Month: May 2018
The Most Accurate Clock on Earth
It’s the most accurate clock on earth…and it doesn’t even have hands to tell the time. It’s an unusual but very important clock…
A Motel With a Radio in Every Room
This motel advertisers a “radio in every room.” Perhaps it doesn’t sound too elegant, but it’s doing a nice business on the same spot for…
Movie Stars on Wide-Open Roads
There was a time when the movie stars of the day did not fly to their destination, but rather drove their own expensive cars on…
Searching for the Crossroads of the Nation
He was a man in search of the crossroads of the nation. For of course, that would be the best place to build a business…
A Book That Took 13 Years to Complete
It was a massive book, both in cost and sheer size…yet it’s pages are some of the most recognized yet today. This is the story…
Drawing Birds
Frankly, he had the makings of a man who would squander his family’s money and accomplish little in life. But his passion for walking the…
The Homestead of Lawrence Welk
His music entertained millions of listeners both over the radio and later via TV. Today we head to his homestead on the plains of North…
A Cemetery With a Guidebook
Most cemeteries don’t offer a guidebook with brief stories of those you’ll find buried there, but this one does. And while this is a respectful…
A Cemetery Opposite Arlington National
This cemetery perhaps looks the exact opposite of Arlington National in D.C. The dusty landscape is mostly barren of lush grass and tall trees. The…
A Place Named Tombstone
It’s a town named for what others thought would happen to its founder. It may sound like a strange way to title a place, but…