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Tag: museum

Model Earth

On my way to Biosphere 2 I kept wondering where biosphere 1 was, to learn that the researchers working at … More

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Boards of Texas

Along Water Street in Corpus Christi, tucked behind a restaurant and along the Music Walk of Fame is the Texas Surf … More

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Planes afloat

In the Gulf of Mexico, a couple of hours down the coast from Houston, the USS Lexington (CV16) is moored … More

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Marshland by Gaia

I know we’ve just driven to Austin, but I would like to bring you back to Houston briefly to tell … More

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Professional body disposal

One of the more curious places in Houston to celebrate Halloween has to be the National Museum of Funeral History. … More

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Houston Space Centre

A visit to Houston is not complete without a visit to NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre. Unfortunately, … More

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Gracing Graceland

If I was a tourist venue reviewer, I would start this blog post with 5 stars.  As a previous professional … More

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Memphis – a city which knows its apostrophes

The City of New Orleans train leaves Chicago at 8:05 in the evening, so I slept through the journey through … More

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California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento

When I wrote my post introducing this trip I realised that I had not written up many of my visits … More

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The Light Inside – James Turrell

This summer there is a James Turrell exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, which is referred to as an … More

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