Museums category: 1997 books

An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Normandy, packed with insider tips and ideas, color maps, and top 10 lists--all designed to help you see the very best of Normandy. Explore Rouen Cathedral, spend time at the seaside resort of Étretat, visit the island commune of Mont-Saint-Michel, see...

Terrifying tales of the ghosts that roam the marshes, swamps, and waterways of the nine counties on Maryland’s eastern shore. They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave...

In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved...

- Get off the National Mall and enjoy nine walking and driving tours of Washington, D.C."s historic neighborhoods.- Discover the hidden history of the nation's capital with tales of political intrigue, scandal, romance and tragedy.- Experience the overlooked architectural and cultural treasures...

The Black Sea, hostile and hospitable by turns, a land of towering mountain peaks, green tea plantations and thick forests, has attracted civilization to its shores since the dawn of time. Hittites, Greeks, Romans, Seljuk and Ottoman Turks, Georgians and Armenians, Genoese and Venetians, have all...

Smart Guide Italy: Milan & Lombardy is packed with advice and tips that will help newcomers and veteran travelers get the most from their visit to Italy's trendiest region. Along with background information to all of Milan's major monuments readers will discover great places to eat, sleep and...

Add fun, history, and jaw-dropping natural wonders to your southwestern road trip with RoadTrip America's Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips, each one beginning and ending at an Interstate highway and drivable within a day. Full-color maps and photographs illustrate easy-to-follow scenic...

At midcentury, two federal urban renewal projects in the gritty, blue-collar navy town of Portsmouth decimated two neighborhoods. But in the 1970s and '80s--thanks to an influx of artisans, chefs and entrepreneurs--the Port City emerged as a beacon of arts, culinary excellence and preservation. Iconoclast...

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit—or time travel, taking you back to that life-changing decade-lost holiday and old friends."—The Japan Times Visit the most compelling cultural and nature sites in all of Japan with this...

A frequent traveler's list of things to do in Black Hawk, Colorado.   Includes 16 original photos and approximately 5600 words.  

Experience a city with Rust Belt roots and a vibrant, creative spirit with Moon Cleveland. Inside you'll find: Explore the City: Navigate by neighborhood or by activity, with color-coded maps of Cleveland's most interesting neighborhoods See the Sights: Root for the Cleveland Indians at "The...

(récit intégral de 250 pages : existe aussi en version illustrée déclinée en 2 tomes: Voyage au Mexique : à la rencontre des Toltèques et des Aztèques (tome 1: 200 pages et 70 photos) ou Voyage en pays Maya : du Chiapas au Yucatan (à paraître). Que reste-t-il réellement des Toltèques,...

Detroit's crowning jewel, Belle Isle, has been a leisure destination for natives and visitors alike for well over a century. Originating as Wahnabezee or "Swan Island" by Native Americans and Isle aux Cochons or "Hog Island" by early French settlers, the name was changed to Belle Isle in 1845 to honor...

An insider's guide to the many hidden nooks and crannies of London, and the fascinating stories behind them, with a foreword by the Lord Mayor of LondonThe real London is often to be found not in its more famous streets and squares but in the small and obscure places which so many visitors miss. David...