http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/forums/show/61.html JForum - http://www.jforum.net Waldorf=Astoria Hotel Comes To Chicago Posted by Gromco in Chicago on 25/Nov/2008 The Waldorf=Astoria brand seems to be on a roll, financial crisis be damned. It was only a few months ago that we announced the planned Waldorf=Astoria hotel in Montreal and now we're adding Chicago to the list of lucky cities. The hotel tower, designed by DeStefano & Partners is projected to reach 1,100 feet (that's over 100 floors!), but unlike certain other landmarks planned for Chicago, it will not surpass the height of the Sears Tower... 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For a mere dime, dupes and rubes could file through a museum of the strange and curious and marvel at everything from a two-headed calf to a mermaid from Fiji... Read the rest of: "The American Dime Museum": http://www.sitebits.com/2007/american_dime_museum.html ]]> http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/989.html http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/989.html GMT Denver Museum of Art Posted by Lori in Denver; Places To Visit on 31/Mar/2007 Being in the art field, I wouldn't normally think of Denver as a leading art center. But thanks to their new museum, they've secured themselves on the art world map... http://www.sitebits.com/2007/denver_museum_of_art_2007.html ]]> http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/994.html http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/994.html GMT ¡Viva Lucha Libre! Posted by Noelia in Texas; Things To See on 15/Feb/2007 Lucha Libre In a brutal dance of acrobatics and fierce headlocks, the wrestlers tumbled and flipped each other across the ring, stopping now and then to turn to the cheering audience and flex their muscles. They ranged in age and size from youthful bodybuilders to small but quick, middle-aged firecrackers, and all wore shiny face masks and colorful spandex pants that sparkled under the outdoor lights. The commentator kept up with all the action, dramatically rattling off the moves in Spanish over blaring loudspeakers. The referee bounced around the men in the ring, fielding insults from hecklers in the audience... This is Lucha Libre, or Mexican wrestling – a mixture of sport, drama, comedy and sheer showmanship... Read the rest of: "¡Viva Lucha Libre!": http://www.sitebits.com/2007/viva_lucha_libre.html ]]> http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/972.html http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/972.html GMT Indian Springs Resort Posted by Lori in Denver; Things To Do on 14/Mar/2007 About 32 miles from Denver sits a tiny hippy oasis called Indian Springs Resort. Mud baths! Mineral Springs! "Private jacuzzis with beautiful mountain view!" This sounded like the makings of a relaxing vacation! When we arrived at Indian Springs, my first impression was "this is it?"... 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In recent years I've toughened up, to the point where I can clean up after the dog, bandage a wound, and scare away wild animals (well, at least the odd moth or two). And so I thought I was ready for Body Worlds... Read the rest of "Body Worlds 2": http://www.sitebits.com/2006/boston_body_worlds_2.html ]]> http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/912.html http://www.sitebits.com/dsb/posts/list/912.html GMT Mount Mitchell and the Blue Ridge Parkway Posted by Keith in North Carolina; Nature on 11/Nov/2006 After spending days lounging around in the sun and surfing on deserted beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks (OBX if you're nasty), it was time for a change. Luckily, NC is a state that allows you to go from one extreme to the other pretty easily, so long as you manage, unlike me, not to get lost in Dismal Swamp. From the flat expanses of the Outer Banks, and without only a brief pit stop dedicated to the aforementioned getting lost (extended somewhat by the fact that I got caught in the middle of a massive frog migration, which is weird enough on its own and made a whole lot weirder by the fact that this is actually the second time I've been halted in my vehicle by a massive frog migration), I shot due west and straight into the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains to meet up with an old friend and put a feather in my knit cap by hiking the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi: 6,648 foot tall Mount Mitchell. It was also a grand chance to make one of the most beautiful drives in all of the Americas: the Blue Ridge Parkway in autumn... 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