The JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa is located a short drive from downtown Palm Springs, not far from … More
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The Wreck Bar
The Wreck Bar, located within Fort Lauderdale’s B Ocean Resort, is designed to look like a Spanish galleon resting on … More
Jambo House
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, also known as Jambo House, is an African-themed deluxe resort at Walt Disney World in Florida. Opened … More
Memories of SINGAPORE
Singapore is an island city-state in Southeast Asia, located off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula about 85 miles north of the equator. It … More
St. Olaf Catholic Church
Just 9 years after the city of Minneapolis was incorporated, in 1876, the Universalist Society chose this corner on which … More
The Pierre
The Pierre is a 41-story luxury hotel designed by the New York-based architectural firm of Schultze & Weaver, previously known for … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 6: Radisson
The Radisson Hotels chain first began in 1907, when Edna Dickerson came to Minneapolis from Chicago to collect a substantial inheritance. … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 5: Hyatt
Founded in 1957, Hyatt now has more than 1100 hotels and all-inclusive properties in 69 countries across six continents, including … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 4: IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), a British multinational hospitality company, currently has at least 5,656 hotels across nearly 100 countries (4,037 of which … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 3: Hilton
Founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton, the Hilton hotel chain today slightly trails Marriott International in the number of U.S. … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 2: Marriott
Founded by J. Willard Marriott and his wife Alice Marriott in 1927, Marriott International has a total of 5,540 locations in the U.S. … More
Hotel Brands, Pt 1: Wyndham
With over 9,000 hotels across more than 80 countries, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts owns around 6,367 locations in the U.S. … More
Saint Paul Hotel
The landmark Saint Paul Hotel was built in 1910, during the so-called “First Great Age” of skyscraper construction. At the time, the Renaissance revival-style building … More
The Wynn & Encore
The Wynn and its sister property Encore, located along the Las Vegas Strip, jointly hold more 5-Star awards from the Forbes Travel Guide … More
Bandana Square
Bandana Square, located in St. Paul’s Energy Park neighborhood, opened in 1984 after the Northern Pacific Railway’s Como Shops were converted into … More
Hard Rock, Part 2: Hotels and Casinos
Beginning in 1995, one of the co-founders of Hard Rock Cafe, Peter Morton, spent $80 million to open the first … More
CityCenter (Las Vegas)
Situated on 67 acres in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, and as a collaboration between MGM Mirage and … More
Ghirardelli Square
Ghirardelli Square is located in the marina area of San Francisco, at the eastern end of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. In … More
Palace Station
Owned and operated by Station Casinos, the Palace Station hotel and casino, located in Las Vegas, Nevada, originally opened in 1976 as “The Casino” by three … More
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Part 2: Atlantic City
Bally’s Atlantic City is a casino hotel located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey and is one of the largest hotels on the boardwalk, … More
Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Part 1: Las Vegas
Bally’s Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Currently, owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, it originally opened as … More
Zermatt
Zermatt is a small municipality of about about 5,800 inhabitants in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of … More
Flamingo Las Vegas
The Flamingo Las Vegas is a casino hotel that is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment along the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Its architectural theme … More
Caesars, Part 2: Caesars Atlantic City
Caesars Atlantic City is a luxury hotel, casino, and spa resort in New Jersey. Like the original Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, it has an ancient Greco-Roman theme, including … More
Memories of Los Angeles
With an estimated population of nearly 4 million, Los Angeles is the largest city in California, as well as the 2nd-most populous in the U.S. and the … More
The Tropicana, Part 2: Atlantic City
Tropicana Atlantic City, is a casino hotel located along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Operated by Caesars Entertainment, it is the 3rd-largest hotel in New … More
The Tropicana, Part 1: Las Vegas
The Tropicana Las Vegas is a hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada and is currently operated as a franchise of Hilton’s DoubleTree chain. Its location, … More
Shamian Island
Shamian is a small sandbank island (literally “sandy surface” in Mandarin) located in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. Measuring only 300 … More
Old Winter Palace Hotel
The Winter Palace Hotel (formerly known as the Old Winter Palace Hotel, and currently known as the Sofitel Winter Palace … More
Cancún
The city of Cancún in southeast Mexico is located on the Caribbean Sea along the northeast coast of the Yucatán … More
Mandalay Bay
In 1995, Circus Circus Enterprises bought the Hacienda Hotel and Casino for $80 million, along with an adjacent 74-acre site for an additional $73 … More