Built in 1765, the Old Stone House is the oldest standing building in the city and was also Washington’s last Pre- Revolutionary Colonial building on its original foundation. Local folklore preserved the house from being demolished. The house was constructed in three phases during the 18th century and since then it has been a boarding house, tavern and shop. The small garden along with the hous...
Ice skating offers a very exciting activity for children. With the chilly winters in Bucharest ice skating is possible almost everywhere! However, special rinks are present at Patinoarul Floreasca and Stadionul Lia Manoliu and skates can be rented for a certain period of time. ...
A 29-hectare park in the Westend of Frankfurt, Grüneburgpark was once the meeting place of great German thinkers like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Bettina von Arnim and is now a popular recreation spot for Frankfurters. There’s a lovely botanical garden in one corner and the Palmengarten across the street. ...
The town of Umm Al Jimal was likely founded by the Nabateans in the first century BC. It was incorporated into the Roman Empire in the second century AD, but soon after was destroyed in a revolt. During the Byzantine Period, the city prospered as a military outpost and trading center. It's heyday was during the sixth and seventh centuries, before war and a devastating earthquake ...