Category Archives: Cultural Focus

A story, tradition or experience relating to people in a particular place…

Millions of tourists visit San Antonio each year eager to see the Alamo and the Riverwalk. But if you like wandering around photogenic ruins that impacted history, make sure you carve some time to explore the San Antonio Missions.   My daughter and I spent a couple nights in San Antonio this summer. Staying in […]

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Creepy? Evil? Haunted? You decide.   Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Kirkbride Building The Gothic Revival styled Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, now a national historic landmark, was built in 1864 as a light-filled sanctuary to help heal the mentally ill. This architectural design allowed up to 250 patients to enjoy curative sunshine and fresh air in private rooms staggered along […]

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Architects attest that Kentuck Knob is the masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian style.  Wright fans claim this as one of their favorite homes to tour. And to live in. So of course I was eager to see it. ~~~ Frank Lloyd Wright was already 86 years old when he agreed to design this one-story […]

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Hidden away among moss-draped oaks and palmetto palms sits Maison Madeleine, an enchanting B&B in a southern Louisiana bayou. This French Creole cottage is a tranquil retreat, surrounded by lush greenery and birdsong. Catering to just one guest party at time, it offers plenty of privacy and peace.   Guests have the unique opportunity to […]

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Visit Dunfermline…and walk in the shadows of royalty.   Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Fife, people visited Dunfermline to see the king.          Or, more frequently, the queen. THIS is where Kings & Queens ruled and raised heirs for future thrones. And where monarchs built their palace inside Scotland’s […]

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