We talk a lot about the Disney theme parks on here — hey, they’re the ultimate family vacations destination, we couldn’t avoid them if we wanted to. Luckily, we don’t want to.
There is a lot happening in the Disney parks right now, and to make sure you’re in the loop I’ve compiled a list of interesting items that you might find magical. I’m good like that.
A display of hand-crafted carvings at the African Festival of the Arts
Every Labor Day weekend, thousands of Chicago visitors travel to a bustling African village and experience the richness and diversity of the continent. Expensive plane tickets and complex itineraries aren’t even required because this village is conveniently located on the lush grounds of historic Washington Park, in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. This 22nd annual event is Chicago’s largest neighborhood festival and attracts 300,000 attendees during four days of festivities. Read More »
Hello, Travel Peeps! It’s time for another stirring and emotionally gratifying version of Travel Around the Internet, what with the links and the news and the stuff.
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Okay, let’s do this:
National Geographic explores the parks of Canada.
The Disney Blog wants you to know about Rapunzel’s big day in London — and how you can be there!
Cruising the Mississippi is new again! via MSNBC
USA Today warns the west about grizzlies.
Frommer’s finds great green hotel bars.
GQ tells you where to go in Philly.
Lonely Planet dishes on Prague.
A 9/11 museum with terrorists exhibits? Yes, says CNN.
BootsnAll lists 10 places you may not know about in Italy.
Film festival perks at Gadling.
And that’s how you do it, people. Thanks for playing!
It’s time for another rousing edition of Where in World is This Piece of Public Art and What is the Town Like Where You Found It. We’re still working on the name.
And now the clues:
The town featuring this public art is well-known for its weather and water.
Was that too easy?
Here’s another, it’s also well-known for its parks, both city and amusement, respectively.
If you said San Diego, then congratulations, you are a freaking genius. Tell everyone.
The bell is the Yokohama Friendship Bell given by the people of Yokohama, Japan to San Diego in 1958 as part of the Central Celebration marking the formal relations between Japan and the United States. Yokohama is San Diego’s sister city.
The sculpture in the foreground is “The Girl in Red Shoes” and was added in 2010 to further honor the relationship between the two countries.
See? That’s classy.
This post is part of the UpTake Public Art Series
Photo: Port of San Diego via Flickr
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