Water at the Guinness Storehouse

The Guinness Storehouse, located in Dublin, is essentially a brewery museum, which covers the popular history of the brewery and exposes visitors to some insights into brewing the very popular Guinness beer. It attracts millions of visitors every year, making it one of Ireland's leading tourist attractions. At €14, it's a bit pricey for a self-guided tour, but the price of admission does include one complimentary pint at the roof top bar. It's called the Gravity Bar, and it provides patrons with some fairly impressive views of Dublin.

I have written an article about Guinness, which can be viewed HERE>>>

The Heineken Experience

Heineken doesn't brew beer here any more, but it used to. Its historic brewery in Amsterdam that was the center of it brewing enterprise from 1867 to 1988 is now a brewery museum called the Heineken Experience. Admission is €11 and includes a complimentary Heineken.

Peter Cooper Monument in New York

Peter Cooper founded Cooper Union in 1859 in New York City. Today, Cooper Union is one of the most selective colleges in the nation and one of the very few which does not charge its students any tuition. Cooper Union's Great Hall was the site of the school's inauguration whose primary address was given by Mark Twain. Months later, when Abraham Lincoln came to New York, he came to Cooper Union to give what would become his famous "Right Makes Might" speech at the Great Hall.

You can read my travel article about New York HERE>>>

King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts

The King's Chapel is not only one of the most historic churches in Boston, it has one of the most beautiful interiors in all New England. The King's Chapel was designed by Peter Harrison and dates to 1754; it served as the official Royal church of colonial administrators of Massachusetts.

You can read my article about the King's Chapel HERE>>>

Helsinki Cathedral

The Helsinki Cathedral (Evangelical Lutheran) was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and dates to 1852. It is today considered to be the most important landmark in all of Finland. Originally, it was called St. Nicholas Cathedral in honor of Russian Czar Nicholas when Finland was a part of Imperial Russia. Finland became an independent state in 1917. (What is today Finland was actually liberated by Russia from Sweden during the Finnish War of 1808-09, and the German architect Carl Ludvig Engel was chosen to design new buildings and public places for Helsinki at the behest of the Czar.)

The Riddarholmskyrkan in Stockholm

The Riddarholmskyrkan is located near the Swedish Royal Palace in Stockholm. Its iconic steeple is one of the most photographed images in Stockholm. It is the traditional burying place for members of the Swedish monarchy.

Vigeland Park in Oslo

Vigeland Park is actually a sculpture garden within the Frogner Park in Oslo, Norway. It is dedicated to the work of the famous Norwegian artist, Gustav Vigeland (1869-1943), who spent the last twenty years of his life creating art for the garden. In all, there are 212 sculptures over 80 acres.