The Vermilion News Print Shop Museum in Vermilion, Ohio is housed in a historical building that served as a print shop and a weekly newspaper from 1905 to 1964 and here visitors can observe how 19th and 20th century letter press printing and newspaper publishing was accomplished. The print shop has two linotypes and four letter presses from way back, and there's also a book bindary, storage room with a manual paper cutter, electric stapler, and manual hole punch machine, come for a fascinating visit. The Vermilion News Print Shop Museum provides and overview of how news was gathered and distributed in the small towns of America back in the day, and what equipment was used to publish a weekly newspaper as well as to print books, magazines and posters using letter presses. READ MORE

The Mentor Firefighters’ Historical Association is a non-profit organization in Mentor, Ohio which created the Mentor Safety House to reduce childhood injuries, and document the history of the Mentor Fire Department. Located in the historic district of Mentor, the Safety Village provides fire and injury prevention education to over 900 children per year, with children bussed in from local schools to participate in interactive safety lessons developed through the National Fire Protection Association’s Risk Watch curriculum. They offer safety lessons in the family room, kitchen and bedroom safety and the building also houses a fire museum with displays of antique fire equipment, and the refurbished and update Philip the Firetruck will soon be a museum on wheels. The Mentor Firefighters Historical Association also offer Camp 911 at the Mentor Safety House and Fire Museum for 3rd graders to educate them on various safety issues. They also host golf outings and other events annually, sig up to support, fund and donate to their excellent work.READ MORE

The Lorain Sports Hall of Fame honors those synonymous with the best of athletic achievement in Lorain, Ohio and they are nominated by the general public with their plaques and other sports memorabilia displayed in the museum. You the public must submit the names of the athletes and their personal qualifications by September the 30th annually, and they will then be screened by the committee via a detailed evaluation process, and the end result is to establish a ballot for final election, votes are then done in February of the following year to select the Class of Inductees that are then enshrined at the annual Banquet in May. The Lorain Sports Hall of Fame is non-profit and supports athletic and academic excellence financially and gratefully accept donations to support and sustain this awards program, they also accept sports memorabilia for display at their museum.READ MORE

The Lorain Lighthouse Foundation in Lorain, Ohio restores and takes care of the lighthouse, and with a history going back all the way to 1937 when the first light was a simple lantern hanging on a pole at the water's edge, this is a fascinating place to visit. Later the beam was powered by kerosene, and the light was rebuilt at least twice more over time and on until the beacon building was installed in 1898 with the first lighthouse keeper, eventually the kerosene light was replaced by an oil vapor light, after much more history the lighthouse is now maintained as a historic landmark. Visitors here can enjoy lighthouse tours, and the museum and gift shop offers a wonderful insight and items for sale of the Jewel of the Port, as the lighthouse is known.READ MORE

Lakeview Park in Lorain, Ohio is a lakeside recreational park over 20 acres, and is well known for its historical rose garden, views of the Lorain lighthouse, and stunning sunsets. Here visitors enjoy excellent recreation and activities including swimming and sunbathing, lawn bowling, beach volleyball, wonderful picnics and so much more, they also have the historical bathhouse from the 1920's with a few modern improvements, home to the Rose Cafe a concession stand and family changing rooms. The Rose Cafe at Lakeview Park is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and with breathtaking views over Lake Erie and run by Chef Mario Izzo is a wonderful place to dine, they also cater to private parties here. Lakeview Park has a wonderful beach with lifeguards and a playground, there's also gazebos and picnic shelters, and it's the perfect setting for your wedding either in the beach house or event garden, ideal for both the ceremony and reception, it's all here.READ MORE

The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame in Euclid, Ohio offers audio exhibits, historic photographs and original instruments and was founded in 1987 by musicians and leaders of Slovenian and ethnic organizations. With an archive of some 6000 vintage recordings dating all the way back to 1913, and home to many nationally known Cleveland-Style polka stars throughout history, this is a fascinating museum to visit. Enjoy a visit to this museum filled with artifacts and memorabilia from polka stars of yesterday and today, and they have also established an archive library and video collection of polka history. The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame also has a gift shop, and is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of polka music, and with roots in Slovenian folk music but with the influence of American musicians, has universal appeal.READ MORE

At Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado, we embrace the concept of animals in a natural habitat without bars and fences to ensure, through a deeper understanding, a better world for animals in our care. With constant improvements and development, Denver Zoo remains a popular destination for visitors who enjoy excellent experiences with each visit. Participate in animal encounters, active tours, games and creative activities with our safari mini-camps, or gain a deeper understanding of what makes Asian elephants unique, with our exhibit, Toyota elephant passage, or discover life for animals of the African savanna with a tour of our Predator Ridge. Denver Zoo has something interesting and exciting for visitors of all ages. READ MORE

St Margaret’s Cave in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, is a wonderful attraction to visit and the site of where Queen Margaret, who later became St. Margaret prayed, and this pilgrimage site retains the same sense of spiritualism it did centuries ago. The cave offers a stillness and isolation and today you enter through a small building in the City Hotel car park and descend down a tunnel with many steep steps with handrails on both sides, and there are information boards and audio points as you descend telling you about St. Margaret and the history of Dunfermline. St Margaret’s Cave is small and a visit here is interesting and informative, come for a wonderful lesson in history.READ MORE

Dunfermline Abbey located in Dunfermline is one of the best visitor attractions in Fife and this historical building has foundations dating all the way back to 1072, and has been a centre of Christian worship for over 1000 years. Dunfermline Abbey is the final resting place of King Robert the Bruce and the post-Iona burial site of the Kings and Queens of Scotland, and the tombs attract tens of thousands of visitors every year, it's a not to be forgotten visit steeped in fascinating history. Dunfermline Abbey also hosts wedding ceremonies and is the perfect setting, unique and historic, with the bride entering through the great medieval West Door, and all music played on the organ, it's a memorable place to start your life together with the wedding ceremony according to the practice and tradition of the Church of Scotland. Dunfermline Abbey also has traditional Abbey choristers continuing the tradition of choral music for Abbey services.READ MORE

The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum by Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland welcomes you to come experience life in the 19th century, what it was like to emigrate to America with almost nothing in those days, and how Andrew Carnegie became the richest man in the world. Here visitors enjoy a fascinating and informative visit with interactive games, children's activities, temporary exhibitions, displays, weaving demonstrations and so much more, they also have a cafe and garden, a museum shop and unique events space. The Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum offers two wings one the original birthplace cottage of Andrew Carnegie built in the 1770's and the other, the exhibition hall built between 1925-1928 and tells the story of his life in America, the museum offers something interesting for everyone young and old, come for a memorable visit.READ MORE