Henry Chapman Mercer was an archaeologist, anthropologist and a real gentleman. In his youth he, like many young people of that time, went on a journey. His way lay up the river Ruhr, where Mercer was deeply impressed by the variety of Handicrafts and talent of artists. Then he made the important decision to keep the artifacts of the pre-industrial era to future generations. In the late 19th and early…

New York is a city that never ceases to change. In this ever changing nature is a large part of the charm of the Big Apple. Fashion – the lady is fickle, trends come and go. Over the years, the areas be totally different, and this process sometimes takes even less time than we can imagine. New York continued their measured movement along a straight time, and only the pictures…

I dream to see the total solar Eclipse in an unusual place? Then go to Nebraska, where, near the town of Alliance (8,5 thousand inhabitants) is an American response to the British Stonehenge, the same mysterious, only more modern. Source: depositphotos Charging is the brainchild of Jim Reynders, experimental artist who was so captivated by the beauty of the famous Stonehenge in England that he had the idea to create…

John Hays Hammond Jr. was a resourceful man. In childhood he visited the laboratory of Edison with his father, tycoon John Hays Hammond. The boy fell asleep Edison so many questions that a scientist took him under his wing, becoming inquisitive child mentor. This friendship lasted until the death of Edison. source: flickr.com/RachelC.Photography/CCsource: flickr.com/RachelC.Photography/CC Hammond could become a famous inventor under the leadership of such teachers as Edison. He worked…

New York can be called the city of Islands. Them in the Big Apple more than it might seem: Manhattan, Governors Island, Liberty Island, Staten Island, and that’s not all. But there is one island which you probably never heard of. It is called U Thant Island and is one of the places in the city, closed to the public. U Thant Island is the East river, directly under Roosevelt…

In the town of Adams in Tennessee has its own legend, which says that in the summer of 1817 the wicked witch started to terrorize the family bell isliving on the farm. She did not allow them to sleep at night, making strange, eerie sounds, severely beat his family and even strangled John bell. But during those four years, which the bell witch spent on the farm, she managed to…

Libraries in educational institutions may be small, narrow-causing the inevitable claustrophobia of the room, where the staff is more interested in eliminating distractions, than in creating a beneficial atmosphere for scientific activities. But the library of George Peabody in the campus Music Conservatory Peabody, now owned by the Johns Hopkins impresses at first sight with its lightness, and, at the same time, monumental. source: flickr.com/Matthew Petroff/CC The building was built…

Located at the exhibition complex of the state of new Jersey sculpture Park Grounds for Sculpture with an area of 42 acres specializiruetsya on a huge and bizarre exhibits. The Park was opened in 1992 and since then, attracts thousands of visitors due to its gorgeous collection and amazing location: beautiful garden boasts more than 2,000 rose bushes, 1,000 trees and other plants and shrubs. More than two decades, the…

Pink and yellow wildflowers, lush grass, crystal-clear air and blue sky – all this was hidden from prying eyes for over a century. Tall old trees and snow-capped mountains surrounded by wild meadow, attracting visitors in the pristine expanses of the Sierra Nevada in California. Environmental organizations bought land in the valley of the Lower Carpenter Valley to the North of lake Tahoe and opened it to the public. There…

If you are planning to spend your next summer holidays in Europe, now you will have a great chance well save on the flights, as the Danish airline Primera Air has announced the launch budget transatlantic flights from the US to Europe. Ticket prices start from just $ 99. This is an excellent offer considering the fact that now from new York to Paris, on average, you can fly for…