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Hollywood Walk of Fame
Los Angeles, United States
The Hollywood Walk of Fame runs in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre. It is about 5.5 miles long stretching between La Brea and Gower Streets and between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard. It has over 2000 bronze stars embedded in it, honouring film stars, musicians, producers and other top media personalities. The first person to recieve a star was Joanne Woodward in 1960. ...
Hill of Tara
Dublin, Ireland
The Hill of Tara is an important archaeological site about 60km north of Dublin in County Meath. Once upon a time (before the Norman invasion in 1167), it is believed this was the seat of the kings of Ireland. Whether this is true and how important the site actually is are still up for debate. The hill itself rises 197m over the Irish countryside. There are around 30 monumen...
Checkpoint Charlie
Berlin, Germany
the most famous of the gates between former East and West Berlin. The attached museum (Friedrichstrasse 43-45) gives some background with stories of successful and failed attempts to cross the checkpoint. Website: http://www.mauer-museum.com/. Telephone: 2537250 ...
Historical University Building
Frankfurt, Germany
This stone building was constructed as the Academy of Trade and Social Sciences in 1906. After the Frankfurt University was founded, this complex was made its headquarters and the building has been remodeled for modern times as well. If you want to explore the education and research side of Frankfurt, this would be the best place to start. Address: Historical University Building &nbs...