Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge on this day in 1933. The entrance to San Francisco Bay received the name the “Golden Gate” in 1846 by Captain John C. Fremont. He was inspired by the “Golden Horn”, a great harbour in the Byzantine Empire. San Francisco’s population grew due to the Gold…
Instead of reflecting on what has possibly been the most fraught year in recent memory, I thought I'd instead look ahead and wish you all the best for 2021 - may your new year be full of sparkle and happiness!
Solvang - a Danish town in… Southern California?! Founded in 1911 in the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang was founded by a group of Danish-Americans who travelled from Iowa out west, attempting to get away from the harsh Midwestern winters. They bought 9,000 acres worth of land, formerly of Rancho San Carlos de Jonata, and began…
Take virtual tours of these seven filming locations from your favourite period dramas.
To mark VE Day 75, here are four country houses with fascinating stories about how they contributed to the war effort on the World War Two home front.
Explore the world around you from the safety of your armchair with Google Arts & Culture and their virtual tours.
Enjoy museums from home and history from home with this fantastic virtual content on offer from these 5 museums.
Enjoy museums from home and history from home with this fantastic virtual content on offer from these 5 museums.
Welcome to the Lightner Museum, a museum in which the architecture and spaces within the building are as interesting as the collection itself. When we planned our trip to St. Augustine in Florida I was so excited to go and have explore this place, because I’m not sure where else you could be viewing nineteenth-century…
Continue reading ➞ The Lightner Museum: A Curious Place in St. Augustine
Welcome to Biltmore, the spectacular home of the Vanderbilts in Asheville, North Carolina – although it may seem hard to imagine this fairy-tale mansion as a family home, when it has a total of 250 rooms! Ready to see inside? It’s even more impressive than the French chateau-inspired exterior suggests… Here is one of my…
Continue reading ➞ Visiting Biltmore, the North Carolina home of the Vanderbilts
