I toured the Getty Villa weeks after 17 employees fought flames from the Los Angeles fires. Here's how it became an anti-fire fortress.
The Getty Villa's construction, technology, and staff training helped it survive the Palisades fire. Here's what it takes to ...
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The £2.10 underground train ride that reveals a Greek city's treasures
Thessaloniki's driverless metro is a kind of hop-on, hop-off museum with centuries worth of ruins along its route ...
The world’s deepest underground station takes 10 minutes just to reach the platform
At Hongyancun Station in Chongqing, the station is so deep underground that it takes 10 minutes and several escalators just ...
Photos show 2 key strategies that saved the Getty Villa from fires — and what homeowners can learn from them
The Getty Villa survived the worst fire in Los Angeles history because of key construction and landscaping choices. Homeowners can use these tactics.
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I toured the Getty Villa weeks after 17 employees fought flames from the Los Angeles fires. Here's how it became an anti-fire fortress.
Fire hydrants across the museum estate can help fight any fires on-site. They draw from the underground water tank, which feeds automatic sprinklers inside the Getty buildings. Staff members took ...
Harriet Tubman: The legacy of a freedom fighter and abolitionist
Explore Harriet Tubman's legacy as a freedom fighter. Discover her role in the Underground Railroad and beyond.
We asked if the Getty should move. Here's how readers responded
The Getty's priceless works of art have been threatened by wildfires. Should they move? Here's what L.A. Times readers think.
The Frick Glows With a Poetic, $220 Million Renovation
The museum, based in Henry Clay Frick’s 1914 Fifth Avenue mansion, reopens with a deft expansion worthy of a New York ...
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I loved this under the radar London neighbourhood – here's why you should visit
Walking a section of Ealing Road in Wembley reveals an ornate temple, colourful fabric and gift shops and culinary highlights ...
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Secret underground spy tunnels that inspired James Bond novels could become the world’s next can’t-miss tourist attraction
A sprawling labyrinth of disused underground spy tunnels ... and could accommodate 8,000 people. Getty Images The down-below destination will be part museum, part memorial, part art gallery ...
The new bucket list for Asia: 25 must-do places and experiences
From neon-lit cities to some of the oldest civilisations on Earth, from white-sand beaches to the highest mountains, no other ...
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Former and Active DMZs Allow Visitors to Learn the Haunting History of These Landscapes
Demilitarized zones—from Vietnam to Korea, Cyprus and Antarctica—require tourists to look beyond what exists and to find the ...