraway Places: Travels on Paper, 1450-1700 
 This 2007 exhibit explores travel in the Middle Ages and Renaissance when it was "nasty, brutish and long." Interactive prints illustrate biblical, and mythological travel; travel to Rome, Constantinople, and the Holy Land; and "further marvels of the East and West." From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2007/faraway/ Topics: History, Travel Last updated Jun 6, 2007 Far Flung Places
This small series of travel-themed exhibitions features images of the documents of travel (such as luggage tags and postcards), prints depicting sea travel in the 19th century, and images of "French expeditions to locate the South Magnetic Pole and claim territory on the last great continent in 1838 and 1840." From the State Library of Tasmania, Australia. http://images.statelibrary.tas.gov.au/Exhibitions/FarFlungPlaces.asp Topics: Travel Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Great Lodges
Companion website for this television series about historic lodges, covering public lodges in U.S. national parks and in Canada. Provides slide shows, interactive tours, and timelines (varies by program), and lessons plans corresponding to lodges in U.S. parks. Includes related links. From Oregon Public Broadcasting. http://www.pbs.org/opb/greatlodges/ Topics: National Parks & Forests, Travel, Travel Sites by Continent Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Souk Secrets
In this 2006 article "the sheikh of chic, Majed al-Sabah, ... reveals his favorite stops at bazaars from Cairo to Kuwait City, and points beyond." Includes brief descriptions of bazaars (with items to look for) in Cairo, Damascus, Istanbul, Kuwait City, Marrakesh, Manama, and Tehran. From Travel and Leisure magazine. http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/souk-secrets Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Travel Last updated Apr 22, 2008 Waymarking
This site, which bills itself as "a scavenger hunt for unique and interesting locations in the world," allows users to add photographs and descriptions of locations as designated by a waymark, "a physical location on the planet marked by coordinates (latitude/longitude) and [which] contains unique information defined within its waymark category." Site is browsable by categories or waymarks (and often by postal code). Categories include castle, firehouse, and art museum. http://www.waymarking.com/ Topics: Travel Last updated Jun 12, 2008 Wish You Were Here: Artists on Vacation
"Like everyone else, artists view vacation as a time to get away from the grind. ... Getting away, however, does not mean leaving the canvas or sketchbook behind." This exhibit "include numerous items that show artists on vacation, from snapshots and sketchbooks to letters and postcards." Browsable by topics such as anticipation, city, woods, summer homes, passports, and abroad. From the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/vacations/ Topics: Artists, Travel Last updated Jul 16, 2007 |
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