The Public Art Walk through beautiful downtown Lewiston, Idaho, celebrates the history of the region in a variety of ways. Whether that’s with functional benches or an interactive fountain or a mural that literally shows the past and present of the city, visitors can get a real sense of the identity of the area thanks […]
Hollywood is a physical district in central Los Angeles, but it is also a mentality and culture, and the Hollywood Sign has come to signify all of these things and more in a profound way. Few landmarks and monuments have been able to achieve the status of the sign, which is especially impressive considering that […]
The name “Muscle Beach” conjures up a variety of images and impressions for people across the world, not all of which are directly related to one another. For some, it represents the birth of personal training. Others think of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the training he did on the beach that helped propel him to worldwide […]
About 20 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming, you’ll eventually come across a monument that is just about as in the middle of nowhere as you can get. Located off the highway and not in the direct vicinity of a town or civilization of any kind, the surrounding mountains and emptiness makes this pyramid on the […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an international group that brings together individuals and associations from across the world to do everything from help eradicate poverty to enable intercultural dialogue. Their recognition of how creativity can serve as an essential factor for these kinds of efforts is at the core of […]
“Why is nothing here, instead of something?” As someone who was born and raised in Cleveland, that’s a question I’ve often asked myself about various parts of the city, especially as I’ve witnessed the wrong kind of changes to it. As a kid, I stood on the pitcher’s mound at Municipal Stadium (as you can […]
Though it doesn’t tower over the skyline of Berlin like the Berlin Television Tower, the Berlin Victory Column, aka the Victory Column, aka Berlin Siegessäule, can still be seen from quite a distance. It is a monument that has a history directly and indirectly connected to the city of Berlin and nation of Germany. It […]