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Review of living history in adventure travel

   From castles and palaces to historical sites, here are the reviews of all we consider living history:

Preservation of Heritage Sites in Times of War
Antarctica
Sir Ernest Shackleton's Expedition Hut - base camp for a push to the pole

Australia
Blackall Woolscour - the only steam-driven woolscour remaining
Glengallan Homestead - the only steam-driven woolscour remaining
Workshops Rail Museum - the birthplace of queensland rail

Bolivia
San Pedro Prison - a society within itself

Canada
St. John's Anglican Church - a brilliant example of carpenter gothic style

Denmark
Amalien Palace - home to the danish queen
Christiana - a freetown in copenhagen

England
Oxford and Cambridge University - educational legends

France
Chateau de Versailles - outrageous opulence and absolute power

Germany
Brandenberg Gate - a symbol of division and unification
Sans Souci - a fine example of rococo architecture

Italy
The Coliseum - combat at it's most interesting
Roman Imperial Forums - center of roman life during the republic
Spanish Steps - one of rome's most distinctive landmarks
Temple of Hercules - where hercules rested from the tenth of his labors
Trevi Fountain - neptune standing on a chariot drawn by winged steeds

New Zealand
Auckland
Sky City Auckland - putting auckland into perspective

Northland

Hundertwasser Toilets - putting kawakawa on the map

Pitcairn
Mutiny of the Bounty - survivors found on pitcairn island

Peru
San Pedro de Morropé - the altar is in the form of a stepped pyramid

Poland
Chopin's Birthplace - a tribute to poland's musical genius

Puerto Rico
Iglesia San Jose - an early example of gothic inspired architecture

Russia
Alexander Palace - home to the last of the czars Decembrists Square - marking the unsucessful uprising Peter and Paul Fortress - used primarily as a barracks and jail

United States
California
Monterey Movie Tours - a little bit of hollywood in palm springs
Georgia
Savannah's Historic District - a romance novel in the old south
Kentucky
The Bourbon Trail - america's great homegrown spirit
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Dutch Country - where the plain people live


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