What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to "dumb down" their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year Kress Foundation-sponsored study of 20 innovative American and European collections-based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor-centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Micha...

What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum? How are museums made relevant to a broad range of visitors of varying ages, identities, and social classes? Does appealing to a larger audience force museums to “dumb down” their work? What internal changes are required? Based on a multi-year, Kress Foundation–sponsored study of ten innovative American and European collections based museums recognized by their peers to be visitor centered, Peter Samis and Mimi Mic...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Sydney, Australia.Sydney is the Harbour City and the largest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and liveable cities.Brimming with history, nature, culture, art, fashion, cuisine, design, it is set next to miles of ocean coastline and sandy surf beaches. The city is also home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, two of the most iconic struct...

Most Canadians think of travel as a way to escape the snow, cold, and dreary winter skies. But Robin Esrock loves all that our eastern provinces have to offer visitors, and so will you! The Great Atlantic Canada Bucket List highlights the best travel experiences to be had on Canada’s East Coast.Not your typical travel guide, Robin’s recommendations encompass outdoor adventure and natural wonders as well as the unique food, culture, and history of the Maritimes. Categorized...

The world is calling. Time to answer . . . An updated edition of the #1 New York Times–bestseller from "the travel expert who launched legions of bucket lists" ( San Jose Mercury News).This "irresistibly idiosyncratic" catalog of destinations ( Chicago Tribune) is a continent-by-continent itinerary for the eager traveler: A trek through Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Sri Lanka's Hill Country. A sunrise balloon safari over the Masai Mara. Canyo...

Michael Brein’s Chicago Travel Guide helps you get to the city's top 50 points of interest easily and cheaply using Chicago’s excellent public transit system including the ‘L’ (elevated/subway), Metra suburban rail, and selected buses. From Navy Pier to the Field Museum, with this ultra simple guide you have all you need to discover and get to Chicago’s 50 top points of interest or top 10 "Must See" attractions if you have limited time. The Chicago guide also helps you to find the nearest ...

This helpful Kansai travel guide explains where to find the area's best restaurants, sights, bars entertainment, shopping, and services.Opinionated entries include addresses, phone numbers, hours of operation, maps, and whether English is spoken-the complete information you need to find your way to the best and most fun places in Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and environs.Whether you live in the region or you're just visiting, The Best of Kansai is the perfe...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Hollywood, California. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without a visit to its most famous district: Hollywood [1], best known as the self-declared entertainment capital of the world. A business and residential district in the city of Los Angeles, the core of Hollywood for a tourist is its three fascinating boulevards: Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood Boulevard, and Melrose Avenue. All three are worth seeing. Hol...

Chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps.Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece."Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times.

This useful Tokyo travel guide presents fourteen original walking tours that unlock some of Tokyo’s secrets and mysteries.Although Tokyo today is a sprawling urban patchwork of towns and wards, each of the city’s districts retains a unique charm and character.Discover, in a series of linked, engaging half-day excursions, the stories behind places like Hibiya's Hall of the Cry of the Stag and "Flying Head" of Marunouchi. Visit the sites where the Forty-Seven...

Located in the shadow of Table Mountain, Cape Town is the second largest South African city and is over 350 years old. This is Africa’s most southern city and is close to both the vineyards of the Cape Winelands and to the Cape of Good Hope. The South African people sometimes call Johannesburg Egoli, the City of Gold. This is a reference to the gold mines that lie beneath the city and to the heady Gold Rush that led to the city’s founding in the late 1800s. Johannesburg offers you the oppo...

A travel guide with character, this fact-filled keepsake offers all the history, beauty, charm, and culture of our nation's capital city. In eye-catching watercolors and detailed sketches, artist Diana Gessler captures the allure that makes Washington DC one of the most visited destinations in the country. In addition to the national landmarks, stirring memorials, and vibrant neighborhoods, there's the Cherry Blossom Festival, the Twilight Tattoo (a military pageant featuring the Old Guard...