Column: History of Sydney Harbour Bridge
The Sydney Harbour Bridge stands alongside the famed Opera House as symbols of Sydney, Australia.…
Author Don Knebel
Column: Monastery worth the hike
Casual visitors to Petra in Jordan may assume that the carved monument just inside the…
Column: World’s Art Deco capital
Napier is one of New Zealand’s most visited cities. Much of its appeal is the…
Column: Xochimilco’s historical entertainment
Xochimilco’s canals are among Mexico City’s most popular attractions, providing colorful entertainment in an important…
Column: Egypt’s lost art of pyramid-building
As the Pyramids of Giza prove, 1,400 years before the Biblical Exodus, Egyptians were able…
Column: The Palace and the princess
The City Palace of Udaipur is the largest palace in Rajasthan, an Indian state named…
Column: Jefferson’s moral contradictions
Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that “all men are created equal,” owned 600 slaves during his…
Column: Ephesus Theatre: Then and now
A dramatic confrontation reported in the New Testament occurred inside a Roman theater in Ephesus.…
Column: Berlin’s dome of openness
Berlin’s Reichstag Building has become Germany’s second-most visited building, reflecting both its historical significance and…
Column: Canatha: City of the Decapolis
Qanawat, previously called Canatha, was once the most important city in an area in southwest…