History of Bass Lake Preserve

In this interpretive talk, I will guide the audience through Bass Lake Preserve and explain the history of conservation that it represents, stopping at pertinent sites that reveal some of the actions taken throughout history. 

Westwood Hills Buckthorn

Tour of the invasive buckthorn surrounding Westwood Hills Nature Center in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.  

Minsk: Decemberists’ footsteps

The Decemberist Uprising can be confidently called the largest political demonstration of the nobility. On December 26, 1825, a large number of revolutionary officers gathered at Senate Square in St. Petersburg. Their goal was to establish a constitutio…

Picasso Museum Barcelona: Discover the Life of the Genius Artist

• Delve into the unique collection of the Picasso Museum guided by your own in-app audio tour• Examine Picasso’s early works and learn how he became an artist• Listen to the stories of Picasso’s youth and get to know the great master from a ne…

A walk through the history of Montornès

A route through the town center and surroundings to discover that behind buildings and spaces that are familiar to us there is a story, a curiosity and even an anecdote. Stories that tell us about a town of medieval origin, located in La Sagrera, which …

D.C. Named Top Place to Celebrate Black History Month

In my Multimedia Audio Production Class, I was tasked with developing a 10-stop media tour with scripted audio recordings, supplemental text for each recording, and multimedia elements. Assigned in February, I decided to hone in on Black History Month i…

Must-see places in Aix en Provence

Come and discover different monuments in Aix-en-Provence. Visitors will enjoy discovering the old quarter rich in historical monuments. The visit will start at La Tourreluque and end at the Fontaine de la Rotonde !

Granada’s Tour

Granada is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain. There are many attractions that you can visit for example The Alhambra, the cathedral, Generalife and more. We are going to talk about this places and we created a tour that all of you can follow to …

Discover the historical monuments of Pamiers

Several objects dating back to prehistoric times have been found around Pamiers and suggest that people were already living here at that time. In the 5th century, the territory on which the city is built today was called, in Visigothic, “Fr&eacute…

The Artists of Sheffield General Cemetery

Welcome to Sheffield General Cemetery, opened in 1836 and the final resting place of over 86,000 people of whom more than 40 had connections to the art world. When the Cemetery first opened art bought by the nobility and upper classes was often idealise…

White Bear Lakes Water Level, An Audio Tour

This is a audio tour that takes you on a tour along the northwestern part of the lake. The tour details water level problems that the lake has had in the past, what was the causes of the problems are and what we can do as a community to maintain the lak…

Willow River State Park

Willow River State Park is a beautiful natural area located in western Wisconsin, just a short drive from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The park features stunning waterfalls, deep gorges, and a scenic river that flows through the heart of…

Streghi e luoghi della paura del comune di Sillano Giuncugnano

The Fairyfolk (or ‘witches’ as we have translated them in the following stories) are groups of men and women who meet up at night to dance in clearings around a tree, or to weave long processions along the valleys. They are localised to the …

FANCIFUL TALES ALONG THE “VIA DEL VOLTO SANTO”

We begin with the warden snake of Castellarino di Regnano and we will close with the flying snake of Sillicagnana, passing through the dragon  of Gragnana and the protecting  “biscio” ( nonpoisonous snake) of the White Blackbird of…

Sightseeing tour of Grodno

Good afternoon, dear listeners and guests of the city. My name is Elena and I am glad to welcome you. We begin our acquaintance with Grodno – one of the most amazing cities not only in our country, but also in Eastern Europe. Over its centuries-ol…

Griffith Observatory: Travel the Universe

• Touch a piece of space and discover the impact of meteorites in the Edge of Space exhibit• Observe the night sky through telescopes such as 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope• Get to know how astronauts of the Apollo missions were trained here i…

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