Category: USA
In Seattle? Don't miss Teatro ZinZanni.
In 1992, Norman Langill discovered a turn-of-the-century Belgian spiegeltent in Barcelona. With its hand-carved wooded booths, mirrored walls and stained glass, the tent hosted cabarets, circuses, and celebrations across Europe.Six years later, the charming spiegeltent moved to Seattle and became home to Teatro ZinZanni, an innovative melange of vaudeville, cirque, music, and comedy that played to sold-out crowds for the next 14 months.
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America's best small museums -- Part 2.
With the National Gallery of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the 19 museums of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC has so many must-sees that many visitors miss what in any other city would be a big draw - The Phillips Collection.Housed in an 1897 Georgian Revival home in Dupont Circle, the museum was opened in 1921 to showcase the collection of art critic Duncan Phillips and his wife, artist Marjorie Acker.
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Thanksgiving in New Orleans -- without leaving home.
We like traveling at Thanksgiving. And as much as we love turkey dinner like mom used to make, we've had some nontraditional dinners that made us rethink the whole thing.
Last year, we went to Seaside, Florida, which is close enough to New Orleans to have fantastic Cajun food. This year, we don't want to get on a plane, but we still want a New Orleans food fix.
Enter cajunturkeyco.com, who sells a 10 -12 pound Cajun turkey for $52.50, plus shipping.
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Still time to enjoy Oktoberfest.
It may be too late to attend Oktoberfest in Munich this year, but if you think hot wurst, cold lager, and oom-pah bands are some of the best things about fall, there are still plenty of good festivals closer to home.
A scenic two-hour drive from Seattle, Leavenworth, Washington, offers fall color, a cool mountain climate, and a Bavarian village that looks more authentic with every beer.
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Great restaurants in Yountville.
The Napa Valley town of Yountville has the distinction of having more Michelin stars per capita than any place in the world. French Laundry leads the pack with three stars - one of only six restaurants in the United States to have earned that distinction. Bistro Jeanty, Bouchon, and Redd each have one.Read complete post
