Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Machu Picchu. The Great Wall of China. The Taj Mahal. The Pyramids of Giza. The Colosseum. Petra. Stonehenge. These emblematic wonders are recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as World Heritage Sites; they are landmarks and areas so culturally significant that they warrant international legal protection. Nearly any universally […]
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Lake of the Long Tail Ohio is one of just five states that intersect with one of North America’s major rivers and a Great Lake (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana are the others). Its eponymous river forms the southern border, while a large part of its northern edge abuts Lake Erie. The lake is named for the Erie people,
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The Great River “The Ohio is the most beautiful river on earth. Its current gentle, waters clear, and bosom smooth and unbroken by rocks and rapids, a single instance only excepted.” –Thomas Jefferson We learned the Buckeye State‘s official name came from the gargantuan waterway that forms its southern border: the Ohio River. Ohi:yo’ is a Seneca word that means
Kitch-Iti-Kipi Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is a spellbinding strip. Cradled by three Great Lakes, the UP oozes confluence: water and land; tree and sky; solid rock and frolicking wildlife. Coming from the mitten, a traveler crosses the Straits of Mackinac, where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet, going over the Western Hemisphere’s longest suspension bridge between anchorages. US
American Stonehenge: The Newark Octagon In entering the ancient avenue for the first time, the visitor does not fail to experience a sensation of awe, such as he might feel in passing the portals of an Egyptian temple, or in gazing upon the silent ruins of Petra of the desert. –Ephraim George Squier and Edwin
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Taranaki Maunga, the Mountain Person New Zealand is a nation of two main islands, north and south. Though the South Island contains the country’s 18 tallest peaks, the North Island packs a few skyscrapers. Top in the north is Ruapehu, which rises 9,177 feet (2,797 meters) above sea level. The second-highest peak on the North
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Snowshoes Central Ohio, where I grew up, traditionally received a good amount of snow each year. The area did not garner as much as zones on the Great Lakes or farther north, but it snowed much more than locations just a few hours south. In Cincinnati, an inch of snow might shut down the city