Courtesy Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism BELLINGHAM, Wash. ““ Four million volts of purple lighting will shoot off of the MegaZapper, one of the largest Tesla Coils in the country, to herald the grand opening of the Spark Museum of Electrical Invention. The museum, formerly known as the American Museum of Radio and Electricity, opens with […]

DES MOINES, Iowa — BankTravel partner Charlie Presley addressed 20 directors of bank loyalty programs at the Midwest Bank Meet in Des Moines in April about research being performed by Kent State University (KSU) on bank loyalty programs and their value to financial institutions. The gathering, led by Jane Pugh of First Dakota Bank in […]

  Courtesy Sculpted Ice Works PRESS RELEASE   LAKEVILLE, PA – The Sculpted Ice Works Factory Tour and Natural Ice Harvesting Museum is now open daily throughout the summer. The Grand Opening celebration will be June 30 from 10AM-5PM at the facility in Lakeville, near Lake Wallenpaupack in the Poconos. Guest speakers will discuss ice […]

Courtesy National Park Service GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Grand Canyon National Park recently completed installing new interpretive and orientation exhibits at the Grand Canyon visitors center near Mather Point on the South Rim. The exhibits include opportunities for interactive trip planning, a large map of the canyon that allows users to view video footage from […]

Courtesy Fantasy of Flight POLK CITY, Fla. — The newest addition to Fantasy of Flight is a World War II C-47 Dakota, which arrived at the central Florida attraction in late April after a nine-month layover at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis. The plane, also known as the Skytrain, was flown to the […]

Courtesy Cherokee National Cultural Tourism TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — On May 1, Cherokee Nation officials opened the new Cherokee National Prison Museum with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Cherokee National Prison Museum is the third Cherokee Nation wholly owned and operated museum following the dedication of the John Ross Museum in October 2011 and the Cherokee National […]

By Albert Vecerka, courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Botanic Garden opened its new visitor center in mid-May, a key component of the most significant renewal effort at the garden since its founding more than a century ago. The 20,000-square-foot visitor center, which replaces a modest gate on Washington Avenue, has interpretive […]