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An entire museum devoted to footwear? Yes. And it has absolutely nothing to do with obsessive shoe collector Imelda Marcos. The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto walks us through the history of footwear, from prehistoric times to the present. It’s a fascinating look at the at the design and cultural impact of footwear, where you
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On January 27, 1945, Allied troops liberated the Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. The United Nations has named January 27th as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, and all the other innocent victims of World War II. In addition to the deaths of more than six million
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Germany is justifiably famous for its great beer and wine festivals, which start in late summer or early fall and focus on regional wines, beers, and culinary specialties. The most famous is the Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s oldest and largest beer festival , which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2010. Festival dates this year are
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From Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend 2010, active duty U.S. military and their families receive free admission to more than 700 museums throughout the United States. It is a new program called Blue Star Museums. It is a joint effort of Blue Star Families, a national, non-profit network of military families from all ranks and services including
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