Fans en route to Florida for Universal Studios’ new Harry Potter theme park should be more concerned about their weight than the wait in line. “Harry Potter and the Forbidden Kingdom,” the flagship ride opened earlier this month at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, boasts a combination of special effects and high-tech gimmicks as [...]
Chicago legalized surfing last year, and Kimpton Hotels is offering a special “Surf’s Up” package at each of it’s four area hotels to celebrate. The package includes overnight accommodation for two, a $50 gift certificate to the city’s only surf shop, free surfboard “parking,” and round-trip transport to the nearest surfing beach. Packages start at [...]
The Millennium Hotel St. Louis is offering free bike rentals and St. Louis Riverside trail maps to visitors who stay at the hotel this summer, as part of the Bike the Arches program. Also available is the St. Louis Family Attractions Package, which offers accommodation, free parking, free breakfast, and a free guide to the [...]
Today is National Bike to Work Day, and commuters all over are celebrating by taking their two wheels to the pavement. But for some cities, every day is Bike to Work Day. Check out this time lapse of commuters during rush hour in Utrecht, the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. [Neatorama] Like blogging? Love [...]
Last week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened the first phase of Big Bambu: You Can’t, You Don’t, and You Won’t Stop, an art project made of 5,000 bamboo poles lashed together with 50 miles of nylon rope. Said the project’s creators, Mike and Doug Starn, “[it's] been our work since the beginning, since the [...]
